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This example shows how a self-directed investor can keep criteria, evidence, source dates, assumptions, contradictions and professional questions together before deciding what deserves deeper investigation.

Demonstration data, not a suburb assessment. “Demonstration Suburb A” and “14 Sample Street” are fictional. All market figures and dates below are illustrative training values, not observations about a real location or property. The named source categories show where a live BuyerLens case would identify evidence; they do not support these fictional values.

Research brief

Growth-focused house search with cash-flow limits

The user wants to investigate houses in Queensland with an indicative purchase ceiling of $700,000, a gross yield preference of at least 4.5%, and no reliance on a single “hero” metric.

Fictional demonstrationEvidence is mixedMaterial checks remain open

Indicative ceiling

$700,000

User-entered research constraint

Candidate

$610,000

Illustrative typical price, not a valuation

Evidence coverage

9 of 13

Four signals missing or not independently checked

Why it remains a candidate—and why that is not enough

Evidence that supports more research

Gross rental yield: 5.03%Calculated from illustrative weekly rent of $590 and price of $610,000.
Vacancy rate: 1.7%An illustrative tight-market reading; definition and observation period still matter.
Days on market: 42Illustrative demand evidence, but not proof that an individual property is fairly priced.
Stock on market: 0.9%Illustrative supply evidence that needs confirmation against listing-season effects.

Evidence that challenges the case

Ten-year growth: 5.1% p.a.Illustratively weaker than recent rental momentum; the difference needs explanation.
Building approvals: missingNo positive assumption is substituted for this supply signal.
Property-level hazards: uncheckedSuburb evidence cannot establish flood, bushfire, insurance or site-specific risk.
Recent comparable sales: incompleteA typical suburb price is not a valuation of 14 Sample Street.

Evidence register

A live case separates the source observation date from the retrieval date and keeps missing evidence visible. This table demonstrates that structure only.

Signal	Illustrative value	Example source role	Observation / retrieval	Case note
Typical house price	$610,000	Licensed market-data providerExample category only	30 Jun 2026 / 5 Aug 2026 Illustrative dates	Suburb-level context, not a property valuation.
Typical weekly rent	$590	Licensed market-data providerExample category only	30 Jun 2026 / 5 Aug 2026 Illustrative dates	Confirm property type, bedrooms, condition and current leasing evidence.
Vacancy rate	1.7%	Rental-market seriesExample category only	Jun 2026 / 5 Aug 2026 Illustrative dates	Check provider definition and volatility.
Rental growth	9.2% over 12 months	Licensed market-data providerExample category only	30 Jun 2026 / 5 Aug 2026 Illustrative dates	Short-period growth may normalise; do not project it forward.
Ten-year price growth	5.1% p.a.	Licensed sales historyExample category only	30 Jun 2026 / 5 Aug 2026 Illustrative dates	Historical growth is not a forecast.
Population and income	Not independently checked	Australian Bureau of Statistics	Missing	Record geography and Census/reference period before use.
Building approvals	Missing	ABS or relevant government dataset	Missing	Supply pipeline cannot yet be assessed.
Flood, bushfire and insurance	Unchecked	Relevant government maps and insurer	Property-level check required	Do not infer property safety from suburb-level data.

Property scenario—not a forecast

Illustrative interest-only comparison for a $610,000 property with a 20% deposit and $488,000 loan. It excludes tax effects, capital growth, acquisition costs and property-specific repairs. Rounded figures may differ slightly.

Stress illustration

7.50% rate · $560 rent · 4% vacancy

-$306/week

Approximately -$15,902 a year before tax, acquisition costs and major repairs.

Base illustration

6.50% rate · $590 rent · 2% vacancy

-$174/week

Approximately -$9,058 a year before tax, acquisition costs and major repairs.

Lower-rate illustration

5.75% rate · $620 rent · 1% vacancy

-$71/week

Approximately -$3,677 a year before tax, acquisition costs and major repairs.

Operating-cost assumptions used for these examples include property management at 7% of collected rent, rates of $2,200, insurance of $1,600 and maintenance allowance of $1,500 per year. Actual costs and lender calculations vary.

Open questions for licensed professionals

Ask a mortgage broker to confirm borrowing capacity, lending policy and repayment buffers.
Ask a conveyancer or solicitor to review title, contract conditions, searches and auction implications.
Ask a qualified building and pest inspector to assess the actual property.
Ask the insurer and relevant authorities about property-level hazard and insurability.
Ask a property manager for a property-specific rental appraisal and local tenant-demand evidence.

What BuyerLens contributed

Kept the user’s filters and assumptions attached to the case.
Separated observation dates from retrieval dates.
Made missing and conflicting evidence visible.
Compared user-selected scenarios without presenting them as predictions.
Prepared questions and a research record; it did not recommend, inspect, negotiate, bid or transact.

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