Arjun Paliwal on building a borderless portfolio

realestate.com.au profiled Arjun Paliwal on 4 November 2021, reporting 13 properties and a portfolio worth more than $8 million at that time. The story includes both successful purchases and the investments that prompted him to change his approach.

Learning from the early decisions

After buying his first home in Glenwood in 2015, Arjun worked with a property buyer on investments that did not all meet his expectations. The feature describes how those experiences influenced the research approach he later developed at InvestorKit.

He discussed the importance of savings, income and borrowing capacity for the first purchases, and the limitations of only considering the city where an investor already lives.

Assessing demand in unfamiliar markets

One example was a block of four units in Burnie, Tasmania, bought for $365,000 in 2017. The article reported a value of $770,000 in 2021. It also discussed purchases near Bendigo and in other states.

Arjun’s stated focus was the relationship between local demand and available housing, alongside rents and maintenance. These figures describe the founder’s historical portfolio, not present-day valuations, typical client outcomes or a promise that the same approach will produce the same result.