A commercial buyer's agent, research driven.
Commercial property is bought on the lease. The buyer's agent service handles brief, market research, due diligence and negotiation across office, retail, industrial and SMSF commercial.
In commercial, the lease is the asset.
Two warehouses that look identical can be worth very different numbers depending on the lease. The tenant covenant, the rent review mechanism, the outgoings recovery, the term remaining, the option structure. The shortlist is built on those.
The research lens is yield, growth, and tenancy risk. The partner does the legwork. The brief and the reporting stay with Opes. Lending is arranged through commercial property loans if the purchase is in personal or company names, or through the SMSF commercial property path if the building is going into super.
Asset classes covered.
The partner takes commercial briefs across the standard asset classes. Each one has its own diligence rhythm.
Office
Suburban office, metro CBD floor plates, and strata office. Tenant covenant, lease structure, and outgoings reviewed.
Retail
Strip shops, neighbourhood centres, and shopfront leases. Foot traffic, anchor tenants, and demographic backing assessed.
Industrial
Warehouses, logistics units, and light industrial. Yield-driven asset class with strong tenancy fundamentals.
SMSF commercial
Business real property held in an SMSF, including owner-occupied premises. Coordinated with the SMSF specialist side.
Mixed use
Shopfront-plus-residential and similar combined assets. Often complex on valuation and lender appetite.
Owner-occupier purchase
Buying the premises your business operates from. Lease versus own analysis included in the conversation.
SMSF commercial property.
Business real property is one of the few asset classes that a related party can legitimately lease from an SMSF. Many business owners buy their own premises in the fund. The acquisition runs alongside the SMSF lending side.
Specialist SMSF lenders on the panel include La Trobe, Mortgage Ezy, Pepper and Granite Home Loans. Bare trust setup and LRBA structure are coordinated by Opes upfront, not retrofitted after the contract.
- ·30+ SMSF lending clients on file at Opes
- ·End-to-end: advice, BA, lending, settlement
- ·Business real property focus, owner-occupier or arm's length tenant
- ·Bare trust set up before contracts are exchanged
What buyers ask before engaging on a commercial brief.
Yes. The licensed partner network covers all Australian states. Commercial briefs in Sydney are common, and a local agent is assigned to the target submarket. The brief, the research, and the reporting still sit with Opes.
Most commercial briefs we run sit between $1 million and $5 million. Smaller briefs are possible but the fixed fee becomes a higher proportional cost. We will be straight with you about whether the brief makes sense before engagement.
The lease is the asset. Tenant covenant, rent review structure, outgoings recoveries, lease term, and any options to renew matter more than the bricks. We coordinate solicitor review of the lease alongside the contract.
Yes, subject to fund rules. Business real property is one of the few asset classes a related party can lease from the fund. The Opes SMSF side coordinates LRBA lending with specialist lenders if borrowing is involved.
Auction bidding on behalf of clients is not part of the standard service, including for commercial auctions. The partner can refer a specialist auction bidder. Most commercial deals proceed by private treaty.
Commercial property loans are arranged through the Opes broker. LVRs, loan terms, and valuation appetite vary widely between lenders and asset classes. See the commercial property loans page for detail.
Continue reading
- Buyer's agent overviewHow the service works across all Australian states.
- Buyer's agent feesFixed fee from $10,000 + GST. Bundle reductions explained.
- Investment property briefsResidential investor focus across yield and growth corridors.
- Commercial property loansLVR, loan terms, and valuation appetite for commercial lenders.
- SMSF commercial propertyBusiness real property rules and SMSF lending for commercial.
- Finance broking50+ lender panel through Outsource Financial.
Commercial brief? Start with a free chat.
The first conversation is free. We'll cover the asset class, the price band, the lending side, and how the third-party partner model works in practice.