Independent · Victoria-wide · From A$99
Know what you’re buying before you sign.
We surface what the listing leaves out, before you sign or bid.
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01What Precursor does
The data is out there. The picture isn't.
Almost everything that decides whether a property is a good buy sits on the public record: titles, planning schemes, overlays, sales histories, rental data. It is scattered across a dozen registries, written in jargon, and meaningless in isolation. Our job is the gathering and the joining-up.
Gather every source
Title and contract detail, zoning and overlay maps, comparable sales, rental and vacancy data, infrastructure plans. We pull every dataset relevant to your property into one place, so you don't spend a weekend across forty tabs.
Analyse it as a whole
Risk hides in combinations. A heritage overlay reframes a renovation plan; a vacancy trend reframes a yield claim. We read the datasets together, the way risk actually works, not one browser tab at a time.
Explain it in plain English
One report that interprets the data, flags what matters and gives an honest verdict, in 24 to 72 hours. No jargon to decode, no dashboard to learn, no subscription to forget about.
02How it works
From brief to report in as little as 24 hours
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Submit your brief
Choose your report, give us the property address and your main concern. Five minutes, start to finish.
5 min02
Secure payment
Pay by card through Stripe's secure checkout. No subscription, no account required.
Instant03
We research
Your analyst pulls planning data, title records, comparable sales, and council files from primary sources, by hand.
24-72 hrs04
Report delivered
A structured PDF arrives in your inbox within the stated turnaround, with a clear conclusion on the first page.
To your inbox03Two report streams
Buying a property, or building on one?
Every report is researched from primary sources and written by an analyst. Pick the stream that matches your decision.
Money-back guarantee on your first order
04See it before you order
Read a complete report, not a brochure
We publish a real Full Due Diligence report, delivered to a client in June 2026 and republished with their permission (identifying details withheld). Red flags, comparable sales, a rate stress test, negotiation strategy, and an honest verdict. Every report is shaped to the property and your brief; judge the work before you spend a dollar.
14 · Comparable Sales
Fair value range
$1.28m to $1.38m
03 · Red Flags
Rate-rise exposure
Softer resale market
Precursor.
Property Due Diligence Report
Full Due Diligence
Montmorency VIC
Verdict
AMBER · Proceed with caution
01 · Executive Summary
Republished with client permission · identifying details withheld
A real client report, June 2026. This one ran to 23 sections, shaped to their brief.
05What clients say
Trusted before the biggest decisions
“I was ready to put down an offer on a place in Preston until the Precursor report flagged a restrictive covenant I'd completely missed, one that would have made a future granny flat impossible. Saved me from buying the wrong property. Cost less than dinner for two, and the difference was massive.”
“I'd been working on a feasibility for a Ballarat duplex for weeks. The Precursor report flagged an overlay risk I'd missed and gave me clean pre-sale comparables, the kind of work I'd normally pay a town planner thousands for. It changed how I structured the whole deal.”
“The comparable sales section was sharper than what my buyer's agent had run. I went into negotiation with hard numbers instead of vibes and got around $25k off the asking price. The report paid for itself many times over on a single deal.”
From the founder
“I worked in real estate and watched too many buyers learn the hard way. Precursor is the research I wished they’d seen before they signed.”
Read why Precursor exists →06Why Precursor
Why not a buyers agent, or a data platform?
Both have their place. Neither does what Precursor does.
Buyers agents
1-3% of purchase price
Roughly $8,000 to $25,000 on a Melbourne property. They manage your entire search, but they earn their fee only when you buy. Due diligence is bundled in, not the focus.
DIY data platforms
$79-$495 per month
Powerful tools built for experienced developers and agents. They return raw data: zoning layers, feasibility inputs, comparable sales. You interpret. You conclude. Expertise required.
Precursor
From A$99 per report
- A human analyst researches and writes your conclusions. No expertise required on your end
- No conflict of interest. We don't earn a commission if you buy
- No monthly subscription. Pay only when you need a report
- 24 to 72 hour turnaround, ready before auction day
- Purchase due diligence and development feasibility in one service
07Guides
Learn the game before you play it
Plain-English guides to zoning, overlays, contracts and growth, written from the same research we do for clients.
The Precursor guarantee
Revised free if it misses the brief. Refunded in full if you’re still not satisfied.
If your report doesn't address what you asked, we revise it free of charge. Still not satisfied with your first order? Full refund. No forms, no friction.
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