You are sitting on an SMSF with capital ready to deploy, and a warehouse or small factory in Melbourne's west has caught your eye. The numbers look solid, the location seems sensible, and your fund could use an asset that pays rent instead of dividends that swing with the market. Before you go further, there is a list of things your fund needs to check, and most trustees only find out about half of them after settlement.
This guide is general information only. It is not financial, tax or legal advice, and Fairmont Property Group is a property agency, not a licensed financial adviser. Every point below is something to raise with your own accountant, financial adviser or SMSF specialist before you commit your fund's money.
Why industrial property appeals to SMSF trustees
Industrial assets across the western suburbs and the Geelong corridor have held trustee attention for a reason. Tenants tend to sign longer leases than in retail or office, land content is often a bigger share of the purchase price, and the sector has been supported by population growth and freight movement through the west.
Industrial property can suit an SMSF's long term income focus, but the fund still has to meet every compliance requirement that applies to any other asset.
What to check before your fund signs anything
Mistakes SMSF trustees make with industrial property
Getting the structure and paperwork right
This is where your accountant, SMSF adviser and solicitor earn their fee. The purchase contract, the loan structure if there is one, and the lease itself all need to line up with your fund's compliance obligations. is worth reviewing with your adviser before you go firm on any related party arrangement.
A good industrial asset can suit an SMSF for decades, but only if the fund's paperwork is as solid as the building itself.
Where Fairmont fits in
We are not financial advisers and we will never tell your fund what to do with its money. What we do know is industrial property across Melbourne's west and the Geelong corridor, block by block. If your SMSF is looking at a warehouse, factory or storage asset in this region and you want a straight assessment of the property itself, including current demand from tenants and how the asset might perform against comparable stock, that is a conversation we can have while your own advisers work through the compliance side.
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