Women are often the primary carers, work part-time, have little savings in super and just don’t meet the bank’s criteria for lending. My Property Circles solves all that – when you invest with others you don’t need to meet all those criteria, as others in your circle will. You are still a welcome contributor as you bring a share of the deposit and costs to the Circle. Everyone is welcome.

Match Funding

To get started in a Property Circle with My Property Circles you need a minimum of $8,000 or savings of $154 per week.

If that seems out of reach, you can apply for $1 for $1 match funding to kick-start your property journey.

How does it work:

Invest $4,000 in a Property Circle and we’ll match you with a Bricks for Chicks lendor for another $4,000 – up to $10,000pa.

You can apply each year for $1 for $1 match funding so you can build a multi-property portfolio within a Property Circle.

Nothing needs to be paid back by you until the properties are sold in your Property Circle. Usually around five years.

You will pay a low interest rate and give a % of the profit you make back to Bricks for Chicks lendors to keep the program running for others.

ENQUIRE NOW FOR $1 FOR $1 MATCH FUNDING.

Holly’s story – the reason behind Bricks for Chicks

Last year, my friends husband died.  It was unexpected and a shock.  He had just turned 50, and her two girls 8 and 10.

My friend was left dazed, and reeling, and the first few months were all about getting her through.  There was a lot to do (arrangements, personal files and paperwork) and lots and lots of tears.

I went from just being present for *Holly (easily one of the best friends I know), to starting to think how do I help Holly (and therefore her girls) long term.

One day on one of our long phone calls, I suggested she do a Property Circle to build a property portfolio for her and her girls.

That sounds big, but in reality I had started one 7 years before with a group of friends and we were about to buy our 6th property.  We did this by sharing the cost of the deposit (hurdle 1) and as a group we met the banks lending criteria (hurdle 2).  It is working really well for us.

Easy for me she said, but not for her.  Why not, I pushed on, and her answer was simple:

I’ve always been the primary carer, I hardly have any super, or any real savings.  Any savings I do have I need as back-up, as I can only work part-time - I need to look after my girls.

She was right – she didn’t have enough money to get started even if we were sharing the costs.

And it wasn’t just Holly….so many women are stuck!   And if women are stuck, then their children are stuck.

I had just started My Property Circles that same year, and I realised it just wasn’t enough.  I was excluding a whole group of people, including my best friend Holly, and so after many many many discussions with lots of people (mostly women) Brick for Chicks was born, and I’m very very excited about it.

We are still in the planning stages, and we still have some regulatory challenges to face down (which we will), but simply here’s how it works:

You decide how much you have spare, and Bricks for Chicks will match you $1 for $1.  If you put down $1,000, we will match you with another $1,000.  Bricks for Chicks will match up to $10,000.

With that first bit of savings, we will put you into a Property Circle, and together with a small group of others that Property Circle will start buying property.  You will own a share of those properties.

You do not have to pay the Bricks for Chicks match funding back until the properties are sold.  You can put in more each year (or each week if it’s easier) to own a bigger share of the Property Circle – but that is totally up to you.

Holly is my first Bricks for Chicks portfolio owner, and she is on her way.

If you think you can help or would like to partner with Bricks for Chicks please drop us a line below and we will be in touch.

Together we can make a difference.

Holly's Story The Foundation of Bricks for Chicks

Buy a Brick for a Chick?

How does it work?

01

Invest in a brick from $4,000 (up to $10,000) which will provide $1 for $1 match funding to help a women, sister, or friend invest in a Property Circle.

02

Your investment will be provided as a small loan to be secured against units in a Property Circle.

03

You will receive interest on the loan (RBA plus 2%) and a % of any profit made by the Bricks for Chicks member.

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Your investment, interest and any profit will be paid upon the sale of the properties in the Property Circle or after five years, whichever occurs sooner.

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My Property Circles provides all the loan documentation, and registers your interest in the Property Circle, so your loan is secured.

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The loan will be paid back to you in five years or upon sale of the properties in the Property Circle, whichever occurs sooner.

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My Property Circles provides all the loan documentation, and registers your interest on the Personal Property Security Register.

But what’s really in it for you:

You will have helped a friend, sister, mother or fellow women who just needed a hand to get on the property ladder.

You will have helped her kick-start savings or investments that were out of her reach previously.

You will have provided extra confidence and a sense of starting to gain financial independence.

You will have done all these things while investing your own money to make a small or even bigger return (depending on the performance of the Property Circle).

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