Buyers Agency · Competitor Teardown + Lead Generation Strategy
We decoded the formula. Now let's beat it.
You asked us to work out what Steve Williams at W Property is doing so MVP can replicate it. We did. Here's his playbook, and the funnel we'd build to do it better in Perth.
Have a read01 — The Competitor
What SteveWilliamsis really doing.
You asked us to find out what Steve at W Property does so MVP can replicate the formula. We went through everything publicly visible, and the patterns are clear. The headline finding: Steve isn't generating leads like a traditional buyers agent at all. He's built a marketing funnel around a very specific niche, and that positioning is doing most of the heavy lifting.
Niche→Education→Quiz→Consult→Client
Most agents try to jump straight to the consult. Steve spends a lot of effort warming people up first, and that's likely why his lead volume is consistently stronger than the average buyers agent. Here's the model, piece by piece.
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He owns a very specific niche
Most buyers agents say "property investor" or "buyers agent". Steve consistently talks about rentvesting, first-time investors, people who think they can't afford property, and everyday Aussies wanting to get ahead. That niche shows up everywhere: website, LinkedIn, Instagram, podcast, ads. It instantly narrows his audience and makes his marketing feel more relevant to the person reading it.
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A lead magnet funnel, not a "book a call" funnel
This is probably where a large share of his leads come from. His site pushes an Investor Readiness Quiz, not "book a consultation". Find out your score, takes 2 minutes, free, instant result, bonus tools included. People are far more likely to finish a quiz than book a meeting, so this is a classic high-converting magnet.
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Education instead of sales content
The theme across his channels is "can I afford property?", rentvesting, property myths, investor readiness, market updates and strategy. Not "use me as your buyers agent". The education builds trust first. The service comes later.
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A podcast as the authority engine
Bigger than most agents realise. His podcast, Property With Steve, creates endless content: YouTube, social clips, authority, and hours of exposure before anyone books. That's a serious trust builder and it feeds the whole funnel.
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A simple consultation offer
His funnel leads to "book a free property consult". Not an appraisal, strategy session, discovery call or wealth consultation. Just a simple, low-pressure consult that feels easy to say yes to.
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Social proof everywhere
Trustpilot reviews, website testimonials, client stories, purchase numbers and experience stats, all visible. Lines like 15 years experience and $25.6M purchased in the past 12 months reduce risk before anyone enquires.
★ The Biggest Lesson
The formula isn't ads to lead.
It's niche to client.
The biggest takeaway isn't the ads, it's the niche. Steve narrowed who he talks to, then warmed them up with education and a quiz before ever asking for a consult. Niche positioning, then education, then quiz, then consult, then client. That's the part MVP can take and run with, and the rest of this doc is how we'd build it for Perth buyers.
02 — The Opportunity
Same formula.Built forPerth buyers.
Steve's model works because he skips nothing. He doesn't ask strangers to book a call. He earns the right to that call first. MVP can run the same play, tuned to Perth buyers instead of rentvestors, and there's room to do it better.
★ The Big Idea
Awareness, education,
then a warm consult.
Buying in Perth is competitive, and a lot of buyers feel it. They keep missing out, they're not sure what a property is really worth, and they don't know if they're ready to move. That uncertainty is the opening.
Instead of asking strangers to book a call, we meet them earlier with something genuinely useful: a quick buyer readiness quiz. We educate, we build trust, and we move warm people into a consult once they actually want one. The order is awareness, then education, then a buyer readiness tool, then the consult.
03 — Positioning
Not justhelping peoplebuy property.
Steve's edge is his niche. MVP needs its own. The strongest angle isn't "we help you buy", it's the thing Perth buyers actually lie awake worrying about: am I overpaying, and am I going to keep missing out?
★ The Core Message
Buying in Perth is competitive. You don't have to do it alone.
MVP helps buyers understand the market, assess properties properly, avoid overpaying, and move with more confidence. Helping Perth buyers purchase with more confidence in a competitive market. That single line does a lot of work, because it speaks to everyone who feels out of their depth right now.
★ The Trust Hook
The Selling Agent Works For Them. We Work For You.
This is the angle most buyers don't fully understand, and it's MVP's clearest point of difference. Every selling agent in a deal is paid by, and working for, the vendor. A buyers agent is the only person in the room on the buyer's side. Lead with that and the value of the service explains itself.
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★ The Hero Fear
"Am I Overpaying?"
The single most charged question for a Perth buyer right now. It deserves to lead the messaging, not sit as one content pillar among many. "Know what it's really worth before you offer" speaks straight to the fear and positions MVP as the answer.
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★ Who This Speaks To
The People Already Feeling It
First home buyers
Upsizers and downsizers
Interstate buyers
Investors
Buyers who keep missing out
People unsure what a property is really worth
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★ What We'd Avoid
What Not To Lead With
Leading with "buyers agency services"
Making the first step a phone call only
Sounding too investor-heavy unless that's the target
Making the content all about listings
Relying only on "book a consult" ads
Copying Steve's rentvesting angle unless MVP wants to own it
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04 — The Funnel
A funnel thatfeels helpfulbefore it sells.
Here's the path, start to finish, the same shape that works for Steve. Each step earns the next one, so by the time someone books a consult they already trust the MVP name.
Step 01
Awareness
Ads and content that reach Perth buyers early, before they're ready to enquire.
Step 02
Education
Helpful content that builds buyer confidence and shows MVP knows the local market.
Step 03
Readiness Tool
A 2-minute Perth Buyer Readiness Quiz that captures details and gives a result.
Step 04
Consult
A low-pressure, free buyer consult, positioned as a helpful first step.
★ The Lead Magnet
Perth Buyer Readiness Quiz
"Are you ready to buy in Perth's current market?" Take the 2-minute quiz to find out how prepared you are, what could hold you back, and what to focus on before your next move.
Name, email, phone
Buying timeframe
Preferred suburbs
Budget range
Buying reason
Biggest concern
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★ Result Categories
A Result That Opens A Conversation
Each quiz result gives the buyer a clear sense of where they stand, and gives MVP a natural reason to follow up.
Just starting out
Almost ready
Ready but unsure
Actively buying
Missing out and needing guidance
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★ The Main Offer
Then we point them to a free buyer consult.
After the quiz, people are directed to book a free buyer consult with MVP, positioned as a helpful first step, not a hard sell. Something like: "Want help understanding your next move? Book a free buyer consult with the MVP team."
05 — Campaign Structure
Three campaigns,one journey.
The ad account splits into three campaigns that map to the funnel: one to attract, one to re-engage, one to convert. Each one talks to people at a different stage.
★ Campaign 1
Buyer Readiness Quiz
Audience: Perth metro, ages 25 to 60, home buyers, investors, first home buyers and property search behaviour. Retarget website visitors and social engagers separately.
Are you actually ready to buy?
Buying in Perth but not sure where to start?
Keep missing out on homes?
Not sure what a property is really worth?
Before you make an offer, know what to check
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★ Campaign 2
Education Retargeting
Retarget people who visited the quiz page, started but didn't submit, engaged on Instagram or Facebook, watched videos, or clicked previous ads.
Common buyer mistakes
How to know if a property is overpriced
What to check before making an offer
Why some buyers keep missing out
How a buyers agent helps in a tight market
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★ Campaign 3
Consultation Offer
Retarget warm audiences who've engaged with the education content and are ready for the next step. This is where the consult offer finally comes forward.
Book a free buyer consult
Get help buying with confidence
Have someone in your corner before you make your next move
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06 — Content Pillars
Six pillarsthat keep MVPuseful and seen.
The organic and ad content rotates through six pillars. Together they make MVP feel like the informed, local team buyers want in their corner. The last one is the authority engine we'd borrow straight from Steve's playbook.
★ Pillar 01
Buyer Confidence
Content that helps buyers feel informed.
What to check before making an offer
How to know if a home is worth the price
Why borrowing power is only one part of the decision
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★ Pillar 02
Perth Market Education
Position MVP as the local experts.
What buyers need to know in Kardinya
Why Coolbellup is attracting attention
What's happening across Perth's southern suburbs
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★ Pillar 03
Buyer Mistakes
Simple, practical posts that show the value of guidance.
The mistake buyers make before auction
Why the cheapest property isn't always the best buy
Why waiting for the perfect home can cost you
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★ Pillar 04
Behind The Scenes
Show what MVP actually does for buyers.
What we look for during an inspection
How we compare recent sales
What happens before we recommend an offer
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★ Pillar 05
Social Proof
Build trust through real buyer wins.
Helped a buyer secure a home after months of missing out
Found a property before the buyer overcommitted elsewhere
Guided an interstate buyer through the Perth market
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★ Pillar 06 · The Authority Engine
A Show Or Series Of Your Own
Steve's podcast is his biggest trust builder. MVP doesn't need a full studio to borrow the idea. A simple recurring video series or short podcast (think "Perth Buyer's Brief") gives endless clips for reels and YouTube, and gives buyers hours of exposure to MVP before they ever book.
A weekly or fortnightly market take
Buyer Q&A: the questions we get asked most
Recent buyer wins, told as stories
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07 — Suggested Ad Copy
Three adsto start with.
A starting set, one per stage of the funnel. We'd test and refine these once they're live, but they give MVP a clear sense of the tone and angle.
Ad 1 · Quiz
Buying in Perth but not sure where you stand?
Before you start making offers, it helps to know how prepared you really are. Take MVP's Perth Buyer Readiness Quiz and get a clearer idea of what to focus on before your next move. It only takes 2 minutes.
Ad 2 · Missing Out
Keep missing out on properties?
In a competitive market, it's not always about offering more. Sometimes it's about knowing what the property is worth, moving quickly, and having the right strategy before you make an offer. Start with our Perth Buyer Readiness Quiz.
Ad 3 · Consult
Buying a home or investment in Perth?
MVP can help you understand the market, assess the right properties, and make your next move with more confidence.
→ Book a free buyer consult with the team.
08 — Quiz Page Structure
Where theclick turns intoa buyer.
The page the ads send people to. It explains why buying feels harder right now, walks through the quiz, and ends with the consult invitation.
★ The Page Headline
Buying in Perth? Find out how ready you really are.
Take the free 2-minute Perth Buyer Readiness Quiz and get a clearer idea of what to focus on before making your next move.
★ Page Sections, Top To Bottom
How The Page Flows
Why buying feels harder right now
What the quiz covers
Who it's for
How MVP can help
Client proof
The quiz form
Consultation call to action
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09 — Lead Quality
Not all leadsare worththe same call.
A quiz that fills the inbox is only half the job. The quiz already asks timeframe, budget and reason, so we use those answers to score every lead and route it the right way. The buyers ready now get a fast call. The rest get nurtured until they are. This is the bit most agents skip, and it's where the funnel earns its keep.
★ The Number One Rule
Speed wins. Call hot leads in minutes.
The single biggest lever in any lead funnel is how fast you respond. Contact rates drop sharply the longer a hot lead waits. A buyer who gets a call within minutes of a "ready now" quiz result will convert far better than one who gets email four on day ten. So the hottest leads trigger a near-instant call, not a drip sequence.
Tier 1
Hot
Actively buying, real budget, moving in the next 90 days.
ActionCall within minutes. A real person, not an auto-email. Book the consult on that call.
Tier 2
Warm
Ready but unsure, or buying in 3 to 6 months.
ActionPersonal follow-up plus the email sequence. Invite to a consult once they engage.
Tier 3
Long Game
Just starting out, or 6 to 12 months away.
ActionLong-term nurture. Keep them on the content and market updates so MVP is the name they call when they're ready.
Why the long game matters: most buyers who fill in a quiz aren't ready today, but the majority will buy within a year. The agents who win them are the ones still showing up in their feed and inbox when the time comes. The Tier 3 nurture isn't wasted spend, it's MVP's future pipeline.
10 — Proof & Trust
Buyers hand overreal moneyon trust.
Steve's funnel is wrapped in proof: reviews, client stories, purchase numbers, years of experience. A buyers agency funnel without it underperforms badly, because people are paying a sizeable fee on faith. This is the layer that quietly does the convincing before anyone speaks to MVP.
[X] yrs
Experience in the Perth market
$[X]M
Purchased for buyers in the past 12 months
[X]+
Buyers helped into the right home
The stats above are MVP's real numbers to drop in. Steve uses lines like "15 years experience" and "$25.6M purchased in the past 12 months" to reduce risk before anyone enquires. MVP's own version of these does the same job.
★ Case Studies
Real Wins, Real Numbers
The strongest proof is a specific outcome. "Secured a home for $40k under the next-best offer." "Found an off-market property before it ever hit realestate.com." Three or four of these, told as short stories, carry more weight than any claim about the service.
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★ Reviews
Visible, Independent Reviews
Google reviews and a Trustpilot or similar profile, surfaced on the quiz page and in retargeting. Independent reviews carry more trust than testimonials on a website, because buyers know they can't be cherry-picked as easily.
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★ Lower The Risk Of Saying Yes
A Low-Commitment First Step
The free consult already lowers the barrier. MVP could go further with a clear, simple promise around that first step: a no-obligation strategy chat where the buyer walks away with something useful whether or not they sign. The easier and safer the first yes feels, the more consults convert.
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11 — First 30 Days
Built in week one.Live by week three.
A month to get the whole thing built, launched and producing leads we can learn from. We set up the full tracking chain from day one, so by month end MVP can see exactly what spend turned into.
Week 1 · Build
Build quiz questions and scoring
Create the quiz page
Set up Meta Pixel events
Set up lead routing (hot, warm, long game)
Create buyer consult booking page
Week 2 · Create
3 quiz ads
2 educational reels
2 static posts
1 retargeting ad
Week 3 · Launch
Launch quiz campaign
Launch engagement retargeting
Post buyer education content
Hot-lead call process goes live
Week 4 · Review
Review leads and lead quality
Report the full chain (below)
Adjust quiz questions if needed
Refine the consult follow-up
★ The Numbers We Track
Spend, all the way
to a settled buyer.
Most reports stop at "leads generated". The one that matters to MVP follows the whole chain, so you can see what each dollar of ad spend actually becomes. We track it end to end:
Ad spend → quiz completions → qualified leads → consults booked → engagements signed → properties settled.
That's the number that tells you whether to scale, and it's how we'd justify lifting the budget once the funnel proves itself.
12 — What Success Looks Like
The funnel onlyworks if themaths works.
A buyers agency lives on lead value, not lead volume. One signed engagement is worth a lot, so MVP can afford to pay properly for a qualified lead, as long as we know the numbers. Here's the model. The fee structure is for MVP to confirm, and the planning figures below are clearly-marked estimates to size the opportunity, not promises.
★ Fee structure: to confirm with MVP
★ How MVP Charges
Fee Per Engagement
Buyers agents typically charge a fixed fee or a percentage of purchase price. MVP to confirm which, and the figure: [MVP_FEE_MODEL], around [MVP_AVG_FEE] per engagement. Everything below flows from this number.
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★ Target Client
Who's Worth Pursuing
The quiz budget field lets us target the buyers worth MVP's time. MVP to confirm the sweet spot: [MVP_TARGET_BUDGET] purchase range, and whether the focus leans homebuyer, investor, or both.
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★ Illustrative funnel maths: estimated, for sizing only
Quiz completions / moFrom a modest starting ad budget~40–60 est.
Qualified (hot + warm)Roughly a third score as ready-ish~12–20 est.
Consults booked / moWith fast follow-up on hot leads~6–10 est.
Engagements signed / moA healthy consult-to-client rate~1–3 est.
These ranges are estimates to show the shape of the funnel, not a forecast. Real numbers depend on ad budget, market conditions and the fee MVP sets. Once a single engagement fee comfortably covers a month or more of spend, the case for scaling makes itself. We'd firm these up against live data in the first 60 to 90 days.
★ The One Question Worth Answering
What can MVP afford
to pay for one client?
Once we know the fee per engagement and the consult-to-client rate, we know the most MVP can spend to win a client and still profit. That single figure sets the ad budget, the targets, and what a good month looks like. Get us that fee number and we'll build the rest of the model around it.
13 — Follow-Up Sequence
After the quiz,we keep showing up.
Once someone completes the quiz, a short email sequence keeps MVP useful and gently moves them toward a consult. An SMS option sits alongside it, and remember the hot leads get a call first, before any of this.
01
Your Buyer Readiness Result
Deliver their quiz result and what it means for their next move.
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What Buyers Often Miss
The things buyers tend to overlook before making an offer.
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How MVP Helps
How MVP helps buyers make better decisions, with proof.
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Book A Free Buyer Consult
The clear invitation to take the next step, once trust is built.
★ SMS Option
A quick text, for the ones who prefer it.
"Hi [Name], thanks for completing the MVP Buyer Readiness Quiz. If you'd like help understanding your next move, you can book a free buyer consult here: [link]"
↳ Next Steps
Steve's formula,done betterfor Perth.
The chance for MVP is to take the formula we decoded and run it sharper: a clear niche, education that builds trust, a simple quiz, fast follow-up on the buyers who are ready, proof everywhere, and a low-pressure consult. That's the model that captures buyers earlier and turns warm leads into clients. To finish the commercial section, we just need MVP's fee structure.
Keen to build it out, Dino?
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Have a read and let us know what you think. Happy to jump on a call and walk you through any of it, or talk through how we'd shape the quiz and first campaigns for MVP. Send us the fee numbers and we'll lock in the commercial model. No pressure, no rush, whenever suits 🙂
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