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Founder of Get RARE Properties
Rasti Vaibhav

CFA Charterholder. Institutional strategist turned buyer's agent.

Rasti helps Australian professionals make better property decisions through structured portfolio thinking, disciplined sequencing, and long-term capital strategy. After more than 9 years managing institutional portfolios at Westpac and AMP Capital, he founded Get RARE in 2019 to bring that same discipline and risk-aware thinking to private property investors.

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Why Rasti’s perspective is different

Before founding Get RARE, Rasti spent more than 9 years managing institutional portfolios at Westpac and AMP Capital. In that world, the job is not to chase noise or react to headlines. It is to make disciplined decisions about capital, risk, and portfolio construction over time.

That experience still shapes how he approaches property today. Rather than looking at a property in isolation, he looks at how each decision affects the portfolio as a whole:

how it changes risk
how it affects future borrowing capacity
how it fits the sequence of what should happen next
whether it improves the overall position, not just the immediate purchase

This is why his advice tends to feel different. Less reactive. Less sales-driven. More structured, measured, and aligned with long-term outcomes. Because strong property outcomes are rarely built through urgency or one-off decisions. They are built through clear thinking, sound sequencing, and capital discipline applied over time - the method published in full in the property sequencing guide.

Investment Philosophy

Rasti's approach to property investing is built on a simple belief: good decisions are rarely rushed. They come from understanding your position clearly, thinking in sequences rather than isolated moves, and building with discipline over time.

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Clarity before action

The quality of a decision matters more than the speed of it. For many investors, the biggest mistake is not a lack of effort. It is acting before the position, risks, and next objective are fully understood.

02

Sequencing before speed

What you do next matters. But the order in which you do things often matters more. A good acquisition at the wrong time can still weaken the portfolio. A pause, a review, or a restructure can sometimes create more long-term value than rushing into another purchase.

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Structure before scale

Portfolio growth should not come at the expense of resilience. As portfolios become more complex, discipline matters more, not less. The goal is not simply to accumulate more property. It is to build in a way that remains sustainable, flexible, and aligned with long-term goals.

The best investment decisions tend to feel calm, not urgent. When a decision feels rushed, emotionally charged, or driven by noise, something usually needs to be examined more carefully.

Credentials and background

Rasti's perspective is shaped by an unusual combination of systems thinking, quantitative analysis, institutional finance, and long-term property investing. He began in architecture, where he learned to think in structures rather than isolated parts. He later moved into computer science and quantitative analysis, before completing an MBA in Finance through AGSM and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and earning the CFA Charter.

That path led into more than 9 years in institutional portfolio management at Westpac and AMP Capital, where capital allocation, portfolio construction, and risk management were central to the role. Today, that same discipline shapes how he helps private investors think more clearly, act in better sequence, and build with greater long-term resilience - through the firm's strategic buyer's agency and advisory services.

Tested through lived investing, not theory alone

Rasti does not approach property purely as an adviser. He approaches it as a long-term investor who has applied the same principles of sequencing, risk management, and portfolio construction in his own life. Over more than 15 years of personal investing, he and his family have built a 22-property portfolio worth about $16.8 million, across several states, on a median salary - using the same discipline that underpins his client work:

thinking at portfolio level, not property level
protecting downside before chasing upside
reviewing decisions in sequence, not in isolation
building with a long-term horizon rather than reacting to short-term noise

That matters. It means the advice is not based only on theory, commentary, or what sounds good in principle. It has been tested through real decisions, real constraints, and real market cycles - and applied for the 550+ client families the firm has guided through more than $300 million of purchases, with $80M+ in client value growth along the way. The outcomes are documented on our results page.

Rasti Vaibhav and Rupali Rastogi Combined Portfolio - Get RARE Properties

Rasti Vaibhav and Rupali Rastogi Combined Portfolio - Get RARE Properties

"I'm not asking clients to do anything I haven't done myself. And I'm not recommending strategies I wouldn't use for my own family."

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Author, Speaker & Media Commentary

Rasti's work extends beyond client advisory. He is the author of The Property Wealth Blueprint, a practical guide to strategic property investing grounded in disciplined portfolio construction and long-term wealth thinking, and he regularly shares insights on portfolio strategy, capital discipline, investor psychology, and long-term decision-making through articles, interviews, podcasts, and the firm's insights library.

His commentary focuses on the questions many investors struggle with most: how to think beyond the next purchase, how to manage risk without becoming paralysed, how to sequence decisions more effectively, and how to build wealth in a way that is calmer, clearer, and more sustainable over time. Rather than adding to the noise, his aim is to bring structure to it.

Common speaking themes include institutional portfolio principles for private investors, risk management in property investing, behavioural finance and decision-making under uncertainty, portfolio sequencing and capital allocation, and independence in buyer advocacy. Media appearances are collected at getrare.com.au/media.

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Recognition and professional leadership

Rasti sits on the REINSW Buyers Agents Chapter Committee, and he and the firm maintain active memberships across PIPA, REINSW, REIV, REIQ and REIA - an ongoing commitment to independence, professional development, and higher standards in buyer advocacy. The awards ledger, stated exactly:

Year	Recognition	Result
2025	REINSW John Greig OAM Community Award	Winner
2025	Australia's Top 50 Small Business Leaders (Inside Small Business)	Winner
2026	REINSW Buyers Agency of the Year	Finalist
2026	REINSW Buyers Agent of the Year	Finalist
2026	REINSW John Greig OAM Community Award	Finalist
2025	REB Thought Leader of the Year	Finalist
2025	REB Innovation in Buyer's Agency	Finalist

Two wins, five finalist placings - we label them exactly as they are. The full firm story is on the about page.

A personal perspective on wealth and decision-making

For Rasti, property investing has never been about activity for its own sake. After losing his father at the age of 17, he developed an early awareness of financial responsibility and the importance of protecting future options. That experience shaped a lasting preference for preparation, discipline, and long-term thinking.

It is also why his view of wealth is broader than accumulation alone. The goal is not simply to maximise theoretical net worth. It is to make decisions that strengthen the portfolio, protect future choices, and support the life you actually want to live. Since 2021 that has included the firm's partnership with So They Can, supporting education and community development in East Africa.

That perspective shapes the way he works with clients. Less urgency. Less noise. More thoughtfulness about what matters, what can go wrong, and what should happen next.

Outside of property, he values long-term relationships, family, learning, and contribution. Those same principles show up in the way he advises: with patience, discipline, and a preference for decisions that remain sound well after the moment has passed. Clients often value the same things in Rasti that shape the rest of this page: calm judgement, structured thinking, and the ability to make complex decisions feel clearer.

Rasti Vaibhav speaking on property investment expo about the strategy for investing

Rasti Vaibhav speaking on property investment expo about the strategy for investing

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If you're looking for structured, strategy-first guidance on your next property decision, the first step is clarity. You can start by exploring how the Get RARE approach works in practice, meet the wider team, or book a Strategy Call if you're ready for a direct conversation. No pressure. No rushed recommendations. Just a clearer way to think about what comes next.

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Figures current as at 10 August 2026: 22 properties (~$16.8M) personal; 550+ client families; $300M+ purchased; $80M+ client value growth; more than 9 years institutional portfolio management. Awards stated exactly: two wins, five finalist placings.

Disclaimer: General information about our founder and business, not financial, tax or credit advice. Get RARE Properties is a licensed buyer's agency, licensed in NSW, VIC and QLD, buying for clients Australia-wide.