Barnes Estates is the two of us.
We're Ben and Loren Barnes. We started buying property in Perth, added the UK, and now spend most of our time on hospitality in Bali.
Everything on this site is a project we have our own money in, on the same terms as the investors we bring into it.
Ben & Loren Barnes
Ben Barnes
From bagging groceries to $3 billion operations.
My first job was bagging groceries at 15. Over the next two decades I worked my way up to running one of the most complex operations in Australian retail: roughly $3 billion in annual revenue, 200 supermarkets, three states, and close to half the country's landmass.
That climb came at a cost. Twenty years in the corporate world meant missing a lot of family time and giving more of myself than I had to spare. Somewhere along the way I realised how stacked the system is against hardworking people who just want to get ahead and break out of the rat race.
A fresh approach to property.
The part I always loved was the people and the teams, and helping someone build real wealth is about as rewarding as work gets. My old man spent 30 years in financial planning, and a lot of how I think about money traces back to him. I've taken that thinking and built a fresh approach to property.
As a kid my favourite game was Monopoly: buy up the streets, build houses, then hotels. I've ended up doing a version of it for real. I built a property portfolio from the ground up, and I'm now moving into hotels with cash flow positive assets built to generate income. That's what Barnes Estates is about, taking what I've learned the hard way and helping other people do the same.
Ben Barnes
Loren Barnes
I've been in every deal we've done.
Perth, then the UK, and now the hotels in Bali. I can take you through what we bought, what it cost us, and what I would do differently now.
Most first conversations come to me, and you'll get a straight answer rather than a brochure. Where something needs a specialist, I know who can answer it and I'll make the introduction.
I'm an official channel partner for Geonet Properties, working on the same projects Ben and I have our own money in.
"Disciplined asset selection, active portfolio management, strategic capital deployment."
A beachfront district where global fashion, design and lifestyle converge. Oceanfront dining, sunset lounges, world-class shopping and luxury stays in Seminyak's cosmopolitan heart.
TUI Blue Berawa
A refined five-star sanctuary in The LUC lifestyle complex. Curated boutiques, exceptional dining, and the polished service of an internationally operated resort.
A five-star resort shaped around the banyan tree, designed by Inspiral Architects and operated by SONO Hotels & Resorts. A rooftop restaurant, a speakeasy lounge and a 75-metre lagoon pool sit at its centre.
Featured articles.
Selected coverage"Aussies' property gaze drifts over the foam to Bali and beyond."Read the article↗ Sydney Morning Herald
"New wave of lifestyle hotels reshapes Australian investment in Bali."Read the article↗ ELLE Australia
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