Woohoo! You’ve bought a property, congrats! So…. now what? In today’s episode I’m joined again by the fabulous Victoria Devine, who recently went through the home buying journey and settlement process herself.
We explore what happens between purchase and settlement, including making sure you get the contract off to the relevant people, paying your deposit, sorting insuranc...

Buying a property at auction can be terrifying and exhilarating. And no matter how many times you watch an auction, nothing can really prepare you for the feeling you get when you actually need to bid yourself. Auctions are super fast paced, dynamic and unpredictable environments where anything can happen.
But whilst the outcome is out of your control, there are a lot of t...

In today’s episode we’re exploring how to submit an offer. Unlike auctions where there’s super strict rules around how the buyer and agent need to behave, there’s actually no rules around private sales and submitting offers, and every real estate agency and agent will have a different process in how they handle offers. We’ll be running through the difference between verbal...

Building & pest inspections are a vital step in the due diligence process. I recommend getting one for EVERY type of property - even brand new properties and apartments. Listen to this episode to find out why!
Today I'm joined by Craig Mace from Mace Building inspections. We explore:
Why you should consider getting a building (and sometimes pest) inspection
The types of issue...

26 Doing your Due Diligence (don’t skip these steps!)
We run through the due diligence steps you NEED to take when you’re buying a property. Due diligence (or “DD”) is the investigation of every aspect or feature of a property which could impact its value and suitability.
Aside from figuring out how much a property is worth (which we covered in episode 25), due diligence i...

In todays episode we’re exploring how to figure out how much a property is worth. We run through how to do a comparable sales analysis - this this is the best way for us to determine the value of a property. We’ll discuss the difference between what a property is worth on paper, versus what it’s worth to you, and we’ll also be chatting about bank valuations and computer g...

Today I’ll be running you through what you should be saying and doing at an inspection, how to have the challenging conversation with an agent regarding your budget, what kind of things you should be asking the agent if you’re interested in a property, and later in the episode I’ve got some real estate agents telling us the types of things which buyers SHOULDN’T be saying ...

Strap on your favourite bum bag and grab your notepad and measuring tape - this week we’re inspecting properties!
Amy tells us her 13 top things to look out for at an inspection, which includes:
Natural light
Noise from nearby roads, train lines or other noisey things (eg schools!)
Making sure room sizes match up with the floorplan measurements, and can fit your stuff
Parkin...

In todays episode we’re exploring how to create our property brief. A property brief is kind of like a list, which defines HOW MUCH we’re going to spend, WHERE we’re going to be looking, and the TYPE of property we’re going to buy. It’s kind of like putting together a grocery shopping list, and I’m not sure about you but if I create a list before I go to the supermarket I’...