Archive for February 2009

Selling Agents versus Buying Agents

Have you noticed that when you speak to Real Estate Agents, some will tell you all types of useful information about a property and the vendor, whereas others clam up like Fort Knox?
When you are buying a property, it is great to have the agent tell you all about it.  But that is not the [...]

Include an “offer expiration” clause in your offer

Also known as a sunset clause, it is wise to include an “offer expiration” clause in any offer that you make to purchase property.
Such a clause states a date and time when your offer will expire and will encourage a Vendor to make a decision or risk losing a sale.  It will also encourage an [...]

Invest with the tenant in mind

Here is a golden rule for your investing.  Rather than buy first then wonder, how do I get a tenant, why not buy with the tenant in mind?
For the suburb that you are looking to buy, go into the real estate agency, walk past the sales guy/gal, sit down with the rental manager and ask [...]

Sam the Koala survives bushfire

Victoria has been devasted by the recent bushfires and my heart goes out to all affected. Click this link for a little ray of hope. Wendy http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25038852-661,00.html

SOLD! Tips to help sell your property

Word about town is that it is a buyers market right now.  So now, more than ever, you need to make sure you are doing all you can to get your property sold.  Use these six tips to help sell your property without the headaches:
These days, the majority of buyers search for properties on the [...]