For the average person, navigating how to purchase a property of any kind is an endeavour that is both complex and overwhelming.

Often, it’s one of those processes that doesn’t even reveal quite how much work it will involve until you are deep into it.

We all know some of the first fun and exciting parts of the process- jumping online to search for properties that have just hit the market and attending open houses to inspect just how many less desirable features weren’t displayed in the online ads.

Do you really know, though, what your next move should be if you think you’ve found the home of your dreams or are looking to purchase an investment property?

 

Where should you start?

Should you make an early offer? Low or high? Are you better off rolling the dice at an auction? Should you engage a solicitor right away? Or are you best to visit multiple times first? What is the property really worth? Where should you look to buy?

When it comes to buying property, there are more questions to answer than you could even imagine at the start of your search, and house hunting can become a long and arduous process if you attempt to guess your way through it.

You will also find yourself becoming more heavily invested in each property that you go to the trouble of answering all these questions for as you pour your time (and money) into each one.

If you don’t want to wind up being the person who paid top-dollar for a knock-down at an auction simply because you got swept up in the emotion, there’s one smart move that can save you a lot of anguish: Find the best buyer’s agent.

 

What is a Buyer’s Agent?

A Buyer’s Agent is somebody who has the qualifications, skills and experience to help you navigate the complexities of purchasing a property.

They can help you with every step of the process, from researching where to buy and performing inspections to assessing worth and negotiations. An experienced Buyer’s Agent will reduce the stress involved in making one of the biggest decisions of your life.

 

Locate Negotiate

Locate Negotiate is a Shire-based Buyer’s Agency that you can trust to support you on your journey to owning a home or buying an investment property. The owner, John Gibson, is a former Real Estate owner of Gibson Partners, who now has more than 35 years of industry experience. John lives and breathes property and can help you at any stage of your house hunt.

He and the team at Locate Negotiate will inform you about everything you need to know to make a sound investment decision about buying property within or outside of the Sutherland Shire, drawing on their market research, experience, systems and insights, so that you can walk away the proud home-owner of a property that ticks all your boxes, meets your financial constraints and is likely to make you money in the future.

 

What can they help you with?

Whether you are looking to buy an investment property or your own home, the team at Locate, Negotiate can assist you with every step of your property purchasing journey including:

• Finding property in growth areas (in Sydney or further afield)
• Research, reports and recommendations
• Property inspections
• Buying strategies
• Comprehensive reporting
• Bidding at auctions
• Negotiations
• Coordinating exchange of contracts, building inspections and strata reports
• Settlement

You can engage them at any stage of your house hunt, for help with the whole process or particular areas of concern only- whatever you feel you could use a hand with!

 

What’s your next step?

Locate Negotiate offers an obligation-free initial meeting that can be conducted remotely or face to face. This allows you to understand more about how their team’s experience and passion will help you find the perfect property. This meeting also allows Locate Negotiate to learn about your financial and personal goals to ensure that any future recommendations are aligned and tailored for your success.

Don’t risk spending everything you’ve saved on a bad investment by guessing your way through one of the most intricate and important journeys you will undertake. This decision to purchase property is a BIG one, so make it an informed one. 

Speak to the team at Locate Negotiate who navigate this path day in and day out and let their expertise secure you the property of your dreams without added stress.