Buying Tips
Buying a home is a fairly complicated undertaking, but if you're armed with the proper knowledge, an experienced agent and have a solid plan, it can be a whole lot easier. It all starts with understanding the home buying process and knowing what can happen to the typical unprepared homebuyer. The key things you need to look at are:
Finance
Research The Property
Solicitor or Conveyancer
Making an Offer
Insurance
Settlement
Investigate mortgage programs Contact a reputable lender and get pre-approved for a loan.
Prepare a short list of preferred a preferred suburbs that suit your lifestyle and develop a "needs and Wants" list for
your house.
Select a professional real estate agent or your Real estate @ Work Sales Agent specialising in your search areas, as
the agent will be able to offer additional up-to-date information and also alert you to new listings before they reach the
open market.
Research housing inventory with your Real estate @ Work Recent Sales.
Inspect every property in your preferred suburbs to have a feel for the price.
Narrow down your choices using your "needs and wants" list
Request for a copy of the sale contract to your solicitor/conveyancer.
Negotiate the contract with the sellers and write a purchase offer for the home with your Real Estate @ Work agent.
Sign the sales contract and pay a 10% deposit.
The vendor will sign their sale contract and the solicitor/conveyancer or agent will exchange the contracts.
Schedule a building and pest inspection.
Attend settlement to ensure that the property is in the same condition as when you last inspected it and that all the
inclusions are as per the contract.
Move in and celebrate!
We hope you find the above information useful – We wish you well in your endeavours to own property in what is truly the most beautiful and wonderful country to live in.