Pete Wargent
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553 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard Oct 2022
last heard Jan 2023
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The rest of the country tends to say buyer's agent, but it's essentially a real estate agent who works exclusively on behalf of the buyer.
So you guys have been first-time buyers.
You know how intimidating it is the first time you buy a property.
There's lots of stuff you don't know.
A buyer's agent will step you through that whole process.
and just help you to avoid some of the pitfalls because they're in the market every day.
They have access to off-market properties, for example, but they can also help you with the negotiations, so negotiating the best price and terms.
So for buyer's agents doing their job well, it should be really at least a cost-neutral service, but also they can help you to avoid some of the pitfalls involved of buying property.
Think back to when I bought my first place.
I really...
As a finance professional, you feel like you should know these things, but I had no idea what I was doing.
Didn't get a strata report.
I bought a place in Bondi, like a lot of poms, and overpaid.
I made loads of mistakes.
If I'd had a buyer's agent just to tap me on the shoulder and step me through the process, could have easily saved on the purchase price.
Probably might have bought some over the cheapest strata fee as well.
Increasingly so.
I think with higher purchase prices these days, especially in the big cities like Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane,
Making the first right step is so important.
We often say these days, even a first home buyer really needs to think like an investor because it may not be first and foremost an investment, but it's probably one of the biggest purchases you make in your life.
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