In today's episode, Glen chats with Emily Wallace and John Pidgeon, hosts of this is property, to dive into the world of buyer’s advocates. Outside of hosting the show, Emily and John are both buyer's advocates with Emily focusing on first and family homes in Melbourne and John on investment properties. They discuss when you might need one, how to pick the right advocate, and whether it's worth the investment—especially in today’s tricky property market. The episode touches on:👉🏾 what buyer’s advocates do and when you might need one👉 why first-time homebuyers can benefit from expert help👉🏿 the differences between buyer's advocates and agents👉🏽 how much a buyer’s advocate costs and if it's worth it👉🏼 when it might be better to go it alone👉🏻 what to ask when interviewing a buyer’s advocate👉🏾 the value of off-market properties👉 why experience matters when buying propertyEmily's First Home Buyer course: https://bit.ly/4dnKmHwJohn's book, Sort Your Property Out & Build Your Future: sortyourpropertyout.comThanks to Skye Wealth for supporting our Thursday show! Connect with the team hereWe hate email spam so we don’t create it! Sign up to our newsletter to get only the valuable money, careers and property info you need.To get help, and to check out our online courses, books, resources and downloads (+ our disclaimers and warnings), click here.Any advice is general financial advice only which does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the advice is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on the information. If you do choose to buy a financial product read the product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD) and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored to your needs.SYMO Interactive Pty Ltd & Glen James are authorised representatives of MoneySherpa Pty Ltd which holds financial services licence 451289. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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