Find me a Home

Whether you live locally or overseas we can help you find the perfect home for your needs. No more dragging the kids around on Saturdays or making hasty decisions simply because you are sick and tired of looking!!!!! We also save you money by using our keen negotiating skills and knowledge of the market to buy at the right price and by ensuring that your choices are guided by information and expert evaluation rather than emotion.

HOW DOES IT ALL WORK?

1.  You tell us what you want

First you fill out our Property Finding Information Form [Click] and either print it and fax it to us on +61 2 9144-3724, or fill it out online, or even better, make an appointment to see us and we will help you fill in the details. If you choose to email or fax, we still need to have a chat, especially because those things that you are looking for in a home are often hard to describe adequately in only a few words. For example, one of our clients was looking to downsize but had been unable to find the right property after many, many months of searching. It was only after a long conversation with her to find out where she currently lived, why she was looking to downsize and what it was that she had not liked about the properties she had seen that we discovered that what she really wanted was fewer bedrooms but similar size living areas to what she was living in at the time!!!! In other words, she was not comfortable with living in a home where the formal and informal living areas were smaller than what she had become used to over the years. With this information, our property data base, and our contacts we were able to find a home for her in under four weeks.

2.  We call you to discuss your needs, answer any questions and, if necessary, arrange for a meeting

It is important that you feel completely comfortable about our services and how we will be able to assist you before you engage us. We want an open and honest relationship with our clients that is based on mutual trust and respect. We do not use hard sell tactics and if, after speaking with us, you decide that you are not interested in using our services we will respect those wishes.

3.  If you decide to use our services

If you decide to engage us you then enter into a simple Buyer’s Agency Agreement and pay the engagement fee.

4.  We conduct a comprehensive property search

Once we have been engaged, we conduct extensive searches and inspect many properties to determine if they satisfy your needs and desires. Often we might view between six to ten properties or more before we find one which satisfies your brief. This happens because many properties are nothing like how they are described and often even the photographs are exaggerations of the reality. With some properties it is possible to use our contacts in the industry and inspect them before they are advertised to the general public.

5.  We keep you informed at all times

While we are conducting our research we contact you frequently to keep you informed about our progress.

6.   We prepare a market appraisal and a comprehensive report

For each property we inspect, that we believe is a good prospect because it has most of the things that you need and desire, we prepare a comprehensive report (including a market appraisal). The report analyses how each property rates against your criteria and gives pros and cons for each property. We fax or email you the report and then ring you to discuss it.

7.  We arrange for you to inspect the properties.

We make appointments with the selling agents to arrange inspections of the properties by you. For overseas or interstate clients who do not wish to personally inspect the properties we take photographs and provide commentary.

8.  We get you the best price.

If the property is for sale by private treaty we negotiate the best price on your behalf. Our experience in dealing with agents and our knowledge of the market is invaluable in this regard. If the property is for sale by auction we attend  the auction and bid on your behalf. We never bid more than what you instruct us to bid based on our comprehensive report and market appraisal.

9.   We put you in touch with competent qualified and reasonably priced solicitors or conveyancers and assist you in obtaining all searches and inspections that you need to make before you buy.

We have a list of solicitors and conveyancers whom we trust that we will recommend. We do not make any commission or fee for this recommendation and if we are offered any bulk savings in fees because of our numerous referrals we pass these savings straight on to our clients.

WHY SHOULD I USE A1 PROPERTY FINDERS INSTEAD OF DOING IT MYSELF OR RELYING ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE SELLING AGENT?

1.  A selling agent cannot give you advice. Their job is to get the best price for their client, the seller, not for you.

A real estate selling agent is not there to help the buyer. Their role is to act for the seller. In fact they are bound by rules and regulations that prevent them from assisting a buyer. In addition, because they only make money when the property is sold, and because their commission is based on a percentage of what the property sells for, let the buyer beware. It is not their job to point out the negatives. We know the market and are not fooled by inaccurate or dishonest information. We also keep abreast of what is happening in areas and research areas thoroughly. You may not know, and the selling agent will most certainly not tell you if, for example, the house that you love is directly across the road from four houses that are soon to be demolished to build a block of units. Because we follow what is happening with property in the areas within New South Wales that we service, we are able to provide you with that information.

2.  Why risk hundreds of thousands for the sake of a small fee?

It is almost impossible to find a home (house or unit) in Sydney and the surrounding suburbs for under $150,000. In fact, most people pay over $250,000 for their homes. It makes little sense not to seek professional advice and assistance when paying such a large amount of money. Buying a home in the wrong street or neighbourhood or paying more than what it is worth could result in both financial and emotional stress for you and your family.

3.  We will always act in your best interests and never suggest to you a property where we get a fee from the owner

As licensed real estate buyers' agents we are bound by rules, codes and regulations that prohibit us from being paid a fee by an owner to induce you to buy their property. As business people who value honesty and integrity ,even if these laws were not in place we would never act other than with your best interests at heart. Be assured that every property that we recommend to you is being recommended because we believe that it is a good property for you based on your criteria and not because we are being paid anything by anyone else to get you to buy it.

4.  You know to get expert advice for other things, why not for your most expensive asset?

For many people their home is their most valuable asset. Many also rely on their home appreciating in value over time so that they can use the equity they accumulate for other things or perhaps even to help subsidise their retirement. Most people rely on professional help for many aspects of their lives. If they are sick they see a doctor, if they have complex financial affairs they see a tax accountant or a financial advisor. Why? Because they do not have the expertise in these fields. For the same reason most people do not have the expertise that is needed to know what a property is really worth and negotiate the best price for it. How can the skills a person has developed over perhaps only a few weeks of searching for properties compare with the skills of the Principle of A1 Property Finders who has been buying properties for over 23 years? The answer is that there is no comparison.