Commercial and Industrial Property Services

We can help you find the right Commercial and Industrial property whether for investment or for your own use.

HOW DOES IT ALL WORK?

1. You tell us what you want

First you fill out our Property Finding Information Form [click here] 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.

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 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 matches your investment criteria we prepare a comprehensive report (including a market appraisal). The report analyses how each property rates as against your criteria and gives pros and cons for each property.

7. If you are in Australia and/or if you want to see the property you are buying before we commence negotiations 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 video footage 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 A1PROPERTY 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.

The rules and regulations that apply to selling agents in New South Wales prevent them from helping you to the detriment of their client. 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.

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

It is almost impossible to find a good commercial or industrial property in Sydney and the surrounding suburbs for under $250,000. In fact, most people pay over $500,000 for their commercial/industrial properties. It makes little sense not to seek professional advice and assistance when investing such a large amount of money. Buying the wrong property could easily cost you thousands of dollars.

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 a 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. Let us do our business so that you can get on with your business?

Whether you are a company or partnership looking to buy a commercial or industrial property for your own use or for investment why take time away from your own business when you can hire a trained professional to do the job for you. In this age where most good business people are aware of the benefits of specialisation and of the pitfalls in dabbling in what is not a core business, for the sake of a small fee it is best to leave the business of finding the right property to suit your needs, to us.