Buying Tips
1. Start looking as soon as possible.
2. Make a list of preferred locations and accommodation requirements.
3. Establish a price range that you are comfortable with.
4. Set up an appointment with your Financial Institution to discuss
your loan requirements. If you need to arrange finance, we can
refer you to one of our specialists.
5. Set up an appointment with your local Real Estate Agent, so
they may invest the time with you, attend as many 'Open
for Inspections'. This will ensure that you are familiar with
price trends.
6. Establish a relationship with one of our Robert Henry
Statewide Realty, St Marys Sales Specialists, who can add you
to our database of prospective purchasers and send you email
property updates.
7. Make sure to advise your Robert Henry Statewide Realty,
St Marys Sales Specialist of any properties your particularly
interested in, so you can be kept up to date during the
marketing campaign and contacted if the property is likely to be
sold.
8. There are certain legal requirements and codes of conduct that
must be met by vendors, purchasers and agents when negotiating
the sale of a property. Your Robert Henry Statewide Realty,
St Marys Sales Specialist can assist you in this process, however,
it is advisable to ensure that you understand your obligations
as a purchaser before you sign a Contract of Sale.
9. At settlement your Solicitor or Conveyancer will probably advise
you to conduct a pre-settlement inspection to ensure the property
is in the same condition as it was at the time of sale and that all
chattels included are in place. We are happy to arrange this for
you with reasonable notice.
10. On settlement day, your Solicitor is responsible for notifying
our Agency that the settlement has been successfully processed.
We are not able to hand you the keys to your new property
until we have received this notification. It is important that you
request your Solicitor to do this immediately after settlement.