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How to Sell Your House Privately: A 10-Step Guide

Selling your house privately is not a shortcut and it is not a gamble. It is a defined process, and if you work through it in order the only thing you genuinely give up is the commission. Here is the sequence. 1. Decide what you are selling…
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Selling a Tenanted Property: What Owners Need to Know

Selling a property with a tenant in it is common and perfectly workable, but it narrows your buyer pool and adds obligations you do not have with a vacant property. The owners who do it well decide early which buyer they are selling to. Investor…
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How to Market a Rental Property Privately and Find Good Tenants

Managing your own rental is entirely legal in every Australian state and territory, and thousands of owners do it. The part that trips people up is not the paperwork — it is the advertising and the tenant selection, because a bad tenant costs…
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What It Costs to Advertise a Property for Sale in Australia

Advertising costs are the part of a property campaign owners tend to discover late, usually in a marketing schedule attached to an agency agreement. Unlike commission, these costs are generally payable whether or not the property sells, so it…
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Real Estate Agent Commission in Australia: What You Actually Pay

Agent commission is the single largest cost in most Australian property sales, and it is also the least understood. Commission is not regulated at a fixed rate anywhere in Australia — it is negotiable, it varies widely by state and by suburb,…