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HOW TO STOP YOURSELF GETTING RIPPED-OFF by Neil Jenman Reading time: 7 mins apx NOTICE: Following a deluge of complaints from distraught home sellers, most of whom are lovely people – who just made a stupid (but massive) mistake – I feel the strong need to use the word “stupid” in this article, especially the […]

How sellers resist a common bait. by Neil Jenman READING TIME: Apx 6 minutes If you live in anything but a tent anywhere in Australia, you get “junk mail” from real estate agents. Their common headline is “BUYERS WAITING!!” And these buyers are ready to pay you a whopping price. If you respond to these […]

by Neil Jenman Reading Time: Apx 8.5 mins When you sell a property in Australia, most agents expect you to pay advertising costs. Usually, this amounts to thousands of dollars. That’s in addition to thousands of dollars in commission when you sell. Or as happens in many cases, if you sell. Many home-owners get so […]

HOW YOU CAN COME OUT ON TOP by Neil Jenman Reading time: Apx 7 mins. Every Australian is involved with real estate; we all live somewhere. We are owners (either alone or with a lender). We are tenants. Or investors. Sometimes a mix. As for being active, we are either selling or buying (a home […]

by Neil JenmanReading Time: Apx 5 mins In these supposedly cautious times, the lack of privacy in the real estate world beggars belief. Like so much in the real estate world, the privacy issue needs attention – in the form of stricter regulations, enforcement and penalties. Millions of consumers are at risk because of reckless disrespect […]

How real estate agents lie to survive.by Neil JenmanReading time: Apx 5 minsFalse quoting is rampant in real estate. Most agents (about 90%) participate in false quoting. If they don’t, they will struggle to survive. Without false quoting, these agents would struggle to find houses to sell, and they would struggle to find buyers for […]

AND ONE EASY WAY THAT ONE INVESTOREARNED $4 MILLION IN EIGHT YEARS.by Neil JenmanReading Time: Apx 3.5 minsMost Australians are dreadful at selling and buying real estate.When they buy, they pay too much. And when they sell, they sell too low.Never has the saying: “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance,” been more appropriate […]

How savvy home buyers save thousands of dollars.by Neil JenmanReading time: Apx 5 minutesLast weekend (September 14, 2024), more than 2,300 homeowners offered their homes for sale by auction.Let’s re-phrase that opening statement:Last weekend more than 2,300 homeowners got ripped-off.And yes, of course, I can prove it.Indeed, in my book 88 Reasons Why You Must […]

The answer could save and delight you.by Neil JenmanReading time: Apx 9 minsEvery week inexperienced real estate consumers – home buyers, sellers, investors, tenants – make dreadful mistakes. Most mistakes are caused by two factors – the advice from agents (which is in the best interests of agents) and by the consumers’ naivety.For most people, […]

What buyers and sellers need to know.by Neil JenmanReading time: Apx 7.5 minsIt’s one of the most infuriating aspects of today’s real estate world.It’s called “bait pricing”.But, because bait pricing is illegal, agents change its name to “offers above” or “offers around” or “best offer above”.If you are trying to understand the reason for this […]

Publicly labels Jenman System “the biggest scam in history”.by Neil JenmanWARNING. Reading time 15 mins apxNOTICE: This article is written without the approval of my wife and sons, all of whom urge me to ignore abusive agents. One of my many weaknesses, however, is that I occasionally snap at abusers. Their lies, bullying and hypocrisy […]

How thousands of sellers get caught and lose thousands of dollars. by Neil Jenman Reading Time: 4 mins apx Real estate consumers: If only you knew what goes on behind-the-scenes in real estate. You’d be a lot safer. You’d have a lot more money. You’d have a lot less stress. You’d also be more likely […]

DESTROYING MONEY IS ILLEGALby Neil JenmanReading time: 2.5 mins apxUnder the Crimes (Currency) act 1961, it’s a criminal offence to deliberately destroy money.Even if it’s just a pendant, the law forbids you from drilling a tiny hole in a coin. It’s illegal to damage or destroy money.But not to waste it. Or lose it though naïveté […]