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BEWARE OF AGENT-FINDING COMPANIES
by Neil JenmanReading time: 3 mins apxWhen selling your home, you can save thousands of dollars by avoiding companies that do nothing for you.In the modern real estate world, opportunists are as common as flies in the bush. You need to recognise such freeloaders – and reject them.Let me explain.Most home sellers realise a big […]
HOW TO STOP YOUR HOME PRICE FALLING
by Neil Jenman Reading Time: 7.5 minutes apx If you’re thinking of selling your home in a so-called “tough market”, be careful. When all the talk is doom and gloom, it’s easy to feel gloomy and despondent. This makes you susceptible to short-selling your home. Here are some positive facts about negative real estate markets. […]
THE HIGH PRICE OF STUPID
How to spot smarter agents and sell for more by Neil Jenman Reading time: Apx 7.5 mins Most real estate agents have three characteristics: Greedy, Lazy and Stupid. GREEDY Greedy is not too bad – provided sellers control the agents. Don’t sign up for longer than 42 days (six weeks). If you give agents time […]
DEADLY SCAMS AND DEADLY SNAKES
HOW TO SPOT THEM AND STAY SAFEby Neil JenmanREADING TIME: 8 MINSPeople in the bush know the first rule of snakes: Assume all snakes are deadly. They also know the second rule: Avoid all snakes.Now, of course, everyone knows how to spot a snake. So, theoretically, if you follow the “stay away” rule, you will […]
WOMEN IN REAL ESTATE
Why we need to listen to them.by Neil JenmanREADING TIME: 9 mins apxAlthough this happened a long time ago, the same would apply today.It was the 1990s. My real estate office was busy. Every month we listed 30 or more homes. We had five salespeople, all males. Each Wednesday, after our early office meeting, we […]
THE MOST VALUABLE REAL ESTATE IN THE WORLD
by Neil Jenman Reading Time: 7.5 minutes apx With the real estate world rife with doom and gloom, it’s time to consider ways to defeat the negativity – especially for home sellers. So, before you slash the price of your home, let’s see if you can still get a great price. First, let’s start by […]
DON’T SELL YOUR HOME!
Advice few agents will ever give you. by Neil Jenman READING TIME: APX 11 mins This happened years ago. But the message still applies today – maybe more so. I came bounding into my real estate office. There was a man at our reception desk. His face was familiar. “G’day Neil,” he said. “You don’t […]
DANGER: EXCLUSIVE MEANS “EXCLUDED”
HOW MOST HOME SELLERS GET TRAPPED!by Neil JenmanReading Time: Apx 9 minutesIf you are selling your home, you need to learn a tip to save you thousands of dollars. It’s simple and easy to use. And yet, probably 99 out of one hundred home-sellers would never use this tip. They’ve probably never heard of it.Here’s […]
THE STRANGE SECRET
HOW TO GET A GOOD PRICE IN A BAD MARKET by Neil Jenman Reading time: 7 mins apx. If you want to sell your home in today’s market, you are about to discover a secret that may give you hundreds of thousands of dollars extra. There’s a new boom in the real estate industry now. […]
AUCTIONS IN THE 2022 MARKET
HOW TO BUY LOW AND SELL HIGH!by Neil JenmanEstimated Reading Time: Apx 7 minutesEst Savings Amount: At least $70,000(that’s $10,000 per minute – minimum). Steve and Marie live in Melbourne. They are in their mid-30s.Two weeks ago, after more than 10 years of hard work and committed savings, Steve and Marie bought a home. They paid […]
HOW THE TAMIL FAMILY CAME HOME TO A HOME IN BILOELA
HORROR AND HEARTBREAK HEADS TOWARDS HAPPINESS by Neil Jenman Reading Time: Apx 10 mins The story of the family known as “The Tamil Family” is likely the most famous refugee story in Australia’s long and controversial immigration history. Most Australians are familiar with the story. A couple from Sri Lanka has been trying to migrate […]
SELLERS: BEWARE THE DEADLY QUESTION
ASKED BY LAZY AND INCOMPETENT AGENTS!by Neil JenmanReading Time: 5.5 mins apxA few weeks ago, Tony bought a house in a regional town.He paid $420,000.The sale was handled by a local agent, a member of a large franchise network.Tony immediately put the house back on the market for $550,000. He chose a different agent, a […]
HOW THE BIGGEST LIARS WIN IN REAL ESTATE & POLITICS
And how you can protect yourselfby Neil JenmanReading time: apx 11 minsThe number one goal of all politicians, especially at election time – is to win your vote.The number one goal of all agents, at any time, is to win new listings. A “listing” is the name agents give to a home for sale.The oft-heard […]
AUSTRALIA’S WORST PROPERTIES
How thousands still lose millions.by Neil Jenman[This article is dedicated to Baby Willow and her beautiful mother. Saving you both makes me feel so good.] Reading Time: 9 minutesBack in 2007, I was attacked by the director of a property investment company. Around a million Australians witnessed that assault. It was replayed on television over […]
THE BOOM-BUST BLUES
How sellers can still sell well! by Neil Jenman Reading time: 7.5 minutes Suzie is a friend of mine. She’s been looking for a home for months. Last weekend, she finally bought one. A lovely terrace in the inner-city. She’s so happy. The home was for auction – the worst way to sell at […]
Is a Quick Sale a Good Sale?
BE CAREFUL: Early offers are often the best offers. When you sell a property, what is more important: the time it takes to sell or the price?
WHY AGENTS LIE TO HOME BUYERS
by Neil JenmanReading time: Apx 6 minutes When home-buyers attempt to buy a home, one of their greatest shocks is the crooked element of the real estate industry. It’s not only infuriating, it’s depressing. What is supposed to be one of life’s best experiences – buying a home – can be a living nightmare.Rather than get […]
HOW NEIGHBOURS CAN MAKE YOU HAPPY AND RICH
by Neil Jenman READING TIME: 5.5 mins apx Whether you are a homebuyer or a seller, this article can have a major impact on your happiness and your finances. First, let’s talk about buying a home. And your happiness. May 23, 1994, was a Monday. The big news story was the weekend arrest of a […]
OFFERS YOU MUST REFUSE
by Neil JenmanReading Time: 3.5 minsWhen you are selling your home, you may receive offers. Indeed, offers are almost part of the pre-sale process.But there is one common type of offer that you must always refuse.Most agents – especially incompetent negotiators (which is most agents) – encourage buyers to make offers. These agents think the […]
How To Negotiate Commission With A Real Estate Agent
by Neil Jenman Reading time: Apx 5 minutes Introduction Real estate involves negotiation. Knowing the basics of negotiation can add tens of thousands of dollars to your selling price. It can also save you thousands of dollars on your expenses. The biggest expense when selling a home is usually the real estate agent’s commission. And […]
HOW TO GET THE BEST SUPPORT TO GET THE BEST PRICE
by Neil JenmanIf you are selling your home in 2022, this is a brief article you must read. It will likely add tens, perhaps hundreds, of thousands of dollars to the sale price of your home.Please forgive me if this sounds like a promotion. It is. I don’t know how else to tell today’s home-sellers […]
REAL ESTATE IN 2022
INVESTING, SELLING OR BUYING, PUT SAFETY FIRST by Neil Jenman Reading Time: Apx 7 mins If you plan to have anything to do with real estate in 2022, your first goal should be safety. The real estate world is a dangerous place. Most people who enter this world get ripped-off or emotionally traumatised. Or both. […]
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
How to protect your valuable asset. by Neil Jenman The author Earl Nightingale once told how the famous philosopher, Dr. Albert Schweitzer, on a visit to London was asked by a journalist: “What’s wrong with people today?” The doctor paused for a moment and said: “The trouble with people today is that they simply […]
HOW TO SPY ON AGENTS
And avoid the worst ones!by Neil JenmanReading time: 5.5 minutesIt’s happened to all of us. You’re outside on a beautiful day, soaking in the atmosphere, feeling good to be alive. Suddenly, it’s dark. As if someone turned the brightness down 80 per cent.A dark cloud had blocked out the sun, that was all.This is how […]
RIDICULOUS ADVERTISING RIP-OFFS
by Neil JenmanREADING TIME: 5 mins apxIf you are selling a home and an agent is asking you to pay money up-front for “marketing costs,” here’s a message for you: Don’t pay. Find a better agent.It is ridiculous how agents are scamming so many home-sellers. Well over a billion dollars a year is now “spent” […]
THE ‘BUCKS’ BEHIND ‘THE BLOCK’
How to learn to sell for a “blown-away” price!by Neil JenmanReading time: Apx 15 minsIf you watched the final of the 2021 season of Channel 9’s top-rating show, The Block, here’s what you would have seen.Five couples had worked hard over twelve gruelling weeks, building, and renovating five different homes in the Melbourne suburb of […]
THE ‘RULES’ OF REAL ESTATE INVESTING
Break them at your great peril!by Neil JenmanReading Time: 5 mins apxThis morning something unusual happened to me. I saw a property on-line that, in my opinion might be a great investment.I texted some of my phone contacts.Here is what I wrote: “This is something that is seriously worth consideration – now. If someone could do […]
THE REAL ESTATE BOOK
It shows you how to find the best agents.by Neil JenmanReading Time: 5 mins apxA Sydney agent who once sold my former family home has just written a book.And I am glad he’s done so.He did a good job selling my home and he’s done a good job writing this book.The agent’s name is Russell […]
