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Beware Of Agent-Finding Companies
by Neil Jenman Reading time: 3 mins apx When 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 […]
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. […]
Deadly Scams And Deadly Snakes
How To Spot Them And Stay Safe by Neil Jenman READING TIME: 8 MINS People 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 […]
Women In Real Estate
Why we need to listen to them. by Neil Jenman READING TIME: 9 mins apx Although 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 […]
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 […]
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 Jenman Estimated Reading Time: Apx 7 minutes Est 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 […]
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 Jenman Reading Time: 5.5 mins apx A 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. […]
How The Biggest Liars Win In Real Estate & Politics
And how you can protect yourself by Neil Jenman Reading time: apx 11 mins The 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 […]
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 minutes Back in 2007, I was attacked by the director of a property investment company. Around a million Australians witnessed that assault. It was […]
Tom Esze – Most Abusive Agent
In a working life, never encountered worse. OPINION by Neil Jenman READING TIME: 7.5 minutes This time last week, I had never heard of an agent called Tom Esze. Tom who? That was my first response to his name. It was also the most common response when I started asking about him. Tom who? Come […]
Paying For Failure
Most Sellers Risk Paying Two Commissions by Neil Jenman Reading Time: 5 minutes Imagine this: You want to sell your home. You hire an agent who makes you the biggest and best promises. Let’s call him Smirking Sammy. But Sammy is a dud. He fails to sell your home. Never mind that he conned you […]
Auctions In The 2022 Market
How To Buy Low And Sell High! by Neil Jenman Estimated Reading Time: Apx 7 minutes Est 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 […]
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 Jenman Reading Time: 5.5 mins apx A 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. […]
How The Biggest Liars Win In Real Estate & Politics
And how you can protect yourself by Neil Jenman Reading time: apx 11 mins The 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 […]
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 minutes Back in 2007, I was attacked by the director of a property investment company. Around a million Australians witnessed that assault. It was […]
Tom Esze – Most Abusive Agent
In a working life, never encountered worse. OPINION by Neil Jenman READING TIME: 7.5 minutes This time last week, I had never heard of an agent called Tom Esze. Tom who? That was my first response to his name. It was also the most common response when I started asking about him. Tom who? Come […]
Paying For Failure
Most Sellers Risk Paying Two Commissions by Neil Jenman Reading Time: 5 minutes Imagine this: You want to sell your home. You hire an agent who makes you the biggest and best promises. Let’s call him Smirking Sammy. But Sammy is a dud. He fails to sell your home. Never mind that he conned you […]
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?
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 […]
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. […]