Alec Jenman

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. […]

How sellers lose thousands of dollarsby Neil JenmanReading time: Apx 7 minutesIt seems so logical: You want to sell your home. Dozens of agents want to be selected.So, you choose the agent who offers you the cheapest commission.This is exactly what thousands of home sellers do. Yes, it seems logical.Yet it can be a costly […]

HOW TO STOP YOURSELF GETTING RIPPED-OFFby Neil JenmanReading time: 7 mins apxNOTICE: 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 heading. All of […]

Select the one to suit you! by Neil Jenman Reading Time: Apx 8.5 minutes When it comes to competency, there are only two types of real estate agents – those who ‘wait’ and those who ‘work.’ With the boom all but over – and with reports of a looming crash (mostly by forecasters with a […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]