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What Does It Really Cost To Sell Your Home?
Originally published on Linkedin. Are you aware of the full range of costs that come with selling a home? It’s possibly more than you think, and these costs – a series of relatively small expenses that go with the agent’s commission – is one of the major reasons that you should never feel pressu...
Don’t get involved in the online property bidding wars
Originally published on Linkedin. The competition in buying property is fierce. We already knew that the number of people turning up to auctions was high, but new data suggests that the number of offers being made online is up significantly too. Online sales platform, Openn, has reported a 2...
Cutting Through The Noisy Headlines When Selling Property
Originally published on Linkedin. As a seller, it’s easy to go into the market with high expectations right now. The headlines keep reinforcing how much of a boom there is in Australia’s property market, there are stories about properties that are going for as much as a million above reserve at...
Don’t be frightened by the headlines but, is it really a good time to sell the lemon?
Originally published on Linkedin. If you’ve got an underperforming asset, the question will always be, when it is the best time to offload it? It’s often a trickier and more time-consuming asset to sell, and the temptation is also there to hold on to it for longer in case the market and demand s...
Video: Scott with Renovate & Real Estate (RARE)
Scott talks to Belinda Smith and the team at RARE (Renovate and Real Estate) regarding how to build rapport with agents, how to locate pre/off market listings to see more of the market and to buy faster.
Video: Hello Haus with the Property Developer Network
Scott talks with the Property Developer Network around how to secure homes faster and for less off market, major differences between conditional and unconditional contract offers + getting every bit of profit from the end sale product.
Nine.com.au: A property negotiator's tips for buying a home at the best possible price
Nine.com.au caught up with Scott to get his 9 expert tips for property negotiation. 'The art of negotiation is a tricky business, one often fraught with anxiety for first home buyers and seasoned purchasers alike. "Many humans would prefer to avoid confrontation," says Scott Aggett, founder of p...
Stay Cool, Calm And Informed – Auctions Are Way Up, So What Can Buyers Do?
Originally published on Linkedin. The start of the year is generally a quieter period in property sales, but that’s not the case this year, with Australia’s auction market up 30 per cent year-on-year in the first few weeks of the year. What is driving this? Momentum carrying over from the post...
Yahoo Finance: Real estate agents reveal little-known open house red flags
Scott talks to Yahoo Finance about “Red Flags” buyers should be looking out for when dealing with agents and buying property. From presentation tricks to inspecting homes when the traffic is light, go in with your eyes wide open to avoid ending up with a lemon and the dreaded "buyers remorse” 'Lo...
Podcast: BIG Profit Townhouse Reno on Pizza & Property
Scott joins Todd Sloan from the Pizza and Property podcast to breakdown his latest project flipped on the Gold Coast. "Have you been wanting to renovate a property to flip for a profit? This episode we pull apart an amazingly profitable project on the Gold Coast that's been completed by nun othe...
You get more than a lower price when you work with an expert negotiator on a property bid
Originally published on Linkedin. Buying a property, whether to occupy it or as an investment, is always an intense process. It can also be a test of morale, especially when the market conditions are challenging or dynamic, and the seller and/or agent holds the advantage. Stacked against that, f...
Video: Scott Aggett With Renovate And Real Estate (RARE)
Scott Aggett from Hello Haus took part in an online conference hosted by Renovate And Real Estate (RARE). Over an hour, Scott discusses the nuances of property negotiation, buying faster and smarter, plus takes a look at how to select the leading agent to sell your property.