🏠, Home Buying vs Online Dating: Which Is Harder?

Published: Sat, 09/02/23

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If you had to choose, which would you rather do - home buying or online dating? Actually, if you compare the pair you'll find both experiences surprisingly similar.

They each begin with browsing the internet, searching for 'the one' that catches your eye and sets your heart a-flutter from the get-go.

When you finally discover an initial attraction that gets your toes tingling, the next stage is a deeper visual exploration of the apparent assets where reading the description and perusing the photos leads you to stage two - reject or accept and proceed.

If there's a glimmer of anticipation and a dash of desire you'll take the plunge and tee up a meeting - a face to face opportunity to see if everything seems as good in person as it does on the internet.

Will it be love at first sight? You hope so. And regardless of whether it's a first date or an open home inspection, you do hope for an initial connection that blows your socks off, gives you goosebumps and sends 'forever vibes' shivering up your spine.

With your heart well and truly along for the ride, it's time for the head to step in and run through the box-ticking process, just to be sure everything is above board and hunky dory.

And when you reach the 'wow, boxes are all ticked and this really IS a good thing' stage you'll tie the knot, seal the deal, and live happily ever after.

Of course both home buying and online dating are processes that rarely run so smoothly and can be quite stressful to say the least.

Not much can make online dating experiences less tedious, but at least with home buying you have buyers advocates to streamline the process and magic away the stressful bits, leaving you to enjoy the journey and the fairytale ending.

Looking to buy in Melbourne? Ask about our buyer advocacy service where we provide you with trusted impartial advice and guidance, and MAKE IT EASY to enjoy a smooth and easy pathway to home ownership.

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Buying your first property is the first step to building future wealth when you purchase wisely. Our exciting new program is designed to provide the expert guidance you need to get started in the property market. Discover tips and techniques to help you negotiate the ins and outs of buying property, while achieving your property goals with smart and successful purchases.

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Spring is traditionally a boom season in property.

We love the spring season for many reasons, but also because it traditionally sees a boost to property listings giving buyers many more exciting options. If you're browsing the market with the intention of buying, remember that a buyers advocate can help you find the perfect property and guide you through the sometimes overwhelming property purchasing process.

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What our happy clients have to say...

We love hearing what our happy clients have to say about their experiences with Chamberlain Property Advocates. We helped Cameron and Amanda buy their home, here's what they had to say:

"We loved working with Wendy. Could not have found a perfect home without her. We really struggled trying to, not only identify homes that fit out budget and style, but to understand a market that we’re completely new to. We are both Canadian, trying to understand an Australian auction system. It’s entirely overwhelming and Wendy held our hand and explained every detail to us.

It really helped us feel comfortable and confident about what we were doing and when we were doing it. Saved us a huge amount of time, not going to properties that definitely wouldn’t have fit our style or what we needed and she always kept us with level heads, even when our hearts were fully in it, she brought us back down to the real world, told us what it was worth and made sure that we got the house we always dreamt of, so thankyou Wendy.

Working with an advocate really streamlined what we were trying to do and helped us focus on what we need to do, which is work, make money and see the homes that we actually want to buy. We didn’t have to waste our weekends, our evenings going to places that we knew wouldn’t be right for us because Wendy already knew that they wouldn’t be right for us."

Cameron and Amanda.

At Chamberlain Property Advocates, we find it immensely satisfying working with buying and selling clients alike. Let us help you too!

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Wendy's Tips

When you have identified a home that you'd love to bid on at auction, make sure you do all of your due diligence before the day of the auction. One of the key things here is to have a conversation with the agent in relation to the type of deposit that is required.

In Victoria, a standard deposit is 10% but sometimes you can negotiate 5%. Also, make sure you understand how the deposit can be paid depending on what day of the week the auction is held.

Another important thing to consider is the settlement terms. If you've got a particular date that you'd like to settle on it's important to have that conversation with the agent before auction day. On the day of the auction agents are very busy getting things organized, so that is not the time to be asking those questions. You need to ask those sorts of questions beforehand.

Good luck with your bidding!

Wendy Chamberlain, Buyer's Advocate

Wendy In The Media

The prevalence of underquoting in real estate is a topic dear to Wendy's heart. Her views were included in a recent article featured in The Age. The comprehensive article explores the issue in depth, relating buyer experiences alongside comments from industry experts.

Read the article here

Where is Wendy speaking next?

Wendy Chamberlain has been invited back as a guest speaker on Midday Panorama with Vilma Formosa on Friday 22nd September at 1:00pm. Tune in to North West FM to hear Wendy discuss the current property market.

Find out how to listen here

As we head into spring with the worst of the interest rises behind us, buyers and sellers are growing more confident. If that's you, and you're feeling like the time is right for you to buy, sell or both, do it with the support of a property advocate. We help to make the buying and selling processes smoother, easier and far less stressful! It always pays to have an expert in your corner.

Please call the office on 03 9686 2288, book a time to chat here or send an email to [email protected] and we can make a time for a confidential chat. Obligation free!

We'd love to help and make things easy for you too.

With gratitude,

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Melbourne VIC 3001
AUSTRALIA

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