Buy Your Side

With Christmas approaching, Michelle takes a look at the benefits of keeping on top of the market during the festive season of 2021. Here’s what you’ll learn from today’s episode: - Should you keep in touch with the market during the Christmas period? - What kinds of properties are listed during the Christmas period? - Real Estate Agents’ motivations towards the end of the year - How to prepare as...

On today’s show we have guest speaker Daisy Ashworth, founder of the property investment matchmaking site, Mortgage Mates. Michelle and Daisy go into the details about how Mortgage Mates was started and how it can help home buyers gain entry into otherwise inaccessible property markets. Here’s what you’ll learn from today’s episode: - Who is Daisy Ashworth? - What is Mortgage Mates? - How can Mort...

This episode takes a look at how to pay your deposit, and the three most common options that are available for you such as EFT, Cheque, and the newer Macquarie Auction Deft Pay. Here’s what you’ll learn from today’s episode: - Deposit payment options - Changing your transfer limit with your bank - Banker’s drafts - Using cheques

This episode takes you through 10 property inspection hacks in 10 minutes to help you find a property even during the lockdown. Michelle breaks down the most important things to look out for when inspecting a property, touching on areas such as lighting, storage, air-conditioning, parking, and many more. Here’s what you’ll learn from today’s episode: - Keeping an objective frame of mind during an...

In this episode, Michelle explains the correlation between pre-approvals, bank valuations, and property price estimation tools. She also goes into depth about why you need to be cautious when making decisions before confirming the value of a property with your mortgage lender. Here’s what you’ll learn from today’s episode: - Pre-approval vs bank valuation - Should you use a price estimation tool?...

This episode is a continuation of strata reports and building maintenance. The importance of looking through building maintenance reports is the main focus to ensure you don’t get sprung with unaccounted maintenance down the track. Here’s what you’ll learn from today’s episode: - What to look out for in a maintenance report - What kind of defects may be present within a building - Legal requiremen...

Strata reports are the topic for this episode. Michelle breaks down each section of strata reports from AGM records, maintenance history and financial information such as insurance. Here’s what you’ll learn from today’s episode: - What are strata reports? - What is in a strata report - How to understand strata reports - Things to keep an eye out for in a strata report

In this episode Michelle takes a deep dive into the off-market section of the property market, as well as what to watch out for when dealing with selling agents. Here’s what you’ll learn from today’s episode: - What are off-market sales - Why properties are sold off-market - How you can find off-market sales - How you can get the best deal

In light of the recent lockdown in Sydney, Michelle explores the nuances of online auctions and how to be prepared to reach a desirable outcome. Here’s what you’ll learn from today’s episode: - Where online auctions are hosted - Registering for an online auction. - What happens during an online auction - How to be successful in an online auction

This episode is focussed on property inspections and takes a deep dive into what to look for when considering a property.

This episodes covers the ins and outs of auctions and what you can do to be prepared for success!

In this episode we touch on different real estate terms and what they mean, as well learning how to navigate auction campaigns and private treaty sales.