Browse Forums Real Estate Re: Anyone sell their own property (no agent)? 96Oct 20, 2014 7:30 pm We had free advice from our conveyancer re the wording of the contract, which included a cooling off period. We didn't have a problem. And the deposit was held in trust, our agent even invested it for us for a short time. Seems like fredandwilma, you've had a very bad experience with a very very dishonest agent. Re: Anyone sell their own property (no agent)? 97Oct 20, 2014 11:55 pm I'm sure there's some good ones, but it's hard to spot the dishonest ones until its too late. Both agents reported to dept of commerce, both still out there. All I ever hear from settlement agents is 'we cant give legal advice' Re: Anyone sell their own property (no agent)? 98Oct 21, 2014 8:00 pm fredandwilma I'm sure there's some good ones, but it's hard to spot the dishonest ones until its too late. Both agents reported to dept of commerce, both still out there. Hard to comment without knowing the specifics, but dealing with RE agents and paying them at their own game takes many years to master. Whether buying or selling, unless you know the tricks, always engage a solicitor to oversee both the contract of sale, and the terms of appointment the agents makes you sign with them. There are always a number of cluases that I delete or modify myself by default with those documents, they dont like it, but they cop it if they want my business. Have you checked their code of conduct? http://www.slp.wa.gov.au/pco/prod/FileS ... -a0-01.pdf Then make a complaint if you have grounds http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/consumer- ... complaints fredandwilma All I ever hear from settlement agents is 'we cant give legal advice' Re: Anyone sell their own property (no agent)? 99Nov 19, 2015 1:39 pm I recommend for selling your own property. http://www.noagentproperty.com.au/ Re: Anyone sell their own property (no agent)? 100Jan 05, 2021 8:36 am There is a site called RENTBETTER, which charges around $500 to list on realestate and domain and lots of free ones. I found tenants thru them, so I would only have to pay $350 to sell it myself. The first tenant ran a brothel in my house, but the second tenants are worth their weight in gold. When I wanted to report the brothel tenant to the database the rental agents keep, I was told that for privacy reasons I cannot do that, so the tenants rental agencies send you may still be criminals! Where a lot of money is at stake as in the real estate game, morality goes out the window! I do not know how much Fleabay or Gumtree charge for ads. You can always try it yourself and if you are not successful, then get an agent and negotiate the commission with them. Good points were made before re agents only opening houses for one or two hours, which is very convenient for them, but not for buyers having to rush around, so open it longer yourself or offer "By Appointment". Another question is why you have to sign an exclusive sales contract, does the agent believe you could also sell it yourself? If your house is still lived in, then make sure children cannot "relocate" anything. My house will be empty as I have a newly built house to go to. My daughter's house in Melbourne was empty after tenants, so she paid a company $4,000 to temporarily put in fancy furniture and take professional photos. What is very interesting is that as a seller I have to sign a "Property Condition Report" as part of the "Offer and Acceptance" claiming in gruesome detail everything is OK. The agent is not legally obliged to inform buyers that such a report is available for viewing! When I bought what later became a "brothel", I would have appreciated such a report as the condition of the house was not the best. Not much in this responce. My suggestion is, what are you looking to build and why. This will all be impacted by the local councils planning scheme. Familiarise yourself… 6 6211 Use a product like Equisol's Vitalise to clean the deck then coat with a penetrating timber oil. It will look 10 years younger and add value to your home. Visit for… 1 16676 Hi Mofflepop, I would recommend finding a building designer to prepare plans, they should design to your specified budget. The benefit is you can tender the project out… 9 22097 |