I would be intrested in peoples views on an idea I have. I realise that many here would not bother but you are probably the exception.
I would offer a service to existing home owners who want to get their house on the market and get the best price they can. The service would consist of advising and arranging work to be completed on the house much like an ordinary reno and helping with the open homes. Owner would pay the cost of this and my fee would be a percent of increased value based on several before independent valuations and sell price. Percentage would increase with extra value - eg 5% of first $10 000 but 7.5% between $10 000 and $20 000, 10% between $20 000 and $30 000 etc. This motivates me to get a high price and that in turn benefits seller.
The advantage of this is that I don't have to pay stamp duty and all other sale/purchase costs. Owner gets more money than they would otherwise (assuming I do the job right) but does noto have to do much to achieve this.
Do you think you or any of your friends would consider such a service?