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The Remarkable Story Behind the GetSet-Go Early-stage Planning Service for Home-buyers & Sellers
How a challenging real-life experience prompted me to develop what has turned out to be a terrific service for helping people to buy, sell and move house.
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How early-stage planning can put you on top the next time you buy or sell a home
There are amazing advantages to be gained from knowing how to do early-stage planning for buying or selling. Here’s something that can help you do it.
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Conquering the fear of buying selling and moving house
A clear plan and course of action helps avoid the emotional roller coaster. Here are some tips and insights that ensure a better experience.
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Thinking about moving?
This free online step-by-step planning tool will make it a breeze!
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Sharpen Your Axe: The Value of Preparation
Here’s a great article on the value of preparation—something that’s frequently overlooked—and yet so vitally important for anyone buying or selling a house.
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A conversation with “you” — about the toughest issues in buying or selling property
It may come as a surprise, but the toughest issues actually crop up before you even start looking for a place! If you knock them on the head now you’ll be on the right track from day one.
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Avoiding the 5 Most Common Mistakes when Buying or Selling your Home or Property
Experience is a wonderful teacher. This article gives you an inside look at what mistakes are most common when people buy or sell a property. And also explains how you can bypass these mistakes with a few simple steps.
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How to study house prices—to strengthen your hand when buying or selling
Over or under-estimating the market can have serious consequences that are avoidable with just a bit of old-fashioned, disciplined, ‘homework.’ Knowledge is power and the better prepared you are to negotiate on price, the easier it will be for you to make a good purchase or sale decision.
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What motivates the best real estate agents?
This article takes a look at what type of motivation produces the best performance in the workplace—surprisingly it isn’t money!
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What caused the 1990-2010 property boom?
We hear a lot in the media about how high Australia’s house prices are in comparison to the rest of the world. But what’s the real reason behind it? This article examines one possible cause that may have slipped under the radar.
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Essential protection you need when you sign up with an agent to sell your home
What happens if you engage an agent to sell your home—then find they’re not delivering what they promised?
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Why we stopped holding Auctions and switched exclusively to Private Sale
Auctions are very efficient—from an estate agent’s point of view. But do they really work in your best interests? We found they didn’t— and here’s why.
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Why you don’t see big Whale & Co “Homes for Sale” ads in the local paper
There are a few things you need to know about where your money goes when advertising your home for sale. It might not all be spent for your benefit!
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Why we pay our sales team by salary and not by commission
Salespeople on commission can be under pressure to get deals through at any price—and might not be too concerned about getting the result that’s best for you!
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Selling a home is far more than just a transaction
Really it’s a journey that starts when you first begin thinking about making a move…
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Why you don’t need to have public open for inspections to successfully sell your home
Often people think it’s essential to have public open for inspections to give their home the best chance of selling. This articles explains why you don’t have to allow just anybody through your home…