{"id":1068,"date":"2017-01-20T11:45:10","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T01:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inspectmyhome.com.au\/blog\/?p=1068"},"modified":"2018-04-24T10:59:32","modified_gmt":"2018-04-24T00:59:32","slug":"1068-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspectmyhome.com.au\/blog\/1068-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Surviving House Hunting In Sydney"},"content":{"rendered":"

Buying a house in Sydney can be an incredibly daunting endeavour, and for most of us it\u2019s unfamiliar territory.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Jordan Baker\u2019s family recently went through the process and were lucky enough, after some frustrating weeks watching houses come and go from the market, to find a real estate agent that gave them some good advice.<\/p>\n

They\u2019d been to plenty of open houses, often finding what the real estate agents said weren\u2019t always true.<\/p>\n

They were told by one agent that the house they were looking at was a 30-year-old, solid brick home. When they arranged a building inspection<\/a> though, it turned out to be a 60-year-old fibro encased in brick.<\/p>\n

Their reliable real estate agent gave them a few tips to help with these issues \u2013 the first of which was to ask for anything a real estate agent says to be in writing (or email). If they\u2019re lying, or \u201cstretching the truth\u201d, they\u2019re not likely to want to leave a paper trail.<\/p>\n

She also suggests keeping your budget to yourself, and holding back on making a bid until the hammer is about to come down.<\/p>\n

This, along with plenty of other advice, helped Jordan survive the Sydney house hunt, emerging victorious with a beautiful house in Sydney\u2019s Inner West that they didn\u2019t feel \u201choodwinked\u201d over the price.<\/p>\n

Read the full article to find out all the good real estate advice they were given, or talk to us to arrange a building and pest inspection<\/a> before you settle on a Sydney home.<\/p>\n

Contact us on 1300 337 447<\/a> to arrange an inspection, or book online<\/a> today.<\/p>\n

READ ARTICLE<\/a><\/p>\n

It is always a good idea to arrange a building & pest inspection prior to purchasing a new property.<\/p>\n

Arrange your inspection with one of our friendly and professional building inspectors<\/a> today by calling 1300 337 447 or making a booking online.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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