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With the extraordinary pricing of homes in the Sydney region<\/a> many Sydney investors are turning their sights on affordable Brisbane homes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The problem is many are paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for houses they haven\u2019t even seen in person, in suburbs they are unfamiliar with. <\/p>\n

A Logan real estate agent said of every 10 sales, 5 are investors and 2 wouldn\u2019t have even seen the home.<\/p>\n

As many as 70 percent of Sydney investors have been using listing photographs as their only guide when buying Brisbane properties.<\/p>\n

One real estate agent even had to devalue a home by more than $7,000 after an investing buyer complained about cracks that weren\u2019t shown in the photographs.<\/p>\n

New buyers can easily find themselves buying a home they can\u2019t rent out and can\u2019t afford to repair.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s well worth the money to pay for an impartial inspection<\/a> and property report, so you really know what you\u2019re buying.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re buying interstate our inspectors<\/a> can liaise with the real estate agent to do an inspection and email you the results, so you have a first-hand report from a professional who has inspected the property.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t gamble with your investment. Book a building and pest inspection online<\/a> today.<\/p>\n

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With the extraordinary pricing of homes in the Sydney region many Sydney investors are turning their sights on affordable Brisbane homes. 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