How to Deal With Real Estate Agents as a First Home Buyer | Open Homes, Offers & Auctions

Going to open homes and talking to real estate agents can be daunting as a first-home buyer. I interview real estate agent Ella Bason in this latest podcast to understand what things they can actually tell you, tips and tricks when you're looking at open homes, and how to approach auctions and making an offer.

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Sometimes people have already found a house when they make contact, other times it can take 6-12months.

The latter is more relevant for this client.

In this podcast I interview Georgia, who took about 6-7 months to go from pre-approval to buying.

We talk about the ups & downs and why it's worth sticking with it.

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One big adult step is buying a house and having kids, but what about a Will? You've probably heard of these but don't really know what happens when you have one compared to when you don't .

In this episode I talk to Holly from Succession Wills who goes over all the questions that people need to think about when putting one of these in place, and things to look out for if you or your family do not set up one of these.

This is also available as part of my free first home buyer academy which you can join here

If you have decided you want to buy your first you will realise pretty quickly that you don't know where to start , or how to find your ideal first home...Then once you do find it, how do you know how much to offer on it?This is one of the most common questions I get, so I invited Vanessa from Realestate.co.nz to help.

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People are pretty casual about these

"I'll get me mate to do it"

But this episode covers why you should get one and get it done by some who is experience, registered and insured.

I am joined by Jeremy from Red LBP Inspections (www.redLBP.co.nz)

I helped Tayla and her family buy her first home.

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Do you need life insurance when you buy a house? What about medical?Mortgage protection?Anything else?It's complicated, and even if you decide you want one or all of these insurance products, how do you know how much cover you should get for each? I sit down with Luke, an insurance advisor that specialises in this stuff so you can learn about what you need vs what you don't

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One of the key professionals you need to leverage in your first home property purchase is a lawyer.

So when do you do this? How much do they cost and what do they actually do?

Adam from NZ Legal joins me to go over all of this.

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If you are on the fence about buying a home, then you need to listen to this.

It's been 6 months since I worked with Jason and I checked in with him to see how having a new home, and having a mortgage was going.

If you need a g up to get motivated to buy a home, then you need to listen to this episode.

Jason was a client of mine about a year ago, and wanted to see how he was going in his new home and with his mortgage.

We cover his stroy, where he started and what advice he has for aspiring first home buyers.