Selling the house and keeping the block is rare in Australia, but it does happen. Here’s the one scenario where it works, and what a removals company might pay.
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Success Stories – Justine from Victoria
Justine looked at agent commission, decided she could not afford it, and sold her Victorian home herself. The saving means she owns the next place outright.
Success Stories – Sally and Brett
Sally was hesitant, Brett was not. They pocketed at least $15,000 selling their WA home themselves, after paying an agent close to $20,000 on the last one.
Success Stories – Vicki, NSW Mid North Coast
The neighbours paid $100,000 in commission and marketing. Vicki sold hers herself in fourteen days, on the settlement terms she wanted, for a price she calls extraordinary.
How to talk to buyers when selling your own home
Talking to buyers is the bit that makes most private sellers nervous. It’s a learnable skill: what to ask, how to follow up, and how to handle criticism, plus tips from real sellers.
Online property auctions: how they work for private sellers
Online auctions outlived the lockdowns that made them famous. How the live and timed formats work, what they honestly cost, and when they beat the front lawn.
Fixed price real estate agents: what are the advantages?
One flat fee versus a five-figure commission: how fixed-price real estate agents work, the honest answer on whether the model costs you sale price, and how to pick a provider.
Commercial property valuation: how it’s really done (2026)
Commercial property is valued on income, not emotion. Here’s how a valuer really arrives at a number — the cap-rate and comparable-sales methods, a worked dollar example, and a simple way to sanity-check a figure yourself before you list or refinance
Staging a kitchen to sell your home faster
Buyers open the dishwasher. Five things to do to a kitchen before an inspection, from the deep clean nobody enjoys to the small upgrades that are worth the money.
How Much Do You Keep When You Sell Your House?
The sold price isn’t what you keep. Here’s what comes out of it (commission, legals, mortgage, sometimes tax) and a worked $700,000 example showing what’s left, agent vs private sale.
Selling House vs Renting it Out: What’s Smarter?
Keep the family home as a rental, or sell up and bank the gain? We lay out both sides plainly, including the CGT six-year rule most articles skip, so you can make the call that fits your numbers.
How Long Does it Take to Sell a House in Australia?
Most Australian homes sell in about a month on the market. Here’s the current data by state, the full timeline from listing to keys, and why selling privately doesn’t cost you time.
How to Find Tenants for Commercial Property
An empty commercial property costs you money every week. The full tenant-finding process: fit, pricing, advertising, vetting the business, and the honest options when nobody bites.
How to Rent Out Commercial Property Privately – A Guide
Leasing a shop, office or warehouse without an agent is more straightforward than most owners expect. Here’s the order of work, and what you take on yourself.
Selling your own home online has never been easier. Here’s how.
You don’t need an agency to reach the buyers; they’re all searching online. What selling your own home online involves, and how to pick the flat-fee provider that gets you there.
How to Prepare a Private Rental Agreement.
Four steps to a private rental agreement: find your state’s template, know which terms are implied and which you must spell out, choose fixed or periodic, then check it properly.
Is now a good time to sell your house? An honest mid-2026 read
Is now a good time to sell? Here’s an honest mid-2026 read of the market — prices, rates and demand — and why the questions about your own situation matter far more than trying to pick the perfect moment.
How to sell a unique house (and what to do when it isn’t selling)
Unique homes aren’t hard to sell, they’re niche. How to market to the ten buyers who matter, price without comparables, and what to do when the campaign stalls.
Fix, sell, pay later: how to renovate to sell (and when not to)
Some pre-sale renovations pay for themselves; plenty don’t. How to run the renovate-to-sell maths, what’s worth doing, and a clear-eyed look at renovate-now-pay-later services.
Cleaning your house before sale: a room-by-room checklist that pays for itself
Of all the money you’ll spend getting a house ready to sell, the best-spent is the cheapest: a good clean. Here’s a room-by-room checklist for a spotless home, plus the jobs everyone forgets.
What are the chances of selling a house in winter?
Winter gets written off as the wrong time to list. Fewer competing properties, buyers who are actually looking, and a few adjustments to warmth and light are the whole story.
Want to know how much renovation adds to home value? Read on…
Kitchens, bathrooms, street appeal and outdoor living are the renovations buyers notice first. Here is what each one tends to do for your sale price, and how to spend where it counts.
How to sell commercial property without an agent
You can sell your own commercial property and skip a hefty commission — but it’s a different game from selling a house. Here’s how it differs (buyers, yield, GST, leases) and a step-by-step guide to doing it privately.
A Rental History Check is Vital for Landlords | PropertyNow
References are easy to stack in a tenant’s favour. A rental history check gives you the record instead: what a database listing means, and what else to look at.