Sharon and Lindsay’s Hodgson Vale acreage took nearly six months to sell, with no hassle and no pressure from us along the way. Now they’re off to Maryborough and semi-retirement with more than $30,000 of commission still in their pocket.
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Success Stories: Alex and Emily from Redland Bay, QLD
Second private sale, quieter market, 37 days. Alex and Emily sold their Redland Bay home themselves again, and Alex has five things to tell you first, starting with agent appraisals and sign poles.
Success Stories: Odette from Lower Wonga, QLD
Odette signed with an agent first, then sold her Lower Wonga acreage herself for $1,210,000 in just over five weeks, saving $30,000 to $40,000 by her count. The detour, the meltdowns and the last laugh.
Success Stories: Christopher from Thrumster, NSW
Christopher worried buyers might not trust a private seller. His Thrumster home sold in 27 days for $975,000, inside his guide, with no agent. His story, in his words.
Success Stories: Alistair from Bulimba, QLD
Alistair sold his Bulimba home for $2,125,000 in eight weeks without an agent, in a blue suit, with his own property website and an open home nearly every day. Here’s what he did and what he’d tell you.
Success Stories: Angela from South Stradbroke Island
Two agents, twelve months, no sale. Then Angela listed her boat-access-only island home herself and sold it in 26 days, to buyers who never set foot on it.
5 Inspiring Success Stories of Selling a House Privately and Saving Big
Five recent sellers on doing it themselves: the hesitation, the favourite moments, the hard parts, and the advice they’d give you. In their own words.
Success Stories: How One Couple Saved $75,000 with PropertyNow
Debbie and her partner sold their own home and kept more than $75,000 in commission and marketing costs. On buyers mistaking them for agents, and the offer they turned down.
Success Stories – Amanda from Braddon
Amanda and Heidi sold their Braddon home themselves for $1.5 million, under offer after eight days, and saved around $45,000 to $50,000 in ACT agent fees.
Success Stories – Cameron
Cameron’s second private sale with us. On dealing with buyers direct at home opens, and a lower cost of sale that took a serious chunk off the mortgage.
Success Stories – Melissa from Rosewood
Melissa was hesitant about selling while working full time, and had her Rosewood property sold in thirteen days. On going live earlier in the week, and leaning on family.
Success Stories – Jeff and Kerri from Walcha
Jeff and Kerri sold their Walcha property without a computer, on a phone they were still learning, to a buyer from Sydney. On lowball offers, and holding their nerve on price.
Success Stories – Blair from Rosebery, NT
Blair sold in Rosebery, NT for $30,000 above the agents’ appraisal and saved around $15,000 in fees. On showing your own home, and why buyers preferred it.
Success Stories – Robyn from Rye Park
Agents told Robyn her Rye Park place would fetch $600,000 to $650,000. She sold it herself for $720,000 and calculates the whole exercise left her family $90,000 ahead.
Success Stories – Craig from Riverton
Craig sold his Riverton property for $30,000 over asking and $40,000 above what an agent said they would list it for. His second sale with us, with six more to come.
Success Stories – Gabby and Lloyd from WA
Gabby and Lloyd’s buyers were renting across the road and only started looking once the sign went up. Fifteen minutes through the house, and an offer above asking.
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.
Success Stories – Nevenka, Queensland
Nevenka spent seven years trying to sell a Queensland commercial property through agents, then listed it privately. On pay-once-until-sold, and stolen signs.
Success Stories! Mardi – Loganholme, QLD.
Mardi sold in Loganholme, bought her next place at the same time, and would change nothing about how she did it. Her answers, and the sold selfie.
Bill – Inglewood, WA
Bill sold his late mother’s home in Inglewood himself, held open houses that only serious buyers attended, and came away more confident in his own judgement.