Putting together this website was no easy task! Two incidents made me want to compile everything on Real Estate in one place. I remember typing in ‘Deniliquin Real Estate’ into Google Search when I was hunting for a good house to buy in Deniliquin sometime ago. So, to make it easily accessible, I named the website ‘Deniliquin Real Estate’.
The first incident happened when I was still a bachelor. I had just moved out of my parents’ place and rented out a small apartment. The rental contract was between me and a Real Estate Agent. I didn’t have any direct dealing with the owner, which suited me fine as I felt the Agent could provide me with better support on a day to day basis if needed. I did run into a few maintenance issues, which were speedily sorted out by my Agent.
A few months down the line, I found the owner at my doorstep. I invited him in and he soon steered the conversation around to wanting the apartment back in three months as his daughter was moving back to the city. He also said that he was ending the contract with the Agent and that for the next few months I should only deal with him and not with the Agent. I was very confused and although I nodded along, as soon he left, I picked up the phone and called the agent for clarification. He said the contract was still in force and I should only deal through him!
The next month I continued the pay the rent to the Real Estate Agent and the owner dropped by again and kicked up a big fuss. He continued to call and visit until I finally got vexed and ended the contract immediately and moved out.
The second incident was several years later when I took on the humongous task of selling my house in Sydney so I could move closer to Melbourne where my ageing parents lived. My mom has been fiercely independent all her life and no amount of coaxing could bring her to Sydney to live with me and my family. It was Tam, my wife, who insisted we should stay closer to my parents. She had this notion that the children should be able to see their grandparents more frequently and not just once a year at Christmas. Although I didn’t quite see her point of view, I could understand why Tam wanted us to move. Having lost her parents in an accident at a very young age, she could never figure out how I could stay away from my parents.
I talked to the first Real Estate Agent that I laid my eyes on and handed over the task of selling the house to him. I thought it would be a breeze. I didn’t do any background check on the agent and I didn’t bother to check out real estate listings in my area either. I really had no clue what my house was worth. The agent, although initially very obliging, turned out to be quite a difficult person to deal with. He took an inordinately long time to bring in the first prospective buyer. I guess the buyer picked up the Agent’s lack of interest and distraction, as he didn’t call back although he had seemed impressed with the house. After several months of insipid visits by other potential buyers, it finally struck me that there had to be something wrong in the agent’s approach. After all, our house was still fairly new and spacious and located in a quiet location. It couldn’t have been the house or the mortgage that was putting off buyers!
It was then that I took it on myself to make some inquiries and found that
my Agent had his finger in several pies and Real Estate was just one of the things he did. And he was more interested in commercial real estate for the big commissions. I cancelled the contract with the Agent and sat back to take stock of my situation. My family had already moved in with my parents as the children had to start school and here I was with the house still not sold several months later. I then did some extensive research on the real estate scenario in Australia, the property values in Sydney, and on real estate agents. I found several interesting articles and records too, which guided me on the best way to go about selling my house. I realized how stupid I had been to rely entirely on my real estate agent without having the slightest clue about what it means to put my property up for sale.
Once I was armed with several tips, tools, views, and suggestions backed up by information from authoritative sources online and through discussion with friends , I managed to find a very professional real estate agent who had several sales to her credit. All her references checked out and within a month of handing over the task to her, she made the sale and I was pleasantly surprised to get a little more than the price I had expected!
The bottom line is that with a professional real estate agent, you can get your work done fast and to your satisfaction. On Deniliquin Real Estate, you will find help on finding the right Real Estate Agent and lots more.