House Hunting

The house hunting experience

Are you in search of a new home? Do you long for your weekends to be free again?

Making the commitment to purchase a property can feel like taking on a second job that demands all of your time. Initially, it can be exhilarating. Exploring wonderful properties, determining your preferences and non-preferences in a home, and gaining valuable insight into the real estate market along the way.

However, this process requires inspecting properties on weekends, weeknights, and even weekdays. Additionally, you will spend endless hours conducting research, conversing with real estate agents, and seeking advice from family and friends. All of this is on top of your regular employment, parental responsibilities, household tasks, and social engagements. Before you realise it, three months have flown by.

Have you come to realise the initial enthusiasm for house hunting has faded away?

You desire to regain control of your life. Devoting all your free time to finding a new home not only impacts your social life and relationships but can also take a toll on your mental well-being, leaving you feeling trapped, depressed, and uncertain. The overwhelming number of properties you have viewed, the vast amount of information you have absorbed, and the rapidity and cost at which other houses have been sold can lead you to compromise on aspects that may not have been necessary otherwise.

This is the time to enlist the services of a buyer’s agent, if not sooner. By doing so, you can outsource all of the stressful and challenging work involved in purchasing a property, resulting in a more enjoyable buying experience and allowing you to make more informed decisions. Outsourcing these tasks means you can spend your weekends and weeknights with your loved ones while your agent takes care of inspections, research, and provides you with a carefully curated list of potential properties. Most importantly, this allows you to regain your peace of mind and sanity!

Marika Martinez – NE Aspect, Buyers Agent Northern Beaches