Aspect Property Finders are Sydney's leading independent buyers agents. Our buyers agents are qualified property valuers expert consultants provide clear and concise advice to property buyers and tenants throughout Sydney. We provide advice on all matters relating to purchasing and renting.
Our services fall within two main categories:
Property Search, Valuation and Negotiation
- What’s Involved?
- Buyers Agents
- Why pay a commission on Purchase?
- Buyer’s Agents Can’t Value Property
- How can we help?
- Preparing a client brief
- Note in Regard to Finance
- Sourcing a new property
- Shortlisting properties
- Presenting properties
- Valuing Properties
- Auction or Private Treaty Negotiations
- Effecting settlements and possession
- Confidentiality and anonymity assured
- Related Services
What’s Involved?
We act exclusively for you in devising and implementing an appropriate strategy to buy the right property at the lowest possible price.
We provide two main services. The suitability of each depends on the amount of time you have available. The research and negotiation process can be done completely by us or we can simply provide assistance once you’ve found a property.
Properties are shortlisted based on your criteria. We won't waste your time with unsuitable properties.
We can handle everything for you or simply provide assistance once you've found the right property.
Why Pay a Commission on Purchase?
You don't have to because we offer two payment methods - a finders fee or an hourly rate. The decision is yours.
Should you prefer to pay for our time instead of a commission we are happy to assist. Our fees are fair and reflect the actual amount of work involved.
Does Aspect Employ Buyers Agents?
Yes, but they are also highly experienced property valuers. This assists our team to find the best properties at the best price.
When necessary our team will get assistance from our network of solicitors, architects, builders, town planners and land economists.
Buyers agents often give the impression that any discount from an asking price is a good result - it's not.
Why use buyers’ agents that don’t provide or refer the services of a registered valuer?
How can we Help?
Our personalised and professional services cover all phases of the purchasing process - from finding the right property and determining its true market value to negotiating the best possible price. We will save you money and the time and stress involved in buying property.
Aspect Property Finders will provide you with access to every property listed by every real estate agent in Sydney. Through our network of contacts within the property industry we will provide you with access to unlisted properties and properties before they go on the market.
Aspect Property Finders does not list, market, sell or lease real estate. Aspect Property Finders acts solely on your behalf to ensure that we secure a property that best meets your requirements at the lowest possible price.
Our search, valuation and negotiation service covers every phase of the purchasing process. Following is a brief outline of what we do:
- Discuss and understand your property requirements.
- Search extensively across your target market for all properties that meet your criteria using our extensive industry network.
- Present selected properties to you by providing written reports and arranging inspections at your convenience. For overseas buyers digital photos and videos are of particular importance.
- Value shortlisted properties.
- Negotiate the purchase price or bid at auction on your behalf.
- Other Services are arranged if required, such as building and pest inspections and strata searches, property managers for investment properties, lawyers, mortgage brokers, tax consultants etc.
- After Exchange has occured we maintain contact with the relevant parties to ensure everything is proceeding to plan. At this point we provide a complimentary capital gains tax valuation if required.
We tailor our services to our clients' needs. Our clients include first home buyers, busy professionals, investors, developers, property syndicates, property trusts and overseas / inter-state buyers.
Preparing a Client Brief
A comprehensive instruction brief is prepared after detailed consultation with you. We need to get a thorough understanding of the following:
- Intended level of involvement
- Reason for buying
- Preferred locations
- Preferred type of property
- Price range
- Investment timeframe
- Expected capital growth and rental return
Depending on your personal preferences, requirements, budget and intended investment term, we may also suggest other property types. These are generally defined as residential, commercial, industrial or special purpose. All of these property types can be further categorised for example: Residential - freestanding houses, semi-detached houses, strata titled townhouses, etc.; Specialised - Marinas, golf courses, etc.
Other locations may also be suggested depending on your instructions.
Sourcing a New Property
We source properties without fear or favour. Unlike many other property consultants we have no relationships that may lead to any conflict of interest.
The internet provides many with access to a wide range of properties although the agents / vendors control the information displayed. Even in today’s slow market opportunities can be missed if you are overwhelmed with options. In some cases you may be confronted with hundreds of possible properties.
Without established procedures it can be difficult and time consuming to analyse each property of interest. We can sort the good from the bad quickly, eliminating overpriced and unsuitable properties to help you focus on the right properties. We consider current and upcoming offerings as well as private listings.
Our Assisted Pre-Purchase Advice Service is suitable if you wish to inspect certain properties and have an active involvement in the selection and elimination process. We can handle everything for you from inspecting properties of interest to negotiating with agents / vendors.
By having an awareness of a wide range of property types across Sydney and their positions in their respective property cycles we can identify a property or a number of properties in a short period of time.
After obtaining comprehensive instructions, we will search for a suitable property via the following means:
- various internet sites, newspapers etc.
- all local agents in the area, and other agents if suitable both directly and through various industry websites,
- vendors, both directly, and through vendor websites
- developers and builders
- lawyers / trustees
Of considerable benefit is our ability to access an agent’s ‘off market listings’, that is, the properties that are sold without a public marketing campaign. Such listings often occur in prestige residential markets and highly desirable commercial properties.
We also have the means to research the background behind properties currently available including the asking prices throughout the marketing campaign. This can be of advantage when negotiating a purchase price, particularly for properties that have been on the market for an extended period of time.
Profits are usually made at the time of purchase. The current residential market is ideal for a well informed property buyer.
For investors it is still possible to secure high quality property assets, across a wide range of property types in numerous areas across Sydney, despite the soft residential market.
Buying property in Sydney? Our buyers agents will save you time and money.
Valuing Property
It is important to know when a vendor is underselling a property and when they are asking too much.
Buyers need to know the real value of a property, as registered valuers we’re in a position to tell them. Unfortunately, buyers are often reliant on information supplied to them by vendors or their selling agents (who work only for the vendor and / or themselves).
For Consideration of price if sold urgently (fire-sale valuation)
Shortlisting Properties
Our knowledge of the various property types and suburbs of Sydney allows our clients to buy with confidence. In a completely objective fashion, we will fully inspect all suitable properties – conferring with architects and builders if necessary. We know which properties to focus on and quickly identify those with realistic asking prices.
Dealing with deceptive agents is frustrating for most. This can often lead to unnecessary stress and an enormous waste of time and effort in researching over and/or under priced properties.
For house hunters the search for a property is typically a highly emotional exercise. We do the running around for you, allowing you to focus on the important things.
Buying property in Sydney? Our buyers agents will save you time and money.
Presenting Properties
We save time and hassle for investors. A collaborative approach is often suitable for experienced property investors. Commercial, industrial and residential investments require expert knowledge and analysis.
Only when we are confident of our findings will the appropriate short list be presented to our client for review.
Let our experience, knowledge and judgement work for you.
Auction or Private Treaty Negotiations
Realistically, property buyers may only become involved in property negotiations five or six times in a lifetime – we’re always involved in negotiations. Quite simply, purchasers should not contemplate undertaking such negotiations without professional help.
Auctions are charged with emotion and buyers are not prepared for effective bidding, particularly for inexperienced buyers/ this can result in passing their limit and what should have been a pleasant purchase can become an emotional and financial disaster. Most buyers are intimidated by the mystery surrounding the auction system. Our aim is to gain some control of the bidding and thereby keep the price down, resulting in long term benefit to you. Whether to place a bid before auction or how to handle the dangerous post auction negotiations can be the difference between happiness and complete disaster.
With private sales our strategies and tactics are similar, but different to auctions. Our aim is to place you in the most advantageous negotiating position.
Buying property in Sydney? Our buyers agents will save you time and money.
Effecting Settlements and possession
Negotiations are critically important.
Here, we are able to achieve considerable savings for our clients. We are able to dovetail settlement dates to avoid costly bridging finance, negotiate different deposits or even extend settlement dates, enabling buyers to accumulate bigger deposits.
No contract will be effected until our client is completely satisfied.
Buying property in Sydney? Our buyers agents will save you time and money.
Confidentiality and Anonymity Assured
As is often the case when high profile individuals or corporations are involved in the purchase of a property, the asking price can escalate, be less negotiable, and the media intrudes.
In order to combat this happening, our representation on your behalf at auctions or at private sale negotiations is completely confidential. If required, and as a matter of company policy, your identity will not be disclosed at any time. By acting on your behalf, we can confidently assure you that we will keep the price down and the purchase private.
Buying property in Sydney? Our buyers agents will save you time and money.
Related Services
We will arrange all related services, such as building and pest inspections and strata searches, property managers for investment properties, lawyers, mortgage brokers, tax consultants and insurance if required. All external consultants’ fees are at client's expense.
Note in Regard to Finance
If you have special requirements we can usually be of help. We are not qualified to assess your suitability for finance, or obtain finance on your behalf. If you require vendor financing we can still help you find the right property and even suggest lenders that will provide the necessary products. We do not have any direct relationships with lenders that enable us to provide pre-approval or guarantee the availability of mortgages.
Buying property in Sydney? Our buyers agents will save you time and money.