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1. Speak with your financier to arrange the best loan to suit your needs.

2. Prepare a short list of preferred suburbs that suit your lifestyle, keeping in mind affordability and accommodation requirements.

3. Research sales in those preferred suburbs using realestate.com.au and property reports obtainable from Sydney Real Estate Online. Inspect every property in your preferred suburb so you have a feel for the prices. Attend all homes in the area.

4. Develop a relationship with one of our professional Sales Consultants who specialises in your preferred area. Your Sales Consultant will be able to advise you of any additional information you may need and also inform you of any new listings that hit the market before they are advertised.

5. When you find a property that suits your requirements as your Agent to send a copy of the Contract of Sale to your Solicitor or Conveyancer.

6. If you are considering making an offer through Sydney Real Estate Online we recommend that your first obtain legal advice from your legal representative and ask them to outline the process of the purchase every step of the way.

7. Your legal representative will arrange a building and pest inspection t make sure you are aware of any major defects and pest concerns for example termites.

8. Following your legal representative’s advice on the Sale Contract and taking into consideration the building and pest reports, you are now able to make an informed decision to proceed with the purchase of the property.

9. Once negotiations have been finalised, you will be required to sign the Contract of Sale and pay a 10% deposit. Your deposit will be held in a Trust Account until Settlement. Contracts will then be unconditionally exchanged.

10. On Settlement day it is advisable that you do a final inspection before Settlement takes place. This is to ensure that the property is in the same condition as when you last inspected it and that the inclusions are as per the contract you signed.