Buying a home? Why you should use a professional bidder

It is interesting that for most complicated processes that fall outside of our personal experience we are quick to enlist the help of a professional.

There are not many people who will take care of their own commercial accounting or defend themselves in a court of law.

However, when it comes to bidding at a property auction and committing to a significant financial outlay, a lot of people hesitate to ask for help.

It is not uncommon for buyers to assume that professional bidders are solely there to assist particularly wealthy investors.

In a time when auctions are becoming unavoidable, it is becoming too common for genuine buyers to miss out due to a lack of experience or nerve.

If you are in the market for a new property, whether it be an investment or your new home, it is worth considering the benefits of engaging a professional bidder to do the legwork.

Finding the right property for you

Before you even get to the auction, a buyer's agent can advise on the best options for your serious consideration.

They will have intimate knowledge of your preferred property market, suburbs and locales to suit your lifestyle and budget requirements, future capital gains potential, tenancy demographics, and more.

Their expertise will help to guide you on which properties are within your price range and prevent you from wasting time and money on those properties which will exceed all guidelines and recommendations.

A well-connected buyer’s agent will even have access to exclusive off-market sales, where you may potentially secure a property below market value and ahead of the pack.

If you have a clear picture of your ideal property, you will be ready to act when the time comes.

Buying with their head, not your heart

Property can generate emotions in us that we don’t expect.

Once you start picturing your family in a home it is hard to limit your financial investment, especially if it comes to fierce bidding at auction.

A professional buyer’s agent will help you to settle on a limit (based on the property’s features and merits, as well as your own finances), develop a clear auction day strategy, and be the cool head in what can be an intimidating situation.

It is critical that they use their experience to develop and implement an effective auction strategy to secure the property at, or below, your limit.

They may use a variety of techniques and be able to adjust their plan to suit the mood of the auction to give you the best possible chance of securing the property, at the most reasonable price.

Negotiating the final steps

When a property is passed in (didn’t meet reserve) at auction, that is when a buyer's agent can give you a competitive edge.

They will confidently negotiate with the seller to secure the property on your behalf.

Often this process takes keen resolve as the seller is always looking for a stronger financial commitment from you and it is often where independent buyers fall into the trap of spending more than they had intended.

Submitting an offer prior to the day of the auction is also not as simple as offering up a dollar figure.

There is a range of legal documents and processes that must be followed — something which a professional bidder will be able to manage on your behalf.

If you’re a home buyer; tired of missing out at auctions; or are time poor or geographically removed from the properties you are interested in, engaging the services of a professional buyers agent is well worth your investment.

About Leanne Spring Leanne is a highly experienced Buyers Agent in the Brisbane Real Estate market. Leanne became a passionate lover of property in 2001. Since then, both professionally and personally, she has been involved in all aspects of property including purchasing, negotiating, renovating, and selling.