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About Jason Yianakis

I help people maximize the sale value of their home, by using my experience as a North Shore Real Estate Agent combined with my skills as a qualified Interior Designer and a wealth of experience in online marketing, property negotiation, and property investment.

Home Seller Tip #4:The Seven Different Buyer Types

Recently in my post how to market your property to sell I discussed different methods to reach potential buyers. This post flows on from that one and I want to discuss the different buyer types and how the look differently, this will give you a good understanding on why we market how we do.

When you are marketing you need to ensure that you reach all these seven buyer types, if you miss one out you could potentially be missing out on the buyer that will pay the top dollar you are looking for.

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The Use of Lines When Presenting Your Home for Sale

When you are presenting your home for sale you need to be aware of the elements of interior , one of these elements is ‘Lines’.  Lines are generally created by the shapes and objects, but can also be created by negative space.

You need to be aware of your use of lines as they are a very important factor in creating a mood and/or feeling in a room.

The purpose of lines in a room is: to create a feeling of movement of the eyes; give a sense of direction; drawing the attention of the viewer […]

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Buyer Tip #5: Know Your Property Values

While you are looking for a property it pays to become a knowledgeable in real current market values. This will give you an indication on what your money can buy and ideally is something that you should do right at the start of looking, so you know if you are being realistic, or not.

Once you have received your pre-approval from your Mortgage Broker and have established your price range you need to obtain a list of the most recent sales in the area that you plan on looking for your home in. You can get these […]

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Buyer Tips #4: Become a Savvy Home Buyer

When you are looking for a new home your time is limited, you need to become an expert at assessing new listings that come onto the market quickly as either fitting your needs or not.

We have found that buyers tend to only have enough time to look seriously at 3-8 properties in a weekend – unless they are in the early stages of looking and are going crazy looking at 8-10 per day in the weekend. If you are still doing this you need to stop, read my post on

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Should You Sell Your Home Privately?

sell your home privately Before you rush to sell your home privately there are some points to consider carefully

When a home owner decides to sell their home, the thought to sell your home privately often comes up as part of the decision making process. Before you make your decision of whether to sell your home privately or not, there are some things to consider:

Cost

The cost of the Agents fees is normally the primary reason that home owners want to sell your […]

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Home Seller Tip #3: How to Market Your Property to Sell

The whole idea of the marketing is to get the buyer to the property, to do this it is essential that you market by correctly and use as many means as possible to ensure that you capture everyone.

If you don’t use enough marketing ‘power’ or don’t spread your net wide enough you may not reach your target audience. The more power you add the better – as long as you have the correct target, if you selected the wrong target, you marketing spend is wasted.

Talking to many buyers we have established that buyers are […]

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How to make a small room seem bigger

As a North Shore Real Estate Agent I don’t think that I have ever heard a buyer say ‘Oh I loved the small spaces of the home so I just had to buy it!’ It is no secret that small spaces can make buyers feel constricted and suffocated, not ideal emotions to feel towards their next home!

A feeling of spaciousness and flow are some of the most desirable factors for an incoming purchaser. Luckily there are ways that we can help to reduce the impact of a small space and give it the illusion of being […]

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Buyer Tips #3: How to Beat Your Competition to New Listing

In a seller’s market like we are in now with a limited supply of properties and more buyers than there are properties, you need to know how to beat the other buyers to the fresh listings. Good properties are selling in the first week, sometimes within a day – depending on the Real Estate Agent (This is not something that I allow for my listings).

Ultimately property is a game of the quick and dead, you can put yourself in a strong position by acting fast and decisive.

Here are four tips you can utilise to […]

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Why Auctions are Good for Buyers

A lot of buyers I come across are scared of auction and don’t like to go to them, often discounting properties that are being marketed by way of Auction. If you are one of these people, you are missing out! Auctions are actually really good to buy at, let me show you why:

Simple process

Buying at auction is a very simple process. You get to know that day if you have brought the property, or not, and you are unconditional. If you are successful – fantastic! If you aren’t, there are plenty more fish in […]

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Home Seller Tip #2:The Importance of Property Presentation

Once you have done all the hard work to get a buyer for your property, you want to capitalize on your efforts and hit them with some real WOW factor.

Like with people, a buyer will connect emotionally to a home within seconds, it is imperative that you immediately grab and hold their attention. The way that you do that is in how you present your home.

Property presentation is the first of four crucial parts of how to sell your home for the best price. How you present the home can account for anywhere from […]

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