An agent who thinks in years, from a first lease to a first home to a resale, gives more honest advice on affordability than one counting deals.
Dispatch #077 — A Client Is a Decade, Not a Deal Read Post »
Landlords who decide their rules on late rent, inspections and deposits once, in writing, avoid debating them again every month.
Dispatch #076 — Decide Once, Execute Daily Read Post »
Conveyancers and bond originators see an agent’s files from the inside, and in a small town their memory of clean work spreads further than adverts.
Dispatch #075 — Let the Work Advertise Read Post »
A home’s orientation, ceiling insulation and geyser set its monthly running costs, which makes energy part of the real price of any property.
Dispatch #074 — Energy Is the First Asset Read Post »
The file an agent sends the conveyancer is the only checkable proof that a sale was handled properly, and its gaps slow every later step.
Dispatch #073 — The File Is the Promise Read Post »
An agency that grows before it writes down its procedures ends up with as many ways of working as agents, and clients feel the difference.
Dispatch #072 — Doctrine Before Headcount Read Post »
In a small property market each sale visibly moves values, which shows that every valuation is an opinion built on comparable sales.
Dispatch #071 — Small Markets Reveal Big Truths Read Post »
Concrete must cure and plaster must dry before the next stage, so planned pauses are part of any building project, and of the people who do the work.
Dispatch #070 — Rest Is Part of the Build Read Post »
A real apprenticeship for a new property agent covers title deeds, registration and trust accounts, and explains the reasons behind each rule.
Dispatch #069 — The Apprenticeship I Never Had Read Post »
