Purchased Property


5a Francis Street, Leichhardt

Helping a Busy Professional Couple Buy Their Ideal Home in the Inner West

Client Profile

  • Location: Inner West, Sydney
  • Buyer Type: Owner-occupiers
  • Goal: Purchase a 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom home with parking options and space for their dog

Situation

Our clients, both busy lawyers, were renting in Glebe and ready to purchase a home in the Inner West. Their requirements included:

  • At least three bedrooms, two bathrooms
  • Parking options (either on-street or a car space)
  • Space for their dog

However, buying a home during the 2021 property boom presented significant challenges. The Inner West market was “hot, hot, hot,” with properties selling at auction at prices well above the advertised guides. Concerned by the pace of price increases and intense competition, our clients felt they needed professional support.
“I’ve always had an appreciation for engaging people who are experts in their own field,” they explain. “Particularly off-market and pre-market opportunities and potentially not needing to go to a public auction and compete with 20 or 30 other buyers.”

Challenges

Securing a home in the Inner West amid a property boom came with distinct challenges:

  1. Rapidly Escalating Prices: The competitive market conditions meant most properties were selling well over the guide price, creating uncertainty for buyers.
  2. Auction Intensity: Our clients found auctions intimidating, with properties attracting high numbers of competing buyers and intense bidding.
  3. Time Constraints: As busy professionals, they needed an efficient, stress-free approach to avoid the extensive time commitment typical of property searches.

Our Approach

To help this couple find the right home within their budget and timeframe, we developed a tailored strategy that leveraged off-market access and expert negotiation skills.

  1. Access to Off-Market and Pre-Market Opportunities
    Through our network, we accessed off-market properties that aligned with their criteria, providing them with options they wouldn’t have encountered independently. This exclusive access allowed them to avoid the public auction scene and explore high-quality listings without competing against large buyer pools.
  2. Focused Communication and Negotiation Management
    A key element of our service involved managing communications with selling agents. This objective, professional approach minimized emotional stress for our clients. As they noted, our role as a buyers agent added “a level playing field” by managing the “tricky communications” and strategic negotiations on their behalf.
  3. Swift and Efficient Search Process
    Understanding the couple’s time constraints, we streamlined the search, focusing only on properties that met their specific needs. This saved them significant time and ensured they could move forward quickly when the right property became available.

Outcome: A Perfect Home in Leichhardt Below Guide Price

Within just over a month of engaging our services, we secured a property in Leichhardt, their preferred Inner West suburb. The home included all their desired features—three bedrooms, two bathrooms, parking, and outdoor space for their dog—and was purchased below the advertised price. This efficient process, combined with expert negotiation, delivered a stress-free experience that left our clients feeling confident they had made a well-informed decision.

Key Benefits to the Client

  • Exclusive Off-Market Access: Avoided competition by gaining access to high-quality listings not available to the public.
  • Objective Communication and Negotiation: Managed all communications with the selling agent, creating a more balanced and strategic negotiation environment.
  • Time-Saving, Stress-Free Process: As busy professionals, our clients appreciated the streamlined search and negotiation that minimized time and effort on their part.

Agents

Dan Grantham