Amy contacted Martelli & Co after viewing some homes on her own but finding the process was time consuming. She wanted someone to represent her best interests in finding a good quality home, filtering out those that weren't good, and help her to identify a home that would comfortably fit within her budget.

Karin worked with Amy to refine her brief and focus on what was most important, namely an excellent location near the CBD, secure and well built, an area to entertain friends, and in a safe neighbourhood.

Over the next two weeks we viewed multiple homes for Amy, narrowed down the selection to the three best homes, and arranged private viewings. We decided to pursue a generous 120sqm brick and tile home in the beautiful suburb of Northcote Point, with views to the CBD and excellent scope to add value.

Thorough due diligence was required including bringing specialists to the property to ensure Amy was purchasing a secure home, and carefully studying the property files and raising queries that the agents and lawyers had missed.

An in depth knowledge of property values in the area meant we could guide Amy on how much she should pay, and where she could maximise value. In a very popular auction, with six other groups bidding, we secured the home for Amy under the hammer within $1,000 of our appraised value.

Amy now has a warm, sunny, well built home in the heart of Northcote Point, purchased below her budget, and allowing her to use her savings to modernise the home in time.