Barry Plant Listing Kit

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Essendon Office: 877 Mt Alexander Rd, Essendon T 9373 0000 Niddrie Office: 399 Keilor Rd, Niddrie T 9379 5739 Keilor East Office: 40 Amis Crescent, Keilor East T 9319 1700

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Don’t be overwhelmed by real estate jargon; here are the most important terms to know during the sale process

Contract of Sale / Section 32 This document contains the details of your home and the conditions of sale. Organise one through your solicitor, and don’t necessarily wait until you’ve chosen your real estate agent.

Having the Section 32 ready to go means that your home can be advertised earlier, and buyers can view it sooner.

Finance Approval When the contract of sale is subject to finance, it’s the responsibility of the buyer to obtain finance approval by the specified date. If finance is declined, the contract ends and the buyer receives a full refund of their deposit.

If the vendor is not notified of whether finance approval has been obtained or declined by the specified date, the Contract of Sale becomes unconditional.

Cooling Off Period

Settlement Period

After the buyer has signed the contract, there’s a three day cooling off period. It gives them time for things like contracting pest inspectors and having their solicitor review the contract.

The cooling off period only applies to properties sold via private sale; when a home is sold at auction the deposit is paid and contracts are exchanged on the spot.

After the contracts are exchanged, the settlement period begins. The settlement period usually runs for either 30, 60 or 90 days from the date of exchange, so you can use this time to find another home, organise your finances and arrange your move.

Section 27 (early release of deposit) Section 27 of the Sale Of Land Act states that the deposit must be held in a trust by the real estate agent or solicitor. Your solicitor can arrange for the early release of the deposit under certain circumstances.

The buyer has 28 days from the receipt of the Section 27 statement to approve or decline the early release of the deposit to the vendor.

Once the deposit is released, your real estate agent will receive their commission.

Settlement At settlement, the buyer pays the balance of the purchase price and picks up the keys.

Usually, your bank and solicitor will take their fees from the settlement proceeds and issue you with a cheque for the remainder.

Your real estate agent will take their fee and commission from the deposit, and either sends you a cheque for the balance or directly transfers the funds into your bank account.

complete understanding

Barry Plant at your service The sales team at Barry Plant Moonee Valley are passionate about property. This is an area that provides many wonderful benefits to those lucky enough to reside here.

I have three decades of local industry experience, and I’ve personally mentored and trained every member of my team. It’s just one of the things that sets us apart from other local agents.

When you choose to entrust the sale of your home to Barry Plant’s Essendon, Niddrie and Keilor East offices, you’re really connecting it to Barry Plant’s statewide network of offices and sales professionals, and exposing it to the widest possible pool of buyers. That gives your property the greatest chance of success.

I hope that the information in this book will answer many of the questions you might have about the upcoming sales process. Our team will be happy to discuss all this and more with you in even greater detail when you meet in person.

Bill Karp Director

1958

1977

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Coburg

Northcote

Preston Reservoir Niddrie

Templestowe

1984

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1989

Doncaster East Wantirna

Croydon Thomastown

Brunswick Eltham St Albans Boronia

Glen Waverley

Heathmont Ringwood Lilydale

Rosanna

1991

1992

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First EJ Doherty office

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1982 Blackburn

First Barry Plant office

Taylors Lakes

1997

1981

Berwick Rowville

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2003

Gladstone Park Glenroy

Tecoma Deer Park Narre Warren

Noble Park Wheelers Hill

Docklands Emerald

Diamond Creek Essendon Sunshine Bundoora Woori Yallock

Ivanhoe Werribee Craigieburn

2009

2010

Barry Plant merges with EJ Doherty

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2008

Highton Frankston Mornington Mill Park South Morang Leopold Cranbourne

Dandenong Geelong Mount Waverley Point Cook

Kilmore Wallan

Melton Oakleigh Belmont Yarraville

Parkwood, QLD South Morang Epping Pakenham Altona Meadows Caroline Springs Torquay Traralgon Achieved Bayswater 1,000 Achieved

2011

First interstate office

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Sunbury Broadford Rosebud Bendigo Keysborough Ballarat Tarneit Awarded Healesville Pascoe Vale Recognised Australia’s Doreen-Mernda Australia’s No.1 Geelong Sales No.1 Property Sales Mildura Management

20,000 rental properties

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Real Estate Business Magazine

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AREA Awards

sales in a month

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2016

Mordialloc

Norwood, SA Drouin Box Hill Greenbsorough Keilor East Brunswick

All offices awarded Australian Achiever Award for excellence in customer service 11 years in a row Achieved over 11,000 sales in 2015

First South Australian office Over 30,000 properties under rental management

10,000 sales in a year

our history It’s been quite a journey from our humble beginnings as a handful of offices scattered around Melbourne to the high powered, efficient, Victoria-wide real estate network we’ve become.

The Barry Plant story begins on July 1, 1958, when a small company named EJ Doherty Real Estate opened its doors in Coburg. The first Barry Plant office opened in Templestowe over 20 years later, in 1979. Its founder, Barry Plant, is still a director of the company today.

Both companies earned reputations for consistently achieving enviable results and in 1999 the 15 Barry Plant offices merged with EJ Doherty’s 16 offices. The company was reborn as Barry Plant Doherty.

Between July 1999 and December 2005, Barry Plant Doherty doubled in size to 60 offices, covering a significant slice of metropolitan Melbourne.

In early 2006 we expanded into regional Victoria, dropped ‘Doherty’, and became Barry Plant Real Estate once more.

In 2008 we opened our first interstate office on the Gold Coast and in 2016 we opened our first South Australian office. We currently have a network of over 80 offices, each dedicated to achieving the best result for your property.

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ALTONA MEADOWS BALLARAT BAYSWATER BELMONT

BLACKBURN BORONIA BOX HILL

LEOPOLD LILYDALE MELTON MILDURA

BENDIGO

MILL PARK

BERWICK

MORDIALLOC MORNINGTON MOUNT WAVERLEY NARRE WARREN NIDDRIE

BROADFORD

NOBLE PARK

BRUNSWICK

NORTHCOTE

BUNDOORA

NORWOOD

CAROLINE SPRINGS

OAKLEIGH

COBURG

PAKENHAM

CRAIGIEBURN

PARKWOOD

CRANBOURNE

PASCOE VALE

CROYDON

POINT COOK

DANDENONG

PRESTON

DEER PARK

RED CLIFFS

DIAMOND CREEK

RESERVOIR

DOCKLANDS

RINGWOOD

DONCASTER

ROBINVALE

DOREEN

ROSANNA

DROUIN

ROSEBUD

ELTHAM

ROWVILLE

EMERALD

ST ALBANS

EPPING

SUNBURY

ESSENDON

SUNSHINE

FRANKSTON

TARNEIT

GEELONG

TAYLORS LAKES

GLADSTONE PARK

TECOMA

GLENROY GLEN WAVERLEY

THOMASTOWN

GREENSBOROUGH

TORQUAY TRARALGON

HEALESVILLE

WALLAN

HEATHMONT

WANTIRNA

HIGHTON IVANHOE KEILOR EAST KEYSBOROUGH KILMORE

WERRIBEE WHEELERS HILL WOORI YALLOCK YARRAVILLE

more branches means better results for you When you choose to sell your property with one Barry Plant office, you’re really listing with each of the offices in our Victoria-wide network. It’s an approach that gives you the best chance of achieving a great result.

It means that your property is exposed to a huge number of potential buyers and every single Barry Plant agent is motivated to help your property sell quickly and successfully.

The strategy works. Barry Plant is the number one real estate group in Victoria for number of properties sold. Every week, between 3000 and 5000 buyers walk through a Barry Plant open home.

More branches means more for you. So when you sell with Barry Plant, you can always be assured of professional service, a fast sale and an excellent result.

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‌you can be sure you’ll get the finest attention to detail, the highest level of professionalism and the best quality service at all times‌

your red carpet experience The Barry Plant Red Carpet Guarantee is a promise that we’ll achieve the best result for your home with a minimum of fuss.

The guarantee is a written agreement between you and your agent that pledges to uphold the highest standards throughout the sale process.

Barry Plant gives you: - Honest and open communication - Accurate feedback - Weekly marketing updates - A choice of sale methods - Advertising alternatives - A written marketing plan - Access to our accredited auctioneers - Professional advice on presenting your home for sale - A guarantee that we will never charge for any expenses you haven’t approved - The opportunity to have your home sold by any of our salespeople through our As Of Right policy And if the guarantee is ever breached, we’ll rectify the problem within 48 hours.

we guarantee it

our awards for excellence We pride ourselves on our dedication to providing great customer service and achieving top results for all our properties. It’s what sets Barry Plant apart.

It’s all just part of the job - it’s what we do. And it’s seen Barry Plant named Australia’s Number 1 real estate agency for sales by Real Estate Business magazine. Our wide-reaching office network and motivated, passionate staff mean that we sell more homes than any other Victorian real estate group.

For the last eleven years running, all Barry Plant offices have achieved a highly recommended rating in the Australian Achiever Awards for excellence in customer service.

Not only are we the largest property management group in Victoria, we also won the Number 1 Property Management company award for Australia in the inaugural Australian Real Estate Awards, an honour given to only companies who represent the pinnacle of professional practice in property management.

As far as we’re concerned, we’re just doing our job - delivering flawless customer service and excellent results each and every time.

excellent results

four million plus visits to our online properties each month

our numbers tell the story Barry Plant is the agency best placed to ensure your property achieves a great result.

Our numbers tell the story: n Over 250,000 buyers attend Barry Plant open homes every year n Barry Plant properties online get over 4 million visits a month n 30,000 investors trust a Barry Plant property manager to

oversee their investment n Over 11,000 vendors sell their home with Barry Plant every year n 1 in 10 homes sold in Victoria are sold by a Barry Plant agent n Barry Plant sells a home every 45 minutes, seven days a week

It’s simple:

selling with us means exposing your home to as many buyers as possible, so the right buyer can find it, fast.

it’s simple

our strategic approach Barry Plant’s unique three-step strategy for selling your home guarantees you a great final result.

First, we develop the best marketing strategy for your property; one that helps it stand out in a crowded marketplace, attracts the maximum number of buyers and builds a perception of value.

Next, our buyer engagement strategy determines where the ideal buyers are and reaches out to them meaning more enquiries about your home. More enquiries means more inspections, more inspections means more competition and more competition means a higher final offer.

Last of all, our negotiation and sales strategy covers closing off your sale and negotiating the final price; the difference between a good result and an excellent one is a professional negotiator with the best strategy in place.

It’s a proven strategy that will work for you

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marketing your property Barry Plant’s comprehensive marketing strategy delivers more buyers to your door and increases your chance of achieving a fantastic price for your home.

It’s vital that the sale of any property be supported by a well-planned marketing campaign. A Barry Plant campaign promotes the unique features of your home and exposes it to the widest buyer pool.

Barry Plant works with you to develop an effective marketing strategy that’s tailored specifically to the property. That includes a comprehensive advertising schedule to make it simple for the right buyer to find your home.

Our properties are listed on all the major online portals, including the popular barryplant.com.au. That means local, interstate and international buyers can access details of the property at all times. And our realistic approach to price estimates takes all factors into account to help attract serious buyers.

A Barry Plant marketing campaign puts your home on the map.

honest approach

Moonee Ponds

Airport West

Essendon

Keilor East

Essendon West

Airport West

Niddrie

Niddrie

Keilor Park

Aberfeldie

Niddrie

Airport West

addressed & sold

Here is a selection of the properties that our team has recently successfully sold.

Essendon

Essendon

Niddrie

Niddrie

Essendon

Keilor East

Strathmore

Keilor East

Niddrie

Essendon

Ascot Vale

Essendon

extremely impressed

Keilor East

Aberfeldie

Keilor East

Moonee Ponds

Flemington

Moonee Ponds

Essendon

Niddrie

Airport West

Keilor East

Niddrie

Keilor North

addressed & sold Continued...

Keilor East

Essendon North

Maribyrnong

Keilor East

Niddrie

Essendon

Avondale Heights

Essendon West

Strathmore

Aberfeldie

Strathmore Heights

Moonee Ponds

extremely impressed

Essendon

Essendon

Strathmore

Essendon

Aberfeldie

Maribyrnong

addressed & sold

Here is a selection of our team’s recent prestige sales.

Moonee Ponds

Essendon

Airport West

Maribyrnong

Essendon

Essendon

extremely impressed

Essendon

Avondale Heights

Strathmore

Niddrie

Essendon

Keilor East

addressed & sold Continued...

Moonee Ponds

Essendon

Keilor Park

Essendon

Niddrie

Avondale Heights

extremely impressed

Ascot Vale

Maribyrnong

Moonee Ponds

Flemington

Essendon

Moonee Ponds

addressed & sold Continued...

Moonee Ponds

Niddrie

Essendon

Moonee Ponds

Essendon

Essendon

extremely impressed

Essendon

Niddrie

Moonee Ponds

Bruno and I would like to take this opportunity to thank Barry Plant for all your time, assistance, hard work and help in selling our house.

I would like to thank all the team at Barry Plant Moonee Valley for the great service I received whilst selling my home in Niddrie after 30 years.

We engaged Bill Karp and the Barry Plant team to sell our family home in Moonee Ponds with great success.

Credit must go to Paul Filippone who from the very first moment we spoke with, treated us with such professionalism, respect and courtesy. Paul kept us informed through every step of our sale and he continuously followed up with potential buyers and ourselves right up to the property transaction concluded. His honesty & advice he gave us was greatly appreciated. Your articulate and detailed work helped us sell our property quickly in this competitive housing market.

You exceeded our expectations which made doing business with you an awesome experience. Thank you Barry Plant for absolutely everything, we cannot thank you enough.

From my very first contact, Walter Mahch was a fantastic support through the whole process. He gave much appreciated advice on what and how much to improve my home prior to sale. He kept in constant contact while the renovation works progressed and took the time to drop in to check how I was coping over the weeks prior to the house going on the market. The extra help from the photography team and the stylist were also much appreciated. Once the property hit the market the excellent representation continued with Walter and Tom Russett working very hard on my behalf. I received feedback regularly and again a huge amount of support as I found it a very stressful time.

Auction day came around and Bill Karp did an excellent job with an extremely pleasing sales result. I would highly recommend the team at Barry Plant and again would like to give a huge thanks to Walter and Tom.

Bruno & Raff

Dorothy

Bill was highly recommended to us for his experience in the local market and professionalism. The Barry Plant marketing strategy was of high quality and culminated in attracting the right purchaser prior to auction. Bill’s negotiation skills are excellent and he delivered us an excellent result.

We have no hesitation in recommending Bill and his team to vendors and purchasers alike.

Michael & Jenene

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Our sales team have an excellent record in the local area, and the service we provide goes far beyond simply securing a great final result.

Essendon

Avondale Heights

Essendon North

Having sold properties in the past, the professional and attentive service we received from Bill and Walter went above and beyond “The Red Carpet Experience”.

I am a happy customer of your agency as we have sold our beautiful home of 51 years for a good price and only two weeks later bought another lovely home.

After meeting Vito Fisicchia at an open for inspection at another property, I decided to engage him to sell my property and I’m very glad I did, with a positive result.

They always took the time to understand our needs, prior to the campaign, during and after the sale of our home. Nothing was too much; the follow up throughout was exceptional.

Both of these sales were handled by Aaron Hill and the Barry Plant team which they did with great dedication to all areas of the sales.

They were always ready to help us with all information needed by a couple who have never sold a home before. Samantha always smiling made us feel comfortable and Aaron’s experience in his work was very noticeable.

We will certainly recommend Barry Plant Moonee Valley and Aaron to any of our family and friends that are selling or buying.

Many thanks also to Bill Karp for the great job he did for us at the auction.

Vito didn’t disappoint, he was everything I expected from an estate agent and more.

His clean cut, fresh personal presentation was only the start. His professionalism was second to none, keeping me informed with feedback after inspections, his confidentiality, punctuality and generally his honesty and transparency. These qualities are invaluable when selling a property. I would and have, recommend him to anyone wishing to sell or purchase a property.

We will definitely be using Barry Plant Moonee Valley again for any of our real estate needs.

Jenay and Sonia Fiker

Jan

David & Jill

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Moonee Ponds

Airport West

Essendon

We would like to commend most highly the team at Barry Plant Moonee Valley who assisted us recently with the successful sale of our home.

It was an absolute pleasure dealing with Aaron Hill and the team at Barry Plant Real Estate to sell our house in Airport West.

I would like to commend most highly the Barry Plant staff who assisted me in the sale of my home.

Aaron and the team were very professional and friendly making us feel confident and well informed during what could have been a stressful experience. Aaron ensured we were well informed on progress and comments after every open. Their support, guidance and advice provided throughout the selling process was blue ribbon. We were elated with all the hard work and dedication before and during the sales campaign, this shined through with the fantastic Auction result.

Our sincere thanks to the Auctioneer Bill Karp, Bill informed us on the process of the Auction and made us feel comfortable and confident. Bill’s maturity and professionalism is second to none. Once again, a very sincere and warm thank-you to Aaron Hill and the team at Barry Plant Real Estate, we have no hesitation in recommending them to all our friends and family.

From my first meeting with Natalie Drazic last year, I was impressed with her as a true professional and also as sincere, warm and empathetic. My subsequent dealings proved the initial assessment accurate and I felt that I could completely trust her and her team who came on board during the preparation for sale process. They provided much valuable advice on the preparation for sale and photographs, and the follow up discussions after each “open house� by Natalie and her colleague Danielle Alvarez helped me sail through unscathed with what could have been a very stressful period. I would also like to commend the contribution of Bill Karp, whose assistance before auction and his entertaining and successful auctioneering on the day was in the spirit of the whole team, friendly, supportive and positively professional. I have every confidence in recommending the Barry Plant team to others who may be contemplating a future home sale

Due to previous unpleasant experiences both selling and buying property, we were apprehensive when proceeding with our most recent sale. Therefore we were very thorough in selecting the most suitable team to represent us. Any previous reservations we had were quickly dispelled on our first meeting with Natalie Drazic and Danielle Alvarez who had obviously taken the time and effort to conduct background research on our property and the general location.

Throughout the sale process we have been impressed with the professional, caring and empathetic approach by both Natalie and Danielle and also other members of the Barry Plant team. We were kept fully informed about interested parties and also information relating to visits, building inspections and open house arrangements.

We were also particularly impressed by the way the team functioned on auction day.

We have no hesitation in recommending the Barry Plant team to others who are contemplating a property sale in the future.

Keith & Cherrill

John & Loretta

Peggy

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Essendon

Essendon

Maribyrnong

There are many large real estate agencies with polished and slick agents.

After a great experience buying a property from Tony, he was the first name that sprang to mind when I was contemplating selling.

Thank you for your phone call last night to advise me that the deposit on Maireana Street had been paid in full.

From planning the campaign right through to selling the property the process was easy and tailored to suit me. Tony’s knowledge and professionalism was evident at each stage (even at open houses in sub zero weather).

It was a great result that was above my expectations, and I would have no hesitation in recommending Tony to anyone whether it be buying or selling.

I would also like to thank you for your “above and beyond” service you gave me through the sale process. I am sometimes difficult to contact but you always left a message for me when you were unable to talk to me and even a remind call when I needed to get back to you and I thank you very much for the extra effort you made.

These agents know what you want to hear, they know what to say, their words flow easily and they are well rehearsed. We’ve all met them and spoken to them, a breath of fresh air engulfed me when I met with Natalie Drazic and the staff at Barry Plant Moonee Valley where I was instantly treated as a person and my home was respected as much as I was. They were honest, open, and informative. I was relaxed, confident and finally rewarded. Barry Plant took me through the process of selling my family home with a human face. They managed it and me with confidence, honesty and respect.

There are plenty of heartless agencies but with Barry Plant you will be respected and rewarded.

Frances

Mary

Linda and I were extremely pleased with the outcome of the auction and that was in no small measure you’re doing. The price you achieved I think even surprised you.

Once again please accept Linda’s and my thanks for the exceptional work you did on our behalf and I would have no hesitation to recommend you and Barry Plant to anyone looking to purchase or sell a property in your area.

John & Linda

thank you

Moonee Ponds

Strathmore

Essendon

This is the second time we have used Barry Plant to help sell a property, the first time we were fortunate to have the ‘Dynamic Duo’ - Walter Mahch and Bill Karp who teamed to get us a better than expected result. Our latest sale also involved the ‘Dynamic Duo’ who Professionally and Diligently, together with the Barry Plant Moonee Valley Team, combined to again get us a better than expected and most appreciated result.

On behalf of my brother Barry and myself, I would like to congratulate you all on your professionalism and the great result that was achieved at the auction of 24 Glenbervie Road, Strathmore last Saturday. From our very first meeting with Bill, we both felt very much at ease with the sale plan implemented and the feedback weekly after the “opens”.

We both had nerves on the day of the auction, as I suppose is the case, with most vendors.

But you all played your part to making us feel at ease. Our hearts were in our mouths as we watched Bill weave his magic with the prospective bidders and then after a bit of negotiation reach a fantastic result. So thank you all again, and should we be asked at any time about our thoughts on a good real estate firm, we would not think twice about highly recommending your office.

Dear Bill, Natalie and all the team at Barry Plant Moonee Valley. We wanted to sincerely thank you for getting the great auction result on the recent sale of our home in Flower Street Essendon.

The entire experience of selling the latest property was refreshing in terms of Planning, Advertising, Communications and of course the Sale. Keep up the Good Work.

Joseph

Barbara, Barry and Anita

Your professionalism was outstanding as was the first class service you delivered.

Whatever was promised at the start of the whole process was delivered. Your word truly was true. I honestly felt like I was dealing with friends. I would not hesitate to use your services again and gladly recommend your agency to anyone wanting to sell their home and get honest, first class service. See you again when we need to purchase.

Thank you once again.

Dejan and Olya

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Essendon

Ascot Vale

Niddrie

We were looking to sell our house and Natalie Drazic and Bill Karp came highly recommended to us.

We were looking to engage a sophisticated, professional and positive team to sell our first home and Walter and Vito from Barry Plant were a faultless duo from our very first meeting.

I’d like to highly commend Aaron Hill and Barry Plant Moonee Valley for the Sale & Purchase of properties in the local area.

They made the process of choosing them easy and also made the 4 week campaign a very enjoyable experience. They were very comprehensive, knowledgeable and honest with their feedback during our journey.

Come Auction day Bill was great and had the people engaged, not bad for a Magpies supporter. The sale price more than exceeded our expectations, we were very happy.

Thanks very much Barry Plant and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend you guys.

Charles

They inspired us to completely de-clutter our home to improve presentation and to maintain that high standard for every inspection in line with their professional expectations. They kept an honest, open line of communication with us at all times and worked seamlessly together to ensure that we knew exactly what was going on throughout the sales process. They were punctual, respectful, kind to our children and listened to our concerns. The sales result on our property was excellent, well beyond our expectations, and we would highly recommend Walter and Vito to anyone who is planning to sell their own home in the future.

His market knowledge, great negotiating skills, dedication for results and friendly nature, makes him an effective agent to deal with. He achieved a good price for our property, and was friendly and attentive throughout the selling process. He kept me updated after open houses, and throughout the negotiating and selling process. Thanks again Barry Plant.

Nasir

Linden & Rohan

thank you

Niddrie

Keilor East

Niddrie

Thank you Luke O’Callaghan and Aaron Hill for successfully selling our home.

Agostinho and I would like to thank you very much for your excellent job in selling our property.

Teresa and I would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to you all for the sale, at auction, of our 24 Newman Street Niddrie property on Saturday.

Luke and Aaron were fantastic to deal with, professional, friendly and excellent communicators. Nothing was ever too much trouble for them and they always greeted our family and prospective purchasers in a very friendly and professional manner.

Their retention of information from viewers at open houses was first class and always articulated well.

We would be more than happy to use Barry Plant especially Luke & Aaron again to sell our home and strongly recommend them to other vendors.

Andrew and Melissa

We understand that the price paid exceeded everyone’s expectations but, we have no doubts that the professionalism and personal interest that you have shown since day one was a big factor in achieving the result we did. You always guided us about the best way to present the property, accepted our decision in what we want and didn’t want to fix before selling. At the end of the day, for you it was just another house that you sold, but your reaction spoke higher than words.

We have no doubts that you will be a good asset for Barry Plant.

We don’t want to underestimate the great job done by Bill, too. I have to admit I was behind the front door listening to every word and his professionalism was outstanding. Well done to the Barry Plant team!!

Will have no reserves whatsoever in recommending you again for anyone who wants to sell.

Agostinho and Maria

To Bill Karp, Walter Mahch, Vito Fisicchia, Natalie along with many of your fellow assistants and behind the scenes personnel that provided us with such a great outcome.

Your professional approach to all aspect of the sale was impeccable and you all made Teresa and I very comfortable in decision making from the start to the finish on auction day.

We will recommend Barry Plant Moonee Valley to family and friends wanting to sell or auction property.

Once again thank you to all involved in the sale.

Ronny and Teresa

in their words

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Essendon

Keilor Park

Avondale Heights

The team at Barry Plant Moonee Valley displayed great professionalism in selling our family home in Moonee Ponds recently.

This property had not been sold for nearly sixty years and we were feeling anxious about selling.

When we decided to put our house on the market we were looking for someone who would take a personal interest in selling our home of 38 years.

We wish to express our thanks to you and your staff on making the sale of our property a memorable experience.

From the outset Natalie Drazic was professional and friendly and walked us through the process. She kept us informed of all the developments along the way, giving us confidence that we could get a great result.

On auction day itself, we were amazed with the way that Bill, Natalie and Danielle operated and as expected we were delighted with the outcome.

We would have no hesitation in recommending Natalie and the team at Barry Plant Moonee Valley.

Viv, Daniela and Paul

Over the period of dealing with Vito we always found him to be courteous, polite and very respectful of our wishes.

I was in the legal field for 30+ years and my daughter in real estate for 10+ years so we have both had many dealings with real estate agents and would have no hesitation in recommending Vito to anyone.

Vito is a very genuine/caring person and is always very honest and professional in his dealings with clients and goes out of his way to make, what at times is a stressful process, much easier.

It is a great pity that there are not more people in the Real estate industry like Vito and I hope your company is aware they have such a “gentleman” representing the company.

Felicity and Terry

Firstly, our thanks to Michelle Sheils from the Property Management team, who once we decided to put our rental property on the market wasted no time and referred it to you.

Secondly, our thanks to the sales team who contacted us regularly to give us updates on the progress of where the arrangements of the sale were at and after every open house contacted us with feedback from prospective buyers.

Thirdly, we would like to thank Bill Karp on your professional advice and assistance in getting a good outcome.

Last and not least, we would like to thank your office on the friendly and welcoming atmosphere when attending the office. (“We received the red carpet experience”) We would not hesitate to recommend Barry Plant Moonee Valley for property management and sales.

Caterina & Rosemary

thank you

presenting your property A first impression is a lasting impression. Barry Plant will always ensure that your property makes the strongest possible impact on potential buyers.

It’s critical to the success of your sale that your home makes a positive impression. Small and inexpensive changes can instantly boost the appeal of a property, which can have a significant effect on the final outcome An experienced Barry Plant sales consultant can see your home through the eyes of a buyer and make suggestions on how its most attractive features can be maximised. We can even call in a qualified home stylist to assess your property. Barry Plant also has access to a range of trades and services to help you achieve a great final outcome.

A well-presented property improves your chances of obtaining the best possible price.

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What are your credentials?

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Which types of digital and print media do you use, and why?

What are your procedures for an Open For Inspection?

How long will it take to market and sell my home?

What is your negotiation strategy?

What guarantees do you offer?

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Don’t be overwhelmed by real estate jargon; here are the most important terms to know during the sale process

Contract of Sale / Section 32 This document contains the details of your home and the conditions of sale. Organise one through your solicitor, and don’t necessarily wait until you’ve chosen your real estate agent.

Having the Section 32 ready to go means that your home can be advertised earlier, and buyers can view it sooner.

Finance Approval When the contract of sale is subject to finance, it’s the responsibility of the buyer to obtain finance approval by the specified date. If finance is declined, the contract ends and the buyer receives a full refund of their deposit.

If the vendor is not notified of whether finance approval has been obtained or declined by the specified date, the Contract of Sale becomes unconditional.

Cooling Off Period

Settlement Period

After the buyer has signed the contract, there’s a three day cooling off period. It gives them time for things like contracting pest inspectors and having their solicitor review the contract.

The cooling off period only applies to properties sold via private sale; when a home is sold at auction the deposit is paid and contracts are exchanged on the spot.

After the contracts are exchanged, the settlement period begins. The settlement period usually runs for either 30, 60 or 90 days from the date of exchange, so you can use this time to find another home, organise your finances and arrange your move.

Section 27 (early release of deposit) Section 27 of the Sale Of Land Act states that the deposit must be held in a trust by the real estate agent or solicitor. Your solicitor can arrange for the early release of the deposit under certain circumstances.

The buyer has 28 days from the receipt of the Section 27 statement to approve or decline the early release of the deposit to the vendor.

Once the deposit is released, your real estate agent will receive their commission.

Settlement At settlement, the buyer pays the balance of the purchase price and picks up the keys.

Usually, your bank and solicitor will take their fees from the settlement proceeds and issue you with a cheque for the remainder.

Your real estate agent will take their fee and commission from the deposit, and either sends you a cheque for the balance or directly transfers the funds into your bank account.

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