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Ten guides and checklists covering inspections, defects, pricing and pest risk. All free to read — no email address required, no sales call.
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Pre-Purchase Property Inspection Checklist
An inspection is only as good as the access it is given. This checklist walks through what to prepare before the inspector arrives, what to ask when you book, and what to look for when the report lands.
Read guideThe Hidden Costs of Buying a Property
The purchase price is the number you negotiate. The repair bill is the number you discover. This guide sets out the categories of cost that most often surprise buyers after settlement, and where an inspection can move them into the conversation before you commit.
Read guideFirst Home Buyer's Inspection Guide
If this is your first purchase, the inspection process can feel like one more unfamiliar step with a deadline attached. This guide explains what actually happens, in plain language, so you know what you are buying and what you are not.
Read guideTermite Warning Signs Guide
Termites work silently, but they rarely leave no trace. This guide covers the visual indicators most often recorded during timber pest inspections — what they look like, where to look, and what they do and do not tell you.
Read guideBuilding Inspection Report Explained
Inspection reports are written to be defensible, which does not always make them easy to read on a Friday afternoon with a deadline on Monday. This guide explains what each section is for.
Read guideProperty Inspection Cost Guide
Inspection pricing is not arbitrary, but it is not identical for every property either. This guide explains what changes the price, so you can read a starting price and know whether it applies to your situation.
Read guidePre-Auction Inspection Checklist
Buying at auction removes the cooling-off period. If you are the successful bidder, the property is yours — defects and all — at the fall of the hammer. That makes pre-auction inspection the only opportunity you get.
Read guideProperty Maintenance Risk Checklist
Most expensive property problems start as cheap maintenance items. This checklist covers the checks that make the biggest difference to long-term condition and timber pest risk.
Read guidePest-Proofing Your Home Guide
Pest-proofing is the practice of closing the routes pests use to get inside, rather than treating them after they arrive. Done properly it reduces how often you need treatment. Done carelessly it can cause damp, decay and ventilation problems.
Read guideQuestions to Ask Before Booking a Building Inspector
Every inspector will tell you they are thorough. These questions help you tell the difference before you book, rather than after you have read a two-page report.
Read guidePrefer to work it out yourself?
Three tools: indicative inspection pricing, an educational property risk summary, and a pest-proofing questionnaire.
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