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Buying property for best price can benefit from enlisting a particular ally

Whether at auction or through private negotiation, utilising and extracting the knowledge of a local agent can help secure a property at the best possible price.

Hands of auctioneer with gavel and bidders in background.
In tandem with a buyer’s own analysis and due diligence, the agent’s intel can also improve auction prospects. (Image source: Shutterstock.com)

Auctions and private negotiations can instil a sense of mistrust and caution in buyers when it comes to their interactions with agents, but where is the line between extracting useful information, and showing your cards?

Many people believe that the person who wins the keys at auction has the biggest budget, but that is not always the case.

Buyers and bidders make blunders all the time, and many of their blunders could have been avoided if they…

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