The First Home Playbook

The First Home Playbook

Hosted by: Jaleesa Paine

Buying your first home in Australia feels harder than ever. So many first home buyers feel priced out, confused by the process, unsure who to trust, and wonder if they'll ever actually get there. The First Home...

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The Skill Nobody Talks About When Buying Your First Home

Buying your first home can bring up a lot of emotions. Between rising property prices, competition at open homes, negotiating with agents and the fear of making the wrong decision, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and...
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What If You Buy a Home and Property Prices Fall?

What happens if you buy your first home and property prices fall? Does that mean you've made a bad financial decision? Should you wait until the market bottoms out before buying? With conversations around negative...
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Play This When Buying Your First Home Feels Impossible

When interest rates are rising, property prices are high and everywhere you look someone seems to be telling you how hard it is to buy your first home, it’s easy for “this is challenging” to become “this isn’t...
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If I Wanted to Buy My First Home in 12 Months, I'd Do These 7 Things

If buying your first home is something you want to do within the next 12 months, the work starts well before you begin scrolling property listings or walking through open homes. So, knowing what I know now after...
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How Do You Know What to Offer on a Property?

You’ve found a property you love. It ticks the boxes, you can imagine yourself living there, and now comes the big question - what do you offer? The asking price can give you information, but it shouldn’t...
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Before You Make an Offer, Ask These 5 Questions

Walking into an open home can feel intimidating when it seems like everyone else knows exactly what they’re doing. But you don’t need to know everything. You just need to know what to ask. From listening to this...
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Spot Red Flags Before You Fall In Love With A Place

Spotting issues with a property early can save you thousands down the track - and it can also become one of your biggest negotiating tools. In this episode, I share the four things I do every single time I walk...
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4 Things To Do Before Your Next Open Home

If you're deep in scrolling property listings, booking yourself into every open home you can find, starting to feel burnt out, second guessing yourself, and scared you'll buy the wrong place, you're not alone. In this...
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He Emptied His Giving Jar. I Didn't Stop Him

In this episode, I share what happened the night our nine year old came home from soccer upset after seeing a man sleeping rough, and what he decided to do about it with the money in his giving jar. From listening to...
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Why Smart People Still Buy The Wrong Property

Buyer's remorse rarely comes from buying a bad property. It comes from buying a good place that is wrong for you. From listening to this podcast episode, you'll learn: Why more research and more information doesn't...
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How Do You Know You're Really Ready to Buy?

How do you know if you're really ready to buy your first place? Unfortunately, readiness isn't something you wake up with one morning. But thankfully, it's something you can build. In this episode, I share why loan...
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Stop Doing These Four Things Before You Buy

Buying your first home isn't just about the numbers. It's about learning to make good decisions when there's uncertainty, noise, and a whole lot of opinions competing for your attention. In this episode, I share the...
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