First home buyer - Doing some casual research

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  1. FHB_Syd

    FHB_Syd New Member

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    Hi all,

    I am just a First home buyer and doing some research at the moment, I found this website, but it looks like mostly driven by Property connected (investors, agents, financial planners) people. most of the views here seem biased to create more business for themselves.

    What do others think?
     
  2. Marg4000

    Marg4000 Well-Known Member

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    Keep reading. Lots to learn.

    You will find people whose views resonate with you. And, to be fair, most professionals in the real estate field who post on this forum are more about adding value to a thread rather than simply seeking business.
    Marg
     
  3. Cate Bell

    Cate Bell Well-Known Member

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    There is a lot of that, but I think you just scroll on until you find something that interests you. I don't have anything to sell and no agenda- and I received some good information recently after asking a question which helped me to decide on a recent purchase of an investment property.
     
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  4. Rolf Latham

    Rolf Latham Inciteful (sic) Staff Member Business Plus Member

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    What you seek, you might find

    Lots of good material here with no business content at all

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  5. 3rd Drop

    3rd Drop Well-Known Member

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    I started reading this forum (old somersoft forum) before buying my first home and later on I became an investor. I don't comment much but read a lot. As others said, there are lots of good content here. Just keep reading and you will understand what you need.
    By the way, welcome to the forum and good luck with your first home!
     
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  6. Eric Wu

    Eric Wu Well-Known Member Business Member

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    welcome to the forum @FHB_Syd

    being sceptical is a good start, don't believe what you hear and see can protect you from being hurt, can also hold you back from advancing your portfolio. taking a bit of risk is the nature of buying or investing in property.

    most of PC members are not business members, aka agents, FP ..... @Simon Hampel can provide his stats to prove or disprove this point.

    would interested to know how you arrived at your conclusion. :):)
     
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  7. Simon Hampel

    Simon Hampel Founder Staff Member

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    Correct ... less than 0.5% of active members are Business Members.

    The Business Members are quite active - which may seem like there are more of them than there are. They are also clearly identified, so you'll know who they are.

    We have exactly zero real estate sales agents who are business members (that's not deliberate - we just don't have any signed up yet) - nobody is here to sell you property.
     
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