A Vendor Advocate is your own highly experienced, unbiased real estate professional there to help guide you through the home sale process or even act as your proxy in some situations. Vendor Advocacy is superior guidance and assistance for a vendor in relation to the entire selling process from beginning to end. We have been in the business for over 40 years.

Your Vendor Advocate is the professional who represents you in the home sale process. Their focus is solely on achieving the best sale price, terms and conditions for your home and minimising the associated stress. Vendor Advocacy means the Vendor has total unbiased, independent and supportive help during the selling process. This includes providing advice prior to listing your property right through to post-settlement.
Plus confidentiality is assured.

A Vendor Advocates fee is included in the overall Agents fee so there is no extra cost to the Vendor.

A Vendor Advocate gets paid a referral fee from the selling agent fee. The Vendor does not pay separately for our services.

At Waterman Property Advocacy we aim to answer every question you have at any time during the campaign. Reporting will be tailor made to suit your situation, so, this may be daily, or it may be every second day depending on your needs. We deliver what is required to help you feel secure in your decisions. We want you to know that everything is being done to obtain the very best price, so contact can vary accordingly. We are always available to guide you.

The short answer is NO; we look at all available options and help you choose the very best Agents for your unique needs and situation.

We get you the best Agent/Agency by assessing them through our process, not simply recent sales. The Vendor is invited to attend at all times. This will be discussed in more detail when we have our face to face no obligation meeting.

The legal requirements are referred to a Solicitor or Conveyancer of your choice, however, through our experience, there are many standard questions we can answer for you. We have a panel of many accredited services that we can make recommendations on.

We get the agents chosen to compete for your sale to present a report with the most credible comparable sales, and we guide you through these. We can also refer to a sworn valuation if necessary. We do not compromise our position.

Our advocacy process is like a tender, each agent will nominate a commission for your sale as well as any associated marketing costs. We do not specify any particular commission rate as this would compromise our position and we want the best for you, the Vendor. We also may be able to negotiate further.

There are potentially many hidden fees when selling a house including marketing fees, graded advertising schedules, Auctioneer fees, upfront marketing fees, typesetting fees etc. Your Vendor advocate will help you identify and avoid unnecessary fees, ensuring there are no surprises.

The price you are aiming to achieve can affect the time taken to sell. There are average times for selling homes in each area; however, this is an important element that needs to be considered when choosing your home sale method and factoring in the current market conditions.

There are many advertising methods beyond traditional print advertising and signboards. The advertising campaign can vary enormously from suburb to suburb and the demographic you are attempting to reach. Your Vendor Advocate has in-depth knowledge of the value of each advertising method for your desired outcome and can help you determine the best mix of advertising methods and platforms, ensuring your dollar is spent wisely.

The selling process is different for every home that is sold or attempting to sell. For example, if your home doesn’t sell at Auction we are there to continue to guide you through the subsequent negotiation process helping you determine the best outcome for your position. The average sale time can be anywhere between 3-7 weeks at present but there are many factors involved in the time frame hence our input.

There is a culture regarding the presentation that must be adhered to for success. Adding value to your home doesn’t have to be expensive but clever choices make all the difference. This is an area in which we pride ourselves. There is no simple silver bullet what is required varies dramatically from house to house it requires inspection/ consultation and teamwork with you the Vendor/Seller. Sometimes it pays to spend nothing and let the property sell itself.