Veronica Morgan

Helping Jessica to buy her first home was particularly rewarding for me. She was about the same age I was when I bought my first apartment, so I could easily identify with the excitement she felt about the big step she was about to take.

Wow, there were a lot of issues with this search. As is often the with tree and sea changers, I was concerned that Suzie’s decision to set up a vegan B&B and animal retreat in the Byron Bay hinterland was both romantic and naive in equal measure.

Before coming on the show Sarah and Scott had found it difficult to work out how to handle selling agents. They had made an offer on a property that went nowhere. They were prepared to increase but they didn’t know how to progress when the agent clearly didn’t take them seriously.

It’s really tough when you are trying to buy a property in a rising market. Just when you feel that you have come to grips with sale prices, another one sells that has you scratching your head. This is what happened to Garry and Anna. They started looking when the market was already strong, and then it surged!

Juliet was buying in a very desirable part of Sydney in a hot market and even though she had a healthy budget, it wasn’t quite enough to get her what she wanted.

When you have a busy life it is difficult to allocate the necessary time to ensure you inspect every property that might suit your needs. And as well as actually looking for the right property, you need to educate yourself about the market and prices.