Hi, I'm on the right in the picture above.
I live in Melbourne, and we recently bought a property we really like thanks to a buyer advocate.
We saved about the buyer advocate fee (~$10k), and they negotiated the sale.
That was after 3 months of helping us find and assess other properties.
Friends were baffled when I told them we were using a buyer advocate.
Most told me it was a waste of money.
However, seeing and hearing the insight and witnessing the professional skills, I'm even more convinced that people buying a home could benefit from getting a real estate professional on their side.
It was obvious as inexperienced buyers that real estate agents didn't care about our situation, they care about the vendor.
Having a professional that can see the opportunities and negotiate, bid and manouver was a big advantage.
Not only when dealing with the vendor or their professional agents, but when competing against other buyers.
Especially at auction, which every seller in Melbourne seems to have a go at first.
