{"id":256,"date":"2015-05-17T00:38:52","date_gmt":"2015-05-17T00:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/?p=256"},"modified":"2015-05-20T02:00:03","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T02:00:03","slug":"top-ten-things-you-hate-about-buying-property-in-sydney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/top-ten-things-you-hate-about-buying-property-in-sydney\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Ten things you hate about buying property in Sydney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a world of pain out there! We talked to hundreds of home buyers, property investors and some realestate agents too (they also buy property!). These are their top ten hates. Please let us know if you think we have it wrong!<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Number 10: Driving round every Saturday looking at properties that don&#8217;t resemble the ads and photos<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/images-18.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-348\" alt=\"images-18\" src=\"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/images-18.jpg\" width=\"299\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Number 9: Trying to assess properties at crowded open for inspections<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/images-15.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-344\" alt=\"images-15\" src=\"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/images-15.jpg\" width=\"299\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Number 8: Hours or research investigating dozens of possible properties\/difficulty finding the information you need<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/imgres-12.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-351\" alt=\"imgres-12\" src=\"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/imgres-12.jpg\" width=\"283\" height=\"178\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Number 7: Realestate websites that won&#8217;t let you filter out irrelevant properties\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/images-20.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-352\" alt=\"images-20\" src=\"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/images-20.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"182\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Number 6: Agents not getting back to you (do they think you can&#8217;t afford it? Have they already sold it? Are they messing with your head!?)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/confused-customer.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-358\" alt=\"confused-customer\" src=\"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/confused-customer-300x228.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/confused-customer-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/confused-customer.jpg 397w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Number 5: Agents not revealing that a deposit has already been taken on a property (keeping you on the hook till contracts have been exchanged)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/images-21.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-353\" alt=\"images-21\" src=\"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/images-21.jpg\" width=\"255\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Number 4: Paying for property inspections and then being outbid by ridiculous amounts more than what the agent quoted<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/imgres-11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-350\" alt=\"imgres-11\" src=\"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/imgres-11.jpg\" width=\"274\" height=\"184\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Number 3: Auctions &#8211; everything about them (this deserves a list in itself!)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/images-16.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-345\" alt=\"images-16\" src=\"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/images-16.jpg\" width=\"299\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Number 2: Being sure you&#8217;re paying too much and equally sure you can&#8217;t afford not to buy something!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/images-19.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-349\" alt=\"images-19\" src=\"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/images-19.jpg\" width=\"235\" height=\"215\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Number 1: \u00a0Not being able to tell your friends and family about a great property you&#8217;ve looking at in case they beat you to it (yes, it really happens!)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/images-23.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-354\" alt=\"images-23\" src=\"http:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/images-23.jpg\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a world of pain out there! 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