Guides

Selling without an agent, explained.

Practical, plain-English guides to the process, the real numbers, and what actually happens at each stage of a Queensland property sale.

How to Sell Your House Privately in Queensland: A Complete Guide

What FSBO actually involves in QLD, step by step — and where the process still needs a licensed agency behind it.

FSBO vs Real Estate Agent: What Commission Actually Costs You

The actual maths behind agent commission on a Queensland sale, broken into what you’re paying for.

Building & Pest Inspections When Selling Without an Agent

What a B&P condition actually means for a seller, and how the clearance process typically runs.

What Is a Heads of Agreement? The QLD Property Contract Process Explained

How the Heads of Agreement stage fits between an accepted offer and the binding Contract of Sale.

Cooling-Off Periods in Queensland Property Sales: What Buyers and Sellers Need to Know

The buyer’s statutory right to walk away from a signed contract, and what it actually costs them to do so.

How Open Offer Boards Work: Selling With Full Price Transparency

Why an open offer board removes gazumping and blind bidding from the sale process.

Do You Need a Real Estate Licence to Sell Your Own Home in Queensland?

The straightforward answer to a question every first-time private seller asks.

Settlement Day: What Actually Happens When Your Property Sale Settles

What actually happens behind the scenes between an unconditional contract and handing over the keys.

How to Price Your Property When Selling Without an Agent

How to arrive at a realistic price guide using the same data sources agents actually rely on.

Tenanted Property Sales: Selling a Rental Property in Queensland

What changes about the sale process when your property has tenants living in it.

Conveyancing Costs in Queensland: What You Pay and What You Get

The one professional every QLD sale needs, what they do, and the realistic cost ranges.

Stamp Duty (Transfer Duty) in Queensland Explained

Who pays it, how it scales with price, and the concessions that can dramatically reduce it.

What Does a Buyer's Agent Do — and Do You Actually Need One?

The buyer-side equivalent of a selling agent: what they cost, and when they're worth it.

First Home Buyers in Queensland: What Help Actually Exists

Duty concessions, grants and guarantee schemes — what each one does and where they apply.

Valuation vs Appraisal vs AVM: What's the Difference?

Three very different numbers get called "the value of your house" — here is what each one really is.

Making an Offer on a House in Queensland: Conditions Explained

Price is only one part of an offer — conditions decide how strong it really is.

Auction vs Private Treaty vs Open Offers: How QLD Sale Methods Compare

Each sale method distributes information and pressure differently — here is the honest comparison.

The Full Cost of Selling a House in Queensland: Every Line Item

From commission to the removalist: the complete, honest list of what selling costs.

How Long Does It Take to Sell a House in Brisbane?

Stage-by-stage: what actually determines whether your sale takes six weeks or six months.

Property Deposits in Queensland: Holding Deposits, the 10%, and Deposit Bonds

Where the deposit actually sits, when it changes hands, and what happens when contracts fall over.