The First Home Show: Recent Episodes
Melissa Barlas
If you're looking to buy your first home and want to put yourself in the best possible position before you enter the property market, this podcast is for you. Get all the legal tools and tips on what you need to know and do to purchase your first home confidently and successfully. Tune in, as Melissa Barlas, successful entrepreneur, property lawyer and conveyancing law firm owner, delves into topics to help you on your first home buying journey to become a successful property owner. Each episode will explore specific tips, tools and strategies designed to answer many of the questions, and demystify all the uncertainty, that comes with buying your first home, so you can be well on your way to securing your dream home. For more help and legal tips on buying property, visit www.proptechlegal.com.au.
If you want to learn how to maximise your chances of getting finance to fund your first home purchase, this is the podcast for you!
Our host Melissa Barlas, owner and found of conveyancing law firm Proptech Legal, is joined by one of Melbourne's best mortgage brokers and first home buyer finance specialist, James Clark from Stark Finance.
In this episode, James explains the benefits of using a mortgage broker, how an experienced broker will help you save tonnes of money on your home loan and ways to improve your financial profile so that you can maximise your borrowing capacity for your purchase.
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In Episode 4, we continue with part 2 of our 2-part series, '5 Mistakes First Home Buyers Make' when buying property in Victoria. After tuning into episode 3 and 4 of The First Home Show podcast, you'll have the confidence and knowledge to know exactly what NOT to do to buy your first home safely.
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When you're buying property for the first time, it helps to know what you should be doing to avoid costly mistakes and pitfalls in planning your purchase and the process of buying property. In Episode 3, Melissa talks about the first 2 mistakes that first home buyers make - not saving enough money and relying to heavily on the real estate agent's advice - and how to avoid them, so that you're ready to step into the property market with the right budget at the right time.
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One of the best things you can do before buying a house is get a building and pest inspection. This episode delves into the ins and outs that you need to know when it comes to getting a building and pest inspection, including the best time to get it, the important benefits of an inspection report, who can legally perform the inspection and more. Plus, Melissa talks about other checks you can do help manage your risk before buying property in Victoria.
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In this podcast episode, we talk about one of the most important risk management approaches you can take when it comes to buying your first home: getting a property lawyer to review and advise you on the sale contract documents before you buy.
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