Don’t make these mistakes.

Research across Australia shows that 39–52% of buyers regret something about the home they purchased.
Here are the biggest reasons why so many people feel buyer’s remorse 👇

🔍 Skipping proper inspections
A huge share of buyers regret not checking for faults thoroughly — issues that later cost tens of thousands.

📏 Compromising on size or layout
Bedrooms, storage, floorplan… people admit they settled, only to realise the home doesn’t actually suit their lifestyle.

📍 Choosing the wrong location
Long commutes, lack of amenities, or a “nice on paper” suburb that doesn’t match real life becomes a daily pain point.

💸 Stretching the budget too far
Many first-home buyers say they overpaid or pushed too close to their limit, causing financial stress once repayments kicked in.

⏱️ Rushing because of FOMO
Market pressure leads people to buy fast, not smart — and regret usually shows up once the adrenaline fades.

🏡 Lifestyle sacrifices nobody talks about
Surveys show people end up cutting back spending, losing convenience, or giving up parts of their routine they loved.

⏳ And more than half of mortgage holders regret one thing most — waiting too long to enter the market.

The truth?
Buying a home is emotional, stressful, and easy to get wrong… if you don’t slow down and make decisions with clarity, not pressure.

If you want help avoiding these mistakes, I’m always happy to chat.

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Most people don’t fail at property because they’re lazy or unlucky…
They fail because they fall into traps they didn’t even know existed.

Here are the 6 biggest ones I see every week:

1️⃣ The ‘My Suburb Is Special’ Trap
People get emotionally attached to their own postcode.
Just because you like living there doesn’t mean it has the best growth potential.

2️⃣ The ‘Wait for Prices to Drop’ Trap
This trap has kept more Australians renting than any other thought.
Markets don’t pause for you — they move while you wait.

3️⃣ The News Cycle Trap
Headlines are written for clicks, not strategy.
By the time the media reports a trend, investors who understood the data already bought months earlier.

4️⃣ The Online Calculator Trap
Those “How much will this property grow?” tools are fun…
But they’re also wildly misleading.
They don’t consider real demand drivers, infrastructure, migration, or behaviour.

5️⃣ The Renovation TV Trap
Reality shows turned people into speculators.
In real life, renovations are a strategy, not a personality.

6️⃣ The Social Media Guru Trap
Hot takes aren’t a plan.
Market fundamentals still win.
Every. Single. Time.

If you want to build wealth, focus less on “timing the market”…
And more on avoiding the traps that quietly take people out.

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