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Episode #14 The Drive Home to the Hawkesbury with Rachael Goldsworthy – The rental process with Rachael Goldsworthy Realty

21 July, 2013 · Posted by Rachael Goldsworthy


Hi people. My name’s Rachael Goldsworthy and I’m just going to talk to you about inspections. I’m heading off to McGraths Hill. I’ve got an open home there today. It’s for an inspection for tenants only. That’s for people that are looking to rent a home as opposed to buy a home. Usually you’ll get quite a number of people there given it’s quite a hot market in the rental market at the moment. There’s a lot of tenants out there and probably not as many homes for the tenants that are looking for homes.

With those inspections, they’re advertised on our website. Then the people turn up and have a look through the home, see what it’s that they’re after, and then after that then they take what they call a rental application for. That renal application form is then processed within our office and we nominate the three top most suitable tenants for the property. We put that forward to the owner. The owner then makes a decision based on that.

It’s really important that you go to these inspections. Look at as many homes as you possibly can do because if you don’t, just let that gentleman in. He’s trying to get in and there’s a lot of traffic here heading through Windsor. If you don’t get out to see as many homes as you possibly can, sometimes there’s better options available for you. You look at everything within the home. Remember whether there’s built in wardrobes. Remember whether there’s air conditioning. Fly screen are another important one because as a home is rented or once a home is rented or leased to a potential tenant, as is. Then if the landlord does not want to put those services in as additional services to you, you are stuck with in that timeframe of the lease.

What I recommend, just make sure you check all of the things that are really important to you, what you won’t compromise on as a tenant, and go from there. All right. If you need any further help in regards to renting your homes or looking at renting a home, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Filed Under: Buying, Buying/Selling property, Children, Community Update, Educational Videos, Family, Featured Articles, Featured Property, Hawkesbury, home environment, Home renovations, Housing, investment, Investment properties, open homes, property, Real Estate, Renting Properties, Uncategorized, Windsor Tagged With: agency real estate, Agents in the Hawkesbury, best agent in the hawkesbury, best real estate agent, best real estate agent in the hawkesbury, finding a suitable tenant, Hawkesbury, hawkesbury nsw, hawkesbury real estate, hawkesbury real estate agents, homes for sale, house for sale, houses for sale, houses for sale sydney west, houses for sale windsor, kids, land for sale western Sydney, open homes, open inspections, real estate, real estate agent hawkesbury, real estate Hawkesbury, real estate windsor nsw, renting, Renting in the Hawkesbury, The Best Suburbs to Invest in Property, The Rental process, Windsor

Episode#13 The Drive Home to the Hawkesbury with Rachael Goldsworthy – Rachael talks about getting an agent out to list your home

21 July, 2013 · Posted by Rachael Goldsworthy


Hi, my name’s Rachael Goldsworthy, and today I wanted to talk to you about going to somebody’s house just before they’re going to list the home for sale. When somebody lists their home for sale, they get quite nervous about the whole process. The agent goes out, has a look at the home, gives them an idea of the value of their home so that they can then list their home for sale. I had one particular person today that was looking at listing their home for sale, but was really anxious about the agent going out because well my house is untidy, or my backyard’s not right, or this is not right.

At the end of the day for what we do, and the way I see my role with the agency is that that’s our job to point out those things that need to be done. We can help you identify very quickly as to what a buyer’s looking for in a home, and what things that you need to tidy up with your home prior to selling. Things like zeroing weeds and gardens and general declutter, that’s all pretty normal things. Other things that we can identify pretty quickly in regards to homes, for example painting around gutters and storm water drains that aren’t connected, that aren’t normally things but as a result of that can cause other problems with the home.

If you wanted me to come out and have a look at your home and give you any ideas to what the value of your home maybe or any other things that might help you with the assist of the, assist you the the sale process, or get you a higher price, more than happy to do that. Once again, contact me if you’ve got any question.

Filed Under: Buying, Buying/Selling property, Children, Community Update, Educational Videos, Family, Featured Property, Hawkesbury, home environment, Home renovations, Housing, Investment properties, open homes, property, Real Estate, Renting Properties, Selling, Strata Management, Uncategorized, Videos, Windsor Tagged With: agency real estate, Agents in the Hawkesbury, best agent in the hawkesbury, best place to buy property, best real estate agent, best real estate agent in the hawkesbury, finding the right agent, First home buyers, Hawkesbury, hawkesbury nsw, hawkesbury real estate, hawkesbury real estate agents, homes for sale, house for sale, houses for sale, houses for sale sydney west, houses for sale windsor, land for sale western Sydney, listing your home for sale, rachael goldsworthy agent in Windsor, rachael goldsworthy realty, real estate Hawkesbury, real estate windsor nsw, steps to selling your property, The best houses for sale in the Hawkesbury, The Best Suburbs to Invest in Property, thinking of selling or leasing your property, what is the value of your home?, Windsor

Episode #12 The Drive Home to the Hawkesbury with Rachael Goldsworthy – Rachael talks about Property Valuations

21 July, 2013 · Posted by Rachael Goldsworthy

Hi, my name is Rachael Goldsworthy, and I’ve just come from a inspection at a home that had a valuation done on it. With evaluations they’re always done after contracts are exchanged, and it’s just to ensure that the bank’s lending the money against the right value, and they want to ensure that their not lending over and above what the home could potentially be worth. The situation is if the home is sold often a home is very close to market value or over and above market value, or what they perceive to be market value. In that instance, if the valuation doesn’t come up trumps, that means that obviously the agent’s done a really good job, and you’ve got more than what they perceive the market value to be of the home.

Equal it means that money needs to come from somewhere to ensure that it gets sold. For example, if the home is sold for 500,000 and the valuer thought that the home was only worth 490,000 it means that that difference of $10,000 needs to be met by somebody. Either the buyer comes up to that 500,000 by putting $10,000 into it, or the vendor if the buyer is unable to, is then asked the question whether they are willing to sell the home at 490 as opposed to 500, the agreed sale price.

It just depends on an individual circumstance, so it’s a case by case basis. It’s just a matter of working out each time that you sell your home as to how things pan out. Usually, nine times out of 10 you’re fine, or maybe eight times out of 10 you’re fine, but sometimes you’ll find that the home is not valued as high as what it might have been sold for. Sometimes it’s a process of negotiation, but it’s all good. If it’s managed in the correct way, it’s an easy process to follow. All right, if you’ve got any other questions in regards to those sorts of things or real estate, don’t hesitate to give me a call.

Filed Under: Buying, Buying/Selling property, Community Update, Educational Videos, Events, Family, Featured Property, Hawkesbury, Home appliances, home environment, Home renovations, Housing, investment, Investment properties, McGraths Hill, open homes, property, Real Estate, Renting Properties, Selling, Strata Management, Uncategorized, Videos, Windsor Tagged With: agency real estate, Agents in the Hawkesbury, best agent in the hawkesbury, best place to buy property, best price, best real estate agent, best real estate agent in the hawkesbury, buying a property, Hawkesbury, hawkesbury nsw, hawkesbury real estate, hawkesbury real estate agents, homes for sale, house for sale, houses for sale, houses for sale sydney west, houses for sale windsor, land for sale western Sydney, property management, rachael goldsworthy, rachael goldsworthy realty, real estate agent hawkesbury, real estate Hawkesbury, real estate windsor nsw, Sell Property, steps to selling your property, strata management, The best houses for sale in the Hawkesbury, The Best Suburbs to Invest in Property, thinking of selling or leasing your property, Windsor

McGraths Hill – Area Profile

21 March, 2012 · Posted by Rachael Goldsworthy

Local Real Estate Agent, Rachael Goldsworthy, says, “McGraths Hill is a middle class, family area. It’s popular for a lot of reasons. There are public and private schools and very large sporting grounds of Colbee Park. It’s close to the water, so there are plenty of recreational activities, a cycle way and boat ramps.It also has Bunnings, Aldi, a Home Centre and a number of quality specialty stores and restaurants.“

 McGraths Hill is on the Hillsbus routes to Westfield at Rouse Hill and Windsor and close to the M2 motorway.

 “We recently sold a four bedroom home in Books Crescent for $460,000. It is a good area for owner-occupiers as well as investors given that there is so much nearby and it’s within a reasonable commute proximity to the city, Parramatta and Norwest.”

 “McGraths Hill is popular. We currently have homes listed in Kallawatta Crescent and Books Crescent. The last property we sold in Books Crescent went for $460,000, so there is great potential in this area for investors as well as families.”

“Median house price in 2011 was $450,000. This has increased from $290,000  over the last ten years (2002 median price).

“Last month a 22.5% increase in capital growth was reported by real estate analysts, RP Data, which was more than double that of the Hawkesbury,” said Ms Goldsworthy.

Key Facts

• McGraths Hill is 44 kms North West of Sydney CBD and is part of the Hawkesbury Shire. It is bordered by Vineyard and Windsor. It covers approximately 3 square kilometres.

• It was settled in the early 1800s. It was used primarily for farming and grazing.

• The population doubled between 1981 and 1991, but has remained stable over the last few years.

• Current population is 2,477 (according to ABS 2006 census).

• There are 855 dwellings. 75% owner occupied.

• Average number of persons per dwelling is 2.91

• Average age of residents is 32 years (5 years lower than national average).

If you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact Rachael Goldsworthy on 0418 410 498.

Filed Under: Buying, McGraths Hill, Real Estate, Selling Tagged With: Aldi, capital growth, facilities, Hawkesbury river, history, Home Centre, house for sale, mcgraths hill, rachael goldsworthy, rachael goldsworthy realty, real estate agent hawkesbury, vineyard, Windsor

Would you be tempted to inspect these homes?

16 January, 2012 · Posted by Rachael Goldsworthy

Cute home in the historic centre…would you be tempted to inspect these homes with Ellen?

A small percentage of real estate agents have been known for sensationalised advertising…I mean artistic licence, when it comes to what they say about a home for sale.

When looking for that perfect home, I always find it helpful to ensure that the agent you are working with sends you as much information about the property prior to your inspection. This will help you two-fold. Once you have seen more photographs, a floor plan of the home and hopefully a copy of the contract for sale, you will get a much better idea of what is actually on offer and whether you would like to take it to the next step of the buying process… an inspection of the home.

This saves you a lot of time inspecting homes that may have sounded perfect in the advertising but just don’t cut the mustard on your list of “won’t compromise” for your perfect home.

Need any help working out what to look for in your perfect home? I have a property evaluation sheet I am happy to share with you. This helps identify what you truly want in a home in a simple one page format.

Happy house hunting.

Rachael 🙂

Filed Under: Educational Videos, Funny Videos, Real Estate, Videos Tagged With: artistic license, buyer, buyer inspection, contract for sale, Ellen, funny videos, happy house hunting, house for sale, inspection, property evaluation, property evaluation sheet, sensationalised advertising

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