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Your Guide To Buying Your First Home

Buying your first home is exciting, but it can also be a daunting and stressful process. It’s common for first home buyers to feel overwhelmed with emotion and a little out of their depth.

Here are our best tips and tricks to help you navigate the complicated world of securing a mortgage and buying your first property.

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Our First Home Buyer’s Guide

Buying your first home can be incredibly confusing, and first home buyers are often faced with an overload of information. Yet, at the same time, buyers also need to move quickly in order to secure the right property, especially if they’re buying property in a competitive market like Sydney or Melbourne.

We created this first home buyer’s guide to help first home buyers who are just getting started to navigate the process. Read on to discover everything you need to know when starting out on your property journey.

We know your journey is just getting started because we’ve been in your shoes. We also know that potentially you could outgrow this property. Therefore, you’re faced with a couple of options, should you sell or convert into an investment property? We can discuss these options with you and take a longer-term approach when it comes to how to set up your loan.

The big questions you want answered are – what is my borrowing capacity; what deposit do I need; how much can I buy for and what will my repayments be? We’ll help to answer all these questions and more, giving you a wide range of options.

When buying your first home, it’s never too early to get organised and be prepared. Even if you’re not ready to buy your first home just yet, it helps to engage a mortgage broker early in the process so that you can have your finances in order and understand your potential borrowing capacity. In some cases, you can even find out ways of making small changes which can maximise your borrowing capacity. Enlisting the help of an Atelier Wealth mortgage broker does not cost you anything, but can make a huge difference when it comes time to buy.

It’s crucial to find an experienced mortgage broker who has a strong track record of helping many Australians with buying their first home. Our brokers can help first home buyers navigate through the journey while providing them with additional information and catering to their unique situation. We understand that every client faces their own challenges and has a unique plan in mind. We help work through your questions one by one and take the lead when it comes to getting your loan approved.

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Happy Clients Say

We want to express our gratitude for your exceptional efforts in successfully completing this purchase. Your professionalism, attention to detail, and timely communication made the entire process smooth and stress-free.

Thank you once again for your valuable assistance.

Behrang and Sherry

Aaron had a very friendly and welcoming character, which is a nice change to dealing directly with the large banks which can be quite a soulless interchange. The process has been seamless from start to finish with consistent communication. I would also add that at no point have I felt like a commission cheque – which I have felt many times before with previous brokers – so I have to say that is very refreshing. I’ve since provided Aaron’s details to some very close friends and colleagues.

Mathew A
Investor

Aaron was a pleasure to deal with when buying my first home last year. Initially, the entire process felt overwhelming, however when Aaron became involved his advice and professional manner made me feel very comfortable. He was always available to answer questions and provide guidance, and still contacts me well after my loan settled to have a quick talk and make sure everything is okay.

Michael S
First Home Buyer

Aaron could not have been more helpful, from the moment we first met until settlement. He clearly guided us through the whole process and ensured that if we had any questions along the way, we received clear and concise answers as soon as possible. He really took a lot of the stress out of the process. We were extremely grateful for Aaron’s service and would not hesitate to recommend him to anyone who is looking to buy a new home.

Ashleigh S
Home Buyer

Aaron is a thorough professional. We are floored at the speed with which our case, capsuled in all possible challenges facing our loan application, was taken up. He ensured timely communication on documentation required, getting the right feedback from lenders, evaluation agencies, etc. The mechanism of putting a personalised mortgage angel in place for feedback and updates during the settlement period is unheard of. Finally, the personal touch from Aaron staying in regular connect kept our anxiety away during the whole process.

Michael & Bianca W
Investors

We can’t thank you enough for all of your hard work and support throughout the purchase of our first home. Nothing was ever too much trouble, and you made this rather daunting process much easier – and dare we say, even enjoyable. Your knowledge made us feel like we were in safe hands and you constantly exceeded our expectations. Thank you again.

Sarah and Kate O
First Home Buyers

I am a BDM with Nab Broker working with over 300 Brokers. I have been working with Aaron for over a year and in this time I have really enjoyed working with him. Aaron is extremely knowledgeable and is focused on finding the right solution for each and every one of his customers. He goes above and beyond for his customers and is a pleasure to work with. Aaron is, in my opinion, the future of the broking industry. He brings credibility and trust and will be a huge force moving forward.

Ryan M
BDM
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