Dammit, if you offer is "subject to Pest & building inspection and bank valuation to the buyer's satisfaction within 14 days", then you should have the 14days "cooling off" to your favour, though agents often dislike the term "to the buyer's satisfaction "

brettc you are correct if you put down both properties as security.

What is the normla spotter’s fees? Is it a Percentage of the purchase price, a fixed amount, or ??? Can people who have used Bird Dogs give me an idea? many thanks

Same story here… Any talk of investing bores my husband. He never wants to inspect a property, let along buying one! .. It’s much easier I do it all alone.. but at least he is willing to be the handy man if I need the window of my IP fixed.

No doubt with a motivated partner, I would probably have doubled the no. of properties I own.. but the most important thing is not to be let down by discouragement, even when it is from your partner!