Never heard of them before. My advice would be to find out whether they work for clients or sell for developers. If they work for clients then they charge you a fee. Definitely finding how their fees work is very important.
If it the same Investors Choice as the one based at Logan and on the Gold Coast then it appears they make their money by receiving hefty referral fees from developer, builders etc.
As 37PG mentioned finding out how an organisation works and who pays them is important.
For example we don’t hide behind the fact that for Sourcing a property for a forum client as a Buyers Agent we charge the client a fee however for our Broking and loan structuring services we are remunerated by the lenders we deal with.
Looking thru the level of experience of the Directors it does not look appear they have too many years in property, finance, tax or accounting between them or own too many properties.
Cheers
Yours in Finance
Richard Taylor | Australia's leading private lender
Thanks everyone for your feedback. We have met with a consultant & they have been upfront about how they make their money – via builders / supplier of the property. We have a meeting next week with a financial advisor & will have more information looking at our specific financial details & consider our options. I will post again after that.
Be wary of affiliated brokers, as there have been many cases of the developers/brokers/conveyancers etc stitching up the buyer by skimming over issues (poor valuations, trying to stop clients exiting OTP contracts using sunset clauses etc).
It is much more beneficial that you enlist the help of independent advisors who’s interest is in serving you, not the parent/affiliate company.
This reply was modified 10 years, 5 months ago by Corey Batt.
If you’re keen on proceeding with the purchase – at least appoint your own finance person and solicitor. This way, you’ll avoid some conflicts of interest. It’s good you’ve contacted Richard – he won’t stuff you around.