"Boet" the Builder

If you have ever being in Real Estate you know the feeling of dread when a potential buyer brings along some family member to help them to decide or give advice on a property they are considering buying.

For those uninformed the bottom line is that your friend/family member's best advice to you always will be not to buy!

NOT to buy! Yes and the reason for that is if they tell you to buy and something goes wrong or some time in the future you feel unhappy about your purchase, they are afraid that you are going to look at them and may say - but you said I must buy it and they would then feel responsible for your predicament .

This is a totally unconscious reaction from them and they will defend their advice to you with their, most of the time, non existent expert opinion. You must realize that the moment you asked them to come and look you have qualified them in all matters Real Estate and they must honor your opinion by showing you something you may have missed whether it is a real concern or not.

They also would like to help you to get the property at the best possible price and will advise you to come in with a offer so low that you are almost guaranteed to lose it.

But your real knight in shining armour is your builder friend/family member with the bakkie and the bulging stomach.

Always loud of mouth, without a doubt the biggest expert on any property related matter you could ever find. With a loud listen "Boet" he will make sure that everyone knows he know's everything there is about the area, the finance, the wording of the contract, the time you must allow for the offer to be valid etc.
And of course his real area of expertise - how much it is going to cost you to change this shack you are looking at into something remotely liveable!

If you still, after all the negatives "Boet" the builder have told you about the property, vaguely consider the property it normally is very close to - " I will take it off the sellers hands if HE PAY'S ME."

Not withstanding all of the above it is most of the time a good thing to get a second opinion and even one from "Boet" the builder providing it is a second opinion and you are able to filter the "advice" you are going to get.
At some time you must do your thing - I am sure even Bill Gates was told he is doing the wrong thing by some well meaning Boet.

If you are looking for a property for sale in Alberton that even "Boet" will approve of take a look at our website www.sovereignsa.com or give me a call on 082 378 3908.

And lastly to my family and builder friend - I DO appreciate your advice.