Some purchases are subject to formal and all to informal confidentiality understandings.

You will never see our name, next to a client’s name, next to a home in the general media, without written permission, as some clients don’t want their name up in lights.

Like this home that we bought in this $20m to $30m price bracket against 8 other bids.

It was the second job for this family, the first 20 years ago, and the first ended in an equally exciting and positive result.

In 2 weeks – 4 heritage architects, 3 town planners, 3 solicitors, a building inspection company, 6 outside agent opinions and alternatives were arranged on top of general advice which on one day included back to back to back to back meetings to work through clarity, assessment and strategies AND ultimately gave advice that the home was B position, B property and probably B price but represented an A for what was wanted and unlikely to be repeated due to 2 specific requirements and matching characteristics.

Our advice also included that the agent’s number could be and despite being in a difficult market, 50% off the mark to the final result – given in writing before any offers.

These results are more difficult if you do not have a successful behind-the-scenes team.