The free guide to selling your property

By helping you make the big decisions with evidence. Chapter 3 lists every cost of selling in your state, so you can see what's negotiable. Chapter 5 gives you the questions to ask every agent, so you can compare them on their sales evidence, their fee and their plan rather than on the highest price estimate. Chapter 4 covers which repairs and presentation jobs tend to be worth doing, and which usually aren't. What it saves you depends on your sale.

Yes. The guide is a free PDF, and there's no charge for anything on Your Property Guide. Requesting the guide never passes your details to an agent. If you later want an appraisal, that's a separate request with its own permission box; the agent we introduce pays us for the introduction, and you never do.

No. Downloading the guide doesn't pass your details to any agent. We email you the guide and nothing else, unless you tick the box for a short series of tips. An introduction only happens if you ask for one separately and tick the permission box, and then it goes to one agent only. If you're already listed with an agent, we won't introduce another.

Plan for 3 to 5 percent of your sale price all-in. Agent commission runs roughly 1.6 to 3 percent depending on your state and suburb, marketing $2,000 to $10,000, conveyancing $800 to $2,500, plus any styling, repairs and lender fees. Chapter 3 of the guide breaks every cost down by state.

No, private sales are legal in every state. Most Australian sellers use an agent, mostly for pricing evidence, buyer reach and negotiation. The guide covers both routes, including when selling it yourself makes sense.