If buying your first home is part of your plan for 2026, this two-part series is designed to give you a clear, step-by-step framework to follow.

In Part 2, Jack Elliott and Chris Bates move into the action phase of the buying journey. This is what happens once you’re pre-approved and ready to start looking at properties.

We walk through how to assess asset quality, what to look for at inspections, the due diligence every buyer should be doing, how to structure a strong offer, and what actually happens from formal approval through to settlement. This episode is about slowing things down just enough to make good decisions and move forward with clarity and confidence.

In this episode:

🔑 How to assess asset quality and choose the right property

🔑 What to look for at inspections and the due diligence that matters

🔑 How to make a confident offer and protect yourself

🔑 What happens from formal approval through to settlement

Timestamps

00:00 - Introduction to How to Buy Your First Home (Part 2)

03:27 - Step 6: Asset Quality

14:35 - Step 7: Property Inspections and Due Diligence

28:08 - Step 8: How to Make an Offer

38:42 - Step 9: Formal Approval & Settlement

32:10 - Wrap Up & We Are Here to Help You in 2026

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Mentioned Episodes:

Episode 6 | Unlocking Asset Quality: How to Choose the Right Property as a First Home Buyer

Episode 7 | Unlocking Offers: How To Make a Confident Offer as a First Home Buyer

Episode 8 | Unlocking Formal Approval & Settlement for First Home Buyers

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If buying your first home is part of your plan for 2026, this two-part series is designed to give you a clear, step-by-step framework to follow.

In Part 1, Jack Elliott and Chris Bates walk through the preparation phase of buying your first home. This is the groundwork you’ll want to do before inspections or making offers, and it sets you up to move forward with confidence.

We cover how to get clear on your goals, understand your upfront costs, choose the right deposit pathway, and organise your pre-approval so you’re ready to begin your property search.

In this episode:

🔑 Getting clear on your goals and vision before you buy

🔑 When to speak to a broker and why timing matters

🔑 Understanding the real upfront costs beyond the deposit

🔑 Deposit options and pathways available to first home buyers

🔑 What pre-approval actually means and how to prepare properly

Timestamps

00:00 - Introduction to How to Buy Your First Home (Part 1)

03:27 - Step 1: Goals and Visions

08:50 - Step 2: Speaking With the Right Broker

13:27 - Step 3: Understanding the Real Costs of Buying Your First Home

22:33 - Step 4: Understanding How Much Deposit You Need

28:02 - Step 5: Get Your Pre-Approval Organised

32:10 - Wrap Up and Looking to Forward to Part 2

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Download Your Goals & Visions Workbook

Download Your State by State Stamp Duty Guide for First Home Buyers

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Get Your Unlocking Your Deposit Resource

Get Your First Home Guarantee Scheme Resource

Mentioned Episodes:

Episode 1 | Unlocking Your Property Vision as a First Home Buyer

Episode 3 | Unlocking the Real Cost of Buying Your First Home

Episode 4 | Unlocking Your Deposit: How Much Do First Home Buyers Really Need?

Episode 10 | Unlocking the First Home Guarantee Scheme: Buy Your First Home With 5% Deposit

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In this final episode for 2025, Jack Elliott and Chris Bates reflect on the biggest lessons and insights from working with first home buyers over the past year.

We talk through what changed in the first home buyer landscape in 2025, including the expansion of the First Home Guarantee (now the 5% Deposit Scheme), and what those changes meant in real life for buyers navigating their first purchase. We also share the common questions buyers asked this year and the decisions that made the biggest difference.

Most importantly, this episode is about helping you carry the right lessons into 2026.

In this episode:

🔑 What changed for first home buyers in 2025

🔑 The biggest lessons we saw from buyers this year

🔑 The most common questions first home buyers asked in 2025

🔑 What we’re seeing ahead as we look toward 2026

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