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At RSW Buyers Agency, we specialise in helping first home buyers. If listings, inspections or negotiation feel overwhelming, you’re not alone. We simplify the journey, help you avoid common pitfalls, and leverage deep local knowledge across Byron Bay and the Northern Rivers to help you purchase your first home (or, if you’re rent-vesting, your first investment property) with confidence.

Why First Home Buyers choose RSW

  • We simplify every step with clear advice at every stage of the process.

  • We represent buyers only and put your interests first.

  • Local market expertise from Byron to Bangalow, Lennox Head, Mullumbimby, Brunswick Heads, Ballina, and surrounds.

  • Minimise risk through building and pest coordination, liaison with your conveyancer or solicitor, and clear price guidance grounded in recent sales.

  • Access more opportunities including off-market, pre-market, and on-market properties through our local network.

  • Skilled negotiation tailored to your budget and timing.

  • Support from search to settlement so nothing falls through the cracks.

A strategy meeting to help first home buyers find their first home in Byron Bay and the Northern Rivers. Buyers agent in Byron Bay.

How the process works

  • 1. Free, no obligation discovery call

    We learn your goals, budget, suburbs of interest, financial position and timing. You get straight answers to your early questions.

  • 2. Strategy meeting and agency agreement

    If we’re a fit, we hold a strategy meeting to refine your brief and game plan, then sign the agency agreement so we can formally commence the search.

  • 3. Search and shortlist

    We scan the market daily and tap our Byron/Northern Rivers network for pre-market and off-market opportunities. You get a curated shortlist with pros/cons, price guidance and comparable sales.

  • 4. Inspections and due diligence

    We attend inspections (with you or on your behalf), arrange building/pest, and coordinate contract/strata reviews with your licensed conveyancer or solicitor (they provide legal advice). We flag issues early.

  • 5. Negotiation or auction bidding

    We follow the agreed strategy, handling negotiations or bidding for you. By removing emotion from the process, we focus on evidence, market data and your goals to secure the right property at the right price.

  • 6. Contract to unconditional exchange

    We guide you through the final steps with your mortgage broker and conveyancer until the contract goes unconditional.

Ready to buy with confidence?

Take the stress out of your first purchase. Move forward with a clear plan, local experts, and steady support at your side.

Book your free consultation
We will discuss your goals, answer your questions, and outline the best pathway to purchasing your first home.

 First Home Buyer FAQs

  • Real estate agents represent the seller. Buyer’s Agents represent the buyer. Our role is to simplify your purchase journey, from sourcing the right property, conducting thorough due diligence, and guiding the negotiations to secure the best result.

  • Yes. We speak with local agents daily and use our relationships to identify pre-market and off-market properties, which align with your brief, that are not publicly advertised.

  • Absolutely! We’ll outline the key questions to discuss with your mortgage broker or conveyancer and direct you to the latest NSW grants and concessions from official sources. Your broker or conveyancer will confirm eligibility and manage any applications.

  • Yes. Pre-approval gives you a clear budget and strengthens your position with agents. It also helps us target the right suburbs and property types from day one.

  • In the strategy meeting, we’ll agree on a transparent fixed fee incl. GST, payable once the contract is unconditional. No additional RSW fees beyond the agreed fixed fee. Third-party costs (e.g. building and pest inspections, strata reports, conveyancing) are quoted and billed separately by those providers and are only incurred with your prior approval.

  • Absolutely! We inspect on your behalf, film detailed walk-throughs, provide reports and context on the street and suburb, and coordinate all due diligence so you can decide with confidence.

  • Many first home buyers purchase with deposits from 5% to 20%, depending on their lender and eligibility for government schemes. From 1 October 2025, the Australian Government’s Home Guarantee Scheme is expanding to include unlimited places and higher price caps, which may allow eligible buyers to purchase with a 5% deposit without paying Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI). Your mortgage broker can confirm if you qualify.

  • In addition to your deposit, you may need to budget for stamp duty (where applicable), conveyancing, building and pest inspections, loan fees, Lenders Mortgage Insurance (if required), and moving or utility connection costs. We guide you through these expenses early so there are no surprises.

  • Timelines depend on your budget, brief, and market conditions. Once the right property is identified, we act quickly with thorough due diligence, clear pricing guidance, and confident negotiation to secure it without delay.

  • We set a strategy, assess fair value using recent comparable sales (not a formal valuation), register to bid as your authorised bidder, and represent you on the day. We keep emotions in check and follow your pre-agreed limit so you purchase within budget or walk away confidently.

  • Yes. Finding the property is just the first step. We stress-test the price against recent comparable sales, highlight potential risks, and coordinate building and pest inspections along with contract reviews through your conveyancer. We then handle negotiations, manage timelines, and remove emotion from the process so you can either purchase with confidence or walk away knowing it was the right decision. If the property stacks up, we move quickly to secure it on your behalf.