Eastern Suburbs · Inner West · Lower North Shore
Done With You: Expert Support for Buyers Who Want to Stay in the Driving Seat
Quick answer: Done With You is designed for buyers who are conducting their own property search and want a professional buyers agent alongside them for appraisal, due diligence, and negotiation. If you've already found one or more properties you like — or you enjoy the search process and simply want expert support at the critical stages — this is the right service. Average time to purchase for Done With You clients is eight to twelve weeks.
The Case for Expert Support Even When You're Searching Yourself
Some buyers want to run their own search. They’re across the portals, they enjoy open homes, they have a clear view of their target suburbs — and they’re not looking to hand the whole process to someone else. That’s a completely legitimate position.
What those buyers often underestimate is the cost of the stages they’re less equipped for: knowing what a property is genuinely worth (not what an agent says it’s worth), identifying risks in strata reports and building inspections that aren’t immediately obvious, and negotiating against a selling agent who does this every day.
Done With You puts expert support exactly where it matters most — appraisal, due diligence, and negotiation — while keeping you in the driving seat on the search itself.
What's Included
Brief and Strategy
We start with a session to understand your objectives, target suburbs, budget, and timeline. For investors, we help refine or validate the strategy before you commit to a search direction. For homebuyers who have already identified properties, we can move straight to appraisal and due diligence.
Search Complementing Your Own
Once your search suburbs are confirmed, your own portal-based search is complemented by ours. We contact our selling agent network regularly and pass on anything that matches your brief — including pre-market opportunities — before you waste time inspecting properties that don't fit. Anything you find, share with us first for a top-level assessment before you spend your weekend on it.
Independent Price Appraisal
For every property you want to progress, we provide a professional price appraisal based on genuine comparable sales and current market conditions. This is not a range estimate or a gut feel — it is a documented assessment of what the property is worth and what it is likely to sell for, so you can set a ceiling before you enter a negotiation or bid at auction.
Due Diligence Co-Ordination
We project-manage the due diligence process for properties you want to proceed with: building and pest inspection co-ordination, strata report review (financials, minutes, special levies, maintenance history), development risk assessment, council checks, and legal contract review co-ordination with your solicitor. We brief you on findings clearly — what matters, what doesn't, what to negotiate on, and what to walk away from.
Negotiation and Auction
We negotiate with full authority on your behalf by private treaty or at auction. Having purchased over half a billion dollars of Sydney property, we know how selling agents work, what motivates vendors, and how to structure an offer that competes without overpaying. We routinely save clients 3–15% from where the market initially prices a property.
Post-Purchase Co-Ordination
We co-ordinate with your solicitor and broker through to settlement and conduct a pre-settlement inspection on your behalf. For investment purchases, we arrange depreciation schedule referrals and property management connections for rental activation post-settlement.
"Fraught with first-home-buyer, house-hunting fatigue I turned to Unicorn Buyers Agency. Within 4 days I had my dream apartment in Sydney. Dan worked quickly to arrange an inspection, develop a wholistic profile of the property including its intrinsic value and price appraisal. Dan's professional networks within the real estate community ensured a seat at the negotiating table as pre-auction offers were made whilst I completed my due diligence."
— Rachel Ross, buyer client
Who Done With You Is For
Done With You suits buyers who want to stay close to the search — whether because they enjoy it, because they already know their target suburbs well, or because they’ve already identified a specific property they want to pursue. It is particularly well suited to:
- Buyers who have found one or more properties and want professional appraisal and negotiation support before committing
- Buyers who enjoy the search process but want backup expertise on the stages that matter most financially
- Buyers who have a strong suburb view but want an independent sounding board and due diligence resource
- First-time buyers who are comfortable searching but aren't confident on price, contracts, or negotiation
- Investors who want to validate their strategy and have professional negotiation support on the deal itself
The Done With You Process
Brief and Strategy Session
One focused session to confirm your brief, target suburbs, budget, and objectives. If you've already found properties, we can move directly to appraisal from day one.
Parallel Search
You search on portals and attend open homes. We complement with agent network intelligence and pass on anything that matches your brief before it's widely visible. Share anything you find with us before spending time on it — a five-minute top-level assessment can save a wasted Saturday.
Appraisal and Initial Assessment
When you identify a property worth pursuing, we provide a full independent price appraisal. You'll know what the property is worth and what a credible ceiling looks like before any conversation with the selling agent.
Due Diligence
We co-ordinate the full due diligence process and brief you on findings. Any material issues are surfaced and assessed before you're contractually committed.
Negotiation and Exchange
We negotiate with full authority on your behalf — private treaty, pre-auction offer, or at auction. You're informed and involved at the key decision moment; we handle the execution.
Settlement
We co-ordinate with your solicitor and broker through to settlement. Pre-settlement inspection conducted on your behalf.
"I engaged with Dan after 2 months of property search into the hot Sydney eastern suburbs market. Even though I was a bit sceptical at the beginning, I could instantly appreciate the immense value of a good buyer's agent when it comes to being quick to jump on a good property, discover off-market opportunities, analyse all the paperwork, assess the property's right value, negotiate the final price and understand the market trends before everyone else."
— Gianluca Bazzon, buyer client
Done With You vs Done For You: Which Is Right for You?
The key distinction is who runs the search. Done For You means we source and inspect properties on your behalf — you’re involved at the decision points only. Done With You means you run your own search, with our expertise applied at the appraisal, due diligence, and negotiation stages.
If you’ve already found a specific property you want to pursue, Done With You can begin immediately. If you’re at the start of a search and want us to find the property as well as secure it, Done For You is the right service.
Both services include the same standard of due diligence, appraisal, and negotiation. The difference is in who does the searching.
Frequently Asked Questions
I've already found a property I want to buy. Can Done With You help me right now?
Yes — this is one of the most common starting points for Done With You clients. We can move straight to appraisal and due diligence without a search phase. Get in touch with the property address and we'll assess whether we have any conflicting client interest and begin from there.
What does an independent price appraisal actually involve?
We analyse genuine comparable sales in the immediate area, assess current market momentum (not historical data only), factor in any property-specific variables (aspect, floor, condition, strata history), and produce a documented view of what the property is worth and what it will likely sell for. This gives you a credible ceiling before you negotiate or bid — not a number you've guessed from portal estimates.
Can you help if the property is going to auction?
Yes. Auction bidding is included in Done With You. We attend the auction and bid on your behalf with a pre-agreed strategy and ceiling based on our appraisal. You don't need to be there, or if you want to attend, you can watch us work.
What if I find a property that looks right but I'm not sure about the suburb or property type?
Share it with us before you go further. Part of what we do in Done With You is act as a sounding board for the properties you're considering — flagging structural concerns, growth risks, or strata issues before you invest time and money in due diligence. An early conversation can save a lot of the wrong kind of progress.
How does the Done With You fee work?
Done With You is priced as a fixed fee or a capped percentage, tailored to the scope of work required. Because we're not running the full search, the fee is typically lower than Done For You. Full details are on our fees page. Contact us with your brief for a quote.
How long does Done With You typically take?
Our average time to purchase for Done With You clients is eight to twelve weeks from commencing. This varies depending on how active your search is, how competitive your target market is, and how quickly properties that meet your brief become available. You have us alongside you for six months.
Can Done With You work for investment property as well as a home?
Yes. Many investors use Done With You when they have a clear suburb and property type in mind and want professional appraisal and negotiation support to execute the deal at the right price. We can also advise on the investment merits of specific properties as part of the appraisal process.
Already found something? Let's take a look.
Book a call with Dan or complete one of the fact find forms below. If you have a specific property in mind, include the address — we'll confirm any conflict of interest and give you an immediate view.
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