Thinking of selling your home but don’t want to make a mistake?
With over 25 years of experience, we advise and protect you from making costly mistakes. Best of all, it’s free!
Why Street Advocate?
We have 25 years’ experience in real estate, are highly trained in the art of negotiation and only work for YOU, the vendor, when selling.
“Having transacted over $500 million dollars worth of property and being involved in real estate for more than 25 years we have seen the highs and lows of the property market and know how to get the highest market price for a home.”
Peter Sarmas
Director, Street Advocate
If you are worried about putting your property on the market with a stranger don’t be, we minimize the stress and risks involved when selling your home and look after your sale as if it were our own. At Street Advocate, our role is to inform and advise in what’s best for the client not what’s best for us.
Having transacted over half a billion dollars’ worth of property and being involved in real estate for more than 25 years we have seen the highs and lows of the property market. This firsthand experience means we know how to get the highest market price and avoid the traps when selling your home.
Director Peter Sarmas has his finger on the property pulse daily, with over 12,000 followers on social media, he has become responsible for informing journalists, property investors, consumers, property buyers and sellers about the Australian property market and economy.
Our company operates under a strict code of conduct (PIAA) with Professional Indemnity insurance and in the interest of the consumer. We understand the importance of transparency and good honest advice, something our clients regard as a VERY HIGH priority.
Consultation
If you would like more information about our services, book a free consultation with a vendor advocacy expert, please fill out the form below and we’ll be in contact within 24 hours.
Our Guarantee.
Negotiate the highest market price for your property
Work with the best agent in the area
Advise on how to best prepare your home to maximise your price
Protect and advise you during the sale
Always be in contact with you about your home
Represent you only, in the sale of your home
Our Results.
$240,000 Above Reserve.
“Peter’s communication during the sales process was impeccable, calling us after every inspection with news of potential buyers. We had weekly conferences with Peter and the agent, going over webpage hits, second inspections, and the ebb and flow of the campaign.
When it came to the day of sale we had multiple bidders and achieved our goal of going into our next home mortgage-free, and then some – 260K over the reserve!
I do not hesitate in recommending Peter if you have the wisdom to listen. He is skillful, intelligent, honest, earnest and hard-working. He will be the first person I call if we need to move again.“
5 Star Rating.
$228,000 Above Reserve
“This is the second time that I reached out to Peter Sarmas to sell my property. He acted as a conduit between me and the real estate agent to alleviate the inherent emotional rollercoaster in selling and the vagaries of the real estate market.
He provided timely updates via phone calls and SMS’s and advice throughout the selling campaign which coalesced into the final outcome that exceeded expectation.
I highly recommend Peter Sarmas of Street Advocate to anyone who is thinking of selling to leverage on his invaluable knowledge on market trend, insight, experience and advice.”
5 Star Rating.
$400,000 Above Reserve
“This is the second time we have engaged Street Advocate. Peter’s exceptional knowledge of the markets he is selling in, and what buyers want, enabled us to improve our value prior to putting up for sale.
When he first inspected our property it was established that we needed to underpin & restump, repaint, fix up the garden and engage a stylist to style the inside to what consumers want.
Given the interest levels we switched to an auction, combined with all the property enhancements, we achieved $400,000 over reserve and a record price for the area! Thank you Peter and I highly recommend your services to anyone!“
5 Star Rating.
$21,000 Above Reserve
“We appointed Peter Sarmas to help sell our home after seeing his previous work for other family members. He was upfront, honest, professional and available throughout the entire process.
From advice on preparing the property for sale, to interviewing agents and negotiating commissions and sale timeline and strategy and seeing the transaction through to the end.
Peter managed everything and we couldn’t be more grateful for his excellent service and guidelines to get our property sold at such uncertain times. An excellent result and we couldn’t be more grateful.”
5 Star Rating.
$75,000 Above Reserve
“Peter was suggested to us by an employee of a friend who runs a business. Whilst initially being unsure if this was the right path to go, having sold property in the past, after meeting with Peter we realised his knowledge, experience and assistance would be invaluable.
Using Peter’s services certainly took a lot of stress out of the process and I have no hesitation in recommending Peter to anyone who may be looking to sell their property. Without Peter I’m sure we would not have achieved the price at which we sold.”
5 Star Rating.
$75,000 Above Reserve
“In an emotional time selling our family home where we grew up Peter assisted us in fine tuning the sale presentation of the property.
He also interviewed the best agents for the area and made life easy dealing with the chosen agent , and assisting with potential buyers.
Peters manner and dedication in getting us the best result was really impressive and appreciated right throughout the whole campaign. Many thanks to Peter Sarmas and the team at Street Advocate.”
5 Star Rating.
Street Advocate has provided insight in the real estate industry and helped Melbourne homeowners and investors maximise profits on their property for over 25 years. If we are employed as your vendor advocate there is no fee payable from you. We get paid by the agent for referring and looking after you, the vendor, during the sale process. Featured in leading media publications for our expertise and property analysis.
Our Proven 4 Step Success Process.
We know and work with over 500 real estate agents around Melbourne and Victoria. Our meticulous selection process, knowledge and 25 years’ experience ensures we find and engage the very best real estate agent when selling your home.
1.
We Inform.
We provide you with a FREE 5 minute chat over the phone explaining how our service works and how you could maximise your selling price. If you are happy to proceed, we then meet with you in person and advise how our service can add value and protect you during the sale.
2.
We Research.
We find the highest quality agents in your chosen suburb then search for the most active for your property type, as this often differs. We then look at the agent’s success rate to ensure the property is sold within the average days on market period.
3.
We Interview.
We invite three agents to that we feel fit best for an interview and explain the selection process and meet with you. Then we conduct a one hour in-depth face to face interview to determine the best candidate, we do not send a questionnaire to be filled via email.
You have the choice to be involved with any or all of this process. It is important you feel comfortable working with this agent on your property.
4.
We Negotiate.
We negotiate the agents’ fee and marketing costs and plan for face to face meetings, book the open inspection times, confirm advertising copy and marketing. We negotiate the best settlement and selling terms and keep the agent accountable to ensure you achieve the best market price.
Don’t pay too much for an agent or advocate who needs to needs to meet their sales target or share their fee with the office.
Consultation
If you would like more information about our services, book a free consultation with a vendor advocacy expert, please fill out the form below and we’ll be in contact within 24 hours.