Pricing
The ideal property.
The ideal location.
The ideal price.
We help you buy smarter, sell stronger and move with confidence. From full-service buyers agency support to auction bidding and independent seller advocacy, you get clear advice, transparent pricing and a team genuinely in your corner from first call to keys in hand.
Our services & pricing
Choose the right property service for you.
Priced with complete honesty.
Whether you are buying, selling, investing or bidding at auction, you deserve to know exactly what support is available and what it costs before you sign anything. Every fee is published clearly — no hidden costs, no surprises, just honest advice built around your ideal next move.
Ideal Home Buyer Service
A complete, beginning-to-end solution for your property purchase — delivered with a genuinely personal, hands-on approach. We do the searching, the shortlisting, the inspecting and the negotiating so you can focus on the life you're building, not the process of buying it.
Buying a home in Brisbane's competitive market is one of the biggest decisions you'll ever make — and it shouldn't feel like navigating it alone. Our Ideal Home Buyer Service is a deeply personal, fully managed buying experience from our first conversation through to the day we hand you the keys. And yes, we celebrate that moment with a glass of bubbly.
We start where it matters most — sitting down together to understand your property wish-list, your ideal location, your non-negotiables, and your budget. From there, we build a clear buying strategy and get to work. We access our networks and channels to find on-market and off-market opportunities that genuinely match your brief. We shortlist the best options, inspect every property personally with your requirements front of mind, and share detailed insights and recommendations so you always feel informed — never overwhelmed.
When we identify the ideal property, we step in as your negotiator, your advocate, and your guide — handling every interaction with the agent, managing the contract from offer through to unconditional, coordinating your building and pest inspection with a full breakdown report, and keeping you across every step of the process. We coordinate everything through to settlement so you arrive at the ideal property, in the ideal location, for the ideal price.
What's included
Strategic Investor Service
Remove the guesswork from investment property. We combine cutting-edge data analytics, national market intelligence, and years of on-the-ground buying experience to identify the highest-performing opportunities across Australia — so your next investment decision is built on certainty, not speculation.
We built the Strategic Investor Service for buyers who understand that the difference between a good investment and a great one is data. While many buyers rely on gut feel and weekend open homes, our investors operate with a decisive advantage — accessing market analysis, suburb-level capital growth forecasting, and rental yield assessment that most buyers never see.
Using cutting-edge technology combined with genuine on-the-ground market intelligence, we evaluate locations across the Australian property market based on what actually drives long-term returns: capital growth trajectory, rental demand strength, infrastructure pipeline, demographic shifts, and yield performance. We shortlist only the opportunities that genuinely meet your investment goals — then we negotiate hard to secure the ideal property at the ideal price.
This is not a generic search service. It is a precision acquisition strategy. We take your investment goals, your risk profile, and your timeline seriously — and we do all the heavy lifting to deliver properties that perform.
What's included
First Home Buyer Service
Professional expertise and genuine support at every step of your first property purchase. We're your support crew — right there when it matters most, making sure the property you've chosen is the right one, at the right price, with every protection in place.
The property market is set up to favour sellers. Their agent is a trained negotiator working exclusively to achieve the highest possible price. As a first home buyer, you deserve exactly the same level of professional expertise working purely for you.
The First Home Buyer Service puts the full weight of Ideal Buyer’s Agency behind you at the moments that count most. We do the heavy lifting on due diligence, contract review, and negotiation — so you can move forward with complete confidence, knowing every box has been ticked and every risk has been assessed.
We coordinate your building and pest inspection, review the full report in detail, and identify anything that can strengthen your negotiating position. We handle all communication with the selling agent and fight to secure the ideal property at the ideal price — with the right protections built into your contract from day one.
What's included
Ideal Support Crew Service
You’ve found the property. Now let’s make sure you don’t lose it — or overpay for it.
You’ve done the searching. You’ve found a property you love. Now comes the part that most buyers get wrong — and where the real money is won or lost. The Ideal Support Crew Service picks up exactly where your search ends and takes you all the way through to unconditional.
We step in as your due diligence team, your contract reviewer, and your negotiator — everything you need from the moment you’ve identified the ideal property to the moment it’s secured at the ideal price. We coordinate your building and pest inspection, review the full report in detail, and identify every finding that can be used to strengthen your position. We handle all communication with the selling agent and negotiate hard on price and terms — so you cross the finish line with complete confidence, not just crossed fingers.
Think of us as the support crew you bring in when you’ve done the running — we make sure the handoff lands.
What's included
Seller Advocacy Service
Selling your home? We help you choose the right agent, negotiate better terms, oversee the campaign and make sure your sale is handled properly — without the pressure, confusion or guesswork.
Selling is one of the biggest financial decisions you will make, but most sellers are expected to choose an agent, compare commission structures, approve marketing, interpret buyer feedback and negotiate offers with very little independent support.
Our Seller Advocacy Service puts an experienced property professional in your corner. We do not list or sell your property ourselves. Instead, we act as your independent advocate — helping you compare selling agents, review their strategies, negotiate commission and marketing costs, oversee the campaign and make sure the advice you receive is actually in your best interests.
This is especially powerful if you are selling and buying at the same time. We can help coordinate both sides of the move — your sale, your next purchase, settlement timing and negotiation strategy — so you are not making major decisions in isolation.
What's included
Auction Representation Service
You've found the property. Auction day is locked in. Now it's time to take emotion out of the equation and put experience in. We step in as your registered bidder, executing a clear, strategic plan designed to secure the property — without letting the room dictate the price.
Auctions are high-pressure environments designed to extract the highest possible price from buyers. Emotion, adrenaline, and the heat of the room are the selling agent's greatest tools — and they're counting on you to get swept up in them. We make sure you don't.
With years of auction experience across Brisbane's most competitive suburbs, we know how auctions move, how agents manage the room, and how to bid with precision — applying strategy and psychology to give you the best possible outcome at the hammer. We set a clear limit together before we walk in the door, and we never deviate from it. No impulsive bids. No post-auction regret.
Whether you're buying your first home, adding to an investment portfolio, or competing for a property you love in a fierce market, having a calm, experienced professional doing the bidding on your behalf is one of the smartest decisions you can make. We've been in those rooms. We know when to bid, when to hold, and when to walk away — so you always come out in the ideal position.
What's included
Our approach to pricing
We publish our fees because
we have nothing to hide.
We believe the most important thing a buyers agency can offer — before they find you a single property — is complete honesty. That starts with being upfront about what we charge. Our flat fees are published right here, for everyone to see, because transparency is the foundation of trust.
Always.
The Ideal difference
Six reasons Brisbane buyers choose us.
Flat fees — always
Our fee never rises with the purchase price. Buy at $600k or $1.5m — you pay the same flat fee. No conflict of interest. No hidden costs. No surprises.
Complete transparency
We publish every fee on our website because we believe transparency is the foundation of trust. You'll always know exactly what you're paying — right here, right now, before we've even spoken.
100% buyer-side only
We never act for sellers. Zero conflict of interest — every recommendation and negotiation is made purely in your corner, every single time.
Off-market access
Our agent relationships run deep. We regularly access properties before they hit Domain or REA — giving our buyers a decisive edge in Brisbane's competitive market.
Real Brisbane locals
Based in Brisbane's bayside, we live here. From Manly and Wynnum to Hamilton, Bulimba, and the Redlands — this is our home, not just our market.
Award-nominated & proven
REIQ award-nominated. 80+ five-star Google reviews. Independently verified by real clients. Our results speak. Our clients speak louder.
How we work
From your first call to keys in hand.
A clear, proven six-step process that removes every uncertainty and makes buying in Brisbane's competitive market genuinely stress-free.
Why Ideal
What sets us apart.
At a glance.
| What matters to you | Ideal Buyer’s Agency | Industry standard |
|---|---|---|
| Fees published online — no call required | ✓ Yes — right here on this page | Often not published publicly |
| Ideal Home Buyer Service fee | $10,850 flat fee | Typically quoted on enquiry |
| Strategic Investor Service fee | $13,750 flat fee | Typically quoted on enquiry |
| First Home Buyer specialist service | ✓ From $5,500 flat | Rarely offered as a separate service |
| Ideal Support Crew Service fee | ✓ $8,500 flat — already found your property | Not commonly offered |
| Auction representation service | ✓ $1,150 flat — per auction | Varies — often not offered standalone |
| Fee model | ✓ Flat fee — always | Often % of purchase price |
| Fee rises when you spend more | ✓ Never | Yes, under % models |
| Acts exclusively for buyers | ✓ Always — 100% | Varies by agency |
| Off-market property access | ✓ Extensive Brisbane network | Varies significantly |
| REIQ award nominated | ✓ Yes — 2025 | Most are not |
| Verified Google rating | 5.0 ★★★★★ — 80+ reviews | Varies |
What our clients say
Real stories. Real results.
Real people.
80+ five-star Google reviews from buyers who trusted Jade and Vern with one of the biggest decisions of their lives. These are their words — unedited, unfiltered.
"We had been quoted buyers agency prices which were beyond unreasonable. We found Jade and immediately felt her prices were reasonable — and then she and Vern completely delivered."
"Once again Jade and Vern found the perfect home. They took all the weight and stress, allowing for a confident purchase site unseen. We will never buy a house without them again."
"Jade is down to earth and fun and great to have on your team. I felt like I was searching with someone who 100% had my back — in an industry that can be hard to trust, that is so important."
"Jade and Vern found a house that was a perfect fit. We couldn't be happier with both the property and every step of the process. We would highly recommend Jade to anyone navigating the property market."
"We had an excellent experience with Jade, Vern and the team. From day one they were incredibly responsive, thorough and genuinely invested in helping us find the right property."
"Jade is one of the best buyers agents I have dealt with to date. Fantastic at getting the deal done."
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Common questions
Every question answered.
Honestly.
The questions every Brisbane buyer asks before engaging a buyers agent — answered with the same transparency we bring to everything we do.
Our fees start at $1,150 inc. GST for auction representation (per auction, fixed fee), $5,500 inc. GST for first home buyers (First Home Buyer Service), $8,500 inc. GST for the Support Crew Service (for buyers who have already found a property), $10,850 inc. GST for home buyers (Ideal Home Buyer Service), and $13,750 inc. GST for investors (Strategic Investor Service). Our fees are flat — they never rise with the property price.
Absolutely. That’s exactly what the Ideal Support Crew Service was built for. If you’ve found the property yourself and just need expert help getting it across the line, we step in from that point and manage everything through to unconditional — due diligence, building and pest coordination, contract review, and negotiation. The total fee is $8,500 inc. GST, with a $3,850 engagement fee payable on signing and the balance payable on unconditional. We never charge a percentage of the purchase price. Just professional support at the moment it matters most.
Yes. Our Auction Representation Service is available as a standalone service for $1,150 inc. GST per auction — with no engagement fee. We run a pre-auction strategy session, conduct comparable sales analysis, register and bid on your behalf on the day, and if the property passes in, we immediately enter post-auction negotiations. It's one of the smartest investments you can make on auction day.
Yes. Our Seller Advocacy Service helps Brisbane sellers choose the right selling agent, negotiate commission and marketing costs, oversee the campaign, review buyer feedback and assess offers. In most circumstances this is provided at no additional cost to you through a transparent referral arrangement with the selling agent you choose. We explain this upfront so there are no surprises.
Absolutely. Our First Home Buyer Service was specifically designed to give first home buyers the same level of professional expertise that sellers have on their side. We do the heavy lifting on due diligence, contract review and negotiation — from $5,500 inc. GST. Jade and Vern have helped dozens of first home buyers find their ideal property with complete confidence.
Yes. Our Strategic Investor Service covers the entire Australian property market — not just Brisbane. We conduct national market research and location analysis, assessing capital growth potential, rental demand and yield performance. We identify the strongest opportunities wherever they exist, then manage the full acquisition process on your behalf.
No — never. Ideal Buyer’s Agency charges flat fees only. Whether you buy at $500,000 or $1,500,000, your fee is the same. We believe percentage-based fees create a fundamental conflict of interest — if a fee rises with the purchase price, the incentive to negotiate the ideal price for you is undermined. Our flat fee structure removes that conflict entirely.
We specialise in Brisbane's bayside and inner south-east — Manly, Wynnum, Lota, Cleveland, Wellington Point, Victoria Point, Raby Bay, Birkdale and Thorneside. Our broader reach includes Hamilton, Bulimba, Nundah, East Brisbane, Wakerley, Alexandra Hills, Capalaba, Redland Bay, Ormeau, the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast. For investors, we operate nationally.
The $3,850 engagement fee is paid on signing and is non-refundable if you choose not to proceed — it covers the significant time, research, and resources we invest on your behalf. The success fee is only payable when your purchase becomes unconditional. If we don't secure a property for you, you don't pay the success fee. Simple, transparent, fair.
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Move with confidence.
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