 Alright, so we're talking property on your feel-good breakfast show this morning now You've been searching for that perfect home, and then you finally find it now what so once you have found your dream properly How do you proceed and take on this task? Well today? We will be answering just that question and also deal with a number of perceived issues consumers may have and we look at how To handle those and here to help us as private property CEO Simon Bray Simon always good to catch up with you my man Yeah, good to see you again. All right So listen man It's always great to hear you advice when it comes to property a lot of people are wondering about it So I think first things first. We're looking for a dream home The question I think a lot of consumers have when especially when it comes to logging on to private properties. What can they expect? Well, I mean when people come to a property website like ours, it's all about finding the next home You know that dream home for for a lot of people is is high up on their bucket list It's a life accomplishment to you know own and and live in a beautiful property and Private property is one of those websites that you can go to and you can see all of the homes available on the market at any time So obviously it's about starting your search It's about Investigating the markets that you want to live in Finding the property that best suits you and your family's needs You can add them to a wish list on the site. So, you know your top 10 properties are all there ready to go Well, you know what it beats driving around and trying to find it I mean cuts down on so much of your time as well now once you've logged on you found your dream home now Obviously the next step is you need to see it and you know what I find through experience That's sometimes it's hard to get in touch with the agent to make sure that you actually can go see that home How are you guys finding that? You know it can be quite a big frustration people find that the home of their dreams It's this you know lovely bachelor pad or this this urban apartment and they want to go and see it And they want to go and see it now And often they don't realize that the estate agent that's on the other side the guy advertising the property is on the road He's running his business. He's in show days so he's often quite difficult to get hold of and a lot of people that send emails in particular over the platform Get frustrated that their email goes unanswered for days and they just kind of lose hope with the process In fact, we see 70% of inquiries on the site are actually phone calls And that's the best way to get hold of an estate agent the guys on the road Just pick up the phone give him a shout and you can organize a viewing as soon as possible Obviously, if you don't like that if you want to you know have the guy call you back There's a convenient service on the site You just hit call me back the agent gets the details of the listing you're looking at And your name and number and you'll give you a shout when he's got a chance I love the fact that you guys are making it so easy because house buying can get quite stressful now You mentioned the importance of viewing of course you are buying a property online or searching for online I mean, it's not the same as let's say come buying a pair of shoes across 200 bucks No for sure for sure I mean this is the biggest investment a lot of people make in their lives and no two properties are the same So you absolutely have to see the property before you buy it and so viewing a property is essential And I think that's where the age-old art of showdays really come in if you're in the market and you're serious You should probably be going to showdays Our website has a great tool that allows you to see all the showdays coming up for that week And that type of thing is really good That means you can go in there on a Sunday afternoon You can check out the house with the agent and there's kind of a no commitment viewing that that happens there Now my next question is can I trust the private property agents because it's daunting as it is to buy a house I mean going online as well. It's maybe unfamiliar for a lot of people out there. You want to interact with somebody face to face I mean, you know what what do you say to viewers out there? Well, absolutely And I think that's the ultimate vision for a business like ours is to connect the people that are really searching for property to the People that make that property dream happen So you can absolutely trust the agents on the other side of the phone We spend a lot of time with them In fact, we have sales people on the road that call on them building relationships We're working with them on their their online service provision. We see about 500 agents a week So we can vouch for most of the agents on the site. They certified their reputable agents They know what they're doing. There's certainly professionals in their market. Well, Simon Thank you once again so much you guys are doing a great job with the website before we wrap up this morning What is your tip of the day? And there's great property content is great information about properties on our website But if you're really serious about finding your next home, you've got to make that appointment You got to go and view those properties. All right. Thank you so much go and view those properties Don't let the lack of knowledge be the pitfall between you and your dream home Ask if you don't know and make use of platforms such as private property to guide you through the process Of course, you can log on to private property.co.za for more info and before you know it You could be sipping coffee in your very own dream home You