We've put together this list as a handy guide to what you can expect so you don't get caught out. As always this is general information to help understand the big picture if you need information that is particular to your situation be sure to seek out expert advice and recommendations that will be a perfect fit.

Now that your first questions have been answered, we're continuing our list of essential questions, this time centring around correctly assessing your potential property worth.

The time to buy a property is not the time to be shy. To get real power in your purchasing ability you need to be asking lots and lots of questions and be fantastically clean on what you want well before you sign the contract on your new home.

When it comes to weighing up the increased price a home addition can leverage at sale time against the cost it takes to install it, one of the most head-scratching ones is an additional bedroom. Yes, you will get more value from your home if you can offer an additional bedroom, but how much exactly, and is it worth the effort?

If you do need to sell your house during the COVID-19 restrictions you don't need to settle for a significant reduction in your home value, the value of your home will be determined by many factors

Making a private offer to purchase a home is one of the new quirks of buying a property during coronavirus restrictions. Getting your head around the offer process is something you need to put on your essential property purchase to-do list.

Of all the tasks you might be avoiding in your home, cleaning out your kitchen cupboards is probably one you need to hop into, and not just every year or so, make this a task you have on your list every few months as part of your cleaning routine.

Is property investment a smart choice? To help take some of the guesswork and risk out of investing in property it's as simple as putting in some solid research, investing a sum that you can afford and having realistic expectations on your returns. All this, plus the tips below will help go a long way in making your investment a long term success.

As part two, we want to look at your mental attitude to your work environment and see if there are any overlooked areas that could be draining your energy or pushing your brain to find distractions.

You may have been working at home for some weeks now but how practical and efficient is it?

It may seem like the worst timing imaginable, but for some people, now is the only time to sell their home. Selling a home during the COVID-19 pandemic might not be your first choice, however, there is no reason to assume that going ahead with a home sale will have a drastic negative impact on the price or value of your home.

Agents in real estate will have to abide by new laws with a number of changes affecting NSW real estate licence holders as of 23 March 2020.

A house and land package is two separate buying contracts, one for land, one for construction, that are combined together in one process. These are usually supplied from two different entities.

It's quite amazing how many tenants and landlords enter into their rental contract without thinking of it as a business agreement. It absolutely is about business but because so many landlords are individuals rather than entities or corporations and because renting is a very personal move, carried out by everyday people, it can be hard to think in terms of business.

With the Australian real estate market back to its full selling strength you might be wondering if now is a good time to consider putting your home on the market.