Vern Fitzgerald

Most Brisbane buyers compete blind: overpaying, missing off-market deals, or buying in the wrong suburb. That's the problem I solve. I'm Vern Fitzgerald, a REIQ Licensed buyers agent at Ideal Buyer's Agency, a flat-fee, buyer-exclusive practice I run with my sister and the agency's founder, Jade. We work only for buyers, never sellers, on a flat fee agreed upfront, so there's no percentage-of-price incentive pushing you to pay more. What I do: source off-market and pre-market property before it hits Domain or realestate.com.au, run independent due diligence and comparable sales analysis, negotiate price and terms, and manage the whole process from brief to settlement. I specialise in Brisbane Bayside: Wynnum, Manly, Lota, Bulimba, Cannon Hill, Morningside, and round through the Redlands to Cleveland and Victoria Point, plus inner-Brisbane and high-growth SEQ corridors like Logan and Moreton Bay. I also write and film an ongoing series on Queenslanders and Brisbane's character homes, so if you're buying a heritage property, restumping costs and Traditional Building Character overlays are territory I know well. Real estate is a people game, not just a numbers game. Strong relationships with selling agents change outcomes: price, terms, speed. Combined with a flat fee and zero conflict of interest, that's what you get working with us. Since September 2022 the agency has taken 246 properties to contract worth $164.5 million combined. QLD Licence No. 4861597 | REIQ Member | Ideal Buyer's Agency

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