There are many reasons to get pre-approval before attending an auction, including:
You’ll know how much you can spend – Pre-approval gives you a clearly defined budget. It takes all the guesswork away from what you may be able to afford or what a lender will offer you.
House hunting isn’t easy. Usually, you’ll need to spend some time searching before you have a clear idea of exactly what it is you want to buy. Pre-approval can help you fine tune your house hunt because you’ll know what’s realistic, and you can fine tune the kind of property you’re searching for and area you search in accordingly.
You shouldn’t make an offer for or bid on a property without knowing exactly how you’re going to fund the purchase. If you neglect to get pre-approval, when it comes time to complete your purchase you might realise you actually can’t afford the home you’ve offered or contracted to buy.
There’s no get out of jail free card for auctions as there might be if you purchase via a private treaty, where you can make the contract subject to finance. At the very least a failure to get pre-approval will make for a very rocky purchase process and create lots of headaches.
If you're the successful bidder at an auction, you must be ready and willing to pay a deposit on the spot. Typically, you'll be up for 10% of the purchase price but check the contract of sale.
There is no cooling-off period in an auction as there is with a private sale. The seller and buyer are legally obliged to exchange contracts and complete the purchase. Backing out will see you lose your deposit and you may be held liable for any losses the vendor incurs re-auctioning the property.
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