My first home buying experience with Ning was not what I expected. If you are looking to sell your property, Ning will go above and beyond to get you the best price and settlement date you want. However, if you are looking at buying a property that Ning has listed, as I did, you may find yourself put under pressure from the get go by being presented with a silent and final bid document at the open house which I've since discovered is just a 'legally' questionable sales tactic. You may also be put under pressure to sign the Contract of Sale sooner than you are comfortable with and be expected to have legal and financial resources available to review the contract at the click of your fingers or risk losing the property. I was put under a huge deal of pressure to settle in an unrealistic timeframe given how close to Christmas it was. Ning is excellent at getting things moving fast so I will definitely compliment her on things I needed from her vendor in order to have my finance approved at such short notice. Ning did recommend a good solicitor who helped me with the whole process (at a higher price than I planned of course) however, had she not made this recommendation, I would not have got the property she was selling as the two solicitors I had lined up could not review the contract in the timeframe Ning/vendor expected. Ning's focus is understandably and primarily on the vendor and she did remind me of this several times during the whole process. By putting all her focus on the vendor, Ning risked losing me, a serious buyer, due to aggressive negotiations. Ning needs to be a bit more sensitive and accommodating to the buyers situation too. Ning does talk very fast and at times I felt like I was being left behind and concerned I might overlook important information when things were being explained to me, especially given it was my first time buying a home.
Ning Widjaja
