Selling Houses Australia

Robyn's been trying to sell for three long years in the worst market the Gold Coast has seen in decades. With debts mounting she desperately needs the help of Andrew, Charlie and Shaynna to sell up, break even and start again. 

When Greg and Hannah bought a bowling alley, it wasn't the lucrative business they had dreamed. They are desperate to sell their home to cover their debts, but it is so run-down no buyer will touch it.

People sell houses for many reasons. Shawnah and Frank, they're selling up to have a baby. The only way this couple can add to their family is through IVF, but without the money from a sale of their Mudgee investment property, their plans are on hold. The house, a pint-size ex milk bar, is the cheapest house in Mudgee. It's on the market for just $180,000 but still nobody wants it. One look at the outside tells you why - it's not a house, it's a box without a single redeeming feature. The team will really have to think outside the box to fix this one.

Taking that first step on the property ladder can be tough. So tough that many young couples can't do it without a leg up from Mum and Dad. Amanda Baxter was lucky enough to have step Dad Wayne when she and her partner wanted to buy a home for themselves and the kids. In fact, they were so lucky Wayne stumped up 50% of the mortgage payments. But when Amanda and her partner split, they could no longer afford the repayments. Wayne now wants retire, so the whole family needs their money out. The house is in the respectable Perth suburb of Hamersley. But animal lover Amanda treats it more like a city farm. The dogs have dug up the yard, the chickens roost in the house and the cats roam as they please. Amanda and her children are perfectly happy living in pet's paradise buyers on the othe

Jenny, husband David and their two young sons were keen to live the Aussie dream. They moved to Victoria from the UK seven years ago and found their perfect bush home in Selby, in the Dandenong Ranges. The couple had big plans to renovate the dilapidated house, but sadly they were not to be. Jenny had been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in her 20s, but it had never really given her any trouble, until last year. Her health is now going down hill fast. She can barely negotiate the steps in the multi-level pole home, struggles to open doors and is too sick to work. David is now the sole breadwinner for the family and works long hours in Melbourne. As a result, their dreams of renovating have fallen by the wayside, and the house is falling down around their ears. They need to sell up to move to a single-level home as soon as possible before Jenny becomes a prisoner in her own home.

Building your own home is quite a challenge but finishing it is another. Gerry and Ruth built their place, on the river at Grays Point in Sydney, with their own hands. It was a labour of love, and after spending 12 months living in a caravan, they moved in when the project was incomplete. That was 27 years ago, and the house still isn't finished. There's no proper bathroom, no stairs to the front door, no balustrade on the balcony - the list goes on. Gerry has a passion for flying and it's his dream to sell up, move to the country and have his own airstrip. There's only one hitch. No one wants to pay 1.4 million for their waterfront wreck, which to top it all off, they've been trying to sell themselves without an agent.

Anna Nikolis is up to her eyeballs in debt, and her only way out is to sell her beloved home. She originally bought the place with her mother, and they had big plans to renovate and turn it into the perfect house for Anna, her husband, their children and of course Mum. But things didn't turn out as planned. Anna's marriage broke up, Mum died and Anna was left struggling to raise 3 children on her own. She forged ahead with the renovations, borrowing more and more money against the house to complete the work. Now she's out of cash, has debts to the tune of $900,000 and the work is nowhere near finished.

Saying goodbye to your home of 50 years is always going to be tough. But when it has 180-degree views of Sydney harbour and the water is at the bottom of the garden, it's downright gut-wrenching. But Sally Cahill-McQuinn has little choice. She can't afford the upkeep on the old weatherboard and needs the cash to fund her retirement. She's asking a cool $4.5 million. But views or no views, this house has a sinister secret behind that cupboard door that sends buyers running.