What is Due Diligence?
Due diligence is the set of investigations you complete before committing to buy a property — building and pest inspection, strata report (if applicable), title search, flood/bushfire overlay checks, council searches, and contract review.
Why it matters for you
The standard due diligence spend is $500–$1,500 per property. Skipping it to save a few hundred dollars is the single riskiest move a buyer makes. Every hour of due diligence before contract signing is worth a day of stress after.
Last updated: April 2026