Meet Mal Baini
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Mal Baini
Buyers Advocate, Vendor Advocate, Licensed Agent 
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Mal’s passion for property began growing up in an environment where property development was the family business. Besides her passion, Mal brings over 15 years of real estate experience and a wealth of knowledge in all aspects of property to her clients.
She is focused on client care and has a genuine desire to help you achieve your goals. Whether you are buying your First Home, your next family home, Off the Plan (OTP), downsizing or investing, Mal builds a long standing relationship with you with an enthusiasm and commitment to you having a stress free experience. When Mal is not hard at work helping you get a great result with the sale of your property or finding you the ideal property, you will find her camping, travelling, cooking up a storm or playing with her grandchildren. |
Contact Mal on: 0417251120 or malb@propertyhomebase.com.au
What Mals clients say .......
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As both of us from abroad, buying a property was going to be as hard as finding a "needle in a haystack" especially with all the sharks wanting our money and selling dream in a shoe box.
Luckily a friend of mine recommended Buyers Home Base advocate.
We had several meeting with Mal our advocate, wanted to know about us and what we were looking. She asked the right questions to be able to start her research. We were all the time in contact, emailing me back so quickly in the evening. Mal is a very professional advocate and I can only recommend her.
She came with us to see an off plan property and after several hours of very precise questions and research done before. We finally signed few days later.
Mal is very calm, knows the property market very well.
It is a great asset and peace of mind to have those kind of people happy to help a first home buyer and to not fall into the Piranha soup.
Sylvain Taupenas
February 24, 2018
Thank you Mal and Buyers Home Base!!
With Mals support I realised my dream of buying my first home. She was patient and supportive the whole way through, and was such a star at the auction. Buyers Home Base bought me peace of mind, would highly recommend.
Liz Shaw
December 21, 2017
Mal Baltrop’s vast knowledge and expertise in property has been invaluable. Her unwavering support and guidance has really made the purchasing process so much smoother.
Without her highly tuned intuition in play, involving switching tactics to put in a (successful) prior offer before auction – I don’t think we would have been able to purchase this property and our long running house hunting adventure would be continuing!
To any potential home buyers, arm yourself with every possible advantage and engage Mal and Buyers Home Base to help seal the deal- like she did for us!
Sean Kierce
December 20, 2017
*****Excellent service by MAL BARTROP*****
The most experienced buyers agent I have ever come across. Bought a beautiful property with her assistance within 2 weeks of contacting her and an excellent outcome.
Her experience in the market is worth every cent I paid for the services.
*HIGHLY RECOMMENDED*
Jimmy Singh
December 19, 2017
Buyer's Home Base is first class. We secured our property with Mal, and could not have done so without her strategic approach and industry nous. We were able to be patient, stick with the strategy and secure an amazing property.
As first home buyers, we certainly couldn't have done so well without having Mal's support, and her ability to keep us on course. Mal is very responsive, and listens to you, and knows how to offer the right advice to help you in your decision-making.
We didn't let emotion dictate the process, and in the end, we can now celebrate having made the right decision. Highly recommend Buyer's Home Base, and their absolute focus and commitment to their clients. Would definitely use them again.
Rebecca McParland
December 18, 2017
Buying your first property can brings so much anxiety. Mal was truly accommodating in working within my time frames and budget.
The strong Melbourne property market, is like running an endless marathon which resulted in a prolonged break of searching. Unexpectedly I came across a place that met all my requirements, one call Mal followed up, we inspected together mid week Wednesday night, placed a strategic offer on Thursday and acceptance on Friday.
Having Mal around walking every step of the way without any family consultation gave me confidence in making a prompt quick decision. It was a rare find, the negotiation she conducted on my behalf in the background saved me $9,000 of the current asking price, which will go into home renovations.
Buying a home is an ART, make sure you get the right advice before making a long term financial decision.
Joanne Lui
December 13, 2017
From Rye to Reservoir - Julie helped me to purchase with my head and not with my heart. It's not the first home I've purchased but it's certainly the one that meant the most to me.
On Auction day Mal went in hard. Her strategy for knocking out the competition meant that we were in a great position right from the onset. There was no way she was walking away without a successful purchase.
As a home buyer, I cannot recommend Buyer's Home Base enough. I truly could not have done this on my own (far too emotional) I cannot thank you guys enough. We love our new home and can't wait for the next chapter to begin.
Thanks so much!
Mary Anastasiou
November 1, 2017
I was terrified of bidding alone at auction and probably missing out on homes as a consequence. Read an article in the newspaper about just that and how a buyers advocate can help. Gave Julie DeBondt a call and with Mal Bartrop in charge on the day, I was successful at auction for the house I wanted 3 days later! The team were fantastic, advising on realistic price, devising a bidding strategy and negotiating with the agent. Mal has nerves of steel and a wealth of information both pre and post auction.
Thanks team!
Suzanne Rogers
September 4, 2017
We engaged Buyers Home Base to help us find a family home on North East Melbourne. Having never purchased a house before, we were dwarfed by the enormity of the process ahead of us and wanted to find someone who could be on 'our side'.
Working with Julie and then Mal, we felt that we were in expert (and caring) hands. Not only did they give us honest and sound advice, they worked tirelessly to help us find the right house at the right price. Their intimate knowledge of the property market was immensely helpful and their support in guiding us through all the ups and downs of buying property really made all the difference. We couldn't have secured a better home without their help and we honestly feel that Mal's strategy saved us thousands, if not tens of thousands of dollars. We would happily recommend their services.
Audrey Jacometti
August 12, 2017
Great service, fast response and great deal
Thanks Mal
Anil Malik
August 12, 2017
Thanks so much to Mal helping me buy an investment property. She did all the leg work for me... so all I had to do was view a few properties. All the headaches of dealing with real estate agents, plus the final negotiations, she handled brilliantly for me. And we ended up getting a good house at a great price - all done in only a few weeks!
Christina Cheng
July 26, 2017
Huge thanks to Mal from Buyers Home Base for helping us buy our first home!
We were recommended the service by our mortgage broker and couldn't have been happier! Mal's knowledge and experience was invaluable, and guided us at every step of the way to making a great purchase! Her expertise and willingness to go the extra mile made all the difference to the end result, and helped us buy a property much closer in than we would have been able to achieve on our own!
We're already looking forward to working with Mal again in the future to find property #2!
Huge thanks to you Mal
Nathan & Liv Morrow
July 9, 2017
We were recommended Buyers Home Base by 2 friends and were very happy with the service. We were looking for an investment property to move into in a few years and Mal was a pocket rocket. We went to a few inspections and Mal was in her element, she had lots of questions for the estate agents and would catch them out with some things they advised us of. She was very protective of us and we really appreciated her attention to detail during the signing of the contracts as there were some things that the estate agent was doing incorrect that she was very quick to pick up on.
We have now purchase a lovely home and would not have bought it for the price we did without her help and persistence! We bought approx. $40k below listing price, using a buyers advocate really saved us and would have no hesitation using Mal again.
Thanks Mal
Rachel Taylor
June 22, 2017
Buying a house in Melbourne while living in Sydney, we couldn't have done it without Mal and Buyers Home Base. Not only was Mal lovely to deal with, but she is extremely knowledgeable about the Melbourne property market. She pushed to get our dream home off the market prior to auction to ensure we would secure it. We couldn't be happier. She's made the whole complicated process seem very easy, especially from interstate.
Thanks again Mal.
Kate & Andrew McIntosh
May 16, 2017
We could not be happier with the service that Mal from Buyers Home Base gave us. As first home buyers it was a very daunting prospect, particularly with housing seemingly so unaffordable. Mal made us feel incredibly at ease and was on call for us whenever we needed to be talked off a ledge.
We went for a property at auction which with Mal's guidance we would never have been close to ready for. Mal bid for us and if it wasn't for that darn downsizer, she would have got it for us (went just over $600k and we wanted the stamp duty savings).
As it turns out it was a blessing in disguise as literally minutes after feeling depressed having missed out, she had another property for us to look at on the Monday. We signed the contract on the Friday.
All up we think the house hunting (after getting Mal on board) took less than a month. It would have been a lot longer with our her!!!
Thanks Mal!!!
Jacqui Gauci
April 18, 2017
It's been a real pleasure working wit Julie and Mal.
We had a big list of requirements which was a big ask, but both Julie and Mal were extremely patient with us throughout the journey. Their knowledge and understanding of the market helped us make the right decision in choosing a lovely house which we will enjoy living in for a long time.
We highly recommend them....Thank you Julie and Mal...we couldn't have done this without you!
Genevieve Lobo
Febuary 5, 2017
We've been working with Mal for the past few months initially for an investment property, and then we changed our minds and decided to upgrade our family home. Mal was great at "running the gauntlet" and keeping agents off our backs so we could focus on each house. She explained the selling process including the tricks of the trade so we felt well informed during the process.
On auction day Mal was attending another auction so Julie stepped in. We really were not expecting to buy the house (as we thought it may have been over budget) but Julie helped with the negotiations and secured the house at a good price and on our terms.
Thank you Buyers Home Base.
Yen & John
So today Mal from Buyers Home Base helped us buy our first home. It was such a good buy and she nailed them on the price and we got an amazing deal. She's held our hand through the whole process (I can't believe how patient she was with us) and we are so happy with the result.
Thanks a million Mal, thanks Buyers Home Base.
Tom & Lauren Edwards
When researching buyer’s advocates I was dismayed to realise most of them charged a percentage of the purchase prices as their fee, which didn’t make sense at all, as if they were really supposed to be “advocating” on my behalf, how hard were they going to be working to get me a good purchase price when the more I paid meant the more they got paid?
So I was very relieved when I came across Buyers Home Base and their very reasonable flat fee for first home buyers.
From my first conversation with Julie, through to the eventual purchase at auction last weekend of my fabulous new apartment with the help of Mal, I felt supported and as if I finally had someone on my side to help me navigate the whole (sometimes murky) world of real estate.
Mal was so positive and upbeat from our first meeting, which I found really important as I was beginning to think I’d never find a place that ticked all my boxes (and I had a lot of boxes to tick, believe me!). But I wasn’t going to settle for something less than almost perfect, and Mal cheerfully supported me all the way. Her advice on how to deal with agents was spot-on, and when it came to the actual auction and negotiations she managed to get me the property at well under the reserve.
Thanks Mal for all your positive energy and efforts on my behalf – I don’t think I could have done it without you!
Leonie Prendergast
Luckily a friend of mine recommended Buyers Home Base advocate.
We had several meeting with Mal our advocate, wanted to know about us and what we were looking. She asked the right questions to be able to start her research. We were all the time in contact, emailing me back so quickly in the evening. Mal is a very professional advocate and I can only recommend her.
She came with us to see an off plan property and after several hours of very precise questions and research done before. We finally signed few days later.
Mal is very calm, knows the property market very well.
It is a great asset and peace of mind to have those kind of people happy to help a first home buyer and to not fall into the Piranha soup.
Sylvain Taupenas
February 24, 2018
Thank you Mal and Buyers Home Base!!
With Mals support I realised my dream of buying my first home. She was patient and supportive the whole way through, and was such a star at the auction. Buyers Home Base bought me peace of mind, would highly recommend.
Liz Shaw
December 21, 2017
Mal Baltrop’s vast knowledge and expertise in property has been invaluable. Her unwavering support and guidance has really made the purchasing process so much smoother.
Without her highly tuned intuition in play, involving switching tactics to put in a (successful) prior offer before auction – I don’t think we would have been able to purchase this property and our long running house hunting adventure would be continuing!
To any potential home buyers, arm yourself with every possible advantage and engage Mal and Buyers Home Base to help seal the deal- like she did for us!
Sean Kierce
December 20, 2017
*****Excellent service by MAL BARTROP*****
The most experienced buyers agent I have ever come across. Bought a beautiful property with her assistance within 2 weeks of contacting her and an excellent outcome.
Her experience in the market is worth every cent I paid for the services.
*HIGHLY RECOMMENDED*
Jimmy Singh
December 19, 2017
Buyer's Home Base is first class. We secured our property with Mal, and could not have done so without her strategic approach and industry nous. We were able to be patient, stick with the strategy and secure an amazing property.
As first home buyers, we certainly couldn't have done so well without having Mal's support, and her ability to keep us on course. Mal is very responsive, and listens to you, and knows how to offer the right advice to help you in your decision-making.
We didn't let emotion dictate the process, and in the end, we can now celebrate having made the right decision. Highly recommend Buyer's Home Base, and their absolute focus and commitment to their clients. Would definitely use them again.
Rebecca McParland
December 18, 2017
Buying your first property can brings so much anxiety. Mal was truly accommodating in working within my time frames and budget.
The strong Melbourne property market, is like running an endless marathon which resulted in a prolonged break of searching. Unexpectedly I came across a place that met all my requirements, one call Mal followed up, we inspected together mid week Wednesday night, placed a strategic offer on Thursday and acceptance on Friday.
Having Mal around walking every step of the way without any family consultation gave me confidence in making a prompt quick decision. It was a rare find, the negotiation she conducted on my behalf in the background saved me $9,000 of the current asking price, which will go into home renovations.
Buying a home is an ART, make sure you get the right advice before making a long term financial decision.
Joanne Lui
December 13, 2017
From Rye to Reservoir - Julie helped me to purchase with my head and not with my heart. It's not the first home I've purchased but it's certainly the one that meant the most to me.
On Auction day Mal went in hard. Her strategy for knocking out the competition meant that we were in a great position right from the onset. There was no way she was walking away without a successful purchase.
As a home buyer, I cannot recommend Buyer's Home Base enough. I truly could not have done this on my own (far too emotional) I cannot thank you guys enough. We love our new home and can't wait for the next chapter to begin.
Thanks so much!
Mary Anastasiou
November 1, 2017
I was terrified of bidding alone at auction and probably missing out on homes as a consequence. Read an article in the newspaper about just that and how a buyers advocate can help. Gave Julie DeBondt a call and with Mal Bartrop in charge on the day, I was successful at auction for the house I wanted 3 days later! The team were fantastic, advising on realistic price, devising a bidding strategy and negotiating with the agent. Mal has nerves of steel and a wealth of information both pre and post auction.
Thanks team!
Suzanne Rogers
September 4, 2017
We engaged Buyers Home Base to help us find a family home on North East Melbourne. Having never purchased a house before, we were dwarfed by the enormity of the process ahead of us and wanted to find someone who could be on 'our side'.
Working with Julie and then Mal, we felt that we were in expert (and caring) hands. Not only did they give us honest and sound advice, they worked tirelessly to help us find the right house at the right price. Their intimate knowledge of the property market was immensely helpful and their support in guiding us through all the ups and downs of buying property really made all the difference. We couldn't have secured a better home without their help and we honestly feel that Mal's strategy saved us thousands, if not tens of thousands of dollars. We would happily recommend their services.
Audrey Jacometti
August 12, 2017
Great service, fast response and great deal
Thanks Mal
Anil Malik
August 12, 2017
Thanks so much to Mal helping me buy an investment property. She did all the leg work for me... so all I had to do was view a few properties. All the headaches of dealing with real estate agents, plus the final negotiations, she handled brilliantly for me. And we ended up getting a good house at a great price - all done in only a few weeks!
Christina Cheng
July 26, 2017
Huge thanks to Mal from Buyers Home Base for helping us buy our first home!
We were recommended the service by our mortgage broker and couldn't have been happier! Mal's knowledge and experience was invaluable, and guided us at every step of the way to making a great purchase! Her expertise and willingness to go the extra mile made all the difference to the end result, and helped us buy a property much closer in than we would have been able to achieve on our own!
We're already looking forward to working with Mal again in the future to find property #2!
Huge thanks to you Mal
Nathan & Liv Morrow
July 9, 2017
We were recommended Buyers Home Base by 2 friends and were very happy with the service. We were looking for an investment property to move into in a few years and Mal was a pocket rocket. We went to a few inspections and Mal was in her element, she had lots of questions for the estate agents and would catch them out with some things they advised us of. She was very protective of us and we really appreciated her attention to detail during the signing of the contracts as there were some things that the estate agent was doing incorrect that she was very quick to pick up on.
We have now purchase a lovely home and would not have bought it for the price we did without her help and persistence! We bought approx. $40k below listing price, using a buyers advocate really saved us and would have no hesitation using Mal again.
Thanks Mal
Rachel Taylor
June 22, 2017
Buying a house in Melbourne while living in Sydney, we couldn't have done it without Mal and Buyers Home Base. Not only was Mal lovely to deal with, but she is extremely knowledgeable about the Melbourne property market. She pushed to get our dream home off the market prior to auction to ensure we would secure it. We couldn't be happier. She's made the whole complicated process seem very easy, especially from interstate.
Thanks again Mal.
Kate & Andrew McIntosh
May 16, 2017
We could not be happier with the service that Mal from Buyers Home Base gave us. As first home buyers it was a very daunting prospect, particularly with housing seemingly so unaffordable. Mal made us feel incredibly at ease and was on call for us whenever we needed to be talked off a ledge.
We went for a property at auction which with Mal's guidance we would never have been close to ready for. Mal bid for us and if it wasn't for that darn downsizer, she would have got it for us (went just over $600k and we wanted the stamp duty savings).
As it turns out it was a blessing in disguise as literally minutes after feeling depressed having missed out, she had another property for us to look at on the Monday. We signed the contract on the Friday.
All up we think the house hunting (after getting Mal on board) took less than a month. It would have been a lot longer with our her!!!
Thanks Mal!!!
Jacqui Gauci
April 18, 2017
It's been a real pleasure working wit Julie and Mal.
We had a big list of requirements which was a big ask, but both Julie and Mal were extremely patient with us throughout the journey. Their knowledge and understanding of the market helped us make the right decision in choosing a lovely house which we will enjoy living in for a long time.
We highly recommend them....Thank you Julie and Mal...we couldn't have done this without you!
Genevieve Lobo
Febuary 5, 2017
We've been working with Mal for the past few months initially for an investment property, and then we changed our minds and decided to upgrade our family home. Mal was great at "running the gauntlet" and keeping agents off our backs so we could focus on each house. She explained the selling process including the tricks of the trade so we felt well informed during the process.
On auction day Mal was attending another auction so Julie stepped in. We really were not expecting to buy the house (as we thought it may have been over budget) but Julie helped with the negotiations and secured the house at a good price and on our terms.
Thank you Buyers Home Base.
Yen & John
So today Mal from Buyers Home Base helped us buy our first home. It was such a good buy and she nailed them on the price and we got an amazing deal. She's held our hand through the whole process (I can't believe how patient she was with us) and we are so happy with the result.
Thanks a million Mal, thanks Buyers Home Base.
Tom & Lauren Edwards
When researching buyer’s advocates I was dismayed to realise most of them charged a percentage of the purchase prices as their fee, which didn’t make sense at all, as if they were really supposed to be “advocating” on my behalf, how hard were they going to be working to get me a good purchase price when the more I paid meant the more they got paid?
So I was very relieved when I came across Buyers Home Base and their very reasonable flat fee for first home buyers.
From my first conversation with Julie, through to the eventual purchase at auction last weekend of my fabulous new apartment with the help of Mal, I felt supported and as if I finally had someone on my side to help me navigate the whole (sometimes murky) world of real estate.
Mal was so positive and upbeat from our first meeting, which I found really important as I was beginning to think I’d never find a place that ticked all my boxes (and I had a lot of boxes to tick, believe me!). But I wasn’t going to settle for something less than almost perfect, and Mal cheerfully supported me all the way. Her advice on how to deal with agents was spot-on, and when it came to the actual auction and negotiations she managed to get me the property at well under the reserve.
Thanks Mal for all your positive energy and efforts on my behalf – I don’t think I could have done it without you!
Leonie Prendergast