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What nobody tells you about buying a house at auction
47 minutes Posted Oct 29, 2026 at 5:00 pm.
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What Hannah thought she knew
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The ethical dilemma
Foundations
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Hannah Hart started saving for a house at 10 and built her first property by 21. Buying the home she lives in now took four to five months, four auctions and a lot of tears. She joins Soph to talk through what really happens when you buy at auction: why one building report stopped her taking on $400,000 of work, what to do when someone else brings an auction forward, and the bidding move her husband made as the hammer was coming down. Plus the three foundational learnings she wants every first-home buyer to know before they start looking. 
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In case you missed Hannah’s priceless budgeting advice on IOU …
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7flWRpTACIKVhaimc111dp  
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5FDI0aPG5bzbriRooqXDWG  
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2J07xaLGuXUAJcqUo4eZFU  
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https://www.instagram.com/hannahkoumakis/  
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Hosts: Sophie Hallwright & Vic Harris
Producer: Kate Callaghan
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