South Australia offers every kind of property: a Unley bungalow, a Glenelg apartment, a block in a new Mount Barker estate, acreage in the Adelaide Hills, or a rented investment in Mount Gambier. Whatever you own, you can sell it privately with PLBO, and keep the commission! The process is the same for every type, and this guide shows exactly what buyers look for in each so your listing hits the bullseye.
Houses
Most SA private sales are houses, and they're a natural fit. Buyers want the land size, bedrooms and bathrooms, living areas, parking, the outdoor entertaining area, and heating and cooling. Lead with your best exterior or living-room photo, and use Generate with AI to draft a description you can personalise. For the full process, follow how to sell your house privately in SA.
Suggested package: Signature for standard homes, and Royal for family homes in competitive suburbs.
Units and apartments (strata and community title)
- Disclosure: the Form 1 includes details of the strata or community corporation. Have the levy amounts, the sinking fund balance, recent meeting minutes and any planned works ready, because buyers ask early.
- By-laws: pet-friendly? Renovations allowed? Put the good news in your listing.
- Photos: show the building entry, parking, storage and common areas as well as the unit itself.
- Pricing: start with sales in the same building or complex, then similar buildings nearby.
Units are popular with first-home buyers, downsizers and investors, which gives you a broad pool of buyers to reach through PLBO, buyers agents, Domain and six more major portals.
Suggested package: Signature.
Vacant land
Land buyers are usually planning to build, so they want facts:
- Lot size, frontage and depth
- Slope and orientation
- Zoning and any building covenants or encumbrances
- Services available: power, water, sewer, gas and NBN
- A site plan, plus photos from the street and from the rear boundary
GST usually doesn't apply to a private individual selling land that isn't part of a business, but check with your accountant if you're registered for GST or subdivided as a venture.
Suggested package: Essentials, with your own site photos and plan.
Rural and lifestyle property
- Water and land use are key: bores and licences, water allocations, dams, fencing, sheds, and any native vegetation controls.
- Show the lifestyle: drone or wide shots, the view from the verandah, the shed and the paddocks.
- Offer appointments as well as set inspection times, because rural buyers often travel.
- Tax: the main residence exemption generally covers the home and up to two hectares, so talk to your accountant early if your land is larger.
Suggested package: Royal or Vertex, for richer media and wider reach.
Tenanted investment property
- Tell your tenant in writing early. A cooperative tenant makes inspections easy, and a friendly note goes a long way.
- Follow the access rules for sale inspections under the Residential Tenancies Act 1995 (SA), including notice and reasonable times. Consumer and Business Services publishes the current requirements.
- Choose your buyer: investors value the lease and the rent. Owner-occupiers want vacant possession. A fixed-term lease generally continues after a sale unless it's ended correctly, so set your settlement date accordingly.
- Tax: capital gains tax normally applies, so have your cost base ready for your accountant.
Suggested package: Signature, highlighting the rent and yield for investors.
Deceased estates
- Authority: the executor usually needs a grant of probate before transfer.
- Price with clarity: your PLBO property comparables report, together with written offers, gives beneficiaries a clear, transparent picture of how the price was reached.
- Present the home: clear clutter and keep a few key pieces of furniture so rooms photograph well.
- Why private: executors keep full control of timing, and the commission stays within the estate for the beneficiaries.
Suggested package: Signature or Royal.
Townhouses, duplexes and holiday homes
Townhouses and duplexes
These are popular with downsizers and young families. Highlight the low-maintenance living, the courtyard, parking and storage. If the property is community titled, have the corporation details ready for the Form 1. Signature is a great fit.
Holiday homes and shacks
From the Fleurieu Peninsula to Yorke Peninsula and the Riverland, SA holiday homes attract city buyers dreaming of weekends away. Sell the lifestyle: the beach, the river, the jetty, the sunsets! Offer weekend inspections, and use Royal or Vertex for richer media that captures the setting. Your listing appears on PLBO and across Domain, view, homely, Soho, realty, onthehouse and allhomes*, reaching buyers right across Australia.
*Availability on allhomes.com.au may depend on the property's location, listing type and applicable portal requirements.
One process for every property
Whatever you're selling, the path is the same:
- Choose your PLBO package.
- Engage your conveyancer for the Form 1 and contract.
- Set your price with your PLBO property comparables report, then list with photos and a Generate with AI description.
- Go live to buyers and buyers agents on PLBO, Domain, view, homely, Soho, realty, onthehouse and allhomes*.
- Run inspections, compare offers and sign.
- Settle and keep 100% of the proceeds.
The legal steps for every property type are in the SA legal and tax checklist. Let's get your property sold!