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Buy a villa: Exclusive real estates – house, investment, checklist and procedure

Buying a villa – exposés of first-class properties are not found on real estate portals. Villas are gladly bought and sold discreetly. The purchase of real estate has a fixed procedure: Property search, inspection, negotiations, purchase contract, notary, taxes & Co. The purchase of villas is of course somewhat more demanding. If only because you […]

Selling a villa: Procedure, costs, solvent buyers and speculation tax

Selling a villa – The sale of villas and exclusive estates does not follow a regular scheme. Why? The more exclusive the property, the more likely sellers are looking for absolutely discreet real estate agents. The technical term here: off market properties. They do not show up in any real estate portal. Off market properties […]

Buy crypto for small and medium businesses: Bitcoin to Crypto ETF

Buy Crypto: Small and Medium Enterprises – You know what I did wrong for years? I either left my profits in the bank, or still quickly invested in half-baked projects at the end of the year. Self-directed stock trading, acting on the stock market in general, has never been easier for small and medium sized […]

Buying commercial property: Guide to the procedure

Buying Commercial Property – Are you looking to buy a retail business, medical practice, law office space, industrial property or entire technology parks? Avoid bad investments and make the right decisions, right from the start. Buying commercial real estate is an investment for start-ups and business owners. The company grows in the new property. Location […]

Buy an Apartment Los Angeles – Everything to Know Explained, Easy Guide

Los Angeles – How to buy an Apartment in Hollywood, Bel-Air, or downtown. We give you a full explanation and step-by-step guide to everything to know when buying an apartment in Los Angeles. From mortgage, to which areas to buy in Los Angeles, and everything else you need. Real Estate properties, like apartments, penthouses, lofts […]

Broker real estate privately: Buyer, seller and purchase contract – procedure

Broker property privately – You know 1) a property that needs to be sold and 2) a buyer? Now you have the idea that you could broker the property and collect the broker’s commission. But is that possible? The sale of a property follows a fixed procedure, from the property exposé to the sales phase […]

Buying a weekend home: Procedure, broker, costs, prices & tax

Buying a weekend house – A weekend house can be used in a very diverse way. You can spend your free time and holidays there. In addition, it is possible to rent out the weekend house and generate additional income. Moreover, a weekend house can be a great retreat where you can just get away […]

Grunderwerbssteuer – Meaning, Translation, Explanation of German Real Estate Tax

Real estate transfer tax & Table for federal states – Whenever a property or part of a property is purchased in Germany, real estate transfer tax is incurred. But, how much trade tax is incurred with the real estate purchase? The amount of the tax is determined by the individual federal states. As a rule, […]

Real Estate Taxes Germany – How To Save Money on Property Investment

Germany – Buying real estate in Germany requires an understanding of its tax system. Here we give a detailed, simple guide for people not from Germany looking to buy property, rent property, or invest in real estate in Germany. The German system is quite different from those found in US states. If you’re looking to […]

Buying and renting: Investing in housing – Part 1: Valuing and buying property

Buying and renting: Investing in housing – new construction (as in the visualised cover picture [example property Berlin]) or direct purchase of a property. Many people opt for owner-occupation, but wouldn’t renting be a much smarter alternative (keyword 1: old-age provision; keyword 2: tenant pays redemption)? In this article I summarize some of the experiences […]

Build or buy an apartment house? Construction Costs, Interest & Financing

Building multi-family houses – The effective interest rate for mortgage loans (construction interest) fell by -6.4% from 1994 to 2018 (last survey) to just 1.4%. You’re convinced you want to buy? Then you can find our guide here: Buy an apartment building. Build an Apartment House: Building Interest and Construction Financing Construction interest rates have […]

Buy property: Building area, building plot and building application

Buying land – Many people who are interested in buying land intend to build a house on that land. However, this is only possible if the land is designated as building land or if it is so-called building maintenance land. This designation applies to land that will be designated as building land by the city […]