International Real Estate Services
Real Estate Agents and Renovation Services
Buyer's agent + renovation services in Budapest
Meet Benedek, my buyer’s agent who can source your investment property and do the renovations
Two great real estate agents in Montenegro
I can introduce you to my two favourite real estate agents in Montenegro, thus saving you time
My favourite real estate agent in Oman
Meet Nicole, my real estate agent in Oman who has lived there for over 16 years
Buyer's agent + renovation services in Kyiv / Kiev
Meet Alex, my buyer’s agent who can source your investment property and do the renovations
Buyer's agent + renovation services in Istanbul
Meet Keith, my buyer’s agent who can source your investment property and do the renovations
Real Estate Legal Services
Real estate lawyer in Georgia
A trusted lawyer to ensure your real estate transactions go smoothly.
Real estate lawyer in Nicaragua
A trusted lawyer to ensure your real estate transactions go smoothly.
Real estate lawyer in Hungary
A trusted lawyer to ensure your real estate transactions go smoothly.
Real estate lawyer in Montenegro
A trusted lawyer to ensure your real estate transactions go smoothly.
Real estate lawyer in Ukraine
Leonid will ensure your real estate transactions go smoothly.
International Real Estate Investment Articles
A Real Estate Investment in Granada or San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua?
After writing about the economy in Nicaragua a few weeks ago, I received many inquiries about making a real estate investment in Nicaragua. Read the article on Nicaragua's economy - it serves as a good preface to this article. I'll focus on San Juan Del Sur and...
The Real Estate Investment Market in Tbilisi, Georgia
Making a real estate investment in Tbilisi, Georgia, is increasingly making headlines in the “offshore” world. Georgia is being sold as a great place to do business as well as being affordable and populated by friendly people making delicious wine. Guess what, this is...
14 reasons AGAINST a Real Estate Investment in Paris
One of the few, truly global cities, Paris has been the “capital” of Europe for centuries. Surely, making a real estate investment in Paris is wise and would count as a great store of value. Paris is beautiful and well connected. Paris is a center of culture and...
Is a real estate investment in Kiev, Ukraine, attractive?
My previous piece on the Ukrainian economy, which you should read, started with the insight that residential prices are down 75% from their peak in Kiev, Ukraine. Generally speaking, a 75% drop in prices in a capital city, with a few years of consolidation at the...
10 Learnings from a Real Estate Investment in the United States as a Non-Resident Foreigner
Non Americans are almost all familiar with scenes of people striking it rich in real estate in the United States. People speculate, flip, use credit, become rich and then sometimes lose it all. It’s a vast and attractive market, not just for the potential returns, but...
The Impact of Demographics on Real Estate Investing in Eastern Europe
Real Estate has been booming in Central & Eastern Europe over the past few years. Investors who got in on cities like Budapest, Warsaw, Bucharest, Prague, Sofia have made very decent returns since 2014/2015. Prime Budapest properties can be had for less than 3500...
A Real Estate Investment in Tashkent, Uzbekistan?
Making a real estate investment in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, is an attractive proposition. One can find core downtown properties at about $1,000 per m2, and gross yields that can reach 8-11%. In a world of negative interest rates and low yielding real estate, the...
The Pros and Cons of a Real Estate Investment in Astana, Kazakhstan
I recently spent a few days in Astana, or Nur-Sultan (its new name), and decided to analyse whether a real estate investment in that part of Kazakhstan is worth it. Kazakhstan got its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, and has since been rebuilding itself...
A case study of a Real Estate Investment in Bulgaria
Negative yields are already here in Europe, and according to Alan Greenspan on their way to America as well. What to do with your money? Gold should be part of your portfolio, but cannot be the only one. A real estate investment in Bulgaria can be an option. If you...
Real Estate Investment in Montenegro
Is there any money to be made in real estate investment in Montenegro? The short answer is yes, but one needs to have a very targeted approach. Most people haven’t even heard of this little Adriatic country of 600,000 souls which got its independence from Serbia in...
A Real Estate Investment in Shkoder, Albania?
Is Shkoder, Albania a good destination for real estate investment? An easy day drive away from the beautiful Bay of Kotor in Montenegro and its exciting real estate investments, I figured I would head out to Shkoder, Albania. The city comes out regularly as one of the...