Assisting YOU with your plans to Buy a Property in Greece

"Step-by-Step Educational information on how to avoid risks, save money and ensure that you know all the FACTS about safely buying a property in Greece"

Dear Reader,

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So…you’re considering plans to buy property and/or land in Greece?

You’re not alone! Reports state that millions of Brits are emigrating, buying a second holiday home and/or investing their money in Greece property. One newspaper recently announced that 'Record numbers move out of 'fraught' Britain.'

With the prospect of a better life and more for our money, many of us are considering either a ‘Big Move' or a sunny destination to escape to!

With all this in mind, it's important to realise that Buying Property in Greece is HUGE Decision!

I say ‘Big’ and 'HUGE because making the decision to move to Greece or any overseas destination is no small matter. In fact, if potential buyers actually knew about the number of steps involved and that one STEP OVERLOOKED can cause a disaster, they might think twice.

The problem that most people face when buying property in Greece is that there is not one source of information that helps them from start to finish - ensuring EVERY step is covered. And I mean EVERY step - starting from the initial idea all the way through to sitting on the patio of your new property and enjoying your new lifestyle.

This lack of information can be disasterous which can cause huge upset, a loss of money, time and even detriment to one’s health.

I know this first hand.

A few years ago my parents-in-law (Jan and Keith) lost well over £20,000 in purchasing their overseas dream home, having made many poor decisions due to a lack of knowledge (and overlooking important steps). Sadly, because of the stress, my mother-in-law is no longer with us and my father-in-law has moved back to England, wondering how things could have gone so terribly wrong.

They unintentionally hired a ‘cowboy’ developer, failed to retain a solicitor, lost ££££’s buying currency from a bank and not a currency specialist (like Smart Currency Exchange) and ultimately paid well over the market price for their property. My father-in-law now has a property abroad that he can’t sell, has had to take out a mortgage and move back to England, where he now lives out his life as a widower. Yes - their story is extreme. I guess it’s the things like this that happen in our lives that make people do something about it.

Due to my in-laws disaster I realised that the overseas buying process if fraught with potential problems...and I decided to search the marketplace for information that could help prevent what Jan and Keith went through.

I searched high and low for information and support that would help potential buyers from start to finish with the process of buying property abroad. And on my search I looked for one source - not a million different books, websites and magazines.

I wanted to find a source of information that provided the answers to the following:

1. What to do before you buy?
   
2. How to ensure you view properties with legal companies providing good service?
   
3. What to do when viewing properties to make sure you make the right decision?
   
4. How to ensure that you buy the right property?
   
5. How to protect your purchase and investment?
   
6. How to discover ALL the costs and reduce the likelihood of losing out due to currency exchange fluctuations?
   
7. What to do in between signing contracts and completing?
   
8. What to do upon completion to make sure that you get exactly what you think you’re going to get?
   
9. What to do after you get your property so that it becomes a home or a rental property?
   
10. How to rent the property out?
    
11. How to sell in the future if you decide you don’t want the property any more?
    
12. And for investment…how to analyse one opportunity over another, look at the key factors that influence investment deals and all the steps involved investing in property in Greece.
    
13. And everything in between

Books, Websites, Magazines and Greece property shows gave me information at various stages of the process...but none of them seemed to cover everything.

I read a few books and they were okay…but I found them a bit boring, theoretical and written by people that haven’t really gone through the process of buying an overseas property themselves. Furthermore, they didn't seem to have local tips or things that people need to look out for.

And the only other information I found was from developers and agents and I was appalled at what I found. The information was written to sell property and not to tell the truth. It was biased and in some cases full of lies.

Yes...it's true that you can find tonnes of information for free on the Internet, but you can also find a huge amount of garbage that takes ages to weed through.

I wanted to find a source of education, so I could 'do my homework,' about what the Greece property buying process is, how to make sure I do things correctly and overall how to ensure that whole process went as best as it could.

I couldn't find one source to provide me with what I wanted...

...a start to finish INDEPENDANT, NON-BIASED. TRUTHFUL RESOURCE on Buying a property in Greece...

So...In 2004, I and my business partner decided to start a company that fills this gap in the market. We decided to set up a service that provides INDEPENDENT and NON-BIASED, TRUTHFUL information and assist buyers with support, resources and on-going information to help them on their overseas property buying journey. And I mean the FULL journey – not just buying the property.

We decided on our mission:

To support clients through the entire buying in Greece property process

In order to deliver our mission, we created educational guides for various countries (Greece being one of them) and have a team of staff members that contribute to the guides, write newsletters and assist people that need help finding professional and legal property professionals.

Due to the fact that we've written and published guides for various overseas destinations, we have a HUGE knowledge base and a large network of property professionals

So...within this site, you'll find information on the following:

1. Greece Property Buying & Investment Guide
This 120-page educational guide covers the start to finish process of buying a property in Greece. Every step is outlined starting with the initial idea to buy in Greece. This guide is for anyone thinking about or currently in the process of buying property or land in Greece.

More information about the Guide

2. Smart Overseas Property Buyer Finder Form
If you haven't yet found the property of your dreams and you'd like to chat with someone that knows the buying process, quality agents and other helpful resources, please fill out our form.

Smart Overseas Property Buyer Finder Form

3. Smart Overseas Property Buyer Resource Form
Are you looking for a solicitor, Independent Financial Advisor, Currency Exchange Specialist or anything else? Fill out our form and we'll call you to let you know who we know!

Smart Overseas Property Buyer Resource Form

So... If there is anything we can help you with regarding your plans to purchase in Greece, please buy our guide, or fill out one of our forms so that we can assist you to find good, legal property professionals!