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Thailand · Entry Tier

The Thailand Underwriting Protocol

The framework, on your desk, in 30 minutes. Cuts a 4,033-listing city down to 5 in one afternoon.

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Named buildings, rent-validated units. Each file is credited in full against the $499 Custom Report if you commission within 30 days.

Bangkok condominium towers on the Chao Phraya

Bangkok

The Bangkok Condo Buyer’s Guide

89 named buildings, 907 rent-validated units, six catchments.

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Chiang Mai condo towers

Chiang Mai

The Chiang Mai Condo Buyer’s Guide

70 named buildings, 1,348 rent-validated units, fourteen areas.

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Phuket

The Phuket Condo Buyer’s Guide

61 named buildings, 1,235 rent-validated units, fifteen areas.

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Pattaya

Pattaya: The Nong Prue & Na Kluea Building File

Two catchments, not a city. 51 named buildings across Nong Prue and Na Kluea–Wongamat, every one foreign-quota checked.

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The rest of Southeast Asia

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Ownership rules and the numbers, country by country.

A Bali pool villa

Bali

The Bali Villa Buyer’s Playbook

Eight sections. Four foreign-ownership pathways. The Bali fee stack the brochures skip.

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Ho Chi Minh City from the Saigon River

Vietnam

The Vietnam Property Buyer’s Playbook

What a foreigner actually holds, what it costs in, and what it costs to get capital back out.

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Bonifacio Global City at dusk

Philippines

The Philippines Property Buyer’s Playbook

Perpetual ownership of the unit, zero land, and the paperwork that proves it.

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Beyond Southeast Asia

Country packs: every cost and every form, in the order you meet them.

Osaka skyline from Osaka Castle

Japan

Buying Property in Japan as a Foreigner

Every cost and every form, 2026, for both paths: buying to live in and buying to rent out. The 20-day FEFTA report, the register, every purchase and holding tax with its government source, the akiya trap, and the 1 January rule on a sale.

Athens from Mount Lycabettus

Greece

Buying Property in Greece as a Foreigner

Every cost and every rule, 2026, for both paths: buying to live in and buying to rent out. Border areas, the golden visa and its short-let ban, ENFIA, the tax on rent band by band, and the 15% announced for non-EU buyers.

Polignano a Mare in Puglia

Italy

Italy’s Cheap and 1 Euro Houses

The real cost and the paperwork, 2026, for both paths: buying to live in and buying to rent out. The 1 euro schemes and their bonds, the cadastral value formula, prezzo-valore, the 2% first-home rate, IMU, and the 7% towns.

Kuala Lumpur skyline

Malaysia

Buying Property in Malaysia as a Foreigner

The minimum price in every state, every cost and MM2H, 2026, for both paths: buying to live in and buying to rent out. State consent, the 8% stamp duty, the 30% tax on rent and the five-year gains tax line.

Rooftops of Vieux Lyon

France

Buying Property in France as a Foreigner

Costs, the notaire, and real sale prices by area, 2026, for both paths: buying to live in and buying to rent out. Transfer duty by department, the regulated notaire scale, taxe d’habitation on second homes, the tax on rent and on a sale, and what homes sold for in 2025.

Madrid rooftops along the Gran Via

Spain

How to Find and Vet the Right Estate Agent in Spain

The 12 questions to ask, the red flags, what you can negotiate, a first-call script and a worksheet to compare two quotes in euros.

Malaga from above

Spain

What Happens to Your Spanish Property When You Die

Which law decides, whether your UK or US will works, what each heir pays under the state and regional rules, the 6-month deadlines and a checklist for your notary.

A Haussmann building in Paris

France

How to Find and Vet the Right Estate Agent in France

The 12 questions to ask, the red flags, the 10-day rule for your deposit, what you can negotiate, a first-call script and a worksheet.

An old stone house in the Dordogne

France

What Happens to Your French Property When You Die

Which law decides, the reserved share, what each heir pays, the US and UK treaties, the deadlines and a checklist for your notaire.

Minato, Tokyo

Japan

How to Find and Vet the Right Estate Agent in Japan

The legal fee cap worked out, the 330,000 yen rule, the 12 questions, the deposit rule and a worksheet. 15 pages.

Levent, Istanbul

Turkey

How to Find and Vet the Right Estate Agent in Turkey

The 4% cap and the split, the certificate check, the 12 questions, deposits and a worksheet. 15 pages.

The Dubai skyline

Dubai

How to Find and Vet the Right Estate Agent in Dubai

Contracts A, B and F, the 12 questions, the deposit rule and a worksheet. 14 pages.

Johor Bahru skyline

Malaysia

How to Find and Vet the Right Estate Agent in Malaysia

The 3% cap, the Board's search, the 12 questions, the deposit and a worksheet. 15 pages.

Makati skyline

The Philippines

How to Find and Vet the Right Estate Agent in the Philippines

Licence checks, the licence to sell, the 12 questions, reservation fees and a worksheet. 14 pages.

Alfama rooftops, Lisbon

Portugal

How to Find and Vet the Right Estate Agent in Portugal

The IMPIC licence check, the 12 questions, reservation money and the CPCV deposit, and a worksheet. 14 pages.

Porta Nuova skyline, Milan

Italy

How to Find and Vet the Right Estate Agent in Italy

The register check, local fee custom, the 12 questions, the caparra and a worksheet. 15 pages.

The old harbour, Chania

Greece

How to Find and Vet the Right Estate Agent in Greece

The GEMI check, contract terms, the 12 questions, the deposit and a worksheet. 15 pages.

Old town rooftops, Berlin

Germany

How to Find and Vet the Right Estate Agent in Germany

The 50/50 rule, the reservation-fee ruling, the 12 questions and a worksheet. 15 pages.

Paphos town

Cyprus

How to Find and Vet the Right Estate Agent in Cyprus

The licence check, the 3% default, the 12 questions, the contract deposit and a worksheet. 14 pages.

Manila Bay skyline

Philippines

What Happens to Your Philippine Property When You Die

Your national law, Philippine probate and reprobate, the flat 6% estate tax worked for three heirs, the one-year deadline and the eCAR, and a checklist for your lawyer.

An old house in Hikari, Japan

Japan

What Happens to Your Japanese Property When You Die

Which law decides, the reserved share, Japanese inheritance tax worked for three heirs, the US treaty and every deadline from 3 months to 3 years.

George Town, Penang

Malaysia

What Happens to Your Malaysian Property When You Die

Your will made abroad, resealing a home grant, the no-will table, the state consent a foreign heir needs, and the gains tax when the heir sells, worked.

Rome from the Gianicolo

Italy

What Happens to Your Italian Property When You Die

Which law decides, the reserved shares, Italian inheritance tax worked for three heirs, the treaties, and the 12-month declaration.

Porto rooftops

Portugal

What Happens to Your Portuguese Property When You Die

Which law decides, the forced heirs, the 10% stamp duty and who is exempt, worked for three heirs, and the 3-month report.

The Thessaloniki waterfront

Greece

What Happens to Your Greek Property When You Die

Which law decides, the reserved shares, Greek inheritance tax worked for three heirs, the US treaty and every deadline.

The Larnaca seafront

Cyprus

What Happens to Your Cyprus Property When You Die

Which law decides, the free part of the estate, no inheritance tax, the Land Registry fee worked for three heirs, and the tax clearance.

Split harbour

Croatia

How to Find and Vet the Right Estate Agent in Croatia

The 2026 Act, the register check, the 12 questions, the kapara and a worksheet. 13 pages.

The Bay of Kotor

Montenegro

How to Find and Vet the Right Estate Agent in Montenegro

The register check, the 12 questions, the kapara and the protected deposit account, and a worksheet. 14 pages.

A street in Condesa, Mexico City

Mexico

How to Find and Vet the Right Estate Agent in Mexico

The PROFECO contract, the 5-day exit, the 12 questions, deposits and a worksheet. 14 pages.

A street in Casco Viejo, Panama City

Panama

How to Find and Vet the Right Estate Agent in Panama

The licence and bond, the 5% floor, the 12 questions, deposits and a worksheet. 14 pages.

El Poblado, Medellin

Colombia

How to Find and Vet the Right Estate Agent in Colombia

The half-each default, expenses, the 12 questions, arras and a worksheet. 14 pages.

Tamarindo Bay from the air

Costa Rica

How to Find and Vet the Right Estate Agent in Costa Rica

SUGEF, the binding offer letter, the 12 questions, deposits and a worksheet. 14 pages.

District 1, Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam

How to Find and Vet the Right Estate Agent in Vietnam

The certificate check, the contract terms, the 12 questions, payments and a worksheet. 14 pages.

Villa architecture in Bali

Bali

How to Find and Vet the Right Estate Agent in Bali

The 2-5% band, the licence check, the 12 questions, booking fees and a worksheet. 13 pages.

Munich rooftops

Germany

What Happens to Your German Property When You Die

The EU rule and the renvoi trap, the compulsory share, German inheritance tax worked for three heirs, and every deadline.

Alanya panorama

Turkey

What Happens to Your Turkish Property When You Die

Turkish law for the flat, the Turkish court step, the 2026 inheritance tax worked for three heirs, and every deadline.

Dubai Marina

Dubai

What Happens to Your Dubai Property When You Die

Dubai law and the 2026 federal rule, the wills that work and their fees, the AED 1,656.50 transfer, and every step.

Playa del Carmen from the air

Mexico

What Happens to Your Mexican Property When You Die

Mexican law for the property, the court step for a foreign will, Cancún's 3% and the 25% open point, and the trust.

San Jose skyline

Costa Rica

What Happens to Your Costa Rican Property When You Die

Costa Rican law for the property, the 1.5% transfer tax and the 30% open point, beach concessions, and the process.

Hanoi skyline

Vietnam

What Happens to Your Vietnamese Property When You Die

Which law decides, what a foreign heir may keep, the tax worked for three heirs, and the notary steps.

A tropical villa in Bali

Bali

What Happens to Your Bali Property When You Die

Freehold and the void bequest, who can inherit a foreigner's home, the duty worked for three heirs, and the deadlines.

Dubrovnik old town

Croatia

What Happens to Your Croatian Property When You Die

The EU rule and the renvoi trap, reciprocity, the 3% transfer tax worked for three heirs, and every step.

Panama City skyline over the bay

Panama

What Happens to Your Panamanian Property When You Die

Panamanian law for the property, why joint wills fail, no tax on inheriting, and the court steps.

Usaquen, Bogota

Colombia

What Happens to Your Colombian Property When You Die

Which law decides, the forced half, the 15% worked for three heirs, and the court or notary route.

Marina homes in Punta Cana

Dominican Republic

What Happens to Your Dominican Property When You Die

Why your domicile's law decides, the 3% worked for three heirs, the 90 days, and the title registry.

Herceg Novi

Montenegro

What Happens to Your Montenegrin Property When You Die

Which law decides and the renvoi trap, the reserved shares, the transfer tax worked for three heirs, and every step.

Phnom Penh skyline

Cambodia

What Happens to Your Cambodian Property When You Die

Foreign wills and the Code's forms, who inherits, the 4% worked for three heirs, and the deadlines.

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