Property, bought like a business decision.
Sourced, structured, financed and closed — commercial and residential property across Germany, Switzerland and Austria, handled in English.
The purchase is easy. The structure is everything.
Buying property in the DACH region as a founder or foreign investor is less about finding a listing and more about everything around it: whether you buy privately or through a company, how the purchase is financed when your income sits in another country, what the notary deed actually says, and what the tax consequences are when you one day sell. Portals show you objects; nobody on the portal answers those questions.
We work the way a family office does, at a smaller scale: a written brief first, then sourcing through our broker and developer network — including off-market objects — an honest yield and risk assessment on every candidate, financing introductions to banks that actually lend to entrepreneurs and non-residents, and coordination of the notary closing. Because we also run company formations and accounting, the ownership structure is designed together with your corporate and tax setup instead of bolted on afterwards.
We're compensated primarily by transaction commission at disclosed market rates — you pay for results, not for a search retainer.
Buying instead of renting builds equity in the business — if the ownership structure is set up correctly from the start.
German residential property remains a core wealth-building asset. We source, check the yield honestly, and structure the holding.
Founders moving with our formation or visa clients often buy within the first two years — we run the property side in English.
Property companies, usufruct and succession planning across borders — coordinated with tax and legal partners.
From brief to keys.
What the engagement covers.
Asked before every purchase.
It depends on financing, taxes and your exit plan. A property inside an operating GmbH is exposed to business risk; a separate property company (Immobiliengesellschaft) isolates it and can be more tax-efficient on a later sale. We structure this question with tax counsel before you sign anything.
Germany: yes, without restriction. Austria: EU citizens freely; non-EU buyers need state-level approval in most provinces. Switzerland: the Lex Koller restricts residential purchases by non-residents, but commercial property is generally open. We check your specific case before the search starts.
Primarily by commission on completed transactions, at the market-standard rate disclosed before we start — plus fixed fees for structuring work (holding setup, financing coordination) where you engage us for that separately. No retainer for the search itself.
We introduce you to banks and brokers who finance non-resident and entrepreneur purchases — a segment many retail banks decline — and prepare the file the way credit departments expect it. The lending decision is always the bank's.
Tell us what you're looking for.
A 30-minute call to scope objective, budget and structure — then a written brief before any search starts.