Avoid Costly Mistakes When Buying Property in Franschhoek
Buying property is a complex enough process if you are a local buyer. The situation can get a little more complicated for you if you are an international buyer. There are certain South African laws and property buying procedures you need to be aware of if you are going to avoid costly mistakes.
SAHomeBuyers Makes Things Easier For International Buyers
As an international buyer of property in Franschhoek, factors such as distance and timing may hinder your progress significantly whilst both searching and buying. However, with SAHomeBuyers on your side, this process can be made much smoother.
How SAHomeBuyers Assists International Property Buyers
- We are fully dedicated to you
The fact that we are not a selling agent, and do not work with any other selling agents, means we are biased towards and fully dedicated to the buyer, our client. However, we are a real estate agency registered with the Estate Agency Affairs Board, which means that our clients are afforded the same consumer protection that the seller gets with their estate agent.
- We use our resources to search for property on your behalf
As is evidenced by the content of our website, we do not list or offer any property in Franschhoek that is for sale. Instead, when a client wants a list of properties for sale in the area, we use our resources and contacts to conduct a thorough search for all property in Franschhoek that is for sale. This includes property offered by estate agencies, private sellers and developers.
- We pay close attention to your property requirements
As our client, your requirements are very important to us. We pay close attention to what you want and never deviate from your requirements. We will only look for property in Franschhoek that meets your needs and that will be to your satisfaction, and we always tell you the whole truth about it!
Legal Aspects
The legal side of buying property in Franschhoek is very important. SAHomeBuyers retains an attorney who is an expert in property to give advice and guide the home buyer through the process. Even though our consultants are not lawyers, they have expertise in all legal aspects of property buying. Together with our attorney they assist you from the Offer To Purchase agreement through to the transfer, ensuring you know what you rights are and that they are protected.
We Make Sure You Pay A Fair Price
The value of the property in Franschhoek that you wish to buy can be difficult to determine. Obviously you want to avoid paying too high a price. We have information on property in Franschhoek such as price history, time on the market, the seller’s need to sell, and the costs of rebuilding to help us lower the price of a property during the negotiations.
With SAHomeBuyers’ expert knowledge in price negotiations for houses and their weighty negotiating skills, it is possible for you to save a lot of money on the property price. In addition, the following assistance is offered to international buyers of property in Franschhoek:
- Permit and visa requirements;
- Money matters that include international money transfer regulations and tax advice;
- Private banking;
- Advice on setting up a business in South Africa;
- Information on insurance such as property insurance and medical insurance.
SAHomeBuyers will provide you with all the information you need as an international buyer of property. This will help you make all the right decisions when buying property in Franschhoek so that the experience is pleasurable and the outcome matches your expectations.
The Next Steps
Many prospective buyers have never before been introduced to a property buyers consultant, let alone used one. Buyers agents are common in many other countries, though, because they are buyer focused and help source and secure your ideal property (usually with large discounts). And in 99% of cases they are free of charge.
SAHomeBuyers is a property buyers consultant. Of course, we help search and secure that ideal Franschhoek property, but we also put great emphasis on all the other considerations – both good and bad. Our only goal is to serve your interests and help you make the best informed decision.
Learn more about SAHomeBuyers and arrange to talk to one of our property consultants by e-mailing us here or telephoning + 27 (0) 83 265 8800.
