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How to split an estate when divorcing?

How can parties split their estate when divorcing? Watch my video to learn about three ways to do it.

To pay or not to pay for the services of a real estate agent?

To pay or not to pay for the services of a real estate agent? My trainer at the gym, Teresa, learnt the answer to this question the hard way when she and her boyfriend decided to buy their first apartment. They fell in love with a cozy apartment with a balcony in a new building (…)

How to calculate whether you can afford to buy a home in the Czech Republic?

In my previous article, To rent or to buy – which is better? I answered the questions that you need to ask yourself when deciding whether to buy your own home or to live in a rented one. If you are inclined to buy, then you need to calculate how much money you need. Property (…)

How to sell a real estate in Czech Republic without being here?

Recently more and more people contact me from abroad with the same question – whether they can sell their property in Czech Republic without a need of arriving in person, and what is needed for this. Of course, the sale of a real estate can happen without the presence of the owner, by a power (…)

Sale of your property in order to buy a new one. Where to start?

Very often people want to sell their current property and use this money to buy another one. Someone call it Exchange. How does it work? Just to be clear – there are no such thing as Exchange nowadays. Several decades ago people could indeed exchange their 3 bedrooms apartment for two 1 bedroom flats. But (…)

Cooperative apartments (Družstevní byty): pluses and minuses

I’m often asked about the apartments in cooperative ownership – družstevní byty: Why the prices for such flats are lower; What’s anuita etc. In this video I’ll answer these and some other questions and will list all the pluses and minuses of buying such flats.

Documents for a real estate sale in Czech Republic

If you decide to sell your real estate in Czech Republic you’ll need to have certain documents. Make sure you prepare these documents in advance to avoid loosing time during the transaction. Today I’ll give you the list of such documents.

Investment in a real estate in Prague. What to buy?

Many people who would like to invest in a small property do not know what and where they should buy. How to identify the right investment property?

Fix and flip in Prague

Who didn’t hear about the “easy money” from Fix and Flip? Step one: find and buy cheaply an old real estate. Step two: make a reconstruction. Step 3: sell it more expensively. Several hundred thousand Czech crowns are earned fast. Promising deal, right? Check my video or read the article below to see how it (…)

Types of apartments in Prague: layouts and types of constructions