Practical guides for reading the documents correctly, spotting hidden costs and pricing risk. Written using the same method we apply to every property we analyse ourselves — based on numbers, not guesswork.
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Open the forms →The maximum price is calculated backwards from the yield requirement — and the repair backlog is deducted before the offer.
Read the guide →What belongs in a maintenance manual, what the law requires and how an annual cycle keeps upkeep in order.
Read the guide →What to check in the certificate before making an offer — charges, company loan, upcoming repairs and the pitfalls.
Read the guide →The debt-free price doesn't tell the whole story. Here's how to calculate the true total burden and spot a special charge before it lands.
Read the guide →What a pipe renovation costs, when it becomes due and how it affects the purchase price.
Read the guide →Tax is calculated on what's left. Deductible expenses, the line between annual repairs and improvements, and the deficit credit in a loss-making year.
Read the guide →Same charge, same euro — but one is deductible and the other is not. The difference doesn't show on the invoice, and the housing company decides it.
Read the guide →Gross yield, net yield, cash flow and return on equity — what they actually mean.
Read the guide →How to read a condition survey and a long-term maintenance plan — and turn the repair backlog into euros in your offer.
Read the guide →What we buy and what we don't — openly. The criteria that decide whether a property proceeds or is ruled out.
See the criteria →Explanations of the key concepts — linked to the calculators.
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