If you are an expatriate or a retiree who wants to live in Morocco but you don’t know where to start because you are a thousand kilometers away from the country, the stress often starts to mount. The task becomes even more complicated if you have to come home with the whole family.
Between registering at the new school, the necessary paperwork… and the long list to follow, finding your remote villa can be more than complicated, but not at all impossible. In fact, it is entirely possible to buy your property without setting foot in it and without physical contact with the sellers or your real estate agent. The entire process of buying a property can now be done remotely, both by sellers and buyers.
In this article, we explain why VILLAS MASTER and foreign buyers go hand in hand when it comes to buying a villa remotely. At the same time, we show the advantages of contacting us.
1- A tailored selection of properties
When you are a foreigner, although it is possible to access Moroccan real estate websites or any other real estate portal, it is often difficult to sort through all the ads they offer (you often find the same properties at different prices). Moreover, the distance makes it almost impossible to go through agencies to better guarantee the purchase of your villa as VILLAS MASTER does with its clients.
In order for you not to miss out on any opportunities and not to miss out on a property that could match your expectations, VILLAS MASTER will examine the market, sort out the most relevant ads and select only those properties that meet most of your search criteria.
In addition to saving you time, we will also be able to suggest properties that you would not be able to access on your own and that represent 10 to 15% of “hidden” properties. But we can do even more for our client.
2- Detailed reports
Some of our clients living abroad are sometimes unable to visit the villa they wish to buy. Expatriate clients must therefore have total confidence in their real estate agent, as this situation places a great deal of responsibility on the agent’s shoulders. But this is not a problem for us because we have experience and the majority of our clients are expatriates looking for their dream villas in Marrakech.
In order to limit the risk of disappointment for our clients, our agency always makes the visit reports as complete as possible. They usually consist of numerous photos accompanied by detailed comments (highlighting advantages and disadvantages), videos, descriptions of the property’s environment, distances, the region, the community, etc.
3- Remote virtual tours
At Villas Master, we also organize video calls to present virtual visits. With all these elements, the expatriate buyer can make an informed choice with peace of mind.
We show you every corner of the property, including the yard, garage and surrounding area, to determine if there are any hidden defects in the property, such as structural damage, wet roofs or walls, unfinished or cracked foundations, rusty pipes and electrical connections, as well as to check the number of bedrooms and bathrooms. The objective is to clarify all your doubts about the property and the transaction.
We will also give our clients the possibility to bring a trusted person such as parents, friend, etc. to make a final validation visit of your villa purchase. This way, the purchase from a distance can be done more easily and in all serenity.
4- The accompaniment and support of a real estate expert
The disadvantage of a long-distance purchase is the difficulty of identifying possible defects. This is why it is important for an expatriate to be able to count on the expertise of his real estate agent. Indeed, within the framework of our obligation and with our means, we will analyze every corner of the property for which our client could make a price offer.
In order to detect possible problems related to the community, our agency, before any signature, will analyze all the documents, property titles, certificates, taxes, invoices… and will establish a report that we will present to our clients so that they can make a purchase with full knowledge of the facts.
Beyond the actual search for the property, this work is at the heart of our agency’s activity. By using our services, the risks, which can sometimes be very costly, are totally limited.
5- The negotiation is led by our agency
As an expert, our role is also to know the right price of the property desired by our client. In the real estate sector, where many sellers tend to inflate their prices in the hope of finding a buyer who is ill-informed about real estate market prices, the risk for the buyer of being deceived is high.
Therefore, our role as real estate agents is also to evaluate the fair price of the property in order to assess the difference between the advertised price and the actual market price. On this basis, we are able to propose to our client a negotiation strategy that he will validate (or not) according to the level of risk that the client is willing to take in order not to lose his property.
The villas sought by expatriate clients are often sold by our agencies. Our agents will therefore negotiate from professional to professional, which is very often more efficient than negotiating with individuals.
Moreover, the argument of using a real estate agency weighs heavily in the negotiation, because the real estate agent and the seller know that an agent is a guarantee of seriousness for the buyer. Thanks to our intervention, the negotiation of your villa will be optimized.
6- Villas Master accompanies you until the end of your purchase
Finally, because of the distance, it is often difficult to follow the purchase file, especially when there are time differences. But our agency is always present to follow the purchase of your villa until the final signature at the notary.
While there are always trips to the notary’s office, VILLAS MASTER is also there to follow up on the parties involved (agency, notary, private individual) and thus speed up the process.
In addition to saving time, our agency will also be at your side to answer all your questions about the purchase and will be able to reassure you about the purchase itself, whose financial losses can sometimes be significant. If you cannot be present at the signing, and even if it is preferable to give a proxy, our physical presence will be essential to answer any questions that may arise during the signing of the deed of sale.
Technological advances have made the signing of the deed of sale at a distance routine for sellers and very feasible for buyers. We will send you all the pages of the contract and attachments. We will sign them using an electronic signature system and send the signed forms to the appropriate party.
Given all the reasons mentioned, it is especially recommended to hire a real estate agency if you are an expatriate or a Moroccan resident abroad who wants to own a villa in Marrakech. VILLAS MASTER can help you find your dream villa.
For more information about our profession and our services, please contact us.
