What to verify, compute and ask before the deposit.
Practical guides to buying property in Batumi on the buyer's side: verification, residency, returns and commissions. No listing showcase and no promised percentages.
How to check an apartment in Batumi before buying: the pre-deposit checklist
What to verify before paying a deposit for an apartment in Batumi: registry extract, encumbrances, seller, developer, floor area, debts, contract terms and registration at the Public Service Hall.
Buyer guide / residencyGeorgian residence permit through property in 2026: the $150,000 threshold and what to verify
Residence permit conditions for property buyers in Georgia in 2026: the $150,000 threshold, eligible property types, how value is confirmed, term and renewal, common mistakes.
Buyer guide / economicsBatumi rental yield: how to compute NOI and IRR instead of the advertised percentage
How to compute the real return on an apartment in Batumi: gross rent, seasonal occupancy, management and reserve, taxes, net operating income (NOI), purchase and sale costs, scenario IRR.
Buyer guide / commissionsWho pays the realtor's commission in Georgia, and why a "free" agent works for the seller
How commissions work in the Batumi property market: who pays the agent, where the conflict of interest of a "free" realtor comes from, and how the buyer's representative model with commission offset works.
Start with the brief, not with a property.
Describe your criteria, budget and goal. We reply, refine the mandate and only then assemble a preliminary shortlist.