No. We have closed mandates for clients in Geneva, Moscow, Mumbai, and London entirely remotely. Power of Attorney via UAE consulate, e-signed contracts, and DLD title transfer can all be handled without travel. Most clients choose to visit once — for the asset handover dinner.

Our underwriting always assumes a stress case: 20% price drop and 6 months of vacancy. If the asset still cash-flows positively under that stress, we recommend it. If not, we don't. This is why we only present 3–5 options per quarter — most listings don't pass our own stress test.

Three streams: a fixed advisory fee at acquisition, a transparent management fee on rental income, and a small performance fee above an 8% net yield hurdle. The hurdle is the alignment — we only earn the upside if you beat market. Full fee schedule shared on first call.

Yes. Property investments above AED 750K qualify for a 2-year residency visa; above AED 2M, a 10-year Golden Visa. We coordinate the application alongside the transaction. Full residency cost (legal, medical, fees) is typically AED 12–18K per applicant.

You can. The developer's job is to sell their inventory — every unit, at every price, to every buyer. Ours is to filter for you. We've passed on 73% of pre-launches we reviewed in 2025 because the unit economics didn't work post-handover. The 27% we recommend is what we'd buy ourselves.

$500,000 deployed (single asset or co-investment pool). Below that, the operational economics don't work for either side, and we'll be honest about it on the first call. We can refer you to a strong agency for smaller tickets.