On 11/06/05, Cecil Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Housemania ii > Margaret Mascarenhas ........................... > 10. Title: Find a lawyer who is well-versed in Portuguese law, since that > is what applies in Goa for ancestral property, and conduct a thorough title > check to ensure no claimants exist. > > 11. Brokerage: Beware of unscrupulous brokers. And lawyers doubling as > brokers. The general practice is for the SELLER, not the buyer, to pay the > broker a commission of two percent. As a purchaser, I personally would be > inclined to avoid brokers like the plague unless they are established > professionals like Homes and Estates, who perform a number of key services > beyond simply introducing the seller to a buyer, and earn their two percent > on both sides. I have mentioned Homes and Estates as an example, because I > have had personal experience with them and found them reliable, and because > they specialize in colonial homes, which is the subject matter here. If > there are others, I have yet to come across them, and further investigation > on this is required. ...................... > Happy house-hunting.
RESPONSE: Thanks for that informative piece, I am sure it will be useful to some Goenkar - more importantly, it will surely be useful to the foreigners especially Brits who are now taking up abode in Goa in their legions. Michael Lobo will surely send you some ladoos, for the publicity you have given him and his company! Happy eating. cheers. Gabe Menezes. London England.
