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Castle REAI Private Investor Services provide professional services to both Life-Style Investors, seeking a property that can also be used for personal pleasure and enjoyment, and Financial Investors that are seeking to maximise investment returns and minimise risks, and have little interest in personal usage of the property. Additional information about the investors that Castle REAI caters to is provided at the bottom of this email. Castle REAI provide on-the-ground services for property investment in all of the most desirable regional locations in Turkey, including Istanbul, Cesme, Kusadasi, Bodrum, Marmaris, Dalyan, Dalaman, Gocek, Fethiye, Ovacik, Hisaronu, Kas, Kalkan, Kemer, Antalya, Belek, and Alanya.

Quality of Life: The Life-Style attractions of Turkey are many; spacious well designed homes; a warm and sunny climate all year around; exceptional natural beauty of glimmering blue seas, green forested mountains, golden sandy beaches; a wide variety of fresh foods and great restaurants with prices at a fraction of what you'd pay at home; friendly and welcoming communities with low crime rates; quaint traditional towns and fishing villages; a wide selection of activities catering to all interests- from ancient history and the arts, to para gliding and water sports, and magnetic night life - the Turkish life style option will very simply, enrich your life! With such compelling reasons to be here, it is no wonder that over 60,000 international investors have bought themselves lifestyle retreats in Turkey over the last 5 years. And so can you! What are you waiting for…??

Turkish Property - Investment Merit: Property Investment in Turkey, and especially Istanbul, offers better investment returns than any other country within easy access of Northern Europe, and is conveniently located at the cross-roads of major international flight paths to Europe, the Far East, and the Middle East. Successive years of strong economic growth, population growth, tourism, and foreign investment, have resulted in increasing demand for real estate. Steady capital appreciation in specific density locations like Istanbul is supported by rental income yields that have been increasing by 5-10% every year for the last 5-6 years. For specifically structured property investments it is possible to achieve rental yields of 13 – 19%. The best new development sales values in prime central Istanbul locations have increased from USD 1500/m2 in 2003 to USD 3500 m2 in 2007 to USD 10,000/m2 in 2011. And yet there remain opportunities to buy property near these same locations in central Istanbul for far better valuations- and significant discounts- with the benefit of local knowledge. With the long term declining trend in interest rates, and relatively low proportionate use of mortgage finance so far in Turkey, the market has a long way to go on its upward ascent. And through Castle REAI foreign investors have an opportunity to use mortgage finance in Turkey at interest rates that are about ? to 1/3 lower than local property buyers, effectively meaning that Castle REAI investors are buying at an immediate discount to the other buyers in the Turkish market, thus providing ample scope for resale profits.

Investment Services: Castle REAI provides the complete A-Z range of ancillary services to assist real estate property investment in Turkey.

Research: Castle REAI provides services to assist investors locate & identify potential property purchases, and maximise returns on their intended property investment in Turkey. Additional information on these services is provided at this link: Private Network Sourcing Research. In specific cases Castle REAI may draw from extensive knowledge of local property development projects in Istanbul and Turkey to identify and package investment terms meeting a specific investment preference regarding price points, terms, guarantees, etc Castle REAI is often in a position to identify, extract, and bring to market distressed residential property development projects in Turkey and Istanbul on particularly attractive investment, sales, and finance terms. Special care is required when purchasing properties in Istanbul sold by promoters.

Due Diligence: Castle REAI provides scrutiny of your property purchase transaction in Turkey at three levels: Asset: Investigation into construction permits, habitation permits, zoning, planning permission, cadastral demarcation, liens, disputes and other charges registered against title; Counterparty: solvency, credibility, pending disputes and claims, financial indebtedness; Contract: Payment Terms, Purchase Terms, Cost Sharing, non-performance penalty clauses, recourse, enforceability, validity, mediation, security and liens, rental guarantees, cash backs, buy backs, .contract execution, etc

Valuations: Ascertaining an independent value of a property in Turkey or Istanbul is essential, and the ways in which valuations are performed and how they are used differs considerably from other countries. The valuation in Turkey is conducted by an independently licensed and regulated expert that conducts an appraisal of all salient cadastral information and market comparisons. This is not a structural engineering survey. In almost every case the expert’s appraised value will not be as high as the sales price of the property. Each bank uses a different methodology and appraisal technique and expert, and as a result the appraised value can vary by as much as 30% between one bank and another. Castle REAI has specific solutions to deal with these issues, as part of the services provided, which are essential for mortgage purposes.

Mortgages & Finance: The world of finance and mortgages has changed significantly since 2007. Obtaining a mortgage in Istanbul and Turkey is the same as finding a finance partner for your real estate investment. No serious real estate investor buys property without using finance- this is because the investment returns are expected to be greater than the cost of the finance, so using the maximum amount of finance increases the investment return. Understanding this is essential to successful investing in real estate. Finance is a complicated subject despite what a bank or mortgage broker will tell you. Obtaining mortgage finance for residential property purchases in Turkey requires special attention because there are many requirements that need to be fulfilled, and these are not automatically taken care of when a property is offered for sale- which is usually the case in other countries. Castle REAI is pleased to have been appointed an Authorised Solutions Partner of the largest and longest established real estate finance provider in Turkey, the Turkish Mortgage Centre.

Designer Self-Build Finance is a specific financing technique available only from Castle REAI and is the only finance product available in Turkey that enables high net worth individuals to budget in advance and build a bespoke villa designed to their own specification.

Conveyance: Castle REAI provides investors with various options on how to proceed with the transfer of title, registration of mortgage lien, and settlement payments, depending in the client’s preferences to attend in person in Turkey or have the matter dealt with remotely by our internal personnel.

Investment Precautions: You may have heard that buying property in Turkey is easy- and it is- if you know what you are doing – remember that making an investment and buying property in a foreign country with a different property system, different legal system, and different financial system does require expert advice and attention. And the best persons to obtain that advice from are definitely not the person selling the property to you, the lawyer he recommends, or the agent he has listed the property with. Avoiding unexpected difficulties, costs, and problems requires careful and detailed planning and preparation. So if you want to make a serious investment, with serious financial returns, you will need serious preparation based on expert advice - independent professional advice is essential. The Principal Partners of Castle REAI have been providing investment and finance expertise in Turkey to the worlds leading fund managers for over 20 years. The expertise and experience these investors rely on, is now available to you, too. Local knowledge is key to successful property investment in Istanbul and Turkey. Property investors from South East Asia, the Gulf, Northern Europe, and North America rely on the professional services Castle REAI provides.

Castle Investors typically have different requirements and preferences, but all share a common appreciation for maximising both lifestyle and investment outcomes, with the best independent professional advice available in the market...

Castle Residential Investors may be seeking a specific second or third home that optimises their international tax position while achieving viable financial returns and fulfilling discerning lifestyle preferences.

Castle Portfolio Investors are often seeking to manage additions to a property portfolio, achieving diversification, and rental yield objectives, utilising a mix of financing, payment, and development strategies...from self-build to fully managed rental assets.

Castle Development Partners are often seeking to identify project participation in the form of development assets, partnerships with local contractors and constructors, marketing and promotional distribution channels, and packaged commercial and residential mortgage finance solutions.

Castle Capital Partners are usually prepared to undertake substantial commercial risk to sponsor a finance, development, or re-positioning project that complies with a professional investment mandate or business strategy.