Five steps to decide in the right order.
Select; validate feasibility — prove the project is viable; decide; execute; then preserve, create value and sell.
Explore the five partsThe book and perspective of a lawyer, legal professional and property investorUnderstand
Alexandre Levinski
20+ years in property law
Understand
property before
you buy.
A book, real-world examples and tools to see property differently. And invest in Belgium with the right questions.
600 pages5 parts3 regions:Brussels · Flanders · Wallonia
20+ years in property law
The right reflex, before the right deal. ↘
A few pages,
a different perspective.Cover mockup · edition in preparation
Spot the risk.
Before you sign.
Before you sign.
a different perspective.Cover mockup · edition in preparation
READ BEFORE SIGNING ✳ CALCULATE BEFORE DECIDING ✳ DOCUMENT BEFORE ACTING ✳
Five criteria to clarify your choice.
Return, condition, location, co-ownership and legal position: documented A-to-D ratings to proceed, negotiate or walk away.
Understand the ScoreTHE JOURNAL
Good questions
build sound decisions.
A 6% return will not pay your monthly loan instalment.
Gross, net and cash flow answer three different questions. Let’s put the calculations in the right order.
Buying
A purchase offer is not a reservation.
Set your conditions before committing. These are the questions to settle with your notary.
6 min read
Co-ownership
You buy an apartment. And a co-ownership.
Shared areas have their own budget, decisions and works. Your file does not end at the apartment door.
6 min read
THE METHOD BEFORE THE SPARK
See what
the listing leaves out.
The price is visible. Future costs, fragile assumptions and missing documents take more work. Immoshark helps you organise that search.
Put the method into practiceYOUR NEXT PROPERTY FILE
From “I like it”
to “I understand it”.
01
Read
The documents, the terms, what is missing.
02
Calculate
Total cost, net return, cash flow.
03
Your enthusiasm deserves a solid file.Decide
Proceed, negotiate or move on.
CASE STUDIES
The numbers.
And the story they tell.
Schaerbeek · Apartment
The attractive apartment that still needs a monthly top-up.
An attractive façade, plausible rent… and cash flow worth a closer look.
Fictional case · guided analysis
Liège · Apartment building
Three homes, a renovation and a budget that must stay visible.
A renovation becomes interesting only when its assumptions can be checked.
Fictional case · guided analysis
Brussels · Co-ownership
The price seems affordable. The façade has its own timetable.
Read collective decisions before assuming works can wait.
Fictional case · guided analysis
Three fictional situations to practise your reasoning. Illustrative photographs, unrelated to any property offered for sale.
Lawyer, legal professional,property investor.
THE AUTHOR
Alexandre Levinski.
Law, grounded in practice.
Over twenty years at the intersection of property, finance and business law. One conviction: understand the risk before committing.
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