How it works
Five steps from first call to title in your name
Most of Peru's property market isn't online. Deals happen through conversations, WhatsApp messages and neighbors who know who's selling. I do the legwork on the ground, and you make every decision.
Free first call
We talk about what you want, where, and your budget. A weekend escape? A homestead? A small plot to hold? I tell you honestly what's realistic, including when your budget and your dream don't match yet.
There's no pressure and no obligation. If it feels like a fit, we agree on a tier and the fee in writing before any work begins.
Come prepared with
- The kind of property you picture
- Regions you're curious about (or "no idea yet")
- A rough budget in dollars
- Whether you want to visit or buy remotely
I scout and film
I (or my team) visit properties in person: riding out in mototaxis, walking dirt roads, and pushing through the brush to find the corner markers. Half the time the borders are so overgrown someone has to clear them with a machete.
You get photos and video of what's really there, not what a listing says. Which way the sun crosses, where the water is, what the road looks like.
We check everything
The lesson from my own first purchase: verify what works, not what looks finished. My land came with electricity meters on the post and no power in the wire.
So before you commit, we check:
- Title history in SUNARP, Peru's public registry
- Borders walked and matched to the registry
- Water and power that actually work today
- Road access in the rainy season
- What the neighbors and caretakers say
- Whether the land sits within 50 km of a border
I negotiate
In Spanish, face to face, at the local price rather than the foreigner price. Sellers here offer first to people they trust, at prices that reflect that trust. Being the neighbor who lives here and speaks the language is often the difference.
"I've lived here since 2021, but I'll always look like a gringo. So when it's time to negotiate, I bring local friends who can get a price I can't — and that savings goes to you."
You close safely
Every purchase goes through a licensed Peruvian notary, with a licensed real estate attorney handling the legal side. Your money is held by a bank trust or the notary, never by me, and the title is registered with SUNARP in your name.
Buying from abroad?
You sign a limited power of attorney before a notary in your country, apostilled and translated. It lets your representative here sign only for the exact property and price you approve. I walk you through every step by call.
Your money
Your money never touches my hands
Being careful about buying land abroad is smart. Here's how every purchase is set up so you never have to take my word for it.
Held by a bank or notary
Your purchase money sits in a fideicomiso (a formal bank trust) or with the notary, and is released only when the agreed conditions are met. My fee is always separate.
Title in your name only
The property is registered with SUNARP, Peru's public registry, in your name. I'm never an owner, co-owner or title holder.
Everything in writing
A signed services agreement, a narrowly limited power of attorney if you buy remotely, and every document shared with you.
Timing
How long does it take?
Once we've found the right property and the title checks out, the purchase and registration can move fairly quickly, often a matter of weeks. The search is the variable part. Good properties at good prices get bought fast here, so being ready to act matters more than rushing the search.
And sometimes a deal falls through: the title has a problem, the seller goes quiet, or the land isn't right up close. Walking away before you buy is the system working. That's why scouting has its own base fee, separate from the success fee at closing.
Visiting
You can see it in a long weekend
Approximate nonstop times. The last one never leaves the US.
Ready to pick a tier?
Three levels of help, priced by the work involved.