I help people from abroad buy a home in Colombia well. Here's how.

What I do

Buying in Colombia is a genuinely good decision for a lot of people, and the process is simpler than it looks from abroad. What most buyers are missing is a clear, current explanation of what the paperwork means and what things cost, and someone local who can say which of the professionals advertising in English actually knows the barrio they're asking about.

So I write the first part down, keep it current, and give it away. For the second part I keep a small network of brokers, lawyers and accountants I know personally and have watched work, and I make the introduction when it fits. If the introduction turns into a closed purchase, the professional shares a part of the fee they were already charging with me. That's the whole business.

How this stays free for you

• You pay me nothing, ever. No consulting fee, no retainer, no membership.
• The referral fee comes out of the broker's or lawyer's own commission. It is never added to your purchase price or your legal bill.
• I hold no inventory, so there is no particular property I need you to buy.
• If nobody in the network is right for what you want, I'll say so and point you toward what to look for instead.

It works because everyone's interests line up. A broker gets a buyer who arrives informed and ready; you get an introduction to someone who has already earned their place on the list; and I only get paid when the match actually closes, so a good match is the only kind worth making.

How I choose who I recommend

Colombia doesn't license real estate agents, so the vetting is practical rather than official, and it is the most valuable thing I do. Everyone in the network has passed the same checks:

• Verifiable transaction history in the specific barrio, not a general claim about the city.
• Actual working English, not a menu of memorised phrases, if that's what you need.
• A lawyer they work with regularly on title studies — and a willingness to have you use your own.
• A straight answer about commission structure, on the first ask.
• How they treat a buyer who turns out not to be ready yet. That one tells you the most.

Where I stop and the professionals begin

I'm not a lawyer, an accountant or a licensed agent, and I'm glad of it: it means I have no reason to steer you toward any particular outcome. Everything on this site is general information, and your contract, your visa and your taxes deserve a Colombian professional reading your specific situation. Where I give figures I show where they come from and when they were last checked, and where I don't know something I'll say so and find out.

The rest of the network

This site covers buying, at a national level. Its neighbours go deeper in one direction each: medellinrealestate.co for Medellín specifically, rentmedellin.co for renting before you buy, and colombiainvestorvisa.com for the visa mechanics in detail. Same person behind all of them, same standards.