The biggest one remains relying on the seller's lawyer. The developer is paid when the deal closes, which is a different interest than protecting the buyer. Your own legal adviser represents a small fraction of the purchase and remains the best protection.

Signing documents you cannot read comes a close second. An official translation costs little compared with the sum being committed. Assurances given by the agent will not help if the written contract says otherwise — the document governs.

Committing to an unbuilt project blindly has damaged plenty of plans. Before paying anything, review previous developments, the planning approvals, and the guarantees on staged payments. Projects running behind schedule happen frequently even in good markets; stalled projects are the exception but far worse.

Thinking only about the purchase is a quieter mistake. Every purchase will eventually be sold, and the resale market determines the price. A home with no local demand is harder to move when sentiment turns.

Last of all, plenty of purchasers fail to plan houses for sale in ayia napa the ongoing obligations. Annual declarations are often required even when the home sits empty, athens real estate and overlooked notices generate charges nobody warns you about. Arranging a local tax adviser from the start avoids the majority of these headaches.