We find houses, plots and apartments in Gonio, check the documents and run the deal through to the registry extract. The main request here is a private house to rent out, and we check it the way we would check it for ourselves.
What we check
The registry extract: owner, encumbrances, attachments, charges; the actual floor area and buildings against the registry data; the land designation, the plot boundaries and the access; the legality of extensions, added floors and guest cottages; the condition of the structures and the engineering, with an instrument inspection where needed.
What we take into account in Gonio
There are many houses here that were added to over the years: a veranda, a second floor, a cottage for guests. Some of that is not registered, and the discrepancy with the registry surfaces at the deal or when you later try to sell. We compare the actual building with the documents and say what can realistically be legalised and what will have to be rebuilt or demolished.
The second theme is self-built engineering. Electrics with no earthing or residual current devices, a water heater that cannot cope with several bathrooms, a roof with no ventilation gap. For a house meant for rental these are direct risks in season, and at the inspection they turn into an argument for negotiating the price.
The deal
Negotiation, deposit, contract, the Public Service Hall, registration, handover of keys. For buyers from outside Georgia — a power of attorney, settlement through a bank or a notary’s escrow account.
After the purchase: renovation, completion and landscaping, management. All services: Gonio; general terms: property search.
