We find apartments, houses and commercial premises in Poti, check the documents and run the deal through to the registry extract. The market here is a working one rather than a resort, and the risks are chiefly about the ground and the condition of the buildings.
What we check
The registry extract: owner, encumbrances, attachments, charges; the layout and floor area against the documents; cracks and signs of uneven settlement; moisture in the structures, the plinth and traces of flooding; for commercial units — the electrical capacity, the ventilation and the metering points; the condition of the property, with an instrument inspection where needed.
What we take into account in Poti
The city stands on water: weak soils and a high water table. Hence the main risk — uneven settlement and cracks, which the seller usually calls shrinkage cracks. We record the character and the width of the cracks with measurements, because the difference between a shrinkage crack and a structural one is a difference in the price and in the volume of future work.
The second theme is damp in plinths and on ground floors. A moisture meter shows it before any stains appear. The third is commercial premises: demand for them comes from the port and logistics, but the power and the ventilation are often insufficient for the equipment, and that emerges only after the purchase or the lease.
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, construction and reconstruction, letting. All services: Poti; general terms: property search.