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<br>Every mistake on this list is one I made, or one I watched a friend make, and most of them were avoidable with a slower decision. None of them require bad luck. Just a week of holiday mood and a sales office with good lighting.<br>
Buying in the first three days of a trip
<br>The excitement of a warm sea and cheap food does strange things to judgement. People who would spend a month comparing cars buy an apartment after two viewings because the sun was going down and the agent was friendly. Go home. Sleep on it for a few weeks. If the flat is still the right one when you are back in the cold, it is probably the right one.<br>
Trusting photographs instead of rooms
<br>Wide lenses make small rooms look generous. Evening light hides damp patches. A photograph cannot tell you that the balcony faces a generator, that the corridor smells of drains, or that the lift has been broken since spring. Insist on a video call walkthrough at minimum, and a physical visit with the engineer before you pay anything.<br>
Ignoring the yearly costs
<br>The purchase price is a one-time shock. Service charges are a yearly one, and they rise. A compound with a pool, a gym, a beach shuttle and twenty-four-hour security is lovely, and somebody pays for all of it. Ask for the current figure per square metre and the last few years of increases.<br>
<br>I once compared two flats on price alone and bought the one with cheaper charges. If you have any kind of inquiries regarding where and exactly how to make use of New Projects / Off-Plan, you can contact us at our page. Over five years that choice saved more than the price difference.<br>
Skipping the lawyer to save a fee
<br>The legal fee is small compared with the property. The paperwork is where the real risk lives: ownership structure, licence, registration, inheritance, the right to rent. A lawyer costs less than a bad surprise and much less than a lost deposit.<br>
Never asking about resale
<br>Buyers imagine they will keep the place forever. Most do not. Life changes, and a flat in a compound with three completed phases will always be easier to sell than one in a project that stalled after phase one. Ask how many units have been resold, and how long they took to sell.<br>
Assuming the rental income is passive
<br>Short-term rentals are a business. Guests arrive late, air conditioning breaks in August, sheets need replacing, and somebody has to answer messages at midnight. A management company can handle it, for a share of the income. If you are counting on the rent to cover the mortgage or the service charges, count on fewer bookings than the agent projected.<br>
Not visiting in summer
<br>Hurghada in January is a different city from Hurghada in July. The heat, the crowds, the power load, the water pressure, the noise from construction starting at seven in the morning. If you plan to live there year-round, visit in August before you decide. That visit has changed more minds than any brochure.<br>
Buying the cheapest unit in the best compound
<br>It sounds clever and often is not. The cheapest unit is usually cheapest for a reason: ground floor, no view, next to the service entrance, or a strange layout that will be hard to sell. Sometimes the reason is fine and you get a bargain. Sometimes you have bought the one flat nobody else wanted, and you will discover why when you try to rent it.<br>
Forgetting to translate the contract
<br>If you cannot read Arabic, do not sign an Arabic contract because someone summarised it for you. Get a certified translation. The clause that matters is almost always the one nobody mentioned.<br>
