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How I work

Four steps.
One person.

A personal shopper for property. From the first conversation to the last set of keys — and the years that come after.

01 The brief

We meet

Coffee in Altea, video from anywhere.

Before I look, I listen. The brief is yours, not mine — and we will spend the time to get it right.

The first conversation is short, personal, and obligation-free. We talk about your life, your rhythm, your reasons — not square metres.

I will ask about your routines, your work, your family, the climate you keep coming back to in winter. Whether you want sea or hills. Whether you want neighbours, or the kind of silence you only get above the road.

  • Family & lifestyle brief
  • Budget envelope
  • Region / climate preferences
  • Tax & residency goals
Deliverable A written brief, signed by both of us. We start from this.
02 The selection

I curate

A short list. Always short.

Twenty years of relationships made visible — including homes that will never reach a portal.

I do not send PDFs of forty homes. I send three to five, all walked by me, all with their honest story written next to them.

Roughly one in three is off-market — owners I have known for years, ready to sell to the right buyer, but not ready to be public.

  • Curated portfolio · 3-5 homes
  • Off-market access
  • Honest pre-screening
  • Initial value indication
Deliverable A personal dossier. Not a brochure.
03 The visit

We visit

Together, in person.

I will walk every home with you, and I will tell you what I would tell a friend.

One day, two at most. We start with the longlist on paper, and we end with the one you can imagine living in.

I drive. I bring the car, the contacts, the local lunch. If something feels wrong, I will tell you on the spot — and we will not waste another half hour pretending.

  • Private viewings
  • Architect / builder calls if needed
  • Neighbourhood context
  • Honest verdict on each
Deliverable A clear shortlist of one or two — and reasons to walk away from the rest.
04 The home

I guide

From offer to keys, and after.

Negotiation, notary, mortgage, residency, household. End-to-end. One number — yours.

The notary signing is the middle of the work, not the end. I stay until the home is yours, and yours is the kind of home you wanted.

If you need an architect, an interior designer, a household manager, a school for the children, a doctor — I have known mine for years, and I make the introductions.

  • Negotiation & offer
  • Notary & legal coordination
  • Mortgage / Golden Visa
  • Architect, interior, household
Deliverable A home — and a life around it.

Why a personal shopper

Not an agency. Yours.

An agency

  • Works for the seller
  • Shows you whatever is listed
  • Commission from the property
  • Different person each visit
  • Hands you over after notary

A personal shopper

  • Works for you, only you
  • Curates a private shortlist
  • Transparent fee from you
  • One person, every step
  • Stays into the years after

Fee

Plain, written, yours.

A retainer to begin, and a success fee at signing. No double commissions. No referrals from the seller side. The number is on the table, in writing, before we begin.

Typical engagement: 1.5% – 2.5% of acquisition value, with a floor. Discussed in the first conversation.

Begin

Tell me what home means to you.

The first conversation is short, personal, and obligation-free.

Book a personal consultation → Meet Andrea