The rising income level of many High Net worth Individuals (HNIs) have boosted their chance and opportunity to invest in properties outside India. Buying a home abroad is no longer an unreal dream for Indians. More and more number of Indians are looking to buy international properties on the backdrop of rising income level and affordability of foreign properties at a lower cost than in Indian realty hotspots. However, there are certain things that you need to take care of before buying overseas properties.

3. Keep a track of political and economic risk associated
with investing in the country.
Although many of the European countries are most sought
after for real estate investment, it is hard to bank on them
in this time of ongoing financial crisis.
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4. Take into account all the costs related to buying a
property. There are both direct and indirect costs
associated with property buying.
Direct cost includes the purchase cost while indirect
costs would include transfer fee, registration fee and
stamp charges.
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5. The best way to buy a property abroad is to buy it
through a company. For this, you need to have a
company registered in India and you can set up a
subsidiary company abroad for specified business
purposes.
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6. If you are buying a property to earn rental income,
then be sure that the rental income does not get taxed in
both the foreign nation and in India.
India has tax treaties with many nations and you need to
know precisely whether your rent would be taxed in both
the countries.
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7. In case you sell off the property you have bought abroad,
there are chances that you would be required to pay
capital gains tax in that country.
In a worse case scenario, you may have to pay capital
gains tax in both the countries – the foreign nation and
also in India.
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