What is the best next step
for you and your home?

The highest sale price is not always the only goal. Perhaps you want to:

• sell the home well, now
• know what it is currently worth
• sell the home to a family member
• prepare a gift or future inheritance
• keep the home and rent it out
• use the proceeds for a next purchase
• hold less of your wealth in real estate
• sell a home that is part of an estate
• have everything arranged from abroad or from another part of Spain

We look at the whole picture before recommending a route.

The net proceeds of a sale are not determined by the sale price alone. Taxes, costs, tax residency, ownership structure and the way the home was originally acquired can all affect what you actually keep.

That is why, where needed, we put you in touch with a tax specialist who can assess your situation. For example, in the case of:

• selling as a non-resident
• selling from an estate
• selling to a family member
• a gift instead of a sale
• multiple owners or heirs
• tax consequences in Spain and in your home country
• reinvesting the sale proceeds

Mavi Moments coordinates the process and makes sure the tax advice is factored into your decision in time.

A public sale is not always the only option. Perhaps a child, brother, sister or other family member wants to take over the home. In that case the value, conditions, taxes and interests of everyone involved need to be looked at carefully.

We help organise the process and coordinate with the right notary, tax adviser and legal specialist. Options that can be considered include:

• a sale at a market-based price
• a partial sale or transfer of ownership
• a gift
• a division between co-owners
• a transfer as part of wealth or estate planning

That way, a well-intended family arrangement will not cause legal or tax problems later.

Selling a home from an estate often takes more preparation than an ordinary sale. There may be several heirs, documents may be missing and those involved often live in different countries. Sometimes the ownership first has to be correctly registered in the heirs' names before the sale can be completed.

We help coordinate, among other things:

• contact between heirs, notaries and advisers
• gathering documents
• acceptance and settlement of the estate
• registration of the ownership
• tax guidance
• powers of attorney for heirs who cannot travel to Spain
• clearing the home and making it ready for sale
• the final sale and completion

You have one point of contact keeping the overview locally.

A good sale starts before the home appears online. First we check that the property file is in order. Think of the title deed, Nota Simple, cadastral details, energy certificate, permits, renovations, information from the homeowners' association (comunidad de propietarios), taxes and any rental registrations.

Then we look at the presentation. Depending on the property, the sale-ready plan may include:

• decluttering and depersonalising
• clearing out and removing belongings
• a thorough clean
• small repairs
• painting
• improving the lighting
• tidying the garden, terrace and pool
• professional home staging
• photography, video and floor plans

We advise which work genuinely adds to the sale and coordinate the execution with local parties.

Home staging is more than arranging a few new cushions. A buyer needs to grasp the space, atmosphere and potential of the home right away. That is why we tailor the presentation to the type of property, the price range and the most promising target audience.

In a lived-in home we work as much as possible with what is already there. In an empty or dated home, additional styling or temporary furnishing can be used. The goal is not to make the home look like something it is not, but to make its qualities more visible.

When you decide to sell, we can organise the entire process. We handle and coordinate:

• sales strategy and asking price
• checking and preparing the property file
• getting the home sale-ready and home staging
• professional presentation
• marketing and cooperation with relevant estate agents
• communication with interested parties
• viewings
• assessing offers
• negotiations
• reservation and arras contract
• preparing for the notary
• key handover and practical completion

You do not have to bring together all the parties, documents and appointments yourself.

You do not need to be in Spain all the time to sell your home. Whether you live in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, England, Poland or another part of Spain, we arrange the local preparation, access, work, photography, viewings and coordination with advisers and the notary. If you cannot sign yourself, we help prepare a specific power of attorney.

The practical wrap-up can be organised too. Think of:

• having belongings collected, sold, stored or removed
• meter readings and key handover
• closing or transferring utilities
• communication with the homeowners' association (comunidad de propietarios)
• guidance on closing a Spanish bank account, where appropriate
• collecting and forwarding documents left behind
• checking the home after departure

So you can go through the entire process from a distance, with one party present locally.