Real estate consulting from a landlord's practice
Technical, legal, financial: we check, value and plan residential property the way we do for our own portfolio.
Three perspectives on every property
Technical
The founders are civil engineers from TU Graz. We have stood on building sites ourselves, renovated and spot defects before they get expensive.
Legal
Trained real estate agents and managers (Immobilientreuhänder): the MRG and WEG are everyday business for us – from full application of the Tenancy Act to the minutes of owners' meetings.
Financial
We buy and rent ourselves all the time. Our calculations are based on around 320 rooms we run ourselves, not on assumptions.
How we support you
Purchase check
On-site viewing, check of the building fabric and defects, estimate of renovation needs and costs.
Property valuation
Market value, purchase price assessment and yield calculation – based on real comparable and rental data.
Document check
Purchase contract, usable value report, minutes of owners' meetings, reserve fund and investments already decided.
Coliving feasibility
Floor plan, number of rooms, fire safety, equipment: can your apartment be run as a shared flat – and what does it earn?
Renovation & furnishing
Planning and coordination of renovation, conversion and complete furnishing until the apartment is ready to rent.
Letting & management
Tenant selection, contracts, ongoing support and checks – in cooperation with your property manager.
Tenancy law basics
Assessment of the Austrian Tenancy Act (MRG) and Condominium Act (WEG): full application, reference rent, fixed terms. For legal questions we bring in lawyers.
Property search
Joint definition of location, budget and goal, shortlist of suitable apartments and support at viewings.
Learned from our own mistakes
For our first apartments we had no advice. We paid too much for contracts, financed equity too expensively and once got an apartment back trashed after a tenant moved out. Another time, the purchase documents were missing exactly the pages on which the owners' association had decided an expensive renovation.
This is the knowledge we pass on: a consultation that costs a few hundred euros can prevent mistakes that cost many thousands.
How it works
First conversation
You describe the property and your goal, we clarify what you need.
Quote
Written quote with scope and costs.
On-site check
Viewing, documents, calculation.
Result
Final meeting and a project folder with all documents and figures.
Consulting assignments are subject to our general terms and conditions (PDF, German).
Questions about real estate consulting
What does real estate consulting with Bulldog Real Estate cost?
It depends on the scope – a single purchase check is different from support from purchase to letting. After a short conversation you receive a written quote.
Is consulting worth it before buying an apartment?
Almost always. Missing documents, renovations already decided by the owners' association or a wrongly estimated reference rent quickly cost many times the price of a consultation. We made these mistakes ourselves at the start.
Do you give legal advice?
No. We give an economic and practical assessment of the MRG and WEG from a landlord's point of view. For binding legal advice and contracts we work with lawyers.
Do you only advise in Vienna?
Our focus is Vienna, where we rent ourselves. We have also had our own projects in Graz and are happy to look at enquiries from all over Austria.
Planning to buy an apartment?
Send us the listing – we'll tell you what to look out for.