EE24 - opinions?

[CarterUSM]

Hi

I am investigating the possibility of buying a property in Berlin, with a budget up to €70,000. Having performed a few internet searches, I came across a property portal called EE24 which, upon first impressions, appears to have details of a sizeable number of properties which fall within my budget.

Upon closer inspection, however, those properties which fulfil my criteria appear to be being marketed by agencies who seem to be acting primarily for Russian investors; the name Stimul Consulting is prevalent, and upon visiting their website, the link to the English language version is not functional.

I am guessing that this should be sufficient warning in itself. However, I would be interested in hearing the views of others as to whether EE24 should be considered as a suitable resource for property searches of the kind I am undertaking; and also if there are others who are able to share their experiences of using EE24, or of using any of the agencies such as Stimul, who advertise their properties on this portal.

Finally, I would be grateful for any recommendations for any websites/portals which would be particularly useful for the type of property which I am looking for.

Many thanks in anticipation of your help.

 

[kchiggs]

Ee24 is actually an Estonian (eu) comps. However Russian is common in the border regions (to the extent that Estonian is a minor language) Russian and German are quite common second/third languages in east europe.

Stimul consulting is actually a German company (hanover) albeit with Russian language. For a company dealing primary with german/Russian clients lack of English is unsuprising.

So lack of English is not particularly suprising. Nor particularly is Russian investors a lot of these are ex soviet countries. Given the common history and language its not particularly surprising anymore than all the English people agency on Irish websites.

Not to say it is okay but not saying it screams red flag

 

[nmb]

I see that you have posted the same question on the expat forum which has attracted comments regarding the protection given by independent public notary when dealing in German property. However, I also note that it is not unheard of for dubious notaries to work with dubious companies. What kind of general feedback are people giving on the Internet about EE24?