Investing in Overseas Property
An executive programme for investors: how to choose a country, market and property, calculate real returns, account for taxes and risks — and make a grounded investment decision.
OUR STUDENTS
OUR STUDENTS:
- private investors and owners of capital;
- entrepreneurs diversifying assets outside their home country;
- families buying property abroad as a long-term investment;
- buyers who want to move from an emotional purchase to an investment approach;
- brokers and advisers strengthening their investment expertise;
- real estate professionals;
- anyone treating overseas property as part of a personal financial strategy.
COURSE ADVANTAGES
Investment logic instead of emotion
- understand where property sits in a capital structure — preservation, income, growth in value;
- assess a property as an investor would, not as a buyer.
Choosing a market by criteria, not by advertising
- select country, city, location and segment against investment criteria;
- tell genuinely strong markets from heavily marketed ones.
The financial model of an investment
- ROI, gross yield, net yield, cash-on-cash return, IRR;
- separate real returns from headline returns and calculate the full cost of ownership.
Taxes and ownership structure
- purchase taxes, annual taxes, rental income tax and tax on sale;
- personal ownership, a company or joint ownership — and what each means in practice.
Legal safety and risk management
- title verification, due diligence and the main legal red flags;
- market, currency, legal and liquidity risk, and the risk of overpaying on entry.
AI and digital tools for analysis
- portals and analytics platforms, AI for analysing properties and markets;
- an investment memo and a digital investment file instead of intuition.
Templates you keep after the course
- checklists for choosing a country, a location, analysing a property and legal review;
- templates for yield calculation, comparative analysis, a risk matrix and an investment memo.
Course team
Dr. Valerii Meshcheriakov
PhD in Management and a candidate of sciences in public administration. RICS-certified surveyor, Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (London). President of World Trade Centre Kyiv. Founder and CEO of M Consulting Group (since 1994): development projects, investment consulting, asset valuation, building surveying and business brokerage. The group has appraised more than 1,700 operating businesses, attracting over $1.85bn of bank and investment capital.
Dr. Kateryna Ishchenko
Entrepreneur and expert in real estate, investment and business development with more than 20 years of experience. Works with property and investment projects in the United Kingdom, the UAE and Ukraine. An economist and a lawyer by training, with a research degree in economics — a combination that allows a project to be assessed from the financial, legal, strategic and commercial angles at once. Focus: property development, investment portfolio management, deal structuring and negotiation.
COURSE PROGRAMME
1. MODULEOverseas property as an investment asset
- Where property sits in a capital structure
- Investor motivation
- Capital preservation, income, growth in value
- An investment purchase versus an emotional one
2. MODULEInvestment strategies
- Buy-to-hold
- Buy-to-let
- Short-term rental
- Capital appreciation
- Value-add
- Resale
- Early-stage off-plan investment
3. MODULEChoosing a country to invest in
- Market stability
- Protection of ownership rights
- The tax environment
- Accessibility for a foreign buyer
- Currency risk
- Liquidity
- Growth prospects
4. MODULEAnalysing the market, the city and the location
- Country, region, city, district
- Demand drivers
- Tourism, migration, business activity
- Infrastructure and supply shortage
- Location as a liquidity factor
5. MODULEChoosing the property
- Flat, apartment, villa, townhouse
- New-build and resale markets
- Entry price
- Product, layout, target audience
- The investment competitiveness of a property
6. MODULEYield and the financial logic of an investment
- Rental income
- Capital growth
- Combined return
- ROI, gross yield, net yield, cash-on-cash return, IRR
- Real versus headline returns
- The full cost of ownership
7. MODULELegal aspects of the purchase
- Title verification
- Transaction documents
- The role of the notary, the solicitor and the agent
- Property due diligence
- Restrictions on foreign buyers
- The main legal red flags
8. MODULETaxes, costs and ownership structure
- Purchase taxes
- Annual taxes
- Rental income tax
- Tax on sale
- Maintenance, repair and management costs
- Personal ownership, a company, joint ownership
9. MODULEInvestor risks and protecting capital
- Market risk
- Currency risk
- Liquidity risk
- Legal risk
- The risk of overpaying on entry
- Property-specific risk
- Partner risk
- Tools for protecting capital
10. MODULEEntry and exit strategies
- When to buy
- A completed property versus a construction stage
- Holding scenarios
- Letting, resale, refinancing
- Exit strategy as part of the entry decision
11. MODULETechnology, AI and data tools
- Digitalisation of the international property market
- Portals and analytics platforms
- AI for analysing properties and markets
- The investment memo
- Testing investment hypotheses
- A digital investment file
12. MODULEFinal practicum
- The structure of an investment conclusion
- The logic of the decision
- Invest / do not invest / invest with conditions
- A final analytical paper on a chosen property
Course tariffs
- Online learning format
- Flexible study schedule
- High-quality video course with practical homework assignments
- Educational materials and practical course templates
- Independent completion of homework assignments without feedback
- Training period of 12 modules (20–30 academic hours)
- Start anytime
- *20% discount for early booking 2 months before the start
- Online learning format
- Fixed study schedule (120 minutes once a week)
- Mini group of 6 to 15 people
- Personal assistant/support
- Educational materials and practical course templates
- Homework assignments with feedback from the tutor
- Training period of 12 modules (20–30 academic hours)
- Certificate of course completion
- A final analytical paper on a chosen property
- The course starts every 2 months
- *20% discount for early booking 2 months before the start
- Offline learning format in London, UK
- Fixed study schedule (120 minutes once a week)
- Mini group of 6 to 15 people
- Personal assistant/support
- Educational materials and practical course templates
- Homework assignments with feedback from the tutor
- Training period of 12 modules (20–30 academic hours)
- Certificate of course completion
- Visa and tourist assistance
- Start based on group enrollment
- *20% discount for early booking 2 months before the start
Awards
- Each student will receive a certificate of completion of the course
- You will be added to the alumni chat and community
- The top students will receive additional grants to continue their education
- Graduates of the course can receive additional consulting support from SC CONSULTING
Your certificate is recognised by employers and partners in the UK, the EU, the USA and other countries.
A CPD certificate strengthens your professional reputation and helps you stand out in the job market.
Testimonials
After completing the business school, we realized:
- The financial and organizational structure of the company was worked out, and thanks to this we were able to restructure and improve the way in which the company works.
- We saved considerable time and money by contacting Serhiy and his team.
After completing the business school we received a structured and clear explanation of working with finances, and learned how to work with finances — realising that it is not as scary as it seems.
After completing the business school, we realized:
- 4 months after the start of cooperation, I received a fully packaged turnkey business without spending even an hour of my time.
- I discovered the concept of ‘franchise’ and understood how it works.
We took the business school in order to:
- get a structured company;
- get an understanding of how to properly structure and scale the company.
We took the business school in order to package our business for franchising.
- We realized that the franchise is not as difficult as it seems at first glance.
- We learned a lot during the packaging process, which I implemented in my business.
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WEBINAR ABOUT THE COURSE
Free webinar about the course, its value and content
What you get
- Information about the structure of the course.
- Answers from the speaker and a detailed understanding of the course content and its value to you in the future.
- Analysis of practical previous cases.
The webinar will be held online.
Duration and bonuses
- Webinar is held monthly by prior agreement.
- The duration is 60-90 minutes depending on the number of participants.
- All webinar participants will have the opportunity to book the course at a discounted rate if desired.
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