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Sean Almeida interview: running a real estate company in Kyiv (Part 1)
39:58 · 2021
Part 1 of the big interview with Sean Almeida, CEO and founder of Vestor.Estate, recorded in 2021. Sam Kearley, a well-known Kyiv expat and businessman, asks him why an American left an investment bank in Moscow for Kyiv real estate in 2012, what the legal risks look like, why the historic centre suits foreign owners, and how Vestor.Estate runs a deal from purchase to renovation, rental and management.
Chapters
- 00:00 Introducing Sean Almeida, CEO & Founder of Vestor.Estate and Sam Kearley, well-known Kyiv expat and businessman
- 00:29 Why did Sean come to Ukraine and choose the real estate sphere?
- 4:07 Issues relating to doing business in real estate in Ukraine
- 5:34 Is it safe to invest in Ukraine?
- 7:01 Property buying process
- 8:35 What is Vestor.Estate?
- 13:22 Future in Ukraine
- 15:57 Showing the apartment from Vestor.Estate portfolio. Part 1
- 16:51 Workflow in a full-cycle real estate company
- 25:46 Profile of Vestor.Estate typical client
- 28:42 Real rental yields in Kyiv
- 30:24 The apartment from the portfolio. Part 2
- 31:06 Finance options for foreigners
- 34:19 Vestor.Estate departments
- 37:48 Association game
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