We check, close and look after your property in El Salvador.
Due diligence, closing and property care for buyers who live abroad. You see every number before you commit.
Before a single dollar leaves your account
Fifteen checks on the property, the paperwork and the people, in one dated document, in five to ten business days. Legal conclusions are reviewed and signed by an attorney in our network.
The paper
What the Registry actually says, not what anyone told you it says.
- Current registry certificate from the CNR
- Chain of title and prior transfers
- Mortgages, liens, annotations, embargoes
- Pending or unregistered deeds
- Condominium rules and fees, where they apply
The people
Whether the person signing can actually sell you this property.
- Seller identity and legal capacity
- Powers of attorney, verified and in force
- Marital regime or inheritance affecting the sale
- Corporate authority when a company is selling
- Source-of-funds file, as required by AML rules
The property itself
A technical inspection is standard where you live. Here it barely exists.
- Structure, walls, columns, visible slabs
- Roof, drainage and damp
- Electrical: panel, breakers, outlets, load
- Plumbing: supply, pressure, drains, leaks
- Boundaries on the ground vs. the registered plan
- Written report with photographs
Boundary work, georeferenced technical descriptions and subdivisions are performed by an authorised surveyor; valuations by an appraiser on the register of the Superintendencia del Sistema Financiero. We commission them, review the output and put it in your file.
It starts with the due diligence in the San Salvador metro area: title, liens, cadastral record, municipal taxes and the seller’s standing. $800 in professional fees, plus 13% VAT. Registry, cadastral and municipal charges and other expenses are billed at cost and vary by property. The fee includes the seller’s power of attorney the municipality requires. The technical inspection is added after the check, from $500*, up to 200 m². What the due diligence includes →
From the promise of sale to your name on the record
A purchase in El Salvador is not closed when you sign. It's closed when the CNR inscribes it. Everything between those two moments is where deals get lost, and it's the part we run.
- Conditions written into the promise of saleDeposit returned if a lien appears. Deadlines with consequences. Who pays what, in writing, not by custom.
- The notary, coordinatedYours or one from our network — either way we prepare the file, book the signing and check the deed before anyone signs it. Notarial fees are the notary's, billed by the notary.
- Your money moves lastWe structure the transfer so funds are released against registration, not against a promise — held by an independent escrow agent, a qualified and vetted third party, or in a bank trust when the deal calls for it. How our escrow works →
- Taxes filed and paidTransfer tax and registry duties handled on schedule, with receipts in the file.
- We don't stop at the signatureWe follow the inscription through the CNR and send you the registered title. That's the moment the job is done.
We are not your lawyer and we don't give legal opinions. The deed is authorised by a Salvadoran notary and legal review is signed by an attorney in the Intersection Legal network. What we sell is the process: one calendar, one point of contact, one company answerable for the whole of it.
Owning it from another country
A house nobody visits deteriorates, falls behind on its dues, or gets occupied, and you find out on your next trip.
- Monthly visit with a dated photo report
- Immediate alert on occupation or damage
- Municipal dues and utilities kept current, receipts filed
- Rental setup, tenant vetting and rent collection
- Renovation and repairs managed against milestones
- Payment released against delivery
- Construction and remodelling permits coordinated (OPAMSS / DOT)
- Vetted directory for the rest: interiors, plumbing, electrical, gardening. No commission, no cut.
Ownership: from $95/month*, billed annually; more for larger or distant properties. Works and renovation: priced against a scope, after the inspection, never against a guess.
Who signs what
In El Salvador, most of this work can only be signed by someone holding a specific licence. We tell you exactly who is responsible for each piece.
What a licensed professional signs
The attorney invoices you directly at their standard rate. The technical professionals are engaged by us and reach you on our invoice. Either way, the name of whoever signs each piece is on your estimate before you accept it.
- Notary — the deed itself
- Attorney — legal review and opinions
- SSF-registered appraiser — valuation
- Authorised surveyor — measurement and plans
- Engineer or architect — structural and permit work
Every number, before you commit
Closing costs run roughly 4.5% of the price, once: the transfer tax and registry duties, paid to the State, and the attorney’s fee for due diligence and closing. See your exact number on the closing calculator →
If a number isn’t published on this page, it’s because we don’t have real data behind it yet, and we would rather quote you than guess at you.
When the file turns something up
These are the procedures that stall a purchase for months when nobody saw them coming. Each is carried out by the licensed professional who signs it, engaged and invoiced by us.
Prices are in US dollars. The due diligence is quoted before VAT and expenses; the other prices on this page include VAT. Figures marked * are estimates, not quotations — they come from published Salvadoran rates and comparable work, and they move with the size, location and condition of the property. Every scope and price is confirmed in writing after we have seen it and before we start, and the closing estimate is free whether or not you hire us.
We make closing simple.
Start with an $800 due diligence, plus VAT and expenses.
Send us the property — an address, a listing link or a registry number is enough. We’ll tell you what we’ll check, what it costs and when it closes.
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