THE SZ INC. REALTY INTERNATIONAL NETWORK

An address abroad should feel like coming home.

Any firm can hand you a listing in another country. Ours is the one where the first person you meet — in Asia, the Gulf or the Caribbean — is someone we have known for decades: family, or a friendship of the same standing. They meet you, they orient you, and they stay long after the papers are signed.

Request a Private Consultation View the Destinations

Family NetworkLicensed Representation, AlwaysBy Introduction Only

The Difference

Every purchase abroad rests on two things.

The first is technical: a licensed professional in the country of purchase who knows the title system, the tax exposure, and the paperwork that must be right the first time. Most brokerages can arrange that much.

The second is almost never offered — an honest, firsthand account of what daily life in that place actually feels like. Which street floods. Which school admits mid-year. Which neighbourhood is beautiful in photographs and lonely in February. That answer only comes from someone who lives there and has no reason to sell you anything.

We provide both, and we keep them separate on purpose.

What the Advisory Covers

We introduce. They represent.

SZ INC. Realty is licensed in the United States. We are not licensed to transact real estate abroad. What we offer in the markets below is the personal introduction and the ongoing coordination that no directory can replicate.

SZ INC. REALTY

We learn what you need, identify the right market, and connect you with the licensed professionals who can actually find, show, and close a property there. We stay with you as an advisor throughout.

The Liaison

A family member or close friend on the ground answers the questions only a local can: schools, customs, food, healthcare access, daily rhythm, and where the necessities are. In some markets, that same person is also a licensed attorney or real estate professional; when that is the case, we introduce them in that licensed capacity.

Licensed Local Professionals

The actual property search, showings, offers, negotiations, contracts, and closing are handled by licensed real estate professionals and, where required, licensed attorneys in that jurisdiction. In some markets, that licensed professional is the same family member or friend who oriented you; in others, it is a separate person we introduce you to.

Where We're Rooted

Markets where the door is opened by someone we have known for decades.

In some of these places it is family. In others it is a friendship of the same standing. In several it is both — family who live there, and old friends who will meet you and help. We do not publish their names; the introduction is made in private.

Asia

Nepal, Darjeeling, Hong Kong and the Philippines — the markets we know most personally.

01 · NEPAL AND THE KATHMANDU VALLEY

Nepal and the Kathmandu Valley◆

“Come in the dry season first. Sit on a roof in Patan at six in the evening and you will know whether this is your city.”

Neighbourhood and season — Patan and Budhanilkantha read very differently in monsoon than in autumn; we time the first visit accordingly.
Healthcare and schooling — the hospitals expatriate families actually use, and the international schools with real waiting lists.
Household and trades — staffing customs, fair terms, and the builders trusted with heritage brick and timber.
Community and custom — festival calendars, guest etiquette, and how a household is welcomed rather than merely moved in.

Property search, showing, and closing are handled by licensed Nepali real estate professionals and counsel. Where a family member or close friend also holds a local license, we introduce them in that capacity; otherwise, our contact provides lifestyle orientation and introductions only.

02 · DARJEELING

Darjeeling◆

“Anyone can drive you up to a view. Fewer people will tell you honestly which house has water in March, and which road closes when the hills come down.”

Neighbourhood and season — the town itself, Kalimpong and the Sikkim and Siliguri corridor, read against the monsoon, the winter cloud and the tea-estate calendar.
Healthcare and schooling — where care is genuinely available in the hills, where it means going down to the plains, and the long-established schools and their admission timing.
Household and trades — staffing norms, land and tenancy custom in the hills, and builders who understand slope, damp and heritage timber.
Community and custom — introductions to neighbours, estates and congregations, at the pace a newcomer should keep, with the same available in Mumbai.

Property and legal work is handled by licensed Indian advocates and a registered broker of record. Where a family member or close friend also holds a local license, we introduce them in that capacity; otherwise, our contact provides lifestyle orientation and introductions only.

03 · MANILA & THE ISLANDS

Manila & the Islands◆

“The house matters less than the barangay around it. We will spend a day on the second before we discuss the first.”

Neighbourhood and season — Makati, BGC and Forbes against island alternatives, with typhoon season planned around rather than discovered.
Healthcare and schooling — the hospitals with international standards of care, and the schools that admit mid-year.
Household and trades — household staffing done properly and fairly, plus builders who work reliably offshore.
Community and custom — how families are received here, and the small courtesies that make a household welcome.

Property search and closing are handled by licensed Philippine real estate brokers and counsel. Where a family member or close friend also holds a local license, we introduce them in that capacity; otherwise, our contact provides lifestyle orientation and introductions only.

The Caribbean

Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago — islands where who introduces you decides how you are received.

01 · JAMAICA

Jamaica◆

“Round here, who introduces you decides how you are treated for the next ten years. Let us do it properly.”

Neighbourhood and season — the difference between the north coast, the hills above Kingston, and the quiet parishes, through hurricane season.
Healthcare and schooling — private care, air-ambulance arrangements, and schooling for families in residence part of the year.
Household and trades — caretakers and gardeners who stay for decades, and trades who understand salt air.
Community and custom — how to arrive as a neighbour rather than a visitor, and who to know first.

Property search, showing, and closing are handled by a Jamaican attorney-at-law and a licensed local realtor of record. Where a family member or close friend also holds a local license, we introduce them in that capacity; otherwise, our contact provides lifestyle orientation and introductions only.

02 · TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

Trinidad & Tobago

“Trinidad is a working island and Tobago is not. Buy the wrong one for your life and you will feel it by the second year.”

Neighbourhood and season — the industrial and social rhythm of Trinidad set against Tobago's quieter coast, and Carnival's effect on everything.
Healthcare and schooling — private clinics, referral routes off-island, and the schools families choose.
Household and trades — staffing customs, security arrangements, and coastal builders worth trusting.
Community and custom — the clubs, congregations and neighbours through which a household actually settles.

Property search, showing, and closing are handled by licensed Trinidadian counsel and a registered local agent. Where a family member or close friend also holds a local license, we introduce them in that capacity; otherwise, our contact provides lifestyle orientation and introductions only.

The Gulf

Dubai — One of the most desired business destinations.

01 · DUBAI

Dubai◆

“Everyone here will show you a tower. Far fewer will tell you which developer hands over on time, and which building will feel wrong to you in August.”

Neighbourhood and season — Emirates Hills, Jumeirah, Palm Jumeirah and Downtown read against the summer months, the commute, and where a household actually lives rather than visits.
Healthcare and schooling — the hospitals and clinics resident families rely on, and the British, American and IB schools with genuine mid-year places.
Household and trades — staffing and visa custom done properly and fairly, service charges read honestly, and fit-out contractors who finish.
Community and custom — freehold versus leasehold areas, majlis and neighbour etiquette, and the Ramadan and summer calendar a new household should plan around.

Property search, showing, and closing are handled in Dubai by a RERA-registered, DLD-licensed real estate professional — in this market, a member of our own family, introduced to you in that licensed capacity rather than merely as a friendly face.

The Wider Circle

Markets we broker directly open to live inventory; every other market opens a private introduction.

A bronze diamond marks a market where the first person you meet is someone SZ INC. Realty has known for decades — family, or a friendship of the same standing. Not a referral partner. Not a name on a directory.

The Americas

Europe

Caribbean

Middle East & Africa

Asia-Pacific

The Process

01

Private Consultation

We begin with your life, not a search filter — where you will actually spend your days, and who travels with you.

02

Personal Introduction

You are introduced to our first contact in that market, by name, before any property is discussed.

03

Immersion Visit

A few days lived rather than toured — the neighbourhood at breakfast, at school run, and after dark.

04

Licensed Local Representation

A licensed real estate professional in that jurisdiction — and counsel where the law requires it — conducts the actual property work.

05

Ongoing Support

The relationship does not end at closing. Staffing, maintenance, schooling, and the second visit are all still ours.

A Personal Note

Some of these cities are more than markets. They are personal.

The markets marked with a bronze diamond are places where the first person you meet is someone known personally for decades — in some, family; in others, a friendship of the same standing; in several, both. Not a referral partner. Not a name on a directory.

It is a quiet distinction, but it changes the arrival. A trusted hand at the airport. A discreet introduction to the right attorney. A call answered at midnight, in your language, by someone with a name to protect. That is not a promise about price or outcome — it is simply who answers the phone, and how long they have been trusted.

Let's find the place you're actually meant to live.

Request a Private Consultation

By appointment only

SZ INC. Realty is not licensed to transact real estate outside the United States. In every international market, the search, showing, offer, negotiation, contract, and closing are conducted by licensed real estate professionals — and licensed counsel where local law requires it — in that jurisdiction. In some markets, the person who provides lifestyle orientation is also a licensed real estate professional or attorney there; when that is the case, we introduce them in that licensed capacity. Our liaisons provide lifestyle, cultural, and hospitality orientation only, and are not a substitute for licensed representation.