When you start looking at properties in Nerja, you contact an agent, they show you homes, answer your questions and seem genuinely helpful. So it feels natural to assume they are on your side. They are not. The agent is hired and paid by the seller, and their job is to sell the properties on their books, not to find you the best home at the best price. That is not a criticism of any individual agent, it is simply how the system works here.
There is another thing most buyers never hear. Becoming an estate agent in Spain requires no license and no qualification. Agencies advertise 30 or 40 years of experience, but that is the company, not the person showing you around. Agents come and go, and many are new to both Nerja and real estate. You can easily end up making the biggest purchase of your life guided by someone who arrived in town last year.
It gets narrower still. Many agencies push sellers into exclusive listings, which means each agent can only show you their own slice of the market. The idea that one agent can show you everything available in Nerja is a myth. Unless you contact every agency in town yourself, you are choosing from a fraction of what is actually for sale.
This is exactly why we built our buyer's agent service. We work only for you, for a flat fee, so we have no reason to steer you toward any particular property. We search the entire market, agency listings, private sellers and off-market opportunities, we dig into the community documents, we negotiate the price and we stay with you until the keys are in your hand.
If you are thinking about buying in Nerja, talk to us before you fall in love with something. That is when we can help you most. Write to info@nerjawithsanna.com and tell us what you are looking for.
