Buying on the Silver Coast? Read this before you talk to a single agent.

A straight, 23-page guide to how buying here really works — the true costs, the mistakes foreigners make, and whether you should rent first. From someone who only ever represents the buyer.

  • How buying here actually works — viewing → CPCV → the deed

  • The real costs, in full — including the 2026 non-resident tax change

  • The 7 mistakes foreign buyers make on the Silver Coast

  • Whether you should rent before you buy

  • The six municipalities, honestly — coast vs inland, who each suits

  • Who actually works for whom — and why it changes everything

On your side.

Get the guide — free

by Ricardo Vieira — buyer's agent across the six municipalities, under eXp Realty (AMI 18470). I represent the buyer, never the seller.

Buying on the Silver Coast? Read this before you talk to a single agent.

A straight, 23-page guide to how buying here really works — the true costs, the mistakes foreigners make, and whether you should rent first. From someone who only ever represents the buyer.

Get the guide — free

by Ricardo Vieira — buyer's agent across the six municipalities, under eXp Realty (AMI 18470). I represent the buyer, never the seller.

  • How buying here actually works — viewing → CPCV → the deed

  • The real costs, in full — including the 2026 non-resident tax change

  • The 7 mistakes foreign buyers make on the Silver Coast

  • Whether you should rent before you buy

  • The six municipalities, honestly — coast vs inland, who each suits

  • Who actually works for whom — and why it changes everything

On your side.