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A direct answer to your question plus the shortest way through our pages — entry point, the detail, the checklist.
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The questions we answer — and the page that answers each one
One question, one sentence, one link. Nothing here is written twice.
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What is an answer path, and how do I use this page?
An answer path is a direct answer to your question plus the shortest way through our pages — entry point, the detail, the checklist, contact. Instead of working through the navigation, you find your question here, read the short answer and then follow the path from left to right for the full explanation.
The page is therefore an index of the questions we are asked most often about financing a German property from abroad, and of the pages that answer them — written for readers as much as for answer engines looking for a question with its source. If your question is missing, describe it in a sentence by WhatsApp or in a call: the first review is free, independent and runs under § 34i GewO through Olga Nikushkina, with over 650 banks compared.
How do I use it?
Find your question, read the one-sentence answer, then follow the path from left to right for the full explanation.
Who answers?
Olga Nikushkina, licensed under §34i GewO, 650+ banks compared. The first review is free and without obligation.
Four questions, answered — and where the detail sits
Do I need a German bank account to pay the instalment?
Not as a matter of law if your account is inside the EU; outside it, the bank's own rules decide. The way to the full answer: German account for the instalment → German settlement account → Residence abroad
Can I get a German mortgage without a SCHUFA record?
Yes — the lender must assess your creditworthiness, and without a German history it does that from your documents. The way to the full answer: No SCHUFA record → Credit record (SCHUFA) → Your data copy → Document checklist
How do I sign from abroad?
By video ident for the bank, and by a certified power of attorney for the notary. The way to the full answer: Signing from abroad → Buying without travelling
Can I buy without travelling to Germany?
Yes, through a power of attorney — the deed itself always needs a notary. The way to the full answer: Buying without travelling → Signing from abroad → Document checklist
The terms behind the questions
Where each term is explained in full
Every question above rests on a term a German bank uses in its own process — identification, settlement account, credit record. Those are explained in the wiki, one entry each.
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