Your income is real, it just does not look like a Spanish payslip. I build a file landlords understand, check the internet at the exact address and match the neighbourhood to the way you actually work.
Carolina Martina
Landlords and their rent-default insurers are used to Spanish payslips and tax returns. A US employer, a UK limited company or invoices to five clients get turned down because nobody explains them.
Some landlords ask for a year of rent in advance to compensate. On a main-residence lease the law limits what they can require, and paying it can leave you without savings or protection.
Fibre is common in Valencia city, not in every building. Older blocks in El Carmen or El Cabanyal can need new cabling, and you find out the week your contract starts.
A seasonal let signed as a stopgap can make padrón registration, residence paperwork or a renewal harder later on. Few people notice until they need it.
Employment contract or letter, payslips or invoices, bank statements, last tax return and a one-page summary with the figures a landlord looks for. Freelancers add client contracts and payment history.
I go first to the owners and agencies that accept foreign income, so you do not lose two weeks on the rest.
I check coverage with the operators for the exact address and whether the flat already has a fibre point. With Complete Search I set up the line in your name.
Seasonal let or main-residence lease: I explain what each one means for deposit, duration, padrón and paperwork, and which fits your stay.
If a landlord wants more security, I prepare your documents for a rent-default insurer or a bank guarantee (aval), always within what the law allows.
Registering at your address is the key to most procedures here. I make sure your lease allows it and can do it with you as an extra.
Already in Valencia and happy to do your own viewings? Essential Search is enough. Still abroad or short of time? Complete Search covers viewings, negotiation, keys and the internet in your name.
I find and filter the options. You do the viewings.
I find it, view it, negotiate it and hand you the keys.
Pay with peace of mind. If you're not happy after our strategy call, the first working session once you've paid, I refund 100% of what you've paid. No excuses, no small print.
You tell me how you work, what you earn in and how long you plan to stay. I tell you honestly how landlords will see your file.
We fix areas, budget and type of lease, and I build your solvency file in Spanish.
Shortlists with notes on noise, light and fibre. Viewings in person or on live video if you are still abroad.
I review the lease with you, check the inventory on key day and switch utilities and internet to your name.
Where you live changes how your working day feels. These are the areas I am asked about most.
Cafés, coworkings and the market on your doorstep. Lively at night, so I check which side the bedroom faces.
The old town, full of character. Older buildings, so lift, light and fibre are checked one by one.
Relaxed and community-minded near the universities, with more modest rents and metro and tram links.
A walk on the beach before your first call. Big differences from one street to the next, so I go street by street.
Central, well connected and quieter than Ruzafa next door. Good for couples who both work from home.
Newer buildings with room for a separate office, where fibre is usually already installed. Close to the centre.
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Most remote workers I meet have perfectly solid incomes. My job is to make that obvious to a landlord in Valencia in five minutes, and to make sure your first video call from the new flat actually connects.
Yes. Many landlords accept foreign employment or freelance income when the file is clear and complete. Part of my work is going straight to the landlords and agencies who already accept it.
A main-residence lease (vivienda habitual) gives you more protection: a deposit of one month, extra guarantees capped at two more months on standard long-term contracts, and no more than one month of rent in advance. A seasonal let is for a genuinely temporary stay, follows different rules (the deposit is usually two months) and can make padrón registration harder. I explain which one fits your plans before you sign. This is general information about the Urban Leases Act (LAU, boe.es), not legal advice.
No. Spain has a visa and residence permit for international remote work, but I do not handle visas. I refer you to an immigration lawyer I trust and plan the search around their timeline, including the lease you may need for the application.
I do not give tax advice. If you spend more than 183 days a year in Spain you will usually become tax resident here, so talk to a tax adviser before you move. The official information is on agenciatributaria.gob.es. For the landlord, what matters is that your income is documented and stable.
Not always to sign, but it makes life easier and you need one for a bank guarantee. Accompanied account opening is available as an extra.
Essential Search is €900 + VAT (€1,089) and Complete Search is €1,500 + VAT (€1,815). Half when you sign the service agreement and half when you sign your lease. If there is no lease, there is no second payment.
Yes. With Complete Search I do up to five viewings on live video on your behalf, so you can sign before you land.
Yes. Once we know your area I share the coworkings and cafés that work well nearby, with day passes so you can try before committing.
Tell me how you work and what you earn in. In 20 minutes I will tell you how landlords will see your file.
Carolina Martina
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