Everything people ask before investing, answered in full.
Guides with the full tables and the source of every figure beside it. They come from the same documents we use on sales calls. No sign-up and no email required.
Where the 10-14% comes from, line by line.
What a holiday villa in Bali returns: 10-14% net a year. See every cost one by one, what is left each month and how many years it takes to pay back.
Bali leasehold explained: what it is and the two ways to buy.
What leasehold means in Bali (25+25 years), hak sewa vs hak pakai, and the other route, freehold: an HGB via a PT PMA, up to 80 years. Costs and fit.
Four ways to hold it, and what each one pays.
The four ways to hold a Bali villa as a foreigner: in your own name, through your company, through a PT PMA or keeping the money in Indonesia. What each pays and what is left of every €100.
Where to invest in Bali: the areas, honestly compared.
Occupancy and nightly rates for Canggu, Seminyak, Uluwatu, Ubud and Nusa Dua, with sources. Plus €110,000 compared across eight destinations and why we operate only on the Bukit.
What is safe in Bali, what is not, and how to check it yourself.
What is safe and what is not when investing in Bali: the nominee structure, zoning due diligence, developer red flags and how to verify a villa before signing.
Off-plan or completed: what actually changes.
Off-plan or turnkey villa in Bali? See when each option starts earning, what you can check before signing and how payment works, and pick with confidence.
How to buy a villa in Bali, step by step.
How a foreigner buys a villa in Bali: zoning, permits, notary, payments and the 12 checks to run before signing. Read it before you pay anything.
The villa next door is not better. It is better managed.
What makes a Bali villa bill double what the one next door does: dynamic pricing, multichannel, direct bookings, reviews and high-season capture. With data from 200 properties.
Uluwatu is not one place, it is twelve small ones.
The 13 Bukit beaches, which wave suits your level, where to eat breakfast and watch the sunset, and how to get around. Written by the team living in Uluwatu.
Bali in numbers: demand grows, the coast does not.
How many tourists arrive in Bali each year, from 3.26 million in 2013 to 11.10 million projected for 2029, and what it means for a villa. See the data.
Canggu or Uluwatu: both work, for different investors.
Canggu or Uluwatu for a villa investment? Compare occupancy, nightly rate, who books and land supply, and find which area fits you. With data and sources.
Bali 2026: three changes to know before you buy.
What changed in 2026 for buying a villa in Bali: holiday rental licensing, the provincial rule against nominee deals and the brake on building on farmland. With sources.
Uluwatu villa occupancy: 90% against 74% for their areas.
Real occupancy of 5 villas in Uluwatu against their area average, last 90 days to 9 October 2026: 90% vs 74%. PriceLabs data, villa by villa, with the method.
Invest in Indonesia: many islands, very few with demand.
Investing in Indonesia as a foreigner: Bali, Lombok, Sumba and other islands compared, plus the legal routes to buy. Honest about what we do not do.
Invest in Lombok: the good, what is missing and who it is for.
Investing in Lombok: Kuta and Mandalika, how foreigners buy and how it differs from Bali. We do not build there, so we tell you without selling you anything.
Bali vs Lombok: the same question, two different horizons.
Bali or Lombok for a villa? Compare demand, access, management and exit side by side, and learn which island fits your horizon. We only build in Bali.
Can a foreigner buy property in Indonesia?
Can a foreigner buy property in Indonesia? Yes, but not freehold land. Learn how leasehold, Hak Pakai and PT PMA work, and the nominee risk to avoid.
PT PMA: what it is and when it pays off if you invest in villas.
What is a PT PMA and what capital does BKPM 5/2025 require? Learn when it makes sense for a villa investor and when a leasehold is enough. Sourced facts only.
Golden visa and investor visas in Indonesia: what Immigration says.
Indonesia's golden visa and Second Home Visa: categories, amounts and duration according to Immigration. Only what is confirmed by an official source.
Invest in Sumba: a niche island, not a rental market.
Investing in Sumba as a foreigner? Learn about access, demand and who it suits, and see where Bali has a real rental market. We do not build in Sumba.
Free audit of your villa management.
Own a villa in Bali and doubt your manager? Get a free audit of occupancy, price, costs and reviews, and learn what to fix. No need to change manager.
Is Bali oversupplied with villas? What the data says.
Too many villas in Bali? Arrivals rose from 3.26M to 6.30M in 2024. Area occupancy runs 57-83%, and 82% in our villas. Sourced data, no hype.
How to choose a Bali villa developer.
Five checks to choose a Bali villa developer before you pay: the land lease, past projects, real occupancy, who runs the villa and the contract in writing.
How to choose a Bali villa management company.
Five checks to choose a Bali villa management company before you sign: villas already run, real occupancy, what is covered, lock-in and booking channels.