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Define the family goal
Residence security, education, part-year living, rental income or asset diversification each favour different areas, sizes and management arrangements.
Investment Thresholds
Greece Golden Visa: Choosing Between EUR 250k, 400k and 800k
The cheapest threshold is not automatically the best decision, and the most expensive is not automatically the safest. Each tier maps to different property types, different due diligence risks, different holding costs and different exits.
Short answer
Choose by family goal and risk tolerance, then look at listings. The EUR 800k tier buys standard residential in designated prime areas: verify pricing fairness, title, usage limits and exit liquidity. The EUR 400k tier covers standard residential in most other areas: verify the exact parcel, minimum-size rules, real rental demand and holding costs. The EUR 250k tier is not a discount on ordinary homes; it applies to specific conversion or restoration paths: verify the use-change status, engineering and delivery terms, and that the project genuinely qualifies under current rules. Thresholds, area classifications and conditions change; the current law, your lawyer and the competent authorities decide what applies to your case.
Last reviewed
2026-08-01
Use this page for pre-signing verification and to prepare questions for a consultation.
Verify before signing
Six judgements before choosing a tier
Buyers are drawn to the lowest entry number, but approval, holding quality and exit depend on whether the property fits the rules, the contract holds, the payments are safe and someone manages the asset afterwards.
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Verify the area threshold
Confirm which threshold applies to the exact parcel under current rules. A city name is not enough; classifications are drawn at a finer grain.
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Verify the property type
Standard residential, conversions and restorations have different due diligence centres of gravity: title, permits, use change, delivery terms and size rules.
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Budget beyond the price
Transfer taxes, legal and notarial fees, possible works, management, insurance and renewal costs sit on top of the headline number. Plan the full figure before choosing a tier.
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Plan post-purchase management
Rental records, tax filings, maintenance and renewal documents determine how comfortable the holding years are. Assign responsibility before buying.
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Consider the exit
Different tiers resell to different buyer pools with different liquidity. Do not rely on the selling side’s short-term view of resale.
Common questions
Questions worth asking out loud
Is the EUR 250k route just a cheaper Golden Visa?
No. It applies to specific conversion or restoration paths with extra verification: original use, permits, engineering, delivery terms and qualification under current rules. For some buyers it is a rational trade of budget against project complexity; for buyers who want to move in immediately with no project risk, it usually is not.
Is the EUR 800k tier automatically the safest?
A higher price does not remove risk. Prime areas can offer stronger liquidity and asset quality, but pricing fairness, title, usage restrictions, holding costs and actual family use still need verification. Budget size never substitutes for due diligence.
What does OULANG actually help decide?
We help align budget, area, property type, lawyer due diligence, payment milestones, application documents and post-purchase management into one assessed plan. The legal conclusions come from licensed lawyers, and approval decisions from the competent authorities; we say so in the contract rather than implying otherwise.
Keep verifying
Do not stop at this page
The claims here are only useful if you check them. These pages carry the detail and the documents.
EUR 250k conversion route
What the lower threshold actually requires and its risk profile.
EUR 400k residential route
Standard residential rules, size limits and area logic.
EUR 800k prime-area route
Prime-area purchases, pricing checks and holding considerations.
Greece Golden Visa 2026 guide
The full picture: routes, renewals, family scope and risks.
Next step
Put your specific case on the table
A consultation covers your budget, family structure, property questions and the verification items above, with the boundaries stated plainly: legal conclusions come from licensed lawyers, and approval decisions from the competent authorities.