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Sell a multi-family house in Berlin
We buy your rental property directly for our own portfolio – without an estate agent, without financing contingencies, and without renegotiation. From the first contact to the notary appointment, it usually takes around six weeks. In Berlin, we buy everything from Gründerzeit rental properties in Wedding or Neukölln to residential complexes in Marzahn – and we know the market from our own portfolio experience.
- Non-binding price indication – usually within a few days
- No agency agreement, no commission, no viewing tourism
- Backlogs in renovation, vacancies or unclear legal situations are not exclusion criteria for us.
- Discreet handling – your tenants and neighbours will find out nothing.
Non-binding · discreet · feedback usually within 24 hours
Your local buyers
Why property owners in Berlin choose to sell to us
The Rosenbaum Group is a family-owned company, managed by its proprietors, with a focus on investments in Central Germany. We purchase solely for our own portfolio – and hold the properties long-term. This changes the way a sale is conducted.
Transaction security
No financing clause, no committees, short decision-making processes. What we promise, we will also notarise – with no renegotiation just before the notary appointment.
Quick payment
Thanks to our financing structure, we pay out quickly and independently of lengthy decision-making processes. Following notarisation, payment of the purchase price typically takes around four weeks.
Best price without an estate agent
As there's usually no estate agent involved, we can generally offer a bit more. And we only promise what we can deliver.
More on this on our website Property Acquisition or in our Reference objects.
Acquisition profile
What we buy in Berlin
We buy for our own stock at our own expense – no brokerage agreement, no exposé, no buyer search. If your property fits into one of these categories, we will provide you with a specific purchase price indication. You can find all criteria at a glance in our Acquisition profile.
Condition? Not a disqualifying factor for us
You do not need to renovate, declutter, or clarify anything before the sale. We factor in maintenance backlogs, vacancies, and open legal issues from the outset.
- Maintenance backlog and outdated building fabric
- Partial vacancy or complete vacancy
- Suboptimal occupancy rate, rent arrears
- Inheritance communities and co-ownership shares
- Complex or unclear legal situation
- Listed Gründerzeit property
Districts in Berlin where we can buy apartment buildings
Berlin is our home market: the Rosenbaum Group is based here, and this is where we ourselves maintain our presence. Our acquisition interest extends to all districts. The neighbourhoods differ greatly in age of construction, tenant structure, and legal framework – therefore, here is a brief overview of what we look for in each case.
Inner-city Gründerzeit districts
The focus is on older residential areas within and on the edge of the S-Bahn ring: turn-of-the-century apartment buildings with established tenant communities, often with deferred maintenance or unused attic space. In many of these locations, social preservation statutes and conversion restrictions apply – their requirements are familiar to us from our daily practice.
Large housing estates and post-war stock
We also purchase post-war residential complexes and industrially built estates. The key factors are the occupancy rate, lease structure, and maintenance backlog – not the year of construction. We examine individual stairwells as well as larger units and portfolios.
Circumferences and locations
In the outer districts, the focus is more frequently on smaller apartment buildings, two-family homes with potential for expansion, properties from inherited joint ownerships, and plots of land with potential for infill development.
Berlin surroundings
Beyond the city limits, we purchase tenanted apartment blocks and smaller residential complexes in Berlin's commuter belt. You can find all other cities in our overview of the Purchasing regions.
Is your district not listed? This is not an exclusion criterion – we inspect every apartment building in Berlin and its surrounding areas. Have the item inspected without obligation
Sales occasions
Typical situations where we help
Community of heirs
Multiple owners, different interests: a direct sale quickly creates clarity and a clean settlement. More on this: Sell inherited property.
Backlog of renovations
Roof, pipework, facade – we factor in the maintenance backlog instead of leaving you to deal with it alone.
Renting is becoming a burden
Management, tenant changes, tradesmen: When a property causes more work than joy, an orderly exit makes sense.
Running loan
As a buyer with strong creditworthiness, we can often take over loans – this often allows you to avoid an early repayment penalty.
Overseas owner
Do you live far away? We'll handle viewings, coordination, and notary arrangements on-site in Berlin.
Discreet sale
No exposé, no portals, no viewing groups. Just one buyer – and peace for your tenants.
From viewing to notary appointment
We purchase for our own portfolio and make our own decisions – without lengthy committee processes and without bank approval. Consequently, around six weeks typically pass from the initial property offer to the notarisation; this already includes the two-week statutory inspection period from the dispatch of the purchase agreement draft. After that, it takes another approximately four weeks until the purchase price is paid.
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1Week 1
Property offer
You will send us the tenant list, land register extract, and – if available – floor plans. Within a few days, you will receive our non-binding purchase price indication.
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2Weeks 1–2
Sightseeing in Berlin
We'll view your property in person – discreetly and without estate agents. Following this, we will state our specific purchase price expectation.
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3Week 2
Document review
A brief, focused review. As we are buying for our own portfolio, there is no need for lengthy committee and financing processes.
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4Weeks 3–5
Draft purchase agreement
The notary will draw up the draft. Once it is sent, the statutory two-week review period begins, during which you can check everything at your leisure.
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5Week 6
Notarisation
The sale is binding – at the agreed price. We can arrange the notary appointment in Berlin if you wish.
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6approx. 4 weeks
Registration of the priority notice of conveyance
The notary arranges registration in the land register. It provides binding protection for the transfer of ownership.
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7at the same time
Deletion of encumbrances not taken over
Land charges and rights that are not taken over are deleted from the land register at the same time as the priority notice.
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8after approx. 4 weeks
Payment of the purchase price
As soon as all conditions for payment are met, we pay out the agreed purchase price – punctually and reliably.
From first contact to payment of the purchase price – plannable, binding and discreet. Agreed terms are not renegotiated.
All timings are guideline values drawn from our acquisition practice. The actual duration may depend, among other things, on the processing time of the land registry office.
Direct purchase – no estate agent
Sell a multi-family house in Berlin
We are not an estate agent, but a buyer: You will not receive a valuation from us, but a concrete purchase price offer. You do not need to gather documents for this.
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Prefer to speak to someone? Give us a call: 030 220 124 124 or write to invest@rosenbaum-group.de
Market environment
The Berlin property market
Berlin, with its approximately 3.8 million inhabitants, is Germany's largest city and, at the same time, the seat of the Rosenbaum Group. Administration, science, the healthcare industry, tourism, and an exceptionally broad startup and service sector ensure a consistently high demand for rental housing.
The housing stock is characterised by one of Europe's largest collections of Gründerzeit buildings, supplemented by housing estates from the 1920s, post-war developments in East and West, and large residential complexes on the outskirts of the city. Legally, Berlin is demanding: social conservation statutes, conversion bans, and pre-emption rights shape many transactions.
This is precisely the kind of environment we thrive in. We purchase properties with development potential: houses with a backlog of maintenance, inherited properties with complex ownership structures, unclear legal situations, or occupancy rates below the local average – and then hold them long-term in our own portfolio.
For owners, this means: no property listing, no portals, no viewing groups, and no estate agent commission. We check the tenant list and land registry, view the property, and name a purchase price which will not be subject to further negotiation.
Do you own a property outside of Berlin? We also buy in Berlin, Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia – see Purchasing regions and Acquisition profile.
Frequently Asked Questions
Sell a multi-family property in Berlin – Your questions
How quickly will I receive a purchase price indication?
As a rule, within a few days of receiving the tenant list and land register extract. For an initial indication of the purchase price, the form on this page is sufficient for now – you can submit the documents at any time.
Will I have to pay a commission?
No. We are not brokers, but rather purchase exclusively for our own portfolio. No brokerage agreement or commission will be incurred.
My house needs renovation or is vacant – would you still buy it?
Yes. Properties with maintenance backlogs, partial vacancies, or complex legal situations are part of our core profile. We transparently factor the necessary expenditure into our offer.
What happens to my tenants?
Existing tenancies will be transferred to us unchanged (a sale does not break a tenancy). We hold our properties long-term and place great importance on a fair relationship with tenants.
I still have an outstanding loan on the property.
This is not an obstacle. As we are a creditworthy partner for banks, we can often take over existing loans – this often completely avoids early repayment penalties.
How discreet is the sale?
Highly discreet. There is no exposé, no portal listing, and no viewing groups. We treat all information confidentially – even if a sale does not materialise.
Will you sell the house afterwards?
No. We acquire, revitalise and optimise properties for our own long-term portfolio.
Our purchase locations
Further acquisition locations in Berlin and Brandenburg
We don't just buy apartment buildings in Berlin. In Berlin and Brandenburg, we are active in the following cities, among others – for each city, you will find its own page with a market description and purchase profile.
We are also active outside of Berlin and Brandenburg, for example in Halle (Saale), Leipzig and Erfurt. The page provides an overview of all towns and districts Purchasing regions.
Let's talk about your property in Berlin.
A short call or three fields on the form will suffice. You'll receive honest feedback – even if a sale isn't the right thing for you at the moment.