The Most Costly Mistakes
1. Buying without Oleh status — Loss: 159,000 NIS
Buyer purchased before finalizing Aliyah. Paid 8% Mas Rechisha instead of Oleh rate.
2. Ignoring exit tax — Potential loss: €376,000
Couple with €1.2M unrealized gains. 31.4% × 1.2M = €376,800.
3. Container stuck at port — Loss: 18,000 NIS
Storage fees of 200-500 NIS/day for 2 months.
4. No real estate lawyer — Loss: 85,000 NIS
Property with hidden debts. Lawyer would have caught it for 20,000 NIS.
5. Wrong mortgage mix — Extra cost: 180,000 NIS
100% variable rate before rate hike. Monthly went from 6,000 to 8,500 NIS.