The entity question should be settled before documents are drafted in the purchaser’s name. Even if no entity is chosen, record that the personal-ownership estimate was intentional rather than a default assumption.
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Seoul multifamily purchase: which legal and tax costs are easiest to miss?
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Check that the buyer’s name is rendered consistently across the contract, payment records, identification, and registration paperwork. Ask the local professional how any naming differences should be handled before funds move.
If you receive translated explanations, keep the underlying Korean line items beside them. That gives a second adviser something precise to interpret and reduces confusion over similar-sounding fees.
Instead of adding an arbitrary contingency percentage, list unresolved items and assign each an owner and date. A visible unknown is more useful than a padded total that still omits the wrong thing.
Has the revised draft now separated the purchase expenses from occupied-unit adjustments? That seems to be the biggest risk of comparing its headline figure with the actual money needed at completion.
An exclusions section may be more revealing than the total. Have each adviser state what they are not calculating and which other person is expected to cover it.
The final completion sheet should show amount, recipient, due date, responsible person, and supporting document. Add a reconciliation column for any tenant or seller adjustment.
I’d still keep notarization, authentication, translation, legal analysis, and registration filing as separate rows even if one firm handles several. Bundling services can hide both duplication and missing work.
Exit tax and inheritance may require different advice from the closing work. The practical step is to have the acquisition adviser identify the facts and documents those later consultations will need, without assuming one person covers everything.
For the final local confirmation, give the professionals the exact Seoul property details, registered use, occupancy schedule, buyer status, and intended holding method. Then ask them to sign off on assumptions line by line before relying on the ₩738,300,000 calculation.