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10 Red Flags Before an NRI Buys Property in India

The checks a Gurgaon broker runs before risking his own money — written for someone buying from 7,000 miles away on a video call and a builder's word. Free, buyer-side, no builder commissions.

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Most NRIs don't lose money in India because they made a bad bet. They lose it because nobody on their side checked the boring things — the registry entry, the title chain, the banking channel — before the money moved. Here are the first three. The remaining seven are the ones that quietly cost the most.

01

It's not in the RERA registry.

"Pre-launch" and "soft-launch" projects are usually not HARERA-registered — which means no RERA protection, no escrow on your money, no legal recourse if it stalls.

30-sec check: search the project + builder on haryanarera.gov.in (Gurugram bench). Not listed = the single brightest red flag. Treat it as speculation, not a safe buy.
02

The title isn't actually clean.

A missing mutation (Intkaal) means a past sale was never recorded — a gap in the ownership chain you'll inherit.

Check: ask for the title chain + latest mutation; verify on the Haryana land-records portal. No clear chain → no purchase.
03

The approvals are missing.

Legitimate projects have a DTCP/GMDA licence, CLU (Change of Land Use), and an OC/CC at handover. "Approval applied for" ≠ approved.

Check: ask for the licence number + CLU; no OC means you legally can't occupy.

The other 7 — and the one rule that beats all of them

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