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Before you offer, Nelo reads what Spain's public records say about the home and puts it next to the advert. Here is every source, what it can tell you, and what it can't.
Spain's official property register, kept for tax.
Which home it is, its official size, the year it was built, what it may be used for, the land it stands on, and its tax reference value.
Who owns it, what is owed on it, or whether a terrace or extension was built with a licence.
The land registry, read from a Nota Simple: the extract you or the lawyer add.
The registered owners, mortgages, seizures and rights over the home.
Debts that aren't registered, such as unpaid community fees or property tax. Nelo asks you to get the certificates.
Andalusia's register of holiday-let licences, with each town's rules.
Whether the home can be let to tourists, and what that would take.
Whether the community of owners will agree. That is in its minutes, which Nelo asks you to request.
Spain's environment ministry: the coastal-law lines, river flood zones and noise maps.
Whether the home sits inside the protected coastal strip, near a 10-, 100- or 500-year river flood zone, or in a loud area.
Flooding from the sea or a blocked drain, or a noisy neighbour.
The EU's forest fire service.
Burnt areas near the home since 2000, and woodland close enough to matter.
What the next summer will bring.
Spain's statistics office and interior ministry.
How many homes in the town are holiday lets, and crime in towns over 20,000 people.
What a single street is like. These are figures for the whole town.
Ten years of weather modelled for the spot, and the open map of the world.
Heat, nights, rain, sun and sea through the year; schools, shops, doctors and transport nearby. Nelo works out the sun on each side of the building itself.
Walking times on real streets. Distances are as the crow flies.
Asking prices nearby come from the adverts Nelo has seen. They are asking prices, not what homes sold for, and the report says so.
Not a valuation, not a building survey and not legal advice. Nelo tells you what to ask before you offer. Before you sign the deposit contract, have your own lawyer look at it.