Not a vendor — an extension of your team: the single person who coordinates legal, land, structuring, banking, permits and build, end to end, so you enter Bali with the same confidence you operate with at home.
The fundamentals that make Bali compelling for a long-horizon investor — scarcity, demand, and a wave of state-backed infrastructure — are accelerating, not cooling.
Why they keep coming back: the people, a love for Bali, and what visitors simply call "the charm." That's not a destination with good marketing — it's one with emotional depth, and demand that returns.
State catalysts in motion: a new North Bali airport, a cruise and superyacht port/marina in Benoa sea port — and a planned tax-free national financial hub that could rezone entire regions.
A foreign investor entering Bali in 2026 is judged by who it knows, how it's structured, and whether it understands the place. This is exactly where I spend my life — at the intersection of capital, government and culture in Indonesia.
"With over 20 years across business, innovation, fundraising and real estate consulting, I've helped elite investors navigate complex markets worldwide."
Bali is our family's home and base. My wife and business partner, Viorika, has lived here for 15 years; I joined her four years ago, after twelve years in Luxembourg. We run our family business from the island — so our roots here are personal, not transactional.
As co-founder of Invest Indo Group and a senior investment consultant, I combine the rigour of an academic with the network of an insider — from village-level (banjar) land negotiations all the way up to ministerial relationships.
For you, that means one trusted point of contact who already has the relationships, the credibility and the on-the-ground judgement that would otherwise take years — and several costly mistakes — to build.






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You are not buying hours of advice. You are plugging into a family rooted in Bali for 15 years, a PhD-level analytical mind, and a seat in rooms that are closed to outsiders — pointed entirely at one outcome: a compliant, profitable, defensible position in Bali that you can scale. That is the difference between entering Bali as a tourist with capital, and entering it as an insider.
In 2026 both nations mark half a century of diplomatic relations — one of the most consequential investment corridors in the world. Abu Dhabi's sovereign capital didn't reach Indonesia by accident: it followed trust, built at the highest levels over decades.
Its Bali resort: 123 private-pool villas, rated 4.9/5 — one of Southeast Asia's most celebrated luxury resorts.
Ahead of Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines. When Dubai's luxury developers pick Bali as their global launchpad, it's a calculated market call.
Early 2026 reminded every investor that geographic diversification isn't optional — it's survival. Bali sits in one of the most geopolitically stable regions on earth: no territorial disputes, no energy wars, no conflict radius — with 7M international arrivals and 9M domestic arrivals in 2025, and growing.
Indonesia's residency-by-investment routes mirror the UAE Golden Visa logic you already know.
$130K deposit · 10-year coverage · done.
In force since 2023 — zero friction.
With billions — and 50 years of trust. The only open question is whether your portfolio is behind the curve. I help UAE-based investors structure Bali acquisitions end to end: deal selection, PT PMA setup, tax optimisation and management.
Singapore has been Indonesia's largest foreign investor since 2014 — every year, without interruption. When you invest in Bali, you're not stepping into an unknown market; you're extending a relationship your own institutions already lead.
In force since March 2021: fair & equitable treatment, protection from expropriation, free transfer of capital, and access to international arbitration.
ACIA and regional FTAs layer additional investor protections on top of the BIT and domestic law.
The Singapore–Indonesia DTA lets proper structuring optimise net outcomes on rental income and exits.
"Singapore's investment in Indonesia remains strong in 2025, at about US$17.4 billion. Singapore is a reliable partner." — Indonesia's Minister of Investment. Institutional conviction is already there — the gap between it and private action is your opportunity.
Singapore's institutions answer the Indonesia question every year — most recently with $17.4 billion in 2025 alone, a third of everything foreign investors put into the country. Singapore-based funds already run Bali-focused strategies targeting ~15% IRR on professionally managed assets. I help Singapore-based investors mirror that conviction in their personal portfolios: deal selection, compliant structuring (leasehold or PT PMA), tax optimisation under the DTA, and management — end to end.
The EU is one of Indonesia's largest non-Asian investor blocs, and on 23 September 2025 the two sides concluded negotiations on both a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and an Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) — rewriting the rules in investors' favour. On the ground, Europeans are already Bali's largest Western visitor and resident community.
Source: BPS / Bali Disparda full-year 2025 rankings. Exact 2025 counts for the other European top-20 markets haven't been published yet — the order is official.
The largest foreign resident groups in Bali include the UK — the single largest nationality among residence-permit holders — followed by France, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain.
Meliá Bali opened in 1985 as part of a broader Spanish hotel footprint in Indonesia; European founders run schools, hospitality and tech businesses across the island.
The EU opened an Investment Desk at Indonesia's investment ministry (BKPM) in 2025 — a permanent bridge for European capital into Indonesian assets.
Europe already has deep institutional, commercial, tourism and resident links with Indonesia. Bali is where that relationship becomes tangible — for lifestyle, hospitality and property.
More than 317,000 Britons and 279,000 French visited Bali in 2025 — Bali's #5 and #6 markets worldwide, ahead of the United States — and thousands of Europeans have stayed. I help European investors follow that path with structure instead of improvisation: deal selection, compliant ownership (leasehold or PT PMA), tax planning and management, end to end.
A record 6.95 million international visitors landed in Bali in 2025 — up 9.72% on the year before — from every corner of the globe, and a growing share of them are staying, and buying. Wherever you're based, you won't be the first from home to arrive. Just, possibly, the first to own.
| # | Visitors (2025 arrivals) | Expats (residence permits) | Investors (buyer mix) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia · 1.63M (23.4%) | Russia | Australia |
| 2 | India · 569K (8.2%) | Australia | Russia |
| 3 | China · 537K (7.7%) | United Kingdom | Singapore |
| 4 | South Korea · 347K (5.0%) | United States | United States |
| 5 | United Kingdom · 318K (4.6%) | France | United Kingdom |
| 6 | France · 279K (4.0%) | Germany | China |
| 7 | United States · 275K (4.0%) | Ukraine | France |
| 8 | Malaysia · 251K (3.6%) | Netherlands | Germany |
| 9 | Singapore · 211K (3.0%) | China | Hong Kong |
| 10 | Japan · 209K (3.0%) | India | UAE |
Visitor column: BPS Bali full-year 2025 arrivals — these ten markets together account for roughly two-thirds of all arrivals. Expat and investor columns are indicative rank order compiled from Bali immigration residence-permit statistics and market/agency reports (2023–2025), not absolute counts.
Visitors become expats. Expats become investors. The same pipeline that filled Bali's beach clubs is now filling its land registry — and the earlier you enter it, the better your position.
Compliant structure, verified land, realistic numbers, professional management. I help international investors run that playbook end to end — deal selection, PT PMA or leasehold structuring, tax planning and management — without needing to relocate or learn Indonesia by trial and error.
Before any conversation, run the 60-second Bali Investor Reality Check — realistic net ROI after taxes, fees and vacancy, the right legal structure for your case, and the regions that match your parameters. Built from 200+ real investor calls.
A major regulatory tightening is now live. Old structures are being phased out and previously-ignored rules enforced. This is exactly the environment where a newcomer cannot afford to learn on the ground.
The Finance Ministry's "Cortex" system flags every investment from 100M IDR; banks report monthly. Nothing stays off-radar.
Shell PT PMAs, fake investor KITAS, nominee arrangements and illegal rentals are being actively pursued. The grey market is closing.
Real-estate, rental & consulting codes are now closed to PMAs — the viable route is a Hotel-Classification licence (KBLI 55101–55105), requiring a building of 6,000 m²+. Get the code or the permits (PBG/SLF) wrong and the project stalls.
The downside for a foreign investor isn't a mediocre deal — it's a frozen asset, a flagged account, or a structure that unwinds at exit. That risk is entirely avoidable with the right partner.
I don't sell you property. I coordinate the people who build your position — legal, notary, land surveyors, architects, builders, bankers and tax specialists — so you only ever deal with one person who speaks both the investor's language and Bali's.
One mandate. One point of contact. The whole value chain held together.
You make the decisions; I orchestrate every specialist and keep the project moving to plan — reporting to you the way your own team would. No spread on what you buy, no hidden agenda: just your interests, executed on the ground.
It is the difference between managing a dozen vendors across time zones, and making one call.

Bali is our family's base — Viorika for 15 years, me for the last 4. Relationships from the village (banjar) level to ministers. We don't fly in for the deal — we live here.
Transparent, predictable engagement terms agreed upfront. My only incentive is your outcome, which means you get unfiltered advice.
One mandate covering the entire value chain. You make decisions; I orchestrate every specialist and keep the whole project moving to plan.
Every line below is delivered by a vetted specialist (top-tier law firm, notary, banks, architects, builders). My role is that you only ever manage one relationship: mine.
A PT PMA — a foreign-investment company owned by you or your holding structure (two shareholders minimum). KBLI strategy, the OSS licensing pack (NIB, PKKPR, SPPL), the ≥IDR 10B investment plan, and a Shareholders' Agreement to lock in control.
Freehold (HGB) — the near-freehold a foreigner can hold, ~80 years (25+25+30), targeted in a Pink/Orange/Red zone. Own the land; lease or sell the units.
Deep land DD (30–60 days: title, heirs & genealogy, bank-collateral, zoning, road access, court search) plus business-structure DD (allowed activities, zoning ratios, build percentages).
Multi-currency corporate accounts with leading banks; compliant IDR↔USD flows back to your home jurisdiction. No capital controls — funds move freely.
Staying under the IDR 50B revenue ceiling — where corporate tax is effectively 11% (22% with a 50% reduction) rather than the full 22%.
Building permit (PBG) and certificate of occupancy (SLF) done properly — plus the architect & builder value chain assembled and managed.
Working / Investor KITAS for you and your team, the required local employees and BPJS — handled and guaranteed through vetted legal partners.
A clean exit path from day one: share or asset sale, title transfer, country-to-country settlement, audited liquidation if ever needed.
One project. One plan. One person accountable for the whole of it.
For Bali-based developers the constraint is rarely construction — it's access. This engagement strategically positions your brand and pipeline in front of UHNWI networks, family offices and investment funds — in Bali and abroad.
Your product is world-class. The question is who sees it.
Bali's best projects still sell like retail: listings portals, commission agents, one buyer at a time. Meanwhile, the capital that moves seven and eight figures — family offices, funds, UHNWI circles — buys through relationships, curated events and trusted introductions.
That's the gap I close. I sit between both worlds: rooted in Bali's development scene for 15 years as a family, and connected to the rooms — from ministerial circles to regional investor networks — where allocation decisions actually happen.

Your track record, unit economics and pipeline packaged the way capital reads it — IC-ready, not brochure-ready: briefings, data rooms and materials investors can circulate internally.
Custom investor events in regional financial hubs — evenings and roundtables built around your projects, not someone else's stage.
Hosted itineraries that bring visiting capital physically inside your portfolio — sites, show units and the story behind them, choreographed end to end.
Your pipeline structured into formats capital can approve — JV, forward sale, co-investment — with governance and exit designed in from day one.
One partner. One programme. Your projects in front of the right capital.
Most foreign buyers lose 4–8% of their investment to flawed assumptions before they ever see a notary. The Bali Investor Start exists so you don't.
When you're ready to buy, the 90-Day Bali Investment Accelerator takes you from shortlist to keys in hand — switch to "Ready to invest" in the menu above to see it.
From discovery to keys-in-hand in 90 days — for a land plot, an off-plan villa or a ready villa. $5,000 upfront — fully deducted from the success commission (capped at 5% of the investment value) once your deal closes. At a $500,000 minimum investment, the fee is less than 1% of your project — and you get it back at closing. For an investor who is ready, it is a no-brainer.
We kick off with personalized research to shortlist 5 tailored properties or deals that match your ROI goals and lifestyle — cutting through the noise instantly.
We map your ROI targets, lifestyle priorities, risk appetite and exit horizon — the brief that drives every decision from here on. Includes a 2-hour consultation with my legal team — costs included in the $5,000 fee.
A private deep-dive on Bali's hottest micro-markets — yields, zoning, demand drivers, and where smart money is moving in 2026.
We tap on- and off-market channels and my private network to surface deals matched to your brief — not whatever's listed online.
You receive 5 hand-picked properties or deals — each with location intel, price benchmarks, and an initial ROI snapshot. Noise: cut.
On-the-ground immersion with me: site visits, elite network intros, and full feasibility audits to refine your top 3 opportunities — complete with ROI projections, legal roadmaps, and VIP experiences in between viewings.
I personally walk you through each shortlisted property — what photos hide, what neighbors know, and which seller is actually motivated.
Curated intros to my trusted notaries, architects, builders, property managers and tax advisors — the people I'd use for my own money.
Detailed feasibility on each contender: legal status, build viability, occupancy assumptions, operating costs, and stress-tested ROI projections.
We narrow to your strongest 3 opportunities, each with a clear legal roadmap — woven between members-only dinners, beach clubs and villa stays.
We seal the deal with hands-on negotiation support, compliance via my partners, and a 12-month post-acquisition plan — delivering peace of mind and up to 15% annual returns.
We pick the winner and design a negotiation play tailored to the seller — leverage points, walk-away numbers, structure of the offer.
I sit at the table with you (or for you). My goal: protect your downside, optimize price and terms, and keep momentum without drama.
Notary, due diligence, structuring and closing are coordinated end-to-end with my vetted partners — no surprises, no loose ends.
You leave with a written 12-month plan to operate, optimize and grow your asset — designed to deliver up to 15% annual returns with peace of mind.
Third-party costs — legal firm, notary, government taxes and your invested capital — are separate and paid directly by you, fully transparent with no markup.
Over the past three years, most of my retained mandates have come from development companies: raising capital, attracting higher-ticket investors, and launching Bali operations from scratch.
Retained on a 3-month mandate to raise capital for a multi-villa resort project — investor-grade positioning, materials and targeted outreach.
Retained to attract higher-ticket international investment — strategic positioning toward UHNWI networks, family offices and funds, including investor events abroad.
Currently in the pilot phase of its Bali expansion — PT PMA, banking, tax framework and land pipeline: the exact model behind the Market-Entry Pilot below.
Everything a foreign developer needs to operate in Bali — company, licences, banking, tax, land pipeline and growth plan — delivered in 90 days by Younis and his team at Invest Indo Group for a fixed $10,000 upfront. The same pilot a Gulf development group is running with me right now.
Everything above: the strategy, every structuring decision, coordination of every provider, negotiation presence, documentation, weekly cadence and your private strategy portal. One point of contact, accountable for the whole of it.
Legal & notary fees, government and licensing charges, bank fees, KITAS/visa costs and your invested capital are paid by you directly to the vetted providers we bring you — at their own price lists, fully transparent, zero markup, no spread.
The pilot fee is fixed and payable upfront. Third-party costs are never marked up.
Start by becoming investment-ready, then open the buyer channels: a dedicated UAE origination mandate — and, by invitation, Singapore institutional access.
Qualified means: capacity at or above your project minimum, genuine Bali interest, decision authority, a horizon within 12 months and an agreed next step — a reply or brochure request alone does not count. Sales commission is separately agreed (typically 5%) and payable only after you receive buyer funds — at an illustrative $350k sale, one closing (~$17.5k commission) exceeds the entire mandate fee. Maximum three non-conflicting developer mandates per cycle, with location exclusivity agreed per mandate. Transactions and timelines cannot be guaranteed.
Third-party costs — events, travel, venues, legal — are separate and agreed per programme, fully transparent, no markup.
All fees fixed and transparent. Third-party costs — legal, notary, government, banking — are always paid at cost, directly, with zero markup.
| Who it's for | Engagement | Price | Key terms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual · exploring | Bali Investor Start — 2-day live intensive | €557 | One-time · fully credited toward the accelerator |
| Individual · ready | 90-Day Investment Accelerator | $5,000 | Upfront · deducted from success commission (max 5%) · min investment $500k |
| Individual · land + build | Build-coordination retainer | $2,000/mo | After your land closes — every party coordinated through to keys |
| Developer · expanding to Bali | 90-Day Market-Entry Pilot | $10,000 | Fixed, upfront · then $5,000+/mo customized retainer on GO |
| Developer · Bali-based | 90-Day Investment-Ready Package | from $5,000 | Delivered personally by Younis · scope scales with portfolio |
| Developer · Bali-based | 90-Day UAE Buyer Origination Mandate | $12,500 | Staged $3,125 / $3,125 / $6,250 · final instalment credited vs first commission |
| Developer · Bali-based | Singapore institutional access | Custom | By invitation · scoped on a working session |
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