If your Tel Aviv apartment yields 2 to 3% and you don't want to fly to Dubai every quarter, here is the alternative. 8 to 11% yields, escrow-secured purchase, hands-off management. Your shekels go in, monthly rent comes back.
4x Israeli yields
8 to 11 percent in Dubai
Zero income tax
on rental income
Escrow secured
from day one
Escrow secured
Government regulated
8 to 11% yield
paid monthly
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AED 250M+
in deals closed
15+
years in Dubai
8–11%
rental yield
AED 250M+
in deals closed
15+
years in Dubai
8–11%
rental yield
The investor reality
You bought solid apartments in Tel Aviv or Haifa years ago. Appreciation is fine, but the cash yield is a fraction of what your capital could be earning. You know the math. You just have not had a credible alternative.
Friends talk about 8 to 11 percent yields and zero income tax. Your worry is the one every Israeli investor has: the developer disappears with your money. Government escrow was invented for exactly that fear.
Even if the numbers work, you live in Israel. Finding tenants, signing contracts, collecting rent, handling maintenance from abroad sounds like a second job, not an investment.
The current moment has created unusual offers. Guaranteed yields, buy-back guarantees, 5 to 30 percent cash discounts. You want to know which are real and which units carry them.
The change
Three differences our Israeli investors notice within the first 90 days.
01
Israeli real estate yields 2 to 3 percent. Dubai delivers 8 to 11 percent rental income annually, plus 10 to 20 percent property appreciation each year. The current geopolitical window adds guaranteed yields of 7 to 10 percent on select units, and 5 to 30 percent cash discounts on full payment.
02
Every dirham you pay goes into a Dubai-government-regulated escrow account. Funds are released to the developer only when independently verified construction milestones are completed. Your capital is never exposed to developer risk, and we only place clients into escrow-secured projects.
03
We find the tenants, sign the contracts, manage the building, and transfer rent to your Israeli bank account every month. Or we open a Dubai bank account with a worldwide credit card so you draw returns anywhere. You do not need to step on a plane.
Israel
2 to 3% rental yield
Dubai
8 to 11% plus appreciation
Side by side
A 2 million NIS apartment in Tel Aviv yields about 50,000 NIS per year before tax. The same capital in Dubai, deployed across pre-vetted yield units, returns 160,000 to 220,000 NIS per year, tax-free at the personal level. Over a decade, the gap is life-changing.
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A 30 minute call with Tobias to map your capital, your goals, and the unit types that fit. No sales pitch, just a clear read.
30 minutes
You receive a shortlist of escrow-secured properties with full numbers, rental projections, exit options, and the current discount or guarantee terms attached.
within one week
We sign, manage, lease, and transfer monthly returns to your Israeli account. You collect, we operate.
first rent within 90 days
The math
Same capital, two destinations. Numbers are based on a 1,500,000 NIS property bought in cash, fully managed, over the first 12 months.
Israeli rental property
Where most Israeli capital sits
Generic Dubai broker
Sells whatever pays the best commission
Schmidt & Partner
Investor-side, end-to-end
No commitment, and we reply within 24 hours.
Trusted by international investors
Over 15 years of guiding international capital into Dubai real estate.
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Years in Dubai
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Escrow-secured projects
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Personal income tax
Tobias Schmidt, founder, Dubai
Why Schmidt & Partner
Schmidt & Partner is led by Tobias M. F. Schmidt, a German-trained real estate economist and certified international valuation expert. Tobias built his foundation at Deutsche Bank as an independent financial advisor before relocating to Dubai over a decade ago. Today, Schmidt & Partner has placed over 250 million dirham in capital across Dubai property, with a focus on yield, security, and full hands-off management.
We do not sell every project that crosses our desk. We work only with developers whose payments sit in government-regulated escrow accounts, whose construction track record is verifiable, and whose unit economics make sense for an investor who values returns and peace of mind in equal measure.
“We do not do a lot different. We do things right.” Tobias Schmidt, founder
Credentials
You get a transparent strategy call, a hand-picked unit shortlist with full numbers, and end-to-end management. No high-pressure sales, no hidden fees, and no projects we would not buy ourselves.
Common questions
Every payment you make goes into a Dubai-government-regulated escrow account, not the developer's bank account. Funds are released to the developer only when independently verified construction milestones are completed. If the developer fails to deliver, your money is recoverable. This is the single biggest structural difference between buying in Dubai and buying anywhere else.
Standard Dubai rental yields run 6 to 9 percent annually on quality units. The current market window adds guaranteed yields of 7 to 10 percent on select projects, plus property appreciation that has run 10 to 20 percent per year over the last few years. We will model your specific unit on the strategy call so you see real numbers, not averages.
No. We handle everything end to end. Strategy call by Zoom, contracts signed digitally or via Israeli notary, management handled by our Dubai team, returns transferred to your Israeli bank monthly. Most clients visit Dubai once a year if they want to, not because they have to.
Two options. We can transfer rent directly to your Israeli bank account each month in your preferred currency, or we open a Dubai bank account in your name with a worldwide credit card so you can draw funds anywhere. We will pick the right structure based on how you want to use the income.
Dubai charges zero personal income tax on rental income and zero capital gains tax. There is a one-time Dubai Land Department transfer fee of 4 percent on purchase. Your Israeli tax situation depends on your residency and structure. We work alongside Israeli tax advisors to ensure your setup is fully compliant on both sides.
Entry units start around 800,000 to 1,000,000 NIS, with about 25 percent down payment on installment plans. Full cash purchases unlock 5 to 30 percent discounts. We will show you the entry-level options and the higher-yield options on the call so you can pick the fit.
Several of the developers we work with offer formal buy-back guarantees on specific units, meaning they will repurchase the property at a defined price after a set holding period. For other units, the standard exit is resale through our network. We will be upfront about which exit options apply to which units before you commit.
Dubai brokers represent the developer. We represent the investor. Our compensation does not depend on selling you a specific project, and we routinely turn down projects that do not pass our underwriting. You also get German engineering rigor on the numbers, full hands-off management on the operating side, and ongoing portfolio service after purchase.
You receive an email confirmation within 24 hours and Tobias or a senior member of the team will reach out to schedule your strategy call. No surprise calls, no high-pressure sales follow-up, just a clear next step.
A 30-minute strategy call with Tobias Schmidt. We map your capital, your goals, and the unit types that fit. Transparent numbers, no high-pressure sales.
