Compare · updated 18 Aug 2026

Looking after property in India from abroad: the four options compared

NRIs usually choose between flying home, leaning on a relative, a listing portal, or a dedicated NRI land desk. Here is what each actually does — honestly, including where the others are better.

Comparison of NRI property care options
What you need	Do it yourself from abroad	A relative in India	Listing portal (e.g. NoBroker)	Your Bhoomi
Someone physically at the plot every month	No	Sometimes	No — tenant/listing focus	Yes, scheduled, with dated photos
Encroachment spotted early	Only on visits home	If they notice	No	Same-day alert + demarcation filed
Standing in the MRO / SRO / MeeSeva queue	No	Yes, if free that day	No	Yes, our partner or your POA holder
Bhu Bharati mutation & passbook corrections	Hard remotely	Depends on their patience	No	Yes, tracked office by office
Tenant search, KYC, rent to NRO	Hard	Informal	Yes (core strength)	Yes
Repairs with quotes and before/after photos	No	Informal, no records	Partial, city-limited	Yes
GHMC / panchayat tax paid and receipts filed	Online only inside GHMC	If reminded	No	Yes, incl. offline panchayats
Bilingual summaries for parents and NRI children	—	—	No	Yes
Documented, auditable trail the whole family can see	Your inbox	Rarely	Dashboard for listings	WhatsApp thread + digital vault
Family relationship not strained by chores	—	Often strained	—	Yes — that is the point
Cost	Flights + time	Free, until it is not	Monthly / % of rent	Per visit / per job / % of rent

Someone physically at the plot every month

Do it yourself from abroad: No
A relative in India: Sometimes
Listing portal (e.g. NoBroker): No — tenant/listing focus
Your Bhoomi: Yes, scheduled, with dated photos

Encroachment spotted early

Do it yourself from abroad: Only on visits home
A relative in India: If they notice
Listing portal (e.g. NoBroker): No
Your Bhoomi: Same-day alert + demarcation filed

Standing in the MRO / SRO / MeeSeva queue

Do it yourself from abroad: No
A relative in India: Yes, if free that day
Listing portal (e.g. NoBroker): No
Your Bhoomi: Yes, our partner or your POA holder

Bhu Bharati mutation & passbook corrections

Do it yourself from abroad: Hard remotely
A relative in India: Depends on their patience
Listing portal (e.g. NoBroker): No
Your Bhoomi: Yes, tracked office by office

Tenant search, KYC, rent to NRO

Do it yourself from abroad: Hard
A relative in India: Informal
Listing portal (e.g. NoBroker): Yes (core strength)
Your Bhoomi: Yes

Repairs with quotes and before/after photos

Do it yourself from abroad: No
A relative in India: Informal, no records
Listing portal (e.g. NoBroker): Partial, city-limited
Your Bhoomi: Yes

GHMC / panchayat tax paid and receipts filed

Do it yourself from abroad: Online only inside GHMC
A relative in India: If reminded
Listing portal (e.g. NoBroker): No
Your Bhoomi: Yes, incl. offline panchayats

Bilingual summaries for parents and NRI children

Do it yourself from abroad: —
A relative in India: —
Listing portal (e.g. NoBroker): No
Your Bhoomi: Yes

Documented, auditable trail the whole family can see

Do it yourself from abroad: Your inbox
A relative in India: Rarely
Listing portal (e.g. NoBroker): Dashboard for listings
Your Bhoomi: WhatsApp thread + digital vault

Family relationship not strained by chores

Do it yourself from abroad: —
A relative in India: Often strained
Listing portal (e.g. NoBroker): —
Your Bhoomi: Yes — that is the point

Cost

Do it yourself from abroad: Flights + time
A relative in India: Free, until it is not
Listing portal (e.g. NoBroker): Monthly / % of rent
Your Bhoomi: Per visit / per job / % of rent

Portals are better than us at scale tenant search across a city; a relative is better than us at knowing the family history. We are better at showing up, documenting, and finishing the paperwork.

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Comparison questions

Is Your Bhoomi a broker?

Not in the listing sense. We do not earn on transactions today; we are paid by the owner for visits, management, records, and transfer work. When the Buy and Sell desks launch, fees will be disclosed up front and we will still work for the owner, not the deal.

Should I stop using NoBroker if I use Your Bhoomi?

No need. Portals are good for finding tenants and buyers. We take over what happens on the ground and in government offices, which portals do not do. Many families use both.

My cousin already looks after the plot. Why pay?

Keep your cousin as the family contact. We add a schedule, photos, receipts, and a paper trail — so nothing depends on one person's memory, and the relationship is not spent on errands.