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Your wealth, in dollars.

A licensed real estate consultancy for international investors who want to buy, rent and hold American property. Tailored strategy, execution by licensed professionals, and full service in Portuguese.

NC Firm License #C28573 Service in Portuguese & English Operating in all 50 states

Brazilians invest more than $1 billion a year in U.S. real estate. Most buy to invest. Few buy with a strategy.

Monthly income in dollars, long-term appreciation, and a real asset in the world's largest economy: the reasons are well known. What separates a good investment from a headache an ocean away is execution.

Domus designs the strategy around your goals and coordinates licensed professionals at every step, from entity setup to deed, so everything happens on schedule and without you leaving home.

How the consulting works →

Single-family home with a covered front porch

Wooded residential community at sunrise, seen from above

The case, in numbers

Why investors choose the U.S.

5–6% /yr

achievable net rental range on the properties we target, before any appreciation

~4.3% /yr

average North Carolina home-price growth since 1980 (FHFA index)

9×

up to 9 times cheaper per m² than major global capitals (NAR, 2026)

67%

of foreign buyers living abroad pay all-cash: a liquid, accessible market (NAR)

Illustrative figures, market context and achievable range: not a promise or prediction of returns. Results vary and may be lower.

Map of serviced markets in North Carolina and Florida

Where we work

North Carolina & Florida

Serviced marketsReference cities

Duke Chapel on the Duke University campus in Durham

Duke Chapel, Durham

North Carolina

Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Charlotte and Wilmington: a growing population, strong rental demand and price points where the yield still works. Our home market.

Brickell, Miami

Florida

Orlando, Tampa and Miami: national gateways, deep rental markets and no state income tax. Longtime favorites of Brazilian and international investors.

Fifth Avenue, New York

Beyond our focus markets

Through our referral network, we can take on projects in all 50 U.S. states.

Security & transparency

Your money never passes through us

Every investment dollar moves exclusively between accounts you own and control. The only payment we ever receive is our consulting fee, invoiced separately.

Step 1

Your personal account

You fund the investment from accounts in your own name, under your sole control.

Step 2

Your entity's account

Funds sit in your entity's U.S. bank account. Only you have access.

Hand signing a document with a fountain pen

Step 3

Straight to closing

When you buy, funds are wired from your entity's account directly to the closing agent. They never pass through us.

Front door and porch of a single-family home

Step 4

The deed in your entity's name

The property is titled to your entity and recorded in public records from day one.

A licensed real estate consultancy, with fiduciary duties owed to you. Domus operates as a licensed North Carolina real estate business (Firm License #C28573). Loyalty, confidentiality and disclosure are not marketing promises: they are legal obligations, enforced by the NC Real Estate Commission.

Who you'll work with

Licensed on both sides of the process

Every project is led by our licensed consulting team, which designs your strategy and speaks your language. Each step of execution is carried out by vetted, licensed local teams in your target market.

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The value proposition

Your project. Your money. Your property.

Licensed professionals, a single point of coordination. The whole model, in five facts.

01

Your money never passes through Domus

It moves only between accounts you own and control, from the first transfer to closing.

02

The bank account is yours

Your entity's U.S. account, accessible only by you.

03

The property is titled to your entity

The deed is recorded in public records, in your entity's name, from day one.

04

Every step with the right licensed professional

Accounting, banking, brokerage and property management, each in the hands of the specialist responsible for it.

05

Domus coordinates everything, in Portuguese

A single point of coordination, from strategy to ongoing oversight.

The journey

Strategy
Structuring
Acquisition
Operation
Oversight

Downtown Raleigh, North Carolina

Free virtual consultation

Let's talk about your goals

A free, no-commitment virtual consultation, in Portuguese or English, to understand what you're looking for and walk you through how the process works end to end.

Schedule on WhatsApp

Same-business-day reply · Service in Portuguese and English

Why the U.S.

The same money buys more, earns in dollars, and has appreciated for decades

The case for American investment property, built on public market data.

Downtown Raleigh, North Carolina

5–6% /yr

achievable net rental range on the properties we target

≈ $2,430 /m²

Raleigh–Durham median: below every prime market compared

~4.3% /yr

average NC home-price growth since 1980 (FHFA)

Six reasons

The case for U.S. investment property

01

Monthly income in dollars

Rent paid in U.S. dollars, every month, straight into your entity's American account.

02

Wealth in the world's reserve currency

Protect your purchasing power in the world's reserve currency, which has strengthened against emerging-market currencies over the long run.

03

Long-term appreciation

Decades of compounding growth in the asset itself, on top of the rent you receive.

04

Two sources of return

Income now and potential appreciation over time, in one asset.

05

True diversification

A real asset, in a stable legal system, in another currency and another economy.

06

Future leverage

Your property can serve as collateral to finance the next acquisition, turning one property into a portfolio.

Price comparison

What the same square meter costs elsewhere

Purchase price per m², in U.S. dollars. Raleigh–Durham, our home market, highlighted in gold.

Appreciation history

46 years of North Carolina home prices

FHFA house price index, NC · 1980 = 100

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7× since 1980

~4.3% /yr

average compound growth of the index between 1980 and 2026

$1B+

invested per year by Brazilians in U.S. residential real estate (NAR-based estimate)

76%

of foreign buyers living abroad purchase for rental or investment use (NAR)

Sources: U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency (NCSTHPI index, via FRED); NAR, International Transactions in U.S. Residential Real Estate 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Market context, not a promise of returns.

The next step

Want to see these numbers applied to your goals?

In the free virtual consultation, we show how the numbers translate into a concrete project for your situation.

Schedule a free consultation

The consulting

From strategy to rental income, we coordinate your project end to end

You set the goals. We design the strategy and coordinate who executes, in Portuguese or English.

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What we do for you

Six ways we work for you

Tailored strategy

A consulting project built around your income goals, timeline and target areas.

A concrete plan

Your strategy turned into numbers: financial modeling, target-market selection and a clear, step-by-step roadmap.

Coordinated specialists

We connect you with the right partners for each step (accounting, banking, legal and real estate) and coordinate their work from start to finish. You are always free to choose your own.

Project management

We coordinate and follow up with every referred party, so everything happens in the right order and on time.

Everything in your language

From first call to deed, fluent communication in Portuguese and English at every stage.

Ongoing oversight

After the purchase, we keep reviewing the investment against your goals, in contact with the property manager and brokers.

The journey

How a project unfolds

Each stage is executed by the right licensed professional, with Domus coordinating from start to finish. We walk through the details of each step in the consultation.

Phase 01

Strategy

We understand your goals and design the project: target areas, price range, property profile and the financial model for your situation.

Led by the Domus consulting team

Phase 02

Structure

Your U.S. entity, bank account and tax registrations, set up for you by specialist partners, with no visa or citizenship required.

Executed by specialist partners, coordinated by us

Phase 03

Acquisition

Search, negotiation and closing conducted by licensed brokerage, with digital signing and no travel required. The deed goes straight into your entity's name.

Conducted by a vetted, licensed local brokerage

Phase 04

Income & oversight

Professional property management, rent landing in your entity's account, and ongoing review of the investment against your goals.

Management by a licensed team; oversight by Domus

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Security

Your money never passes through us

Step 1

Your personal account

You fund the investment from accounts in your own name, under your sole control.

Step 2

Your entity's account

Funds sit in your entity's U.S. bank account. Only you have access.

Step 3

Straight to closing

When you buy, funds are wired from your entity's account directly to the closing agent. They never pass through us.

Step 4

The deed in your entity's name

The property is titled to your entity and recorded in public records from day one.

Every investment dollar moves between accounts you own and control. We never hold, touch or move investment funds at any point in the process.

Free virtual consultation

Every project starts with a conversation

Tell us your goals and we'll show you, with no commitment, how a project would be designed for you.

Schedule on WhatsApp

About us

A licensed real estate consultancy, built for international investors

Based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Regulated and legally bound to act in your best interest.

The team

Who you'll be working with

Mark Steward

Global Realtor · NC License #274776

Mark brings 13+ years in North Carolina real estate on top of a 30-year international hospitality career. Before real estate, he worked with American Express and as a Caribbean hotel executive, developing villas and leading villa sales strategies across the region.

That background shapes his real estate work: a deep knowledge of high-end properties, a global client network and an understanding of what international buyers look for. He leads the Mark Steward Team at Keller Williams Raleigh, serving luxury, relocation and international clients, with sales ranging from first homes to a record-setting $5 million estate in Chapel Hill.

A certified specialist (ABR, CLHMS), he leads the brokerage and property-management side of projects in North Carolina.

Alexandre Esteves

Real Estate Associate · NC License #355432

Alexandre holds a Master of Management Studies from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and a B.A. in Economics and Entrepreneurship from UNC-Chapel Hill.

His work centers on real estate investment analysis, consulting and financial modeling. He builds rental-yield, cash-flow and appreciation models for individual properties and for property portfolios spanning different property types and markets, using comparable sales, absorption data and interest-rate conditions to inform acquisition decisions and each property's long-term positioning.

A licensed North Carolina broker and native Portuguese speaker, he spearheaded Domus Consulting to bring that same analysis to international investors, with clear strategy and trusted execution in the U.S.

Vitor Inserra

Stakeholder

Vitor brings experience in quantitative finance, machine learning and applied research, including work with BTG Pactual's Digital Assets group. He holds a B.S. with Honors in Computer Science from UNC-Chapel Hill, where he is pursuing an M.S.

Domus was created to give international investors what has always been missing when investing from abroad: clear strategy and trusted execution.

We operate as a licensed North Carolina real estate business (Firm License #C28573), part of the Mark Steward Team at Keller Williams Raleigh, the largest real estate franchise in the United States.

Every project brings together two sides: the consulting side, which designs the strategy and coordinates the process in your language, and the licensed brokerage side, which searches for, negotiates and manages the properties in the U.S.

Fiduciary duties

Legal obligations, not promises

As your licensed agents, we owe you fiduciary duties enforced by the NC Real Estate Commission:

Loyalty

Acting in your best interest, not ours and not the seller's, from start to finish.

Complete confidentiality

Your finances, motivations and negotiating position, protected permanently.

Disclosure

Telling you every material fact that could affect your decision.

Obedience

Following your lawful instructions: you direct the strategy, we execute.

Accounting

Full, accurate records of funds and documents entrusted to us.

Skill, care & diligence

The professional standard of a licensed North Carolina agent.

Talk to us

Meet the team in a free conversation

Schedule on WhatsApp

Contact

Let's talk about your goals

The first step is always a free, no-commitment virtual consultation, in Portuguese or English.

Send us a message

What to expect

A conversation, not a sales pitch

01

Your goals first

We understand what you're looking for: income, timeline, available capital and target areas.

02

The process, end to end

We show how each stage works, who executes what, and where Domus comes in.

03

Your questions, answered

We answer everything openly, and anything that needs confirming, we take to our specialists and get back to you.

Frequently asked questions

Your question may already be answered here

No. U.S. law allows any foreign individual to own an American entity and American property, with no visa, green card or citizenship required. Thousands of international investors buy this way every year. In the virtual consultation, we explain exactly how it works for your situation.

No. Every document is signed digitally on a secure platform, funds move only between accounts you own, and the deed is recorded in your entity's name without you leaving home. Many of our clients first visit their property after it is already rented and producing income.

Never. Capital always moves between accounts in your name or your entity's name, and at purchase it is wired directly to the closing agent. The only payment Domus ever receives is the consulting fee, invoiced separately. We never hold, touch or move investment funds.

The consulting fee is a flat amount per project, scaled to the size of the investment, never a percentage of it. It can be paid in up to 6 monthly installments with no interest and no added fees. We present the exact numbers in the initial conversation, before any commitment.

Most projects run from first conversation to closing in roughly 2 to 4 months, depending on how quickly the entity and bank account open and how the property search goes. Items with longer lead times, like your U.S. taxpayer ID (ITIN), start early so nothing holds up the schedule.

Every project is different, and we never promise returns. As market context: on the property profile we usually target, the achievable net rental range has been around 5 to 6% per year in dollars, before any potential appreciation. In your project, we model real active listings so you can see the numbers behind every assumption.

A licensed property-management team handles everything on the ground: tenant search and screening, contracts, rent collection and day-to-day maintenance. Rent lands in your entity's account with the fees already deducted, and we keep reviewing the investment against your goals.

No. We are licensed real estate consultants, not investment advisors, and we do not provide securities, legal, tax or accounting advice. For those topics we connect you with the right specialists, and you always confirm the details with your own qualified advisors.

Still have a question?

+1 (919) 760-9914 info@domusconsulting.com.br

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