It is almost never the money. In fifteen years of these conversations, the same three fears come up, and only one of them is about price.
Non-resident buyers rarely open with a question about price. They open with a question about distance. Who checks the site. Who signs at registry. Who notices if something goes wrong in March when they cannot fly.
Underneath that, three fears recur. That the title will turn out to be contested and they will inherit a case instead of a house. That they will pay a premium simply for being visible as an overseas buyer. And that once the sale is done, the relationship will evaporate and the asset will sit unmaintained.
All three are addressable, and none of them are addressed by reassurance. The first is a document problem: title chain, encumbrance and land use, compiled and read by counsel before money moves. The second is a data problem: benchmarked pricing you can audit against the registry. The third is a service problem: somebody contracted to walk the property and send photographs whether or not anything is wrong.
The emotional pull of Vrindavan is real, and it is a poor reason to skip any of the three. It is a very good reason to insist on all of them.
A power of attorney executed at your nearest Indian consulate handles the registry itself. That part is administrative. The diligence is the part worth your attention.
