“Buy land—they’re not making it anymore.” — Mark Twain
The Foundation of Wealth
Ninety percent of millionaires built their fortunes on real estate. Andrew Carnegie’s century-old statistic has aged remarkably well. Currencies fluctuate, stock markets crash, corporations dissolve—but land and buildings endure.
Real estate cannot be stolen or misplaced. Purchased thoughtfully, paid for in full, and managed with reasonable care, it constitutes—as Franklin D. Roosevelt once observed—the safest investment in the world.
Yet safety should not be confused with simplicity. Every real estate transaction represents an intricate weave of civil, tax, and administrative law, increasingly threaded with European Union regulations. The difference between a successful investment and an expensive mistake often comes down to a single overlooked clause.
What We Do
Transactions. Development agreements, acquisitions, investment contracts, leases, property management arrangements. We negotiate, structure, and protect.
Legal Status. Before you buy, verify what you’re buying. We examine land registers, identify encumbrances, easements, and third-party claims. Problems discovered before a transaction cost a fraction of those discovered after.
Disputes. We represent clients in conflicts over ownership, possession, boundaries, and nuisance. We negotiate settlements where possible. We litigate where necessary.
Restitution Claims. We handle cases involving property seized by the state. A field requiring patience and precision in equal measure.
Foreign Acquisitions. We assist foreign entities in obtaining permits to acquire real estate in Poland.
Fiduciary Services. We acquire property on behalf of clients who prefer to act through an agent.
Property Taxes. We verify assessments. We recover overpayments. Authorities make errors more frequently than they care to admit.
The Strategic View
“Don’t wait to buy real estate. Buy real estate and wait.” — Will Rogers
The year 2025 opens a new cycle in real estate markets. The era of cheap capital has ended, but for investors entering now, a rare configuration emerges: corrected valuations alongside rising construction costs.
The market is bifurcating sharply. Modern buildings meeting environmental standards enjoy full occupancy. Older properties lose tenants and value. One can no longer—as fund managers put it—”buy the index.” What matters is the specific building, the specific location, the specific legal structure.
Warsaw currently offers capitalization rates nearly two percentage points higher than Paris or London. For investors who understand the local legal context, this represents a premium, not a discount.
Simultaneously, regulations governing share transactions, environmental requirements, and international tax structures are tightening. Real estate investment increasingly demands close collaboration between business analysis and legal counsel.
An Investment Philosophy
“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” — Warren Buffett
“Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.” — Warren Buffett
“We don’t have to be smarter than the rest. We have to be more disciplined than the rest.” — Warren Buffett
Real estate rewards patience, not speculation. It rewards those who investigate before purchasing, not after. It rewards structures conceived in advance, not patched together in haste.
Skarbiec Law Firm combines legal knowledge with an understanding of investment logic. Because a good transaction is one where the law works toward the business objective—not against it.
