Costa Blanca, Spain → South Island, New Zealand

Tamas Szalay

Business Development Specialist · Real Estate Broker

A Business Management degree, a high-performance sales career, and a luxury agency built from scratch, generating multi-million dollar sales volume in one of Europe's most competitive coastal markets now bringing all of it to South Island, New Zealand.

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Professional Profile

Agency

SOLVIDA Real Estate

Market

Costa Blanca · European Luxury

Background

BSc Business Management · High-Performance Sales

Target Transition

South Island, NZ

Highest Villa Sale

€1,200,000

≈ $2.1M NZD

Residential villa · Calpe, Spain

International Clientele

6 Nations

Western Europe

UK · Netherlands · Belgium · Germany · France · Italy

Lead Automation

100%

Automated Pipeline

Every enquiry captured, qualified and responded to without manual intervention.

"I understand what high-net-worth clients expect the discretion, the pace, the detail. That fluency comes from years in the room with them, not from reading about them."

Tamas Szalay, SOLVIDA Real Estate

Our Philosophy

Integrity Over Commissions.

The Foundation

My journey in business started with a degree in Business Administration & Management. As an entrepreneur at heart, I co-founded and managed a successful esports bar and gaming lounge in Hungary. Later, I transitioned into financial consulting, helping clients navigate mortgages and insurance a period where I learned that elite client service is built on absolute trust.

The Turning Point · Costa Blanca

Seeking growth, my wife and I relocated to Costa Blanca, Spain, where I joined a local real estate agency. However, a major turning point occurred when I witnessed the agency attempting to overcharge a client with an inflated legal bill. My personal legal network resolved the issue for a fraction of the cost but that was the moment we made a definitive choice:

We choose values over shortcuts.

SOLVIDA Real Estate · Today

We founded SOLVIDA fully certified, fully insured, and built from day one on a simple premise: uncompromising service standards and better outcomes for every client. Today SOLVIDA operates with a multi-million euro annual sales volume, an international client base spanning six Western European nations, and banking partnerships that give our buyers financing access most agencies can't offer.

We don't just sell property. We build long-term relationships before the transaction, through it, and long after the keys are handed over.

Credentials

RAICV #6303

Official Valencian Government Certified Real Estate Broker the government-level registration equivalent to New Zealand's REA licensing. Fully prepared to complete the REA licensing transition courses immediately upon arrival.

Professional Liability Insurance

Local Banking Partnerships · Financing Access

Full Pre-, During & Post-Sale Client Care

Property Management

From acquisition to ongoing management.

Working with international buyers who don't live in Spain means property management isn't optional. It's part of the service. At SOLVIDA we actively manage properties on behalf of owners, coordinating short and long-term rentals, maintaining landlord relationships and ensuring assets perform.

Many of our clients purchased specifically as an investment, and we guided them through the full journey: acquisition, financing, rental strategy and ongoing management. Combined with a financial consulting background that included property lending and yield analysis, this gives me a perspective on landlord needs that goes well beyond a typical sales role.

Active Property Management

Managing properties on behalf of international owners across short and long-term rental strategies.

Investment Advisory

Guiding buyers from purchase through financing, rental strategy and long-term asset performance.

Landlord Relations

Building and maintaining long-term relationships with property owners across Western Europe.

Financial & Lending Background

Property lending and yield analysis experience that goes well beyond a typical sales role.

Marketing & PropTech Capabilities

Next-Gen Real Estate Marketing

Most agencies list a property. We launch it. Every listing gets cinematic video content, AI-enhanced presentation, and a fully automated lead pipeline that responds to enquiries before a competitor agent even picks up the phone. The result: more reach, faster responses, and clients who feel looked after from the first click.

Real Content · TikTok & Facebook

High-Impact Video

Properties that move. Every listing gets a cinematic social video built to stop the scroll and start the conversation.

AI-Powered Presentation

From dynamic subtitles to AI-enhanced visuals every listing looks like it had a full production team behind it.

Instant Lead Response

Every enquiry gets a personalised response in under 60 seconds. Automatically. While competitors are still checking their inbox.

Investor Newsletter

A weekly touchpoint that keeps a curated network of premium buyers engaged, informed, and ready to act.

Workflow on Autopilot

From lead capture to follow-up the repetitive work runs itself, so the team spends time on clients, not admin.

Organic Inbound Marketing Engine

@calpe_real_estate · @spanyol_ingatlan

Real listings, real reach organic views with zero paid promotion. Click any card to watch on TikTok.

Lifestyle & Reach

@spanyol_ingatlan

The same content engine that drives 6-figure views in Spain transfers directly to South Island, New Zealand where lifestyle content around wine, nature and premium living travels even further internationally.

What Comes With Me

I come as a business manager. I bring a system.

I'm looking for the right agency to grow with, bringing tools, systems and a digital marketing engine that creates value for the whole team.

High-Net-Worth Client Experience

Years of direct experience with demanding, high-net-worth European buyers the discretion, the pace, and the detail they require. Not learned. Lived.

A Proven Content Engine

Six-figure-view organic social content, AI-produced listing presentations, and a weekly investor newsletter ready to deploy in a new market from day one. Your listings, bigger reach, zero extra cost to the agency.

Full Automation Capability

A complete CRM and lead automation stack deployable within any agency to dramatically improve lead velocity and client communication speed. Enquiries handled in under 60 seconds, around the clock.

Financial Literacy Beyond Sales

With a background in financial consulting and mortgages, I understand property transactions from the buyer's financial perspective helping clients navigate financing decisions, cost structures, and investment logic in a way most agents simply can't.

A System That Lifts the Whole Team

The automation stack, video workflow and lead pipeline aren't mine alone. They're built to run across an agency. The team I join doesn't just gain an agent. They gain a system.

Rentals & Investment Portfolio Growth

Combining a financial advisory background with sharp digital acquisition systems to attract premium landlords and multi-property investors, expanding the agency's rent-roll and long-term asset value.

Team Enablement & Scalable Systems

The tools and workflows I've built for SOLVIDA can be deployed across the wider team from day one, multiplying individual agent performance without adding overhead.

Property Management Understanding

Experienced in working with property investors and landlords across the full acquisition and management process.

South Island, NZ

Target Arrival · South Island, NZ

Tamas and his family are fully self-funded for the move. The right agency conversation can begin now.

Why South Island, New Zealand?

A permanent home, not just a next chapter.

People often ask why we would choose to relocate when our boutique real estate business is thriving in a location as beautiful as the Costa Blanca. The answer is simple: we are looking for a permanent place to call home where we can spend the rest of our lives in peace, safety, and deep connection with the community.

After extensive research, we fell in love with the breathtaking beauty, the reputation, and the serene lifestyle of the Nelson-Marlborough region. We are not looking to change who we are or what we do we simply want to bring our passion and years of real estate experience to a place that aligns with our personal values.

I bring a proven track record in high-end residential sales, international negotiation, and modern digital marketing. Our goal is to quietly and respectfully integrate into the local market delivering exceptional value to every client while building a fulfilling future in one of the most beautiful corners of the world.