I started this company after more than a decade of sitting across kitchen tables, walking through half-built homes, and helping people untangle paperwork they were never warned about. My name is Ann Dragich, and I’ve spent over fifteen years inside India’s residential real estate market. The first few were with a Mumbai developer, where I saw how the industry works from the inside — what gets rushed, what gets buried, and what genuinely matters to a family buying a home. When I moved into independent advisory work, I promised myself I would never dress up complicated answers just to make a sale feel easier. That promise still holds.
Why the site exists
When I first set up anndragichandcompany.com, it was little more than a name on a screen. Most of my clients came through word of mouth, and the website simply said “hello, we’re here.” Over time, I noticed something consistent: the same questions kept surfacing. First-time buyers unsure about RERA paperwork. Sellers trying to price a two-bedroom without emotional math. Owners wondering how to get a duplicate share certificate. I found myself writing long emails, then short guides, then checklists that people would pass around their apartment WhatsApp groups. The website started to grow in response — not because a content plan told it to, but because real people kept asking real questions, and I wanted the answers to be available long after our calls ended.
What you’ll find here today
This is now a resource built on those thousands of conversations. Every article, guide, and practical suggestion comes from scenarios I’ve walked through side-by-side with clients across India. You’ll read about:
- Making sense of RERA compliance without the jargon
- Preparing for a home loan application before you approach a bank
- Negotiating with builders and sellers from a position of knowledge, not guesswork
- Handling property registration, stamp duty calculations, and the paperwork that follows
- Moving from tenant to first-time owner without losing your sanity
- Listing, pricing, and closing a sale when you’re the one selling
None of this is abstract theory. A checklist you find here is likely something I handed to a young couple in Pune last month, or a flow-chart I sketched for a retiree in Ahmedabad who was selling his family home. The details are local, the advice is slow and deliberate, and I take responsibility for what gets published.
Who I am
I grew into this work by accident. After studying law and joining a developer’s legal coordination team, I discovered I was less interested in contracts and more interested in the people standing on the other side of them — often confused, often patient, always hoping someone would explain things plainly. That became my focus. I moved into independent advisory work, built a client base across Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, and smaller cities, and eventually founded the company under my name. I still take on a limited number of client engagements personally, and everything on this site is shaped by those ongoing conversations. When I don’t have a good answer, I say so — and then I go find it.
What this isn’t
You won’t find market predictions here. I don’t publish articles urging anyone to “buy now before prices skyrocket.” No part of this site is sponsored by builders, agents, or lenders. I believe the pressure to act quickly is already loud enough in this country’s property market. What’s missing — and what I’m trying to build — is a quiet corner where you can think clearly, understand your options, and move forward with facts you actually trust.
How the site is organized
Everything you’ll read is grouped around three core paths: Buying, Selling, and Owning. The guides are written sequentially, so you can start from the beginning if you’re brand new, or jump straight to a specific stage if you’re stuck in the middle. Underpinning all of it is a belief that real estate isn’t just about square feet and carpet area — it’s about stability, family decisions, and the kind of clarity that lets you sleep at night after signing a document.
If you’ve found your way here, you likely have a question or a worry that brought you to a search bar. I hope you’ll find an answer that feels human, specific to the Indian context, and free from any hidden motive. That’s the whole point.
— Ann Dragich