ABOUT BIL
“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars”
Gibran Khalil Gibran – A Lebanese-American Artist, Poet and Writer. BIL, which stands for ‘Buy in Lebanon’, is a reliable real estate partner, located in the heart of Beirut and having another branch in Byblos, Sydney & Ivory Coast (Africa). BIL's core objective is to Provide Lebanese
Expatriates with end quality properties at reasonable prices in a professional manner. BIL offers good quality & reliable advice on how to achieve Financial freedom through property investment. An armchair ride throughout the whole purchasing process for all clients is paramount at BIL. The BIL brand is about more than ‘real estate’ – there are tons of ‘real estate’ agents and companies in the world, but BIL’s mission sets itself apart with a mission statement that goes beyond only selling property; This mission is perhaps a little unexpected if you’re not familiar with the Lebanese Community abroad. BIL’s mission revolves around offering the Lebanese Australian and global Community the state-of-the-art real estate facility for buying properties in their Homeland Lebanon, ensuring a genuine investment and a home. Moreover, its core objective is to be a trusted liaison and loyal assistant between the expatriate customers and Lebanon, particularly at the stage for conducting a business deal. Once properties are acquired or developed, BIL will provide all of the adjunct services, skills and systems necessary to maintain each property to the highest standards of quality, to achieve the greatest operating efficiencies. Having prominent belief in Lebanon, BIL’s team comprises of only the most dynamic, innovative and passionate team of professionals, who are attached to their homeland. The vision is to reach all the Lebanese expats living around the world, and encourage them to buy in Lebanon, whether for investment, a family holiday home or other reasons. Following anecdotal stories of disputes and struggles during sales and/or purchases of property in Lebanon, two Australian Lebanese businessmen, and brothers, Alan Joe Khoudair & Charbil Joe Khoudair founded and formed BIL in 2015. Having a great connection and attachment to both Lebanon and Australia, their aim is to provide good quality, professional and trusted advice to Lebanese Expatriates seeking to purchase a property as a home or an investment or a holiday home in Lebanon, and are unsure or skeptical about their first move. ABOUT ALAN AND CHARBIL
Alan and Charbil were raised in a traditional Lebanese family with great love and passion for Lebanon. Their parents migrated to Australia at start of the Lebanese civil war in 1975 with their two young daughters. Alan and Charbil were both born in Australia, but in less than a decade, and due to their parents’ utter love for Lebanon, the family moved back to Lebanon in 1984. Alan and Charbil moved back to Australia in 1996 to embark on their educational journey. After completing their studies, they both chose their respective career paths and focused on working hard servicing their business clients & communities, whilst contributing in their own way and most certainly in a positive way to this great nation ‘Australia’, which they so much love & respect. Alan and Charbil have built a respectful reputation in their respective long-standing businesses and within the Lebanese community in Australia. Lebanon’s political, economic and social instability did not stop the two brothers from visiting their Homeland and town and continue to hope to link their businesses to Lebanon and that one day they return. Alan, is a qualified Financial Adviser, Property Specialist and a dynamic entrepreneur with close to twenty (20) years of experience in the financial services industry and real estate business. Alan, is a community-minded person, a married man with Two (2) young children and has been involved alongside his brother supporting the community with charity and voluntary work for almost twenty (20) years. Alan’s passion to meet clients’ needs and wants across various industry sectors, predominantly property investment and financial management, strengthens his mission to transforming BIL into a top class worldwide Real Estate organisation that provides professional services to the Lebanese Expatriates to ultimately deliver trusted advice. Charbil, is a qualified Civil and Structural Engineer and the founder and principal of Cadmus Engineering, with more than 15 years of combined experience in the construction and consulting engineering industries. He has built a team of professionals and services many of the Sydney based Architects, Builders and Developers. Deeply community-minded and a married family man with four (4) young children, Charbil is a prolific volunteer who believes in generosity of time and spirit, and encourages others to discover how rewarding it can be, at work and outside of work. He has been involved in with the Lebanese Australian Community for over twenty (20) years. Being an Executive Director and Committee member in his hometown’s Charity Association in Australia for 7 years, he became President of the Association in 2012 for 3 years and continues to support the community. He is involved in other volunteer work such as Church committees and other community based groups. BIL PARTNERS
BIL incorporates invaluable partners who are an integral part of this great global Expatriate Property Investment model and are extremely passionate & determined to deliver incomparable advice to the Lebanese Expatriates seeking to purchase land, home and/or an investment in their home country. BIL Partners have achieved their own respective business & personal ‘successes’ & are excited to bring to BIL almost Two (2) decades of combined business & personal knowledge to share with customers who are passionate about owning their own home or investment in their motherland ‘Lebanon’. Victor Raidy
Victor, started his career in the advertising and marketing field. He is a creative and strategic thinker entrepreneur with fresh and creative ideas. He is the founder of Publicity, a real estate/ nightlife project that had witnessed tremendous success in Byblos, Jbeil and has another advertising agency that produces creative concept designs and services. He owns shares in a property development firm and another contracting company in Ivory Coast. Victor is a multitask person with lateral thinking and believes that the core of success is based on the synergy found among the partners who must share the same values and vision. "Creativity is a wild mind and disciplined eye" Dorothy Parker
Anthony Alam (Abou Joseph)
Anthony, is a qualified Web Designer and Developer and has been involved within this space for over 15 years. Anthony is the founder of Murex Media, an advertising & digital marketing agency. Furthermore, Anthony has a deep passion for Lebanon and has been involved within the Lebanese Australian community for over 18 years, delivering top service and assistance within his respective field. Anthony is renowned for his community spirit and generosity to charity causes. Abou Joseph is an integral partner of BIL and is committed to working tirelessly towards providing expatriates with an opportunity to access good quality & reliable advice about purchasing a property in their home land Lebanon. Nadim Wehbe
Nadim has 10 years of experience in the Construction, Property & Real Estate services industry being closely aligned with the operations and management of developments for construction companies in Australia. He has worked for Australia’s leading Construction companies in Senior Roles and has built a wealth of networks and contacts leveraging them to achieve common goals. Nadim is passionate about helping the Lebanese Expatriates achieve good quality and reliable advice, presenting them with an Armchair ride throughout the whole process of purchasing a property in their homeland, Lebanon. Nadim has a vision for change and always works towards achieving a mutually beneficial outcome for all parties involved. Rafic Mansour
Rafic has built a corporate career within the Financial, Project Management and Consulting fields within major Banks, Fund Managers & Superannuation companies of Australia. Within the past 5 years, he has taken multiple and leading roles in reviewing Target Operating Models and providing recommendations for sustainability and supporting the launch of programs with strong performance measures. With a strong field in Finance and Project Management,
Rafic has ultimate passion to the property sector, Lebanon and Lebanese Expatriates. With his wealth of knowledge, he is able and capable of providing customers with TOP quality and trusted advice on the purchasing on a property in their home land.
