HEINER has been in real estate nearly all of his life: after graduating at Free University Berlin (MBA) he worked for a bank specialized in financing properties. He moved to Thailand in 1995 and took part in the development of The Swiss Paradise Village, one of the best housing projects in Pattaya. After that he was a partner in the real estate department of the FARANG-Magazine, the most popular widely read German language newspaper in Thailand. Since the beginning of 2000 he has been actively developing Siam Properties to be one of Pattaya's leading real estate agencies. Founding member of PREBA Pattaya Real Estate Broker Association (formerly REBA ES) he is a Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) and a Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS), the highest qualification in international real estate