It's Too Expensive Here!

[chris]

There must be cheaper places than the north of England.

 

[earlyretirement]

There must be cheaper places than the north of England.

Chris,

Try the south of Spain. Really beautiful and was really affordable while I visited last summer. I have a friend that moved near Nerja a few years ago with his wife and kids and really loves it there. Restaurants are great and much cheaper than Argentina. Quality of life seemed great.

 

[StevePalermo]

I've just moved back from Australia and had the choice to return to either Cadiz in Andalucia (where I have an apartment), or Buenos Aires. For the foreseeable future I'll be here in Cadiz and just visiting Argentina for a few months of the year. Its so much cheaper here (I was in BsAs last month), and real estate is a great deal at the moment. I think prices have left the bottom and are slowly rising, at least in in this area.

 

[chris]

What is Cadiz like? You say Cadiz is cheaper than BA. Real estate is cheaper in Cadiz? Could you give us some examples?

 

[steveinbsas]

What is Cadiz like? You say Cadiz is cheaper than BA. Real estate is cheaper in Cadiz? Could you give us some examples?

You can find many examples with a few mouse clicks after a google search for "houses for sale in Cadiz Spain"

Here's a five bedroom townhouse in Olvera (a white pueblo) for just over $100,000 USD:

http://www.themovech...ndalucia/cadiz/

There are many houses for sale in Olvera for less than $100,000 USD, but I didn't find them very appealing. Once I hit that price point I found a few houses I liked.

Pruna, which is in the province of Seville, is nearby and has some properties (village townhouses) that are just over $50,000 that I like.

http://www.themovech..._seville/pruna/

Here's a five bedroom townhouse in Pruna for just over $70,000USD

http://www.themovechannel.com/propertyforsale/5-bed-townhouse-pruna-spain-26913368/

Here is a blog with great photos taken during a hike in the mountains above Pruna.

http://pavostrotones...o-de-pruna.html

Her is a link to houses (50,000 to 110,000 euros) in the province of Seville. It has listings for several villages, including Estepa, which is a one hour drive from Malaga):

https://www.kyero.com/en/seville-province-property-for-sale-0l41?max_price=110000&min_price=50000&sort=price_asc

I like this this townhouse in Estepa (90,000 euros): https://www.kyero.com/en/property/4008365-town-house-for-sale-estepa

 

[fifs2]

What is Cadiz like? You say Cadiz is cheaper than BA. Real estate is cheaper in Cadiz? Could you give us some examples?

Chris tucasa.com is quite a good site for up to date pricing. If you search by Cadiz/localidad min precio you can get an idea of the many cities in Cadiz province. Cadiz itself is a really fun city with some lovely beaches.

 

[jeff1234]

A previous poster on this thread mentioned Nerja, a town that I liked. So I used one of Steve's links to look at properties in Nerja and I bumped up the price limits a bit. What I saw reminded me of how much more finished and stylish the properties in that area are compared to BsAs.

Not to mention shiny clean and well maintained, kinda like the people of Nerja were not seriously depressed and liked where they lived.

Add to that proximity to the ocean and it's got me thinking about it.

 

[steveinbsas]

Here's list of southern Spain's most charming towns https://www.spain-holiday.com/Spain/articles/23-of-southern-spains-most-charming-towns

 

[steveinbsas]

A previous poster on this thread mentioned Nerja, a town that I liked. So I used one of Steve's links to look at properties in Nerja and I bumped up the price limits a bit. What I saw reminded me of how much more finished and stylish the properties in that area are compared to BsAs.

Not to mention shiny clean and well maintained, kinda like the people of Nerja were not seriously depressed and liked where they lived.

Add to that proximity to the ocean and it's got me thinking about it.

A previous poster on this thread mentioned Nerja, a town that I liked. So I used one of Steve's links to look at properties in Nerja and I bumped up the price limits a bit. What I saw reminded me of how much more finished and stylish the properties in that area are compared to BsAs.

Not to mention shiny clean and well maintained, kinda like the people of Nerja were not seriously depressed and liked where they lived.

Add to that proximity to the ocean and it's got me thinking about it.

I spent a week in Nerja in 2005. It is beautifully situated but very touristy. The high rise hotels aren't very charming but, as Jeff wrote, the people were very friendly and seemed to be happy!

Naturally, the further you get from the coast, the cheaper the prices. I visited Frigiliana (number 17 in the list in my previious post) when I was in Nerja. It is very picturesque but the houses for sale in my price range did not have garages and required climbing a lot to steps to get to.

 

[earlyretirement]

I spent a week in Nerja in 2005. It is beautifully situated but very touristy. The high rise hotels aren't very charming but, as Jeff wrote, the people were very friendly and seemed to be happy!

Naturally, the further you get from the coast, the cheaper the prices. I visited Frigiliana (number 17 in the list in my previious post) when I was in Nerja. It is very picturesque but the houses for sale in my price range did not have garages and required climbing a lot to steps to get to.

Thanks for all the GREAT posts guys. I just sold two of my properties in Buenos Aires. I'm probably going to sell another so I want to put that money to work in another country as I enjoy real estate. I was thinking Southern Spain or maybe Mexico. I think there are some good arbitrage opportunities with the Mexican peso being so low. I looked at some properties in Guadalajara and they are in pesos so I think once Mexico has a recovery, there is some good $$$ to be made there.

Steve, funny you mention Frigiliana. Beautiful "white" city with tons of white buildings and some great views. Actually another friend lives there in that city. He pays really cheap rent there! I was amazed when I visited last year. Yes, the climbing the steps would be too much for me but if I had a car I could do it. Or maybe just a moped. Thanks for posting these links to real estate in Spain. I'm going to seriously take a look. The only thing is since the country has so many economic problems it seems like you can't charge too much for rent but I have some friends that may live abroad in Spain for a few years so it could work out nicely.

Does anyone on this forum own any real estate in Spain? (Sorry to go a bit off topic on this thread).