"Selling" your area to a newcomer
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"Selling" your area to a newcomer
If you were asked to "sell" your area to someone who was thinking of moving to Spain permanently or buying a holiday property, what would you say. You might also mention the short comings.
Us. Midway between San Pedro and Estepona.
Pluses:-
Estepona and San Ped are two nice places to mooch about in. (well, we like them.) Further afield are Banus, Marbella, Malaga and Gib. Inland are some lovely white villages. Plenty of infastucture. Beaches ok.
Minuses:-
Property prices relativley high. Community fees on the urbanisations can be high. Gets a bit hectic in August. Wouldn't want to live on an urbanisation full time.
Oviously, one man's fish is another man's poisson but I to get thought it might be interesting to get your thoughts.
Rick
Us. Midway between San Pedro and Estepona.
Pluses:-
Estepona and San Ped are two nice places to mooch about in. (well, we like them.) Further afield are Banus, Marbella, Malaga and Gib. Inland are some lovely white villages. Plenty of infastucture. Beaches ok.
Minuses:-
Property prices relativley high. Community fees on the urbanisations can be high. Gets a bit hectic in August. Wouldn't want to live on an urbanisation full time.
Oviously, one man's fish is another man's poisson but I to get thought it might be interesting to get your thoughts.
Rick
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I would say that La Cala is a terrible place. Dirty, expensive, no facilities, terrible beach. The restaurants are the pits, the natives extremely unfriendly, and the expats are the very worst type.
On no account should anyone come and live here.
Alan
On no account should anyone come and live here.
Alan
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I don´t tend to have to sell "my" area - just invite people to stay and it seems to sell itself. The first friend who came to visit (in fact he came to help us move in) liked it so much he went home, sold an investment property he owned in England and promptly came back and bought himself a house less than 5 minutes´ walk from ours. And this is not a man known for his impulsive nature!
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Yes, your area is very appealing. Old friends of ours bough a ruined farm house on the road up towards Perriana. Made a fabulous job of the restoration. I believe there is now some sort of tramway running from Velez isn't there?
The ones on TV were refurbished very nicely what was a bit off-putting was the barbed wire fencing around the area, I heard they had a Gipsy problem around that area (or Pikeys as Spanish Lad called them).
I don't understand why anyone would want to sell their area, unless they are an estate agent! Everyone has their perfect place for themselves otherwise they would move, it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.
I don't understand why anyone would want to sell their area, unless they are an estate agent! Everyone has their perfect place for themselves otherwise they would move, it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.
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I was only interested if knowing what you thought of your area, and what attracted you to it in the first place. I haven't got a load of people on my books waiting to buy up the best bits. Honest.
I wouldn't mind moving to another area. We bought our place on a whim, didn't research different areas like we should have etc etc. Having said that it's been lovely, and we are so lucky to have had the chance to do it.
I was only interested if knowing what you thought of your area, and what attracted you to it in the first place. I haven't got a load of people on my books waiting to buy up the best bits. Honest.
I wouldn't mind moving to another area. We bought our place on a whim, didn't research different areas like we should have etc etc. Having said that it's been lovely, and we are so lucky to have had the chance to do it.
Yes it would have, Masterob, but not all cave houses are the same! My other half knew the people on the programme, it wasn't the fact that the cave was in disrepair at the time, it was the fact that SHE didn't like living here and wanted to move back to the UK, hence the cave being empty and unlived in for so long. No wonder it was like that! You can't buy a cave and not live in it and expect it to be perfect all year round. I think they were only here for 3 months...
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Well if the cap fits.....................if it doesn't you've nothing to be hurt about.
Oh sorry, how rude of me. It's your first post so welcome to the forum Rage.
Oh sorry, how rude of me. It's your first post so welcome to the forum Rage.
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