2 months back I hit Budapest for the first time. I only went for 24 hours and was with family on a personal matter so I never hit the clubs or bars but wow! What a stunning city,in fact it is probably the best looking city I have been to in EE. Beautiful boulevards with crumbling mansions,Andrassy,the Danube,the Vth district,the outdoor baths,Margaret island....that's not to mention that it's cheap and pretty well connected by train to some interesting towns in Ukraine,Romania,Russia,Serbia etc. I've been looking to set up a bolt hole in EE for a while,somewhere I can spend maybe 6 months of the year and use as a base for further adventures in the region. I've been checking out apartment sales and you can buy things like this for the price of a decent car:
This one is 26,000 Euro
http://realestatehungary.hu/erzsebetvaro...4014?sid=0
This one is 19,000 Euro
http://realestatehungary.hu/erzsebetvaro...5769?sid=0
This one is brand new and 23,000 Euro
http://realestatehungary.hu/rehabilitaci...7147?sid=0
Then there are business premises like this that cost little and could be converted into a pub/restaurant/modelling agency/porn studio/dating agency etc:
9000 Euro!
http://realestatehungary.hu/terezvaros-n...0838?sid=0
17,000 Euro
http://realestatehungary.hu/terezvaros-n...2764?sid=0
So for a smallish investment you could have a place to live and a small business.
Of course before committing myself to anything I would head over there for a bit to see how I like it and if I could see myself living there. But before I do it would be interesting to get people's take on the place,in particular funner side of things,what are the women like and people in general. The Magyars are a world apart culturally from the Slavic world I know but are they similar in mentality. Also I didn't see too many hotties when I was there,was I was just there on a bad day? So what's the deal with Budapest/Hungary: a little Utopia or did I just have my holiday rose tinted specs on?
This one is 26,000 Euro
http://realestatehungary.hu/erzsebetvaro...4014?sid=0
This one is 19,000 Euro
http://realestatehungary.hu/erzsebetvaro...5769?sid=0
This one is brand new and 23,000 Euro
http://realestatehungary.hu/rehabilitaci...7147?sid=0
Then there are business premises like this that cost little and could be converted into a pub/restaurant/modelling agency/porn studio/dating agency etc:
9000 Euro!
http://realestatehungary.hu/terezvaros-n...0838?sid=0
17,000 Euro
http://realestatehungary.hu/terezvaros-n...2764?sid=0
So for a smallish investment you could have a place to live and a small business.
Of course before committing myself to anything I would head over there for a bit to see how I like it and if I could see myself living there. But before I do it would be interesting to get people's take on the place,in particular funner side of things,what are the women like and people in general. The Magyars are a world apart culturally from the Slavic world I know but are they similar in mentality. Also I didn't see too many hotties when I was there,was I was just there on a bad day? So what's the deal with Budapest/Hungary: a little Utopia or did I just have my holiday rose tinted specs on?