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08-12-2015, 03:51 PM
Do those places have utilities and what not installed. If not it could cost a fortune just to install utilities. There's always a catch.
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08-12-2015, 03:57 PM
I wouldn't be interested in places in that state of repair located in a ghost town, but there are a ton of empty new condos in Spain that have been sitting for 7 years or so from just before the bust at excellent value, not much more expensive than the places above. Though, at those prices one would not qualify for the investment visa (if a visa needed for you to stay in the EU).
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08-12-2015, 04:19 PM
One would be all set with well water, some good elbow grease, Solar Panels hooked up to a dc battery, and GSM internet. My only issue is that the house is in the country of spain which is a part of the mentally ill european union. I would be afraid that all the work I put into the house would be meaningless due to the extensive taxes in Spain.
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08-12-2015, 07:05 PM
Quote: (08-12-2015 03:51 PM)lavidaloca Wrote:
Do those places have utilities and what not installed. If not it could cost a fortune just to install utilities. There's always a catch.
SO NEGATIVE!!!
"There's always a catch" is a classic line of someone who doesn't want to take a risk and is envious of those who might. Maybe it isn't what you meant but you are repeating the poison lines of rotten people.
The site is a great find. Right now it really is possible to purchase properties that would have been worth ten times more in the past due to the crisis in Spain. Thanks OP.
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08-13-2015, 07:30 AM
For what it's worth, I was discussing this with a friend from Serbia. She is from Belgrade but has family who used to live in small villages like this. She has said the same thing is happening there, small villages in idyllic countryside are just being abandoned.
Serbia is not in the E.U., which could be seen as a positive or a negative, depending on your perspective. I have no information on websites where you could buy abandoned Serbian property, however.
Serbia was however the site of a lot of conflict recently and there are still many people living who claim to have been unjustly kicked out of their home or village, and many of these people are armed. So I would personally be more wary of buying up an "abandoned village" in Serbia than Spain.
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08-13-2015, 08:57 AM
I think you guys are missing the big picture. If we collect our resources together, we can create our own RFV villa.
I have two idea for this.
1) Once the social justice warriors get their way with the anglosphere, we have a place to leave that is in the middle of nowhere.
2) A rental villa for renting out to people.
I think we can do more with this than you think.
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08-13-2015, 03:12 PM
This has been going on for a few years now. The younger generations are abandoning the rural areas in favor of cities, often abroad or at least outside of Galicia, trying to find better work opportunities. You could still make a good living farming but isn't that appealing in this age of the smartphone. There are approximately 30,000 population centers in Galicia alone, most of which are small villages. The good news is that this means the 'supply' of abandoned villages is only going to increase as the urbanization trend continues. The properties available on this website are only a handful of those that exist. Most people don't want to sell and settle for a relative pittance, even if the value of a
nice, renovated village on the site is only 400,000 Euros.
I've thought of buying a large, well-located plot of land and renting it out to Northern European city folk before eventually retiring there and doing light farming for pleasure and exercise in my old age. The great thing about Galicia is that it's a mild, wet climate, so you can grow pretty much anything there. Pines, palms, kiwis, apples, wine grapes... The downside is that the weather is cloudy and rainy most of the year, and that nature retakes these abandoned houses quite quickly especially since they're in the middle of vegetation to begin with.
Luckily these stone houses were built to last, back when people cared about craftsmanship and durability and would pass the home on to their children. Good luck finding one of those unsold condos on the Mediterranean that isn't going to be falling apart in a few decades. I'd take a quiet house on the side of a mountain near the coast any day of the week.
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08-13-2015, 07:36 PM
I'd so love to explore these abandoned buildings! It's one of my random hobbies, unfortunately I haven't got too many of them around here. But old buildings like that, castles and such i'd fucking love to explore.
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08-13-2015, 10:25 PM
Count me sold. A RVF village in France, Spain, or any mountainous region in the old world for us to retire in would be beyond gold. Will keep this bookmarked.
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08-13-2015, 10:38 PM
Interest piqued. I love this forum.
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08-13-2015, 10:39 PM
You're in H? I may throw my plans into the RVF retirement package as well.
What could be better than a scenic neighborhood with a "romantic" atmosphere not far from the coast. Spain isn't that large of a country, so any village reasonably close to a larger township is sustainable.
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08-14-2015, 01:57 AM
Hmm a pretty good reason to work on becoming a millionaire. I would buy the whole town and start a new civilization, with just my family and close friends.
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I'm not good with my hands, buying one of these houses is going to cost me a fortune. I think learning Spanish would be a must before you start exploring property. European countries like Spain, Italy & France aren't the most friendly towards foreigners who don't speak their language.
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08-14-2015, 04:40 AM
I know the sustainable energy, solar, hydro, battery cell, thermodynamic shit. I just need 10 years to make the location independent income...
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08-14-2015, 04:53 AM
Definitely a fun idea, but I'm actually leaning towards buying a village in SEA, since it would be closer to where I earn my money.
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08-14-2015, 07:45 AM
Portugal has a lot of similar property. Possibly even cheaper.
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08-14-2015, 09:30 AM
I always feel Spain is one debt repayment away from going all Franco and seizing properties / burning foreigners etc.
Or one debt repayment way from your property being (even more) worthless.