05 Jan 2013 4:26 PM:
MonCapitan: Good luck with your search. I don't know whether or not the Algorfa house is good value but it looks nice although I agree with Boboal that prices per sq. metre tend to be cheaper inland than near the beach.
Elviria: I'm sure your friends' gender wasn't a factor in their being ripped off. Crooks are gender blind and they're everywhere. By all accounts, houses in Turkey are no better built than those in Spain - in some cases they could be a lot worse and communal/maintenance charges can be a real scam. I'm sorry if I appear to be undermining your argument. That's not my intention. I think that overall we Europeans get less for our money than the Americans.
Boboal: Property in Florida is easier to rent out year round and seem to be better value for money purely from an investment viewpoint. This one for example http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/2830-Regent-Cres_Daytona-Beach_FL_32119_M65068-71777?source=web a 3 bed with pool is near Daytona Beach and an hour's drive from Orlando. Or what about this apartment on the Gulf of Mexico http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/375-Plantation-Ln-5309_Gulf-Shores_AL_36542_M78632-00754?source=web. I know nothing about them - for all I know they could be the homes from hell. I picked them as examples from the Realtor website - but they seem better value than anything I have seen on the Spanish websites. They have roughly the same asking price as the house in Algorfa and all the reports indicate that the US market has bottomed out whereas Spain's is still falling. No use to MonCapitan because he's looking for a permanent home but attractive to those of us looking for a winter bolthole with guaranteed sunshine and year round rental possibilities should we get tired of it.
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Algorfa - detached villa - absolute buy?
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