Posts Tagged ‘property’
Filed under: house
I was out wandering around earlier, walking if you must know. Trying to get some actual physical exercise and I came across some houses, not on real estate forums but physically. Alright, I didn’t just ‘come across’ them, I have been keeping an eye on them. Property prices are more or less good now for the buyer and the houses look pretty good, and the location is nice. They are both in housing developments which I am not too fond of, but they do have some redeeming features. The really big thing is that they are both corner lots. The one is fairly big; it has four or five bedrooms and a very nice open kitchen plan. The backyard is nothing to really speak of but inside looks quite nice, at least from the brochure. The house also has a couple of fire places, which is really nice as it can get fairly cold here. The other house is in a better location, I think. However, it is not as big as the other.
One reason I like it is because it only has neighbors on two sides. The other sides are covered by a big stone wall and a street. The backyard from what I can see is also a lot bigger than the backyard of the first house. The inside, from the brochure, looked pretty good as well. The only problem I am seeing is that the prices are still a bit high, I think the owners for both were looking for a quick house sale but the price on the second house has dropped a couple of times recently, so hoping it gets down into the range I am interested in. Then might have to seriously consider it, and I am trying to keep abreast of general property news. There are of course more things that would have to be taken into consideration, but overall just from what I have seen by walking around both places and the brochures they have I am finding that the second house is more to my liking. Mainly because of the location and the wall, it gives a bit more of a feeling of privacy.
Tags: house search, houses, prices, property
Filed under: Hmmm
Back to the overseas real estate thoughts, and yes I am a bit closer to actually doing it than I was a couple of days ago. Not by a lot, but still. I was thinking about taking a look at sites in the Philippines, mainly because I have some friends from there and they have told me that some areas are very nice, and cheap. I also came across some site or other that was talking about something to do with the country and all together it made me think about looking for property for sale Philippines. I haven’t found much that appeals to me there, but figured I would look as I was pretty sure it would be somewhat cheap. Of course, most places are either cheap now or getting cheaper.
Even considering real estate again, it is not all properties I am looking at when I browse the different sites on properties overseas. I tend to wander off into various sites. I find myself in everything from a travel blog to National Geographic. Yes, as you probably already figured out, I do tend to wander a bit sometimes. Especially when surfing the internet.
There really are a lot of places I would still like to visit, towns I haven’t seen and people I haven’t met. Most importantly, though, there are a lot of local foods in different localities that I have yet to try. It is sometimes tough on my stomach but it is often worth it, just to try different things. After tasting a couple of foods that make you wish you didn’t have to eat, that one new delicious delicacy tastes all the better for the bad that you tried before. I think food is an important part of the cultural experience when you travel and should also be a big consideration if you are going to buy a place overseas.
Tags: cuisine, food, international, property
Filed under: Hmmm
One of my smaller dreams has been to pick up overseas investment property. I am not there yet but I am certainly, like you, doing my best and working toward the goal. I used to watch the realtor show on tv, when I had cable, and it was really fun to see when they started the international spin off. They had properties in all sorts of places. It wasn’t really properties they were trying to show so much as taking us along as a person looked at possible options for a house. They would normally narrow it down to three properties that they would the person actually looking for a place, and of course we would get to see the properties right along with them. I think it is still on, I ever get cable again I will be watching it again.
If you are looking at property internationally there are things like overseas property guides that can help you find what you are after. I kind of browse every once in a while just to see what might be available. There are also a lot of web sites out there that are dedicated to overseas properties. Most of the good sites will also have pictures of the property along with the descriptions. There are a lot of places to choose from but I would definitely keep in mind just how secure your rights as a property owner will be in whichever country or countries you are interested in. I’ve looked at several different places but have not done an in depth search in to the laws in each country that apply to foreign property owners. I would definitely look into that first, but then I am not quite ready to be purchasing anything yet so I still limit myself to just browsing and dreaming.
Tags: houses, international estates, overseas, property
Filed under: Hmmm
I’ve had a few different friends who bought some property a while ago and now wish they hadn’t. One not to long ago and another that bought property a couple of years ago. Both, though, still are trying to get rid of them. Although, right now it can be challenging to sell property. It is really a buyers market, but I think it will be getting to be more and more of a buyers market for a little bit. That is a good thing if you are a buyer, not so good if you are like my friends.
One of them was able to sell their property but had to do it at a loss. Actually thinking about it I’ve known about two or three people in the last few years that had to, or chose to do that. Personally, if I had property I would seriously consider renting at the moment. Trying to sell would be no fun, although there are places and people that are still buying or looking to buy. I want to say that if you are selling, just make sure you get a good deal, but that is hard to do in the current market when every buyer is dear and you might wait months between them. It is a difficult situation that many owners find themselves in. It always fluctuates though, if you didn’t overextend yourself you might be in a good situation. Either way, if you can somehow wait through things I think they will be getting better. My friends wish they didn’t have to wait.
Again, if I had it I think I would be looking for renters. There are a lot of people looking for a place to live right now and renting might be a good supplemental income. My friends didn’t like that idea though, they didn’t want to deal with renters. Of course many renters don’t want to deal with landlords so it works out. There are many horror stories on both sides. I think it would be ok, you just have to get them to give their firstborn as a hostage to their behavior. That was a joke. However, I still like the idea of renting.
Tags: house, housing, property, rent, renters, selling property
