Thanks for the blog post… We got sort of lucky at first. Found a place, sight unseen, willing to take a dog. Ugly, but functional furniture and older appliances. A worn apartment in a high-end building in the perfect location for us. We thought this would be a lease we’d renew. Until the faucet started leaking and the landlord labeled it as “damage”, saying we’d have to pay to replace the aged faucet. Now my worry is that when a bigger, more expensive item breaks, we’ll be on the hook for replacing it. We’ve sadly started looking for another place, hoping for a reasonable landlord.
Thanks for this perspective. I'm going to put one foot in front of the other and have faith our move to Portugal will work out. Your blog is very helpful. I feel like I have eyes on the ground!
Progress Nancy. Wish Juliana & I were there to help with the new move. There are so many nice people in this world looking out for you and Denise especially on your housing situation. Getting costs from the builder is the next leap forward. You have to be excited. Can hardly wait to see both of your soon.
Wow! I totally loved the post, but what hassles! I love your attitude and the "can do" approach that you have, Nancy. I've decided that I'm going to adopt that same attitude. I just did a FaceTime walk through this morning, of a lovely apartment on the 4th floor in Olhao. I pray that I won't need a car or that Uber is there, so I can get to the market a few times a week.
Well, your experience is smooth compared to mine….I am moving over in late March and have been looking for a long term rental, for me & my dog, between Pedras del Rei and VRSA. Either the realtors don’t return calls/messages, or get back to me telling me the unit has just rented. I am coming over this weekend for 5 days, and the 2 units I was coming to see have both rented in the last 3 days! I have sent so many messages that I can no longer remember which realtor goes with each listing! And realtors who came via recommendations have completely failed. It is truly the Wild West when it comes to the RE market.🥴😬🥴
Make sure you can extend the contract because in Portugal works are normally delayed and if they say the house will be ready in January, it may not be….
There is always an excuse for everything.
When I built my house I used to go and check everyday.
It took three years to get approved by the town hall and 18 months to build from scratch.
Hi Nancy and Denise was a pleasure help you with the apartament rental! Im available for everything you need here in Vila Real de Santo Antonio!
Nancy, you make the challenges easy to navigate. Thanks for the positive attitude. BTW, how can I get in touch with Moisés Souza? please
Thank You I wish you all the best. Moving to Portugal as a Solo with my dog 🐕 , your blog is very enlightening and reassuring, I can do this 👍
Thanks for the blog post… We got sort of lucky at first. Found a place, sight unseen, willing to take a dog. Ugly, but functional furniture and older appliances. A worn apartment in a high-end building in the perfect location for us. We thought this would be a lease we’d renew. Until the faucet started leaking and the landlord labeled it as “damage”, saying we’d have to pay to replace the aged faucet. Now my worry is that when a bigger, more expensive item breaks, we’ll be on the hook for replacing it. We’ve sadly started looking for another place, hoping for a reasonable landlord.
Thanks for this perspective. I'm going to put one foot in front of the other and have faith our move to Portugal will work out. Your blog is very helpful. I feel like I have eyes on the ground!
Progress Nancy. Wish Juliana & I were there to help with the new move. There are so many nice people in this world looking out for you and Denise especially on your housing situation. Getting costs from the builder is the next leap forward. You have to be excited. Can hardly wait to see both of your soon.
Congrats exciting news, will visit for lunch on our next trip to Sevilla;)
Wow! I totally loved the post, but what hassles! I love your attitude and the "can do" approach that you have, Nancy. I've decided that I'm going to adopt that same attitude. I just did a FaceTime walk through this morning, of a lovely apartment on the 4th floor in Olhao. I pray that I won't need a car or that Uber is there, so I can get to the market a few times a week.
Well, your experience is smooth compared to mine….I am moving over in late March and have been looking for a long term rental, for me & my dog, between Pedras del Rei and VRSA. Either the realtors don’t return calls/messages, or get back to me telling me the unit has just rented. I am coming over this weekend for 5 days, and the 2 units I was coming to see have both rented in the last 3 days! I have sent so many messages that I can no longer remember which realtor goes with each listing! And realtors who came via recommendations have completely failed. It is truly the Wild West when it comes to the RE market.🥴😬🥴
A typical Algarve apartment.
Make sure you can extend the contract because in Portugal works are normally delayed and if they say the house will be ready in January, it may not be….
There is always an excuse for everything.
When I built my house I used to go and check everyday.
It took three years to get approved by the town hall and 18 months to build from scratch.
It is a big house because we wee a big family.