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Forum: Spain
Sep 18th 2012, 1:33 am
Replies: 52
Views: 6,499
Posted By sconie

Re: A place in the UK + Spain + Let in Florida ?

Cuthbert.... Just to clarity, and I am not looking for to rent out to anyone wherever we buy, it will only be used by family and friends on the run up to retirement and then as a semi permanent...
Forum: Spain
Sep 18th 2012, 12:22 am
Replies: 52
Views: 6,499
Posted By sconie

Re: A place in the UK + Spain + Let in Florida ?

I appreciate all the points above, we would prefer to buy our own little place in the sun, so we can feel at home, as one of the downside to rentals is having to take everything with you when you...
Forum: Spain
Sep 17th 2012, 9:49 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 6,499
Posted By sconie

Re: A place in the UK + Spain + Let in Florida ?

It's taken me twenty years to convince my wife to try somewhere other than the USA, as she likes her creature comforts, customer service, shopping, cleanliness and a large cup of real coffee in the...
Forum: Spain
Sep 16th 2012, 3:48 am
Replies: 52
Views: 6,499
Posted By sconie

Re: A place in the UK + Spain + Let in Florida ?

Yes, the often rumored "Retirement Visa" we have all grown old waiting for this....LOL, I last heard two republican senators were trying to push this last year, but as with all other attempt it died...
Forum: Spain
Sep 15th 2012, 8:41 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 6,499
Posted By sconie

Re: A place in the UK + Spain + Let in Florida ?

Stuboy....
Sorry that's for four of us and flying economy with BA, the eco taxes are turning Florida and other long haul destinations into the old "once in a lifetime" holidays they used to be.
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Forum: Spain
Sep 15th 2012, 8:08 am
Replies: 52
Views: 6,499
Posted By sconie

Re: A place in the UK + Spain + Let in Florida ?

Jerseygirl...
Yep, after many years in vacations in Florida, we thought many times about buying a place, buteven at todays bargain prices, the taxes and running costs rule it out. I work at the...
Forum: Spain
Sep 15th 2012, 6:03 am
Replies: 52
Views: 6,499
Posted By sconie

Re: A place in the UK + Spain + Let in Florida ?

Yes I was meaning that I could also consider the Valencia and Murcia area, I would prefer a town house or country property rather than one of the many beach front condos, if necessary I am prepared...
Forum: Spain
Sep 15th 2012, 4:39 am
Replies: 52
Views: 6,499
Posted By sconie

Re: A place in the UK + Spain + Let in Florida ?

Thanks for the replies, good point about wintering in Florida, if we bought further north in Spain we might get more property for our money, I would also like to tackle Spanish, it will still come in...
Forum: Spain
Sep 15th 2012, 3:01 am
Replies: 52
Views: 6,499
Posted By sconie

Re: A place in the UK + Spain + Let in Florida ?

It's not just the climate, my good lady loves shopping in the US and we would like to tour the states, I also motorcycle a lot and I intend to tour more of Europe from our holiday home.
Forum: Spain
Sep 15th 2012, 2:17 am
Replies: 52
Views: 6,499
Posted By sconie

A place in the UK + Spain + Let in Florida ?

Hi all please bare with me on this one...
We are going to be mortgage free within eighteen months on our UK home and have always planned to buy a place in the sun to use as a holiday home for the...
Forum: USA
Jun 17th 2009, 8:36 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 2,392
Posted By sconie

Re: Family vacation/retirement Condo Florida, Where ?

Thank you, that's very interesting, I'll look into the attorney bit further, as I don't need or want any hard sell, when we find the community in which we would like to vacation and snowbird retire...
Forum: USA
Jun 17th 2009, 9:54 am
Replies: 24
Views: 2,392
Posted By sconie

Re: Family vacation/retirement Condo Florida, Where ?

One other thing, when we looked at buying a "Vacation home" years ago, my wife and I applied for US NI numbers, however those numbers were sent to the Kissimmee estate agent, will I need there NI...
Forum: USA
Jun 17th 2009, 9:45 am
Replies: 24
Views: 2,392
Posted By sconie

Re: Family vacation/retirement Condo Florida, Where ?

In Scotland it's offers over or fixed price in a slow market, put a house on overs over for £100K you can expect 15% more on average, but thanks for clearing up the US system, when I spoke to an...
Forum: USA
Jun 17th 2009, 8:53 am
Replies: 24
Views: 2,392
Posted By sconie

Re: Family vacation/retirement Condo Florida, Where ?

I was referring to the "Green Card lottery" that often pops up in my email folder, I gather UK citizens have not been eligible for many years, but Irish folks can still apply, .........now was it my...
Forum: USA
Jun 17th 2009, 8:17 am
Replies: 24
Views: 2,392
Posted By sconie

Re: Family vacation/retirement Condo Florida, Where ?

Thanks again for the reply, that's one problem with forums, one persons interpretation is different from the next, but please don't fall out over my question, I suppose we will be UK snowbirds if you...
Forum: USA
Jun 17th 2009, 6:12 am
Replies: 24
Views: 2,392
Posted By sconie

Re: Family vacation/retirement Condo Florida, Where ?

Thanks for the replies folks, unlikely we'll be looking to have permanent retirement in the US, as like most Brits, I don't have $500'000 dollars lying around, we would have to opt for the 6 months,...
Forum: USA
Jun 17th 2009, 4:59 am
Replies: 24
Views: 2,392
Posted By sconie

Question Family vacation/retirement Condo Florida, Where ?

Hi all, nice forum, I am contemplating buying a holiday home for family and friends to use and hopefully for my wife and I in our retirement, we looked at the usual Orlando vacation homes around...
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