scottlandia

Thanks thats good advice. SM

Horlics

The property bought in 2006 has just about recovered all the losses and could now be put on the market for what it was bought for, although the owner might expect to drop 10%. In general, property bought in Spain in 2006 was not bought at a much lower price than it is available for today.

A neighbour of mine sold his apartment recently. He'd had it 14 years from new and got exactly what he paid for it.

That said, things are on the up. He would have struggled to sell it in 2010.

cricketman

I dont agree with that. I was looking to buy in 2007 and prices are much lower now than then

Property prices in Spain are around the level of 2003-4

Here is a graph to show the price evolution

https://www.idealista.com/news/estad...indicevivienda

Moses2013

I have the feeling you just want to buy to have some sort of connection to Spain now, but what if you buy the wrong property? You'd be better offer saving up more money and just go on holidays until you really know what you want.

missile

I would suggest you think carefully and choose your location wisely. Experienced landlords can make profit. I see many short term (holiday) rentals empty for long periods and others offered at rents where the owner must struggle to cover expenses.

Don't forget to budget for the cost of buying, selling and management fees into your calculations.

TimNL

We bought a rental apartment in Javea (between Alicante and Valencia) two Years ago, while living in Ireland. So far it's very profitable. Even after 1 Year we managed to get a profit. I'm happy to write a blog post on our personal experience with the real numbers (income - costs) that we have. For a more general overview of your potential profit I wrote a post here: <snip>
Some tips:

1. Be sure to know your goal for the property and find one that suits you. For us it is an investment which give us some additional cash next to our day jobs. Therefore we bought an apartment close to the beach in an apartment complex. Rental yield is high, but it's personal whether or not you want to live there yourself.

2. Purchase costs are high. You need a little more than 30% cash to pay tax and get a mortgage. In our case the apartment income covers ALL expenses, including mortgage payments (capital + interest). This means that additional income is not needed to support the apartment once you bought it.

Please let me know if you have any specific questions. I'm happy to share our experiences. I will also write a blog post on our own apartment included the real income and expense numbers to give you a better idea.

Rosemary

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Tadd1966

Holiday rentals
There are so many and they at so cheap, ask yourself is it worth it? Average for a 2 / 3 bed is 30 to 40€ per night. So many empty even at peak season

Long term rentals
Again is it really worth it average 300 to 400€ per month and the legal paperwork is lengthy.

In both cases repairs / maintenance etc. add costs

My advice if you do buy is keep it for your own holidays use and close friends and family ONLY

If you cannot make mortgage payments without rental income then simply do not buy

lucilastic

I rented out an apartment long term i.e 10months which is the normal time & then renewed for several years.I always insisted that my tenant had a legal contract which protects both parties.You get 1 or 2 months rent upfront & made sure the utilities bills were in their name.That way if they default you are not responsible,although you would have to have electricity reconnected.Water though is rarely cut off.I had a big mix of tenants from Romanian,Dutch,S.American ,an Algerian Arab & a gay Scandinavian however I thankfully never had one who either trashed the property or defaulted on the rent.But that might have been because I lived in in an adjacent property.Holiday lets will give you a bigger income but I think a nightmare unless you either pay for cleaning services or are around to supervise yourself.Mine was simply an investment for my grandchild to inherit so I made a modest profit once I paid the community fees,busura,ibi etc.When you do your tax return(renta) you will find you pay around 25% to the govn.Also with a holiday let you have to have respect for your neighbours who might have to suffer loutish behaviour each few weeks.