tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499671076590096775.post507599733881579751..comments2023-11-03T10:09:31.148+01:00Comments on My Galician Garden: House huntingCocohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01002346978289429622noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499671076590096775.post-76458403386691054002010-06-21T01:08:26.006+02:002010-06-21T01:08:26.006+02:00We can guess who the bouncer was in Lugo. Having n...We can guess who the bouncer was in Lugo. Having now lived in Spain for over six years we would not trust any agent, Spanish or otherwise. If you can contact us by email we will give you a breakdown of our renovation costs to date.<br />selfsufficiencyingaliciaRenovation in Galiciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12134753603087085719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499671076590096775.post-61812941517456957582010-06-20T17:43:29.034+02:002010-06-20T17:43:29.034+02:00What an amusing tale, Coco. That is to a reader o...What an amusing tale, Coco. That is to a reader of your blog but I dare say less amusing and more frustrating to you both.<br />Thanks for linking to our blog. I'm afraid I can't point to you any particular bit of our blog relating to our renovation as such. We were searching for a building plot for our proposed straw bale house and enough agricultural land to keep a few animals and came upon this place which already has a habitable house and a little cottage which we rent out. That has proved so profitable that we are in the process of doing up the first floor of our barn to provide another small holiday accommodation but that has ground to a halt while I construct our luxury compost toilet. (I say "luxury" in the sense that it's not just a stainless steel bucket.)<br />I've left camera buying advice below your own comment on our blog.<br />Best of luck finding what you are searching for.Stuart and Gabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886622731103783384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499671076590096775.post-18926934836052676022010-06-18T19:07:42.911+02:002010-06-18T19:07:42.911+02:00You have come across the old age problem of purcha...You have come across the old age problem of purchasing a house in Galicia...too many people and no negotiation on the price.<br />Never trust a main with a cigar… is all I am willing to say on the Internet. <br /><br />Greetings from The Ribeira SacráGaliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17108190391105376562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499671076590096775.post-58077158462903186442010-06-15T11:51:50.667+02:002010-06-15T11:51:50.667+02:00Both the houses I bought in Spain I found by wande...Both the houses I bought in Spain I found by wandering around and looking for handwritten "Se vende" signs nailed to walls. Cuts out the agents. And as your husband is Spanish, you won't have the problems I had the first time, negotiating prices, mortgages, plusvalia etc with practically no Spanish.<br /><br />Maybe hire a car and spend two weeks just driving around the areas you like best?Pueblo girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904318623281033442noreply@blogger.com