I've had a good year in the cabin in Alpedrinha, and I can hardly believe it's been a year, but I signed a contract on a house in Penamacor a couple of days ago, on the 1st of September to be precise, and it's NICE to be back in a house again!
It's an awesome little house, so little in fact I have to bend down to move around the tiny kitchen, and cook sitting down, but that's fine, it's actually a really nice kitchen.
It's a three story house with three feet thick stone walls, proper Portugues stylee - besides the downstairs kitchen and bathroom, it has a a largish living room (which is basically the length and breadth of the entire house) which is my office, and then two little bedrooms upstairs, so I have a guest room/ storage room.
There's plenty of space for me and the extra two car loads of stuff I seem somehow to have accumulated in the last year, but I guess that's because it's all large items - fan, water cooler, strimmer etc.
And I have a bath - I've had a bath every single day since I moved in, it's been over a year, I love baths!
I've only cut my head once so far in three days and only slipped down the stairs (in socks, I think they'd been oiled recently) and bruised my arse once too, so hopefully that's all the injuries out of the way.
One slight downside is that there's no staircase going down to the kitchen as yet, so I have to go out to go in, but that'll be fixed shortly, for now it's a novelty!
I'm gradually in the process of moving all my stuff over, I'm in no rush, I've got all of September, and it's nice to go back to the pond by the cabin once in a while.
But Penamacor is where I need to be - it's nearer to my land, I like living in a city, and my (very friendly) neigbhbours are 'in my face' so It'll be good for practicing Portuguese.
Happy days, I'm going out for a beer, because I can do that without needing to drive now too!
What happened to being a farmer and working the land?
Oh the land is 10 minutes drive away, for now though I've got to spend my time dicking about on Hive.
Farmers are finding it tough here, better sticking to the computer :)
This was my question!!
Still, great for a big comfortable change!
Looks like a lovely place and fantastic it’s got a bath 😀
Just seen Steevc comment, and 300 Euro p/m sounds very reasonable!!
( From the outside ) it looks quite a lot like the house I bought, in Portugal, 3 years ago.
Right now, I am pretty close to selling that place. Since May, I have been renting another house, in a more natural area, near a village, where I feel more at ease.
This part made me smile.
Enjoy your new place!
Hey I'm quite happy here for the time being!
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Cheers! It's nice to be here!
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Enjoy your new house. How much the rent is per month?
Rent is pretty cheap, 300 EU a momth
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Oh it's great to be here!
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Nice! Congratz on the house, looks like a lovely village to live in too, and relatively close to the Spanish border and some natural parks. Enjoy the baths!
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Looks really nice!
Very cool! Oh the luxuries we take for granted, like a nice bath! I'm curious to what your rent is vs how much it would cost to buy a house like it.
Well the rent is 300 EU a month, I could pick one up for around 30K in reasonable condition.
That's amazing! I had looked into buying property in Portugal years ago, but as an American, I am limited on what I can buy versus lease. I think at the time, I would have had to buy something over 500K to be allowed to purchase and hold...something like that. 30K is a great price! You could probably make 300EU/month just on Hive...
Really.... you have to buy OVER a certain amount? I didn't know that!
HONESTLY, there are SO many British people here in Penamacor doing the same.
I have a house in the UK rented out for around 450 EU after tax and management fees, so it's all good!
I think the purpose was to keep foreign investment from pricing the citizens out of their cities. I know Californians leaving California have caused neighboring states' property values to go up dramatically. By having a price floor for foreigners, it keeps prices affordable.
Ah I see what you mean, makes sense!
Same in Cornwall in the UK - so many stockbrokers with weekend homes that nurses and teachers can't afford to live there.
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The house looks really nice, seems like you're already enjoying your time in the new environment. :)
Ah yes it's great!
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Nice looking pad dude.
Are you renting or have you put down roots at this place?
I think if I ever make the move over to Portugal I'd end up buying a place in the countryside... the city just gets me down these days 😂
Nice to be able to walk to a bar though to enjoy a beer.
All the best with your new place Karl 🍻
Hey cheers, It's a bit of an adjustment - city life, but it's pretty chilled, only renting but probably for a while i have my land 10 minutes drive away!
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Aye, owning land is on the same calibre as owning property.
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