4 "wow" factors or how to sell property in Spain

This blog is mainly helps buyers select and purchase property in Spain and other countries. But today I decided to help sellers and tell them why one villa is sold immediately, but another some years can’t find the buyer. There are a few secrets how quickly pick out your property and sell it.

Many buyers viewing photos of property in Spain immediately exclaim: "wow, super, I like it, I want to buy it." But what causes such emotions? How to make sure the buyer to buy your property?

As the rule the majority decisions are taken under the influence of emotions and impressions. But what causes the buyer emotion that causes him to view the property? Of course photos. First of all, landscape and appearance of the building has the great impact on the buyer. So, photos should show landscapes from the window, as the sun sets behind the horizon, like the house is buried in verdure. When photographing the house outside, include swimming pool in photo, beautiful flowers and trees. Seeing the magnificent views the buyer immediately wants to see it live, he imagines himself in your villa.

The second factor, which always delights to the buyer is the bathroom. Photographs of the bathroom should be as much light as possible, bath necessarily have to be in the center of the photo, then the room seems larger. Try to photograph the mirror in the bathroom, they give the room shine.

Very important "wow" factor of course is the location of the apartment or house. If you sell your apartment in Valencia, make the photo from the window of your home with nice house or a fountain, not in any case take photos of the backyard. Nice view convinces buyers that your apartment is located in the heart of Valencia and that it suits the buyer.

This factor doesn’t always work, but very often delights customers. This is the modernist style. Buyers became estranged from classic houses, apartments and villas. Many buyers like to see houses with square shapes, many windows and interesting design solutions. Focus on the highlight of the building.

It seems I have not missed anything. These factors really 100% increase the chances of your property to be sold and uniquely distinguish it from other sets. You can be sure that if you present to the buyer such photos, he will not go away from you without purchase.

Even if I missed something, you can correct me or add. By the way, make sure that these factors work, real estate is really sold, and see the perfect pictures of property in Spain you can on the portal TOP-CASA.

Spanish real estate by the sea: the pros and cons

Today many people choose Spanish property, prefer real estate on the coast: property in Spain, Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol, Costa Dorada, etc. Of course, the possession of such real estate has its undoubted merits. It allows you to enjoy not only a warm climate, but also the fresh sea air and beach holidays. Villa or house on the coast – it’s opportunity not to think about where to spend the next holiday. But don’t forget that the acquisition of property which is located in one of the coasts, has certain disadvantages, and they must be considered when purchasing.

The first of these - house in Spain near the sea or apartment in one of the resort towns, would cost more expensive for purchaser. However, not for all buyers of Spanish property savings when making purchase is important. But don’t forget that nimber of tourists in resort area increases significantly in the high season. So, overcrowded beaches, and crowds on the parking and stores, and the inability to eat in favorite restaurant. At the same time, in the end of the season, many restaurants and entertainment are closed, and it’s difficult to find opportunities for interesting leisure activities.

Today, many who love quiet beach holiday, find the compromise: buy real estate in resort areas, but at the distance from the sea. In this case, they don’t overpay for the proximity to the beach. But it’s very easy to get to the beach. The great option could be property in Spain - apartments or villas, which have their own pool. These apartments, in principle, can be purchased at the considerable distance from the sea, in one of the major cities. In this case, property owne can consider the fact that even if he decides to use it in the off-season, he can be sure about the fun and exciting holiday.

9 basic rules of viewing and buying apartment in Spain

The main purpose of this blog is to tell prospective buyers how to act and what to consider when viewing property in Spain, to avoid surprises and troubles in future.
1. View apartments at least 30 minutes.
Most buyers are trying to view all apartments in one day. And they do it, usually on weekends. Don’t do it! It takes minimum 30 minutes to view one apartment, view no more than 3 options per day and write all the details of each apartment.

2. View apartment only with the agency.
View apartment with only local agency you trust. They are doing it every day and won’t let you forget to ask about some important details.

3.View apartments with interpreter.
It is necessary to understand everything. Even the smallest detail can cause serious problems in the future.

4. View apartment not only inside.
Condition of the house, yard, the presence of shops play important role when purchasing property in Spain.

5. Visiting the apartment at second time make it in different time of day.
If you are viewing an apartment in Spain for the second time, do it at other times to appreciate the lighting of the apartment, the noise outside, and neighbors. Spain is known for its noisy nightlife, so during the day the street can be quiet but at night because of noise and fun, you can’t sleep.

6. Make sure that all communications are in excellent condition.
It is important for you that all pipes, roof and walls be ok and without defects. Repair the walls in Spain is very expensive.

7. Maintenance of the apartment.
Don’t forget to ask the seller, how much the maintenance of apartment per month if there are any additional expenses.

8. Unpleasant questions.
Don’t hesitate to ask why the owner is selling the apartment, when he repaired, etc.

9. Don’t hurry to show your interest to apartment.
The first view is just collection of information. Visiting the apartment second time ask for discount of 5-10% if you convince the seller, he must give you discount.

With these simple rules buying property in Spain will go smoothly and warn you from unpleasant surprises. To learn more about how to buy property in Spain you can in previous blogs, or directly on the portal TOP-CASA, where you will get comprehensive information from real professionals.

Purchase property in Spain - guarantee to get residence permit. Myth or reality?

Today I propose to consider very important question that interests most people who want to live in Spain.Many people think in order to get residence permit in Spain it’s enough to buy property here and the problem is fixed. However, the stereotype that buying property in Spain is the guarantee for permanent residence in this country is not always true.

If you are applying to the agency in your country to buy property in Spain, and it’s trying to convince you that buying property in Spain you surely will get the residence permit in this country, think about the professionalism and competence of the agency. Spanish agencies will never speak of this. They know that no one can guarantee that you get the residence permit in Spain if you buy property here. This issue is considered by public bodies, and only they can guarantee it. If you are the owner of the business or property in Spain it only increases your chances of getting in the future and is the significant advantage, but not the reason.

Buying cheap property in Spain is a very common mistake made by buyers. But most of them are very sorry about a couple thousand dollars they saved. Property prices in Spain have dropped significantly over the period of crisis. And there is a lot of affordable real estate on market. But if you are offered to buy real estate, which is much lower than its market price. Think about it, everything is okay with this property, may be vendors don’t have right to sell it, if there are any rights to the property from third parties, the state of this property, or if the property should be demolished. Often low price of real estate is hiding something behind. And as you know free cheese is only in a mousetrap.

Who pays the real estate agency for services, buyer or seller? You'll be surprised.

Most often, when we buy real estate, we are trying to find something themselves and to avoid attracting unnecessary estate agents. But after a long search, wasting time and effort, we understand that time was wasted and you will have to apply exactly to the professionals. So today, in the third part of the theme about mistakes of buyers when buying property in Spain, I suggest to consider the common stereotype as: better and cheaper to buy property without any agents.

And so, desire to buy property in Spain without any agents can give us. I'm probably going to surprise many when I say that in Spain, owner pays for real estate agency services when selling property, not the buyer. Because he wants to sell the property and find client, not vice versa. Therefore, if you go directly to the seller, you don’t save, but only expose you to additional risks, not knowing the whole procedure of buying property in Spain. Now Spain's offer of real estate far exceeds demand, so the sellers and agents are going to all sorts of concessions to sell the property. Therefore, buying property in Spain with the help of agencies (in one of the blogs I will tell you how agencies in Spain to be trusted, and how not) you get free set of services to support your transaction, and free yourself from unwanted knowledge, waste of time and nerves. Everything is done by professionals, and you will only need to come and look at real estate.
Another thing, don’t ask your friends who live in Spain or who bought an apartment there to help you. After all, they also bought it with the agency. And if suddenly they accidentally give you false information, or miss something, you can’t then ask them to claim, but your friendship will suffer.
When the question arises how to find good real estate agency in Spain, I advise you to refer directly to the Spanish agencies, rather than their representatives in your country. Employees of the Spanish agents speak English, Russian or German and it won’t be difficult to understand each other. It is best to look for such agencies at real estate portals, such as Spanish Portal TOP-CASA. There dozens of agencies are collected, you can see the size of the agency, how much property they sell, which regions cover and compare with others. You can also watch rating of agencies, which immediately tells what to choose.

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Reasonable tips to consider when buying property in Spain. Very useful!

Today, I propose to consider these common mistakes that buyers make when buying property in Spain, as the purchase of unnecessarily large objects and the desire to get mortgage for the shortest period. These errors are very important, because if you get mortgage for minimum period of time and then can’t pay it, you have big problems. Not all banks are restructuring and often deprive buyers their property and expose it for sale, and paid money simply disappear. However, let’s proceed directly to discussion of mistakes.

Buying unreasonably large house in Spain

Very often, when we buy villa or apartment in Spain as the second home in order several times per year to rest in it, we ask agents to offer the big villa, the most possible for our money. Although later we realize that house in Spain is large we don’t need it, and maintenance costs too much. And if you want to lease your huge villa or apartment in Spain, you need to find suitable client. Mostly companies of 4-6 people come to Spain and rent apartment with 2 bedrooms. And the competition for the big holiday companies is great. And your home is at risk be unoccupied during your absence.
I recommend you to decide what area you really need before buying property in Spain. Just estimate the size of your family and the purpose of real estate. There is the big difference between the house for family holiday and the house for rent in Spain. Don’t overpay extra money for the square meters of house, they won’t give profit.

Mortgage for minimum period

If you buy property in Spain in the mortgage, try to get if for the longest term, possible for you. Of course, longer tern means bigger interest on it, but the monthly payment on the loan will be minimal. And you can always pay off the loan early. It would cost just 1% penalty of the amount of the remaining debt. Agree, it is cheaper than the inability to pay, restructure it or see how your property goes under the hammer. Insure yourself against possible financial problems in the future, properly allocate your funds!

In the next blog, we will consider important mistakes such as buying property in Spain with the assistance of realtor and whom to ask to choose property for you in Spain. Read our blog and you'll learn how to correctly get the best real estate and not overpay.

How to save money buying property?Some tips.

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So let's consider closely the most common mistakes of buyers when buying property in Spain. Let's start with the major mistakes:

The desire to buy property only in the most famous region of Spain
Most often, real estate agents offering buyers to purchase property in the most popular regions of Spain, such as Malaga, Barcelona, Tenerife, Salou, Majorca. Of course, the real estate in these areas is popular, it is most commonly sold, leased, and everybody knows about these regions. But don’t forget that the more known goods, the more they cost. Therefore, the real estate in these regions of Spain is much more expensive than in other regions with exactly offer the same real estate. Another important detail - the more expensive real estate - the bigger fee of real estate agent. Therefore, it better for them if you buy expensive real estate, while similar property can be bought cheaply and you save money on buying and fee realtor.
Properties in Alicante, Murcia, Calpe aren’t inferior to the real estate Barcelona. Here, the same climate, the same infrastructure, tourists rest here, but the prices are cheaper.

If buy property in Spain - only on the coast.

Many buyers want to buy property in Spain on the coast. Of course, the main advantage of such properties is the view from the window. But the main drawback is the price. Apartments on the beach in Barcelona are at 30% and sometimes up to 50% more expensive than apartments located just 500 meters from the sea. So isn’t it simpler to go the distance on foot, enjoying the wonderful weather and beauty of Spain, save a few thousand euro and to spend on yourself?
Houses on the coast in Spain, have big drawback - the constant sand from the beach. That instantly causes the apartment at the slightest breeze, so you need to immediately close the window or permanently to pay for the cleaning of the apartment. And the salty wind is not the best way to affect the facade of the house.

Therefore, before buying property in Spain, consider these points, sometimes the most expensive does not mean the best!