Maybe it's because I often post some content about real estate, or maybe the number of countries that now implement the immigration policy for buying a house is slowly increasing, and many friends have come to ask me questions about choosing a house. Most of them are affected by yi qing, there is no way to come out to see the house, online look and do not feel at ease, so they found me.
Having lived abroad for more than twenty years, I dare not say that I am proficient in the skills of house viewing, but I do have a lot of experience. After all, my country, Cyprus, also implements a policy of 300,000 euros of housing immigration, so I have been dealing with houses for many years.
How to choose a satisfactory house abroad?
Over the years, I have not done less to my friends to choose a house, and the most important point to sum up is to look at my own needs first. Some people buy a house abroad to live in, while others rent out or sell it for investment.
Let's start with the demand for cities
The demand for cities is well understood, if it is for self-occupation, you should choose a livable city, in order to invest, you can choose a city with a large appreciation space for real estate.
Take Cyprus as an example, there are four main cities suitable for daily living in South Cyprus, namely the capital Nicosia, the second largest city Limaso, the third largest city Larnaca, and the fourth largest city Paphos. Chinese immigrants currently live on the island of about three to four thousand, more than half of whom live in Paphos, and the rest are scattered in three other cities.
The capital is Nicosia
The largest population, is the country's political, cultural center, from kindergartens to universities, the most concentrated educational resources are also the most advantageous, the largest universities in Cyprus include the University of Cyprus, Cyprus European University, University of Nicosia, etc. are in the capital, residents live a stable life, the rental market is also very stable, especially near the university or various private schools near the house are more sought-after, rental return rate is generally 4%-5%.
Therefore, Nicosia is suitable for two types of people, one is 100% only want to accompany children to study, adults do not care whether there is a sea in life; one is not to live in Cyprus, just want to buy a house to do an identity, the rent return can be maintained at more than 4% all year round, buy a house near the university or a good private school, specially rented to college students or families who accompany their children to study. Therefore, buy two one-bedroom or two-bedroom houses near the university, hold your own identity, rent the house to a stubble of college students, as long as the university does not collapse, there is a stable rental income in the short term, and the long-term Nicosia house is also a steady appreciation.
Limassol
The second largest city, the most commercially developed city, is geographically located in the middle of the four cities, the transportation is convenient, from Limaso to any other three cities within an hour's drive, the educational resources are second only to Nicosia, but the degree of internationalization of international schools is higher than that of Nicosia.
I think Limaso is the best combination of living enjoyment and educational resources, but the disadvantage is that Limaso is the city with the highest housing prices among the four cities, which is generally one-third higher than the other three cities, for example, the condition for applying for permanent residence in Cyprus is to buy a house for 300,000 euros, 300,000 euros in other three cities may buy a villa with a land and a yard, but in Limaso you may only be able to buy a two-bedroom apartment and there is no sea view.
On the other hand, although Limassol is expensive, there is a lot of room for appreciation in the future. Now Cyprus is really unknown, 90% of Chinese do not know where Cyprus is on the earth, whether it is a country or a city, but two years later, Las Vegas on the Mediterranean Sea will be famous all over the world, tourists, players flocked to, will definitely drive a new round of real estate rise.
Therefore, I think Limaso is also suitable for two types of people: one is a family that wants to take care of adults enjoying Mediterranean life, and at the same time, the children's school is also good. The other type of people who do not live by themselves, only want to have both investment income and take an identity by the way, in addition, I think that Limassol is really suitable for rich people to allocate more assets, especially close to the casino, as well as hotels.
Larnaca
Cyprus' largest international airport is located in a city with convenient transportation, famous salt lakes and migrating flamingos that stop every February and March. Like Paphos, Larnaca has only one school in the top ten, so if the primary purpose of coming to Cyprus is education, do not consider Larnaca, those who are optimistic about the future development prospects of Larnaca can consider investment, like a quiet living environment, you can also consider.
Paphos
The birthplace of venus, the Greek mythological god of love, is also the city with the most Chinese immigrants, more than half of the Chinese immigrants live here, everyone says that Chinese most of the reasons for choosing this city, one is that this city meets the aesthetics of Chinese, here is the most authentic beautiful Mediterranean beauty, all year round, day at different times, light and shadow flow, the scenery changes. Second, the house price is also relatively low, more than 300,000 can also buy villas, but more than 300,000 villas are located and the conditions are poor.
In addition, because of the beautiful scenery of Paphos, it is a typical tourist city, the seasonality is more obvious, and it is full of tourists from April to the end of October every year. November to March is the rainy season, winter, because the sea is cold, can not swim in the sea, so into the tourist off-season, many hotels and restaurants closed, the streets, the beach is also relatively cold, but in fact this season is the most beautiful scenery of Cyprus, the whole island is green, small wildflowers all over the mountains, a Swiss idyllic scenery. Historically, Paphos was the capital of Cyprus, with many places of interest and monuments, and the entire city has been declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations.
Therefore, Paphos is suitable for two types of people: one is the elderly, the scenery is beautiful, the house price is low, the living is convenient and the cost of living is low. The city's coastline stretches, the seaside trail step by step, Limasso also has a long coastline, but it is difficult to park, not quiet, and Paphos seaside, you can stop at any time to stop or walk; the other is the children in the primary school stage, and want to spend less money can also live in their own villas, you can let the children first in Paphos these three schools transition for one or two or two or three years, so that you can enjoy the most beautiful Mediterranean life, while accompanying the child to complete the transition period.
The second is to consider the demand for the surrounding area
When it comes to the needs of the surrounding areas, it is more of a problem that is considered by people who buy houses and live in overseas. One is related to yi liao, after all, either to take the child to live overseas, or to consider their own pension, then yi liao becomes a big factor. At this time, a relatively complete and beneficial yi liao system can reduce the burden for them. Many countries have some medical insurance policies that benefit the people. For example, the national yi liao system here can just meet these needs, after entering the system, it is not expensive to see bing.
A friend of mine from Dalian gave birth to a second child here, and the caesarean section cost a total of 147 ou from various pre-pregnancy tests and medications to the end of surgery and hospitalization. There is also Mr. Wang of Chengdu, because yq is trapped here, he himself has geriatric diseases such as hypertension and diabetes, and after living here, he only needs 1ou box of various medicines every month. The doctor prescribes a prescription to go to the pharmacy on the street to buy it. The proportion of private yi yuan and yi sheng population in Cyprus is also very large, reaching an average of one yi sheng per 192 people, which is also something I am more assured of.
The second is to pay attention to a traffic situation. For example, is it convenient to get around? Is there a bus or subway? Will it be convenient to travel to other cities? This is also a more important factor, after all, if you want to live by yourself, it must be a priority for the convenience of life.
Although I am taking Cyprus as an example, the same needs are also suitable for use in other countries, according to their own needs after shopping around, generally can choose the right house. However, it is best to visit the property in person, which is the most reassuring thing to do.