Thinking Location when Buying Spanish Property.

It is always important to consider the location of your prospective property purchase. If you were buying a property in your home country it would be easier because you would be familiar with your culture, your people and even the area. But in Spain however it is very likely that you are unfamiliar with all the above aspects. Whether you are a regular visitor to Spain or not it is vitally important that you are very clear in your mind what you looking for. Many property ventures have ended in tears because people have not thought carefully about ?Location? from the very beginning.

My friends Jean and Peter decided to retire to glorious España. Their plan was to rent a beautiful villa with a pool, next to a holiday resort that they have visited many times before. They were extremely happy with the villa they have purchased. Initially the couple used the villa for short two week holidays with friends and family.

Very soon the couple decided that the time is right to move in permanently. This would prove to be a mistake.

As a fulltime living space; they soon discovered there was no room to keep anything in storage. The villa was always ok as a short term stay but in the long term people need storage space and this became an enormous problem. They had no shed, not enough cupboards, no garage space... they had to sell or give away precious belongings simply because there was no where to put them. They also complained that although the villa was a perfect haven in the summer, in the winter it was chilly and windy. The thin walls and cold tiled floors offered little comfort. The area were it was located was spookily deserted during the winter months as the holiday season had ended. That resulted in leaving then feeling isolated and alone. Even the local shops and bars were closed.

Eventually they sold up and bought a lovely home in a residential area which is populated all year round and where all bars and shops 12 months of the year. Best of all there are round fellow ex-pats to talk and socialise with. The moral of this story is that you must think hard about the location of your intended purchase and what you would like to use the property for.

Posted by John Ramsey on December 13, 2008 at 12:00 AM

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Latitude: 39.161921 -- Longitude: -75.526755

ZIP Codes for Dover, Delaware	19901 19902 19903 19904 19905 19906
Area Code for Dover, Delaware	302
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Dover was founded as the court town for newly established Kent County in 1683 by William Penn, the Proprietor of the territory generally known as the "Lower Counties on the Delaware." Later, in 1717, the city was officially laid out by a special commission of the Delaware General Assembly. The capital of the state of Delaware was moved here from New Castle in 1777 due to its central location and relative safety from British raiders on the Delaware River. The city's central square, known as The Green, was the location of many rallies, troop reviews, and other patriotic events. To this day, The Green remains the heart of Dover's historic district and is the location of the Delaware Supreme Court and the Kent County Courthouse. Dover was most famously the home of Caesar Rodney, the popular wartime leader of Delaware during the American Revolution. He is known to have been buried outside Dover, but the precise location of his grave is unknown. -- Source: Wikipedia.com

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	Dover	Delaware	United States
Population	32,135	783,600	281,421,906
Median age	32.9	36	35.3
Median age for Male	31.1	34.9	34
Median age for Female	34.6	37.1	36.5
Households	12,340	298,736	105,480,101
Household population	29,017	759,017	273,643,273
Average household size	2.35	2.54	2.59
Families	7,500	204,590	71,787,347
Average family size	2.98	3.04	3.14
Housing units	13,195	343,072	115,904,641
Occupied units	12,340	298,736	105,480,101
Vacant units	855	44,336	10,424,540

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