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Slightly off topic: I would like to know where it's still cheap to buy a beach front house that is accessible from the United States? Is anyone doing global rea

Slightly off topic: I would like to know where it's still cheap to buy a beach front house that is accessible from the United States? Is anyone doing global real estate pricing?

arethuza 13y ago
That's quite an interesting search problem - I guess it depends on what you mean by "accessible from the United States" and the implicit requirement to be able to do something on the beach without hypothermia?
- GFischer 13y ago
  Owning a beachfront property in some countries might be easy, but there are some tricky logistics involved: For example, there are some very cheap places in my country, Uruguay, and in neighbouring Brazil, but, are you going to pay for a housekeeper?. If you don't visit often, you're likely to find either a dismantled house or an illegal tenant. Also, people from out of country might not know the local taxes or regulations, and you could have your house seized due to ignorance. I think that renting is a much better solution, unless you expect to spend a significant amount of time in your beach house :) BTW, The housekeeper is probably going to be more expensive than the house. Maintenance is often as expensive as the house too. On the plus side, beach houses can be rented :) to get some expenses back.
  - brianbreslin 13y ago
    What's a good place to search for rentals. I hear punta del este is nice in December ;-)
    - GFischer 13y ago
      Hmm: locals usually check http://www.gallito.com.uy/ http://www.gallito.com.uy/ , and Argentineans their local equivalents. Many go for a weekend a month in advance, and look at the "For Rent" signs, then make a deal with the homeowner (usually haggling on price). That is of course not very practical for someone from the U.S. !! Punta del Este is nice (though some people like other kinds of vacations, like Punta del Diablo), but it's very expensive (even for people from the U.S.), especially in January. December is a little cheaper. The times I've been there I went to a hostel. My parents use the "haggling" option, so I don't have a good recommendation for online search. Airbnb is slightly more expensive than the average listing, but not by much.
- brianbreslin 13y ago
  That is true, so the variables rise. You need to factor ambient temperature, water temp, electricity, etc. this day and age these should all be real estate database variables.
cpursley 13y ago
This is a good site that's been around quite a while: http://www.globalpropertyguide.com/ http://www.globalpropertyguide.com/
BerislavLopac 13y ago
Croatia has some nice places, and the prices have been falling for the past few years. But you need to be ready to engage the local bureaucracy, which can be quite a Kafkian experience sometimes.

Slightly off topic: I would like to know where it's still cheap to buy a beach front house that is accessible from the United States? Is anyone doing global real estate pricing?

arethuza 13y ago

That's quite an interesting search problem - I guess it depends on what you mean by "accessible from the United States" and the implicit requirement to be able to do something on the beach without hypothermia?

GFischer 13y ago
Owning a beachfront property in some countries might be easy, but there are some tricky logistics involved: For example, there are some very cheap places in my country, Uruguay, and in neighbouring Brazil, but, are you going to pay for a housekeeper?. If you don't visit often, you're likely to find either a dismantled house or an illegal tenant. Also, people from out of country might not know the local taxes or regulations, and you could have your house seized due to ignorance. I think that renting is a much better solution, unless you expect to spend a significant amount of time in your beach house :) BTW, The housekeeper is probably going to be more expensive than the house. Maintenance is often as expensive as the house too. On the plus side, beach houses can be rented :) to get some expenses back.
- brianbreslin 13y ago
  What's a good place to search for rentals. I hear punta del este is nice in December ;-)
  - GFischer 13y ago
    Hmm: locals usually check http://www.gallito.com.uy/ http://www.gallito.com.uy/ , and Argentineans their local equivalents. Many go for a weekend a month in advance, and look at the "For Rent" signs, then make a deal with the homeowner (usually haggling on price). That is of course not very practical for someone from the U.S. !! Punta del Este is nice (though some people like other kinds of vacations, like Punta del Diablo), but it's very expensive (even for people from the U.S.), especially in January. December is a little cheaper. The times I've been there I went to a hostel. My parents use the "haggling" option, so I don't have a good recommendation for online search. Airbnb is slightly more expensive than the average listing, but not by much.
brianbreslin 13y ago
That is true, so the variables rise. You need to factor ambient temperature, water temp, electricity, etc. this day and age these should all be real estate database variables.

cpursley 13y ago

This is a good site that's been around quite a while: http://www.globalpropertyguide.com/ http://www.globalpropertyguide.com/

BerislavLopac 13y ago

Croatia has some nice places, and the prices have been falling for the past few years. But you need to be ready to engage the local bureaucracy, which can be quite a Kafkian experience sometimes.