GoingDutch
Dutch expat in Bulgaria
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Registration: 23 March 2024
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Seeking advice about the Bulgarian housing market by GoingDutch
We, a family of 4, are struggling a lot with the Bulgarian housing market and are even considering leaving Bulgaria for this. We have been living (on and off) in Bulgaria for 4 years. We have been renting so far and have been trying to buy several ...
聽 聽 @GoingDutchHonestly, I genuinely sympathize with your situation, but I'm not sure there's a good solution.It sounds like Bulgarian prices have gone up, and you've been priced out of the market. It's not good news, but you can't fight ... Read More
Smoking in Bulgaria by TonyFF
I am very surprised nobody raises this topic. Are you guys all smokers on this forum? This is one thing I hate in Bulgaria ( and anywhere in the world that smoking is prevalent)- so many people smoke.How do you deal with it if you are non-smoker? ...
@TonyFFI don鈥檛 think they do anything with complaints or criticism as they don鈥檛 see toxic smoke or diesel fumes as a problem themselves. We also observe many things wrong with Bulgaria but you can't change their mindset or behaviour ... Read More
Smoking in Bulgaria by TonyFF
I am very surprised nobody raises this topic. Are you guys all smokers on this forum? This is one thing I hate in Bulgaria ( and anywhere in the world that smoking is prevalent)- so many people smoke.How do you deal with it if you are non-smoker? ...
The smoking is awful in Bulgaria and it bothers us a lot as non smokers. Especially with kids I find it truly awful having to avoid people smoking everywhere; in front of stores, on the sidewalks, in playgrounds 鈥t's no surprise Bulgarians ... Read More
Seeking advice about the Bulgarian housing market by GoingDutch
We, a family of 4, are struggling a lot with the Bulgarian housing market and are even considering leaving Bulgaria for this. We have been living (on and off) in Bulgaria for 4 years. We have been renting so far and have been trying to buy several ...
We viewed some apartments for buying in Blagoevgrad and went to see a half finished apartment complex. The location was bad (Elenovo), there was no view despite the mountains being gorgeous and we saw the build quality is very poor. The builder is ... Read More
Bansko apartment investment? by frazer2022
I am considering buying an apartment for investment. I was thinking either Bansko or the coast near to Burgas.Does anyone have experience of this for holiday rentals and what is your experience?I am really interested to find out if there are any ...
Neither Bansko nor Sunny Beach are worth 鈥榠nvesting in鈥� in my opinion. Sunny Beach is a concrete artificial resort town with lots of buildings in a very poor condition with poor humid weather most of the year.Bansko is much better but ... Read More
Seeking advice about the Bulgarian housing market by GoingDutch
We, a family of 4, are struggling a lot with the Bulgarian housing market and are even considering leaving Bulgaria for this. We have been living (on and off) in Bulgaria for 4 years. We have been renting so far and have been trying to buy several ...
We are in the Blagoevgrad region now and prefer this over the Black Sea coast. The weather has been great too so far. We have been visiting some apartments to buy but nothing yet, new construction is very cramped and expensive. The square meters are ... Read More
Cost of house renovation by Chailling
Hi, We are thinking about buying a beat up house and renovate it ourselves, but we are not sure about the costs here. Will you share your experience? Thank you in advance
The days of affordable properties and great bargains in Bulgaria are long gone indeed and what鈥檚 on the market currently is generally not worth it: poor quality for a high price and high renovation costs. The British buying old properties to ... Read More
Seeking advice about the Bulgarian housing market by GoingDutch
We, a family of 4, are struggling a lot with the Bulgarian housing market and are even considering leaving Bulgaria for this. We have been living (on and off) in Bulgaria for 4 years. We have been renting so far and have been trying to buy several ...
聽 聽 We also noticed the whole 'British buying rural properties in Bulgaria' thing is over for quite some years already. It seems to be mostly Russians, Ukrainians and Bulgarians returning from other parts of Europe who are buying these ... Read More
Buying a Bulgarian property safely checklist by GuestPoster3658
This threads aim is to learn how to avoid being scammed when buying a property in Bulgaria, such as a property one has no right to buy in Bulgaria, perhaps because all of the previous owners didn't agree to sell it.What documents does one need to ...
There are many ways to get scammed with properties in Bulgaria just like anywhere else. Just a few that I can think of:Overpaying. Many properties are put on the market for a price a local would not pay. Foreigners, not knowing the Bulgarian housing ... Read More
Seeking advice about the Bulgarian housing market by GoingDutch
We, a family of 4, are struggling a lot with the Bulgarian housing market and are even considering leaving Bulgaria for this. We have been living (on and off) in Bulgaria for 4 years. We have been renting so far and have been trying to buy several ...
@gwynjWe are from western Europe too and I've worked in Bulgaria for western European hourly rates. Bulgaria is actually great for this as I have been taxed only 10% plus some social security taxes. I would never work for Bulgarian salaries, we ... Read More
Seeking advice about the Bulgarian housing market by GoingDutch
We, a family of 4, are struggling a lot with the Bulgarian housing market and are even considering leaving Bulgaria for this. We have been living (on and off) in Bulgaria for 4 years. We have been renting so far and have been trying to buy several ...
@Adriana PetrovaWe are not considering living in the Netherlands. But I know after tax salaries are higher in western european countries despite higher taxation. Bulgaria is not low cost by any means despite the low salaries and groceries, ... Read More
Seeking advice about the Bulgarian housing market by GoingDutch
We, a family of 4, are struggling a lot with the Bulgarian housing market and are even considering leaving Bulgaria for this. We have been living (on and off) in Bulgaria for 4 years. We have been renting so far and have been trying to buy several ...
@jimj Thank you for your reply. You seem to confirm most of what we experience in Bulgaria.@GoingDutchI've lived in Bulgaria for 20 years now and I'd like to address your comments:If you had a property to sell, I guess that you'd be keen to offer it ... Read More
Seeking advice about the Bulgarian housing market
We, a family of 4, are struggling a lot with the Bulgarian housing market and are even considering leaving Bulgaria for this. We have been living (on and off) in Bulgaria for 4 years. We have been renting so far and have been trying to buy several ... Read More