Finding Your Perfect Property

EWN talks with property expert Peter Bowerman about the Costa Del Sol property market

A few words of wisdom from someone who has spent most of his working life successfully helping buyers find their ideal property.

There are many beautiful areas all along the Western Costa del Sol coastline. I have personally bought and lived in 3 completely different locations over the past 23 years and loved every area for different reasons. So I would recommend clients keep their initial search area fairly broad and allow us to open their mind to fabulous new areas they may not even know existed.

A number of clients come to Spain with a certain type of property and fixed budget in their mind. However, after a week of viewing lots of different properties realise they can’t tick every box and come to the realisation that to get exactly what they want, they are going to have to increase their budget. This means booking a second viewing trip, incurring further costs. So I would highly recommend potential buyers give their agent a preferred purchase price and also a (stretching their purse strings) max budget. This way you will get to see a good selection of all property available on just the one viewing trip.

You are unlikely to find a property that has everything you want, so make sure you distinguish between what is superficial and what is fundamental. For example: many clients initially ask for 3 bedrooms which comes at a premium, but often the 3rd bedroom is only for the rare occasion that family may visit. The clients often then realise that it’s more important to find the perfect property for themselves, which in many cases would be a higher quality and better located 2 bedroom apartment for the same price. The occasional visit from family can be resolved simply by incorporating a sofa bed in the lounge. Also, if you find a property that fits all your requirements, but is in need of some repair, ie; old kitchens and bathrooms etc., as long as the price reflects the work needed, we can help organise quotes and refurbishment for you. We always have a number of the best local building firms, transforming tired apartments and villas into stunning show homes for our clients. Good Luck with your search.

If on the other hand you are thinking about selling a property on the Costa del Sol, then Overseas Dreams should definitely be your first call, as we are extremely pro-active and spend a small fortune marketing our properties all over Europe. A typical example of our pro-active approach is the professionally presented walkthrough video tours that we create for all our exclusive properties. These video tours are then shared everywhere via social media and digital marketing, generating hundreds of thousands of viewers and nearly always result in a quick sale to clients from all over the world.

For more information on buying or selling property on the Costa del Sol, contact Peter or any of his team on Tel: (0034) 951 551 444 or info@OverseasDreams.com