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    Eastern Europe

    400% does sound like a bit of a fluke and sounds like it was more to do with the right timing, the developer riding the wave, which is very hard to get right when you consider the time it takes to bring a project to the market. I think the performance of the next fund will be a real tester to...
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    How to buy with a proper discount

    I happen to know a great deal about both personal and corporate Bulgarian taxes and laws thank you very much and have also worked in overseas property investment for a number of years. As well misleading regarding VAT you talk about the possibility that the buyer gets a discount by getting a...
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    Eastern Europe

    It sounds delightful.... I think the Soviets basically took Corbusier and copied it with poor imitations, hence the reason why they have demolished some many of them like in the UK. But, in all seriousness with a guy from a property fund taking cursory glances at the property and throwing...
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    Which South East Asian city is best to invest in?

    I totally agree with Rastlin, it is Singapore by a mile. It is a massive financial centre and is the Hedge Fund capital of the world - a solid basis for any investment. It is also benfiting for being close to, but not part of, China. Geordie
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    Which website to sell my property?

    Bob, There is a website for the Irish wesbite called myoverseasproperty.ie which has an owners' agency section for people to sell their own overseas properties. Geordie
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    What Do You Look For In An Advert?

    Geordie, I think the opposite to Najnaj. Any clowns throw money at an advert, and they think bigger is better, but it is not. If I see companies wasting several thousands on an advert they have to recoup these costs through the prices of the properties and I don't want to pay for their big...
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    Eastern Europe

    Propertastic, Sorry for stating the obvious but your claim to have "doubled your money in 18 months" doesn't seem totally true does it because you never actually sold your property. If you had sold it and got your deposit plus 100% profits back then fair enough, but just because you believed...
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    How to buy with a proper discount

    As e-motion says see the beginning of the thread and how it started, which was e-motion banging about potential (supposedly real) discounts. In particular they raised the possibility of buying through a company and the fact that investor can reclaim VAT by buying through a company, which I...
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    Why to invest in Bulgaria?

    Najnaj, FIABCI and CEREAN pare blatantly looking after their own interests because that is what their members pay them to do - they are one of the voices representing developers and agents, so they are hardly going to tell people not to invest, it is PR at its very basic. You need to look at...
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    French LEASEBACKS IMPORTANT INFO

    Linda, I have to disagree with you and believe Paddy G is correct when he says no property investment is risk free because it is not and nor can it be. Property investment and particularly overseas property investment is by its nature is a risky type of investment. The overseas property market...
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    Pamporovo

    Hi Vthills, I did extensive research and a full competitor analysis into a buyer undertaking a pure investment. I have advised my client not to invest. The resort is at too low an altitude and the ski season is too short. In my opinion the properties there are overpriced and too much of a...
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    French LEASEBACKS IMPORTANT INFO

    Hi PaddyG, As Linda says you shouldn't be concerned about maintenance or finding tenants because there are plenty of good management companies who will do this for you typically for 10% of the rent, so if you have bought well and secured a good level of finance the property should still wash...
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    Why to invest in Bulgaria?

    Bulgaria is one of the most over-hyped and risky markets to invest in. It is subject to mis-selling and corruption. The summers are very short and investors would be lucky to get 10 weeks of rented in high season. There is now way these investments will wash their faces and these markets are...
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    French LEASEBACKS IMPORTANT INFO

    You can find it yet as it's not out until Sunday 19th August......
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    French LEASEBACKS IMPORTANT INFO

    It's coming up this following Sunday 19th Aug. It's not that easy getting the Irish articles from the general Times website, but if you're lucky I'll scan it in and send it to you....
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    French LEASEBACKS IMPORTANT INFO

    exactly, but capital appreciation is falling though and will probably be below 5% this year. Big piece on France in the Irish Sunday Times this weekend.
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    New here - first time buyers - advice needed

    Hi Jackie, I am a market analyst who undertakes due diligence on overseas investments and have been doing a lot of work recently on Germany. The country is different from other countries because it is still very distinctive between east and west.The former East Germany including Berlin is very...
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    French LEASEBACKS IMPORTANT INFO

    John Howells used to have all their reports on their website but it is being updated. If you want it just ask them, they normally quite willing to give helpful background information and I'm sure they would provide as it makes sense in terms of marketing. I undertake due diligence on behalf...
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    Pamporovo

    Thanks Carol I will PM you.
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    Pamporovo

    Hi, I am undertaking some due diligence on a project in Pamporovo and wondered if anyone had any useful experience from have visited or bought there. I would be interested to hear people views on the place as whole, particularly what the skiing was like this winter, and how much they paid...
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