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Buying international property - which agency to go with?

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  • 06-03-2006 5:26am
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    PullMyFinger!
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    Open up any daily newspapaer and there seems to be a new agency every week trying to sell foreign property but which of them have good reputations? Im thinking about buying in either Turkey, Portugal or Bulgaria. I want to try and get something sorted before SSIA's mature and everyone hops on the wagon and thus shoots the prices sky high.


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    lomb
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    havent u asked yourself why they are advertising turkish property in ireland say at a cost of 20 grand a page. arent the local turks interested?


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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,392 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Not an Irish Agency nor one that advertises here.

    Try to find one in the country of your choice and make sure they don't have a link with the developer.

    Local knowledge and independence.


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    PullMyFinger!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,281 ✭✭✭PullMyFinger!


    lomb wrote:
    havent u asked yourself why they are advertising turkish property in ireland say at a cost of 20 grand a page. arent the local turks interested?

    The local Turks dont have the money Im presuming.


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    Airblazer
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    it's because the irsh guys are ripping us off...forget about the guys here and deal directly with the agents in whichever country you're interested in..you'll save nearly half the price..
    I know one guy whose wife is from Belarus..contacted an estate agent for a holiday home to buy over there..was quoted way over the odds so they went over there and she dealt with an agent from there and ended up buying a 7 bedroom house for €45,000..needed a bit of work (€20,000) but she still saved at least €30,000..
    Eddie Hobb's new show is about these irish developers who are ripping off their own countrymen by at least 100%..


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