Family vacation home, Where? How much?

[sconie]

Hi everyone, I have been considering an overseas holiday home for the family for some time, I have looked at Florida, Cyprus even Bulgaria, but for value turkey stands out, I have had holidays in Kusadasi before, but have seen some good deals for Altinkum in the press.

Where would members sudjest I should look for a clean modern holiday home that's near year round amenities and close..ish to the beach.

I see some nice 2 bed apartments for under £25k, is that the best value or is there resales out there that offer more for the money ?

It will be a cash buy so no need of mortgages, no need for rental income either, friends & family only, built, to plan or resale considered (as long as deeds are in order)

Thanks, nice forum by the way.

[Graymax]

Originally Posted by sconie

Hi everyone, I have been considering an overseas holiday home for the family for some time, I have looked at Florida, Cyprus even Bulgaria, but for value turkey stands out, I have had holidays in Kusadasi before, but have seen some good deals for Altinkum in the press.

Where would members sudjest I should look for a clean modern holiday home that's near year round amenities and close..ish to the beach.

I see some nice 2 bed apartments for under £25k, is that the best value or is there resales out there that offer more for the money ?

It will be a cash buy so no need of mortgages, no need for rental income either, friends & family only, built, to plan or resale considered (as long as deeds are in order)

Thanks, nice forum by the way.

Hi Sconie, yes you can find 2 bed apartments for around 25k in Altinkum, but you will probably find they are a fair way out of the main beach/tourist area, and that usually entails a long hot uphill walk to get back after your day at the beach, either that or catch the dolmus, and ride back.These 2 bed apartments are usually quite small, and resales often give better value for money as they are normally sold fully furnished, and can often be much larger, I am not talking about older properties,but 3-4 years old, that have not been rented out,and have just been used by the owner, are sometimes in better order than new builds.Unfortunately I cannot pm you as you have not got enough posts on the forum, but if you put your email address up, I will email you and give you as much info as I can.PS I am not an agent, just someone who owns a property in Altinkum, and who went through the same shall I shan,t I thing as you. Graham.

[TH4S]

Sconie .. you currently cannot buy in Turkiye ..leave your £25k in your pocket,untill the new laws are published ..

[sconie]

Thanks for the replies, email me on sconieroany(at)yahoo)(dot)co(dot)uk with any info, my cah is staying in my pocket until the law gets sorted out, though I hope that's within a few months, resale does seem the way to go in my case, a secure family friendly area close to the shops/beach with a pool ticks allmy boxes, so I will research (with forum help) get advice on a good solicitor/bank and move when the right deal comes up.

many thanks.

[TH4S]

sconie
When you are ready to buy, please make sure the property aready as a Tapu aready in place, I heard some have waited 3 years,and are still waiting,


Check out this article

Side effects of an undelivered tapu ..

Side effects of an undelivered tapu

[cathgill]

Originally Posted by sconie

Hi everyone, I have been considering an overseas holiday home for the family for some time, I have looked at Florida, Cyprus even Bulgaria, but for value turkey stands out, I have had holidays in Kusadasi before, but have seen some good deals for Altinkum in the press.

Where would members sudjest I should look for a clean modern holiday home that's near year round amenities and close..ish to the beach.

I see some nice 2 bed apartments for under £25k, is that the best value or is there resales out there that offer more for the money ?

It will be a cash buy so no need of mortgages, no need for rental income either, friends & family only, built, to plan or resale considered (as long as deeds are in order)

Thanks, nice forum by the way.

We have a three bed penthouse in Altinkum (Didm area) near Apollan Temple. Altkinkum is not quite so "westernised" at Kusadasi but the people are much friendlier and it has more of a community feel. We also have an apartment in Lanzarote and members of my family have stayed at both. They much prefer Turkey because of the laid-back approach by the Turkish people and their friendliness. No "hassling" in Altinkum. I'd say £25k is "too good to be true". We bought from a British developer with whom we have regular contact - his PA e-mails replies by return - very good service. Our complex is fully gated with every facility you could want - even a courtesy bus five times per day to the centre of town (5 mins drive by car). Any developments we looked at in town were squashed together with very little privacy and workmanship wasn't great. Just be careful - £25k sound much too cheap. Remember, you'll want to sell it on at some stage and you need to make sure that your apartment will appeal to another buyer. If you're holding onto it for at least 5 years, hopefully it will have grown in value BUT this will depend on whether or not the "end-user" likes your location, aspect, complex amenities etc. I've also seen so many apartment blocks with tiny plunge-pools as the main swimming pool. We are lucky in that our complex, Phase 1, has the largest private pool in Altinkum. When Phase 3 is ready, the pool will be twice the size of Phase 1, with a waterfall in the middle etc. It really has great potential and when Apollan Temple is developed significantly as a major tourist attraction in the next 3 years, the entire area is going to see a massive price hike. Remember, Turkey has so much developing going on, that you really do need to consider every single option available, and ensure that someone else will want to pay hard-earned cash for your apartment in 5, 7, 10 years time. If I can help further, please get in touch.

[TH4S]

Al

Altinkum is not quite so westernised,..There is No Hassling" in Altinkum.''

Are you really having a laugh..The police in Altinkum have recently closed 12 bars for Hassling ,??

I have lived in Kusadasi for a very long time, come to Kusadasi for a visit..I will show you how friendly I can be,

We are lucky in kusadasi we have roads

[cathgill]

Originally Posted by TH4S

Al

Are you really having a laugh .??the police in Altinkum have recently closed 12 bars,??

I have lived in Kusadasi for a very long time, come to Kusadasi for a visit,I will show you just how friendly I can be,

We are lucky in kusadasi we have roads

I have lived in Kusadasi for a very long time, come to Kusadasi for a visit,I will show you just how friendly I can be,

No thanks

[TH4S]

cathgill why are you to westernised ..

İf you want to have a debate about Tourism in Turkiye..( that is the right way to spell Turkiye.) bring it on, İnstead of trying to sell a British developer's property ..?

If I can help further, please get in touch.

[cathgill]

[QUOTE=TH4S;59311]cathgill why are you to westernised ..

İf you want to have a debate about Tourism in Turkiye..( that is the right way to spell) bring it on, İnstead of trying to sell a British developer's property ..?

If I can help further, please get in touch.

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