Quote Originally Posted by jimeve View Post
Be very very careful. for a start you can't buy land in the Phills. thru your spouse yes. get a lawyer, buy only land that has clean title make sure it has right of way. pit falls to many to mention.
That's what I was expecting
But TBH, places in the provinces are only about the same price as a decent used car is over here, and my view is that I write off the value of a car over 3 or 4 years, so if a house can be bought that cheaply it's not really a lot to lose if it all goes wrong.
I have no plans to live out there for at least 15 years, and even then it would only be for 4 or 5 months of the year as my kids are over here and there is no way I could earn anything like the amount I earn in the Uk. I'm only even considering it as a long term investment, and to give me a base to stay the 3 or 4 times a year I plan to go over there.
I agree that renting is probably a better proposition, but was just curious to find out how easy/difficult it is to buy.