In front of Gibraltar in south of Cádiz there is an attractive city called Algeciras. There, you can find new projects of buildings with many options in numbers of bedrooms. Algeciras is the largest city on the Bay of Gibraltar, with nice weather all year round, diversity of amusement places to visit including its port, and the opportunity to live there in the “Parque del Estrecho” building.

Features of the apartments

They come with one, two or three bedrooms. But also you can find perfect options of duplex with two and three bedrooms. All of them have garage and store room additional options in the basement. “Parque del Estrecho” is located in the center of Algeciras city, exactly two minutes walk. For the enjoyment of children and adults, there is a common zone that include swimming pool.

Prices for the options

“Parque del Estrecho” residential has three options according the area and features described:

• 43 m2, one bedroom, one bathroom, garage, storeroom in 85.000 €.
• 86 m2, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, garage, terrace and storage room in 134.640 €.
• 107 m2, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, garage, terrace, storage rooms in 168.000 €.

To get more information about these options of apartments in “Parque del Estrecho” get contact with Level at +34956651577.

The municipality of Osuna is located in the east of Seville. There, you will find a city with plenty of historical and natural sites for your enjoyment. You will also find many houses for sale in the case you’d have found in Osuma the ideal place for vacation or living.

Get to know Osuna

Osuna is one of the few cities where the main monuments and old houses are kept stand up. This is because, in last middle century, people prefer to leave instead of build factories. Then, the economy relied on agricultural activities. So, most of the beauty of the city is still intact. You won’t get tired of visiting the University (century XVI), near of 16 churches, 4 museums and many civil buildings.

Options for living in Osuna

Then, you are presented three options for living in Osuna, from less to more expensive.

• 3 bedroom one-familiar house of 98 m2. It has one bathroom, kitchen, backyard and two storage rooms. With more than 30 years, it could need some improvements. It is located in Santo Domingo de Guzman neighborhood. Price: 58.000 €. Make contact to “Servicios Inmobiliarios 525” at +34954272300.
• 3 bedroom apartment of 170 m2. It counts with 2 bathrooms, kitchen, living room, terrace, own garden, reinforced door and is furnished. You can have electrical, water and gas services. This apartment is sold on 100.000 €.  For more information contact to Supermoradita81 at +34600650459.
• 7 bedroom chalet of 434 m2. It has two floors with one bathroom and one kitchen each. It has garage, backyard and it’s well illuminated. Price: 230.000 €. Contact with Banesto real estate at +34902510098.

As you will see the properties in Osuna are very cheap if you compare between other cities in Southern Spain.

Once again we must face the weather troubled of leaving our property in Southern Spain. So the idea of renting sounds no bad. But there is still a problem, when deciding to rent your property, of looking someone to rent it and how to watch the conditions established in the lease contract.

Principal worries when renting

First of all we are talking about your property and you want to find the right person to live in it. Our fears when renting include:

• Have a tenant that damages your property.
• Have a tenant who stops paying or when you have to look at them often to get the rent paid.
• To ignore your rights and obligations between you and your tenant.
• To know how to attend your tenant demands and make a difference between what you are required accepting and what not.

Beside the Spanish government

There are many ways to solve the problem of renting your property to the right person. There are many real estate companies in Spain which will make the tough work for you. But there is also a practical solution: to be next to the Spanish government through the Public Society of Renting which works with the Ministry of Development of Spain.

The benefits are substantial. They will work in your representation in front of the tenant and most of the situations that can show up according to the law.

Then, you have one more solution to solve the problem of renting your property if you don´t want to leave it uninhabited but instead leave it with the right person chose by the Public Society of Renting.

When the weather turns colder in Southern Spain it’s time to return to your country until next summer season comes. But while you are not in Spain you must be assure your property will be safe and free of trouble during the winter. Here there are some advises.

Pay attention to doors and windows

If you leave your house unsecure, thieves can consider this as an invitation to empty your all house easily. Then you can start by changing the locks of the doors for some ones stronger and more secure, but you also can add instead of changing. If you door is wooden material, change the one inch standard screws to 3 inches long. It can bore a thief to break down your doors.

Now, check you windows. If you have the sliding types, these can be easily removed out of their frames from the outside. To avoid this, drive a screw in the upper track close the corner, leaving a ¼” out. Then, when your sliding windows are closed, nothing can be done from the outside. Though bars outside the windows can be very effective, preventing windows to be open keep you save from trying to open the door through them.

Let you house appear lived

By installing timers to your lightning circuit and programming them to turn it on and off in different schedules, your house would appear be inhabited and no thief will try to enter. To increase this effect you can contract a gardener to maintain your grass cut regularly. But, my favorite is to program a timer to turn on the stereo tuned in a radio station, twice a day.

You can also hire a security company to check your house regularly but following these tips you can improve the security of your Southern Spain house until your return in summer.

Even though we often publish some articles about many properties on sale or rent, you can also make your own searching. For this purposes we recommend you a couple of good places on the web to find a house in Southern Spain.

Pisos

The website pisos.com is one of the most popular websites where not only Spanish people look for a place to live but also foreign people like you. Even though the content is in Spanish language you can use your browser translator to change it to English. There you start the searching by selecting between: new development, sale or renting. Then select if it is: homes, flat, apartment, garages, bedroom or offices. Finally, select the city you desire to live. For this you can be helped by Google maps, in order to select between the cities from southern Spain.

After running the search, a map is presented to you. Then select the zone you prefer. Finally a list appears with the available options.

Idealista

Idealista.com is another favorite website for finding a house. One features of this website is that you can select the language. The process for searching is similar to Pisos.com. In the map shown you also are given extra information about the activities developed in the city that you might attracted by.

Then you have two useful tools for star searching for a place to live in not only Southern Spain but all over Spain.

Many reasons can bring you to Southern Spain. Malaga, in Andalusia, is one of the favorite cities. A visitor goes there because of its best weather, a multicultural environment, high cultural level history, great monuments and stunning beaches. You can be one of the many tourists who not only make tourism but also buy a property to live or start a business there. Let’s find some places you can choose.

Unifamiliar house in Miraflores del Palo

Almost 9 km far from center of Malaga in Miraflores del Palo you have a 4 bedroom house of 314 Sq meters. From it you can have excellent views of the Mediterranean Sea. The price is set to 444.000 € but you have another options available of 3 bedrooms too, from 342.000 €. This house and the other ones are south oriented. They have huge rooms, 3 bathrooms, furnished kitchen, air conditioned with heater, private garage, common zones like swimming pool for children and adults. For more details contact to Salsa Inmobiliaria: +34 952224821.

Flat in Malagueta

Near the Port of Malaga there is a flat you may find interesting not only as your house but also as a little office if you plan to invest in this area. The monuments and main sights close to this flat are: Roman theatre, Castle of Gibralfaro, Old Alcazaba, La Malagueta Bullring, The Malagueta Beach, The Cathedral and many museums. This way, you can take advantage of all this for set a business oriented to tourism. The flat’s area is 65 Sq meters and has 2 bedrooms, one bathroom, a huge living room and a small terrace. The price for this flat is set to 215.000 €. You can get more information calling at +34 952227018, just ask for Inmoarenal.

Then you have two more options for living or invest in Malaga.

Los Muertos Beach in Almería

Once again the weather can be our ally if you really think to buy a house in Southern Spain. As the temperature in all the cities get its lower value amongst the winter, you can take advantage of it. Let’s analyze your chances.

Weather, our ally

It is well known that most cities of southern Spain have the best weather all over Spain. This makes the cities of Andalusia, Murcia and even Alicante their favorite for many tourists like you who want a house near the stunning beaches and beautiful main sites. But summer is so far to reach, that’s why now in winter you can buy easily.

Cities to look at first

In the coastal line of southern Spain you must choose a house in one of the following cities from West to East: Huelva, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Cádíz, Manilva, Marbella, Fuengirola, Málaga, Torrox, Motril, Adra, Almería, Águilas, Mazarrón, Cartagena, Torrevieja, Gualdamar de Segura y Benidorm. These cities and the ones around them are a high spot in summer season, but in the winter owners and real estate agents are eager to sell or rent for less. So, they tend to lower the prices to attract possible buyers.

Just check some web pages as Pisos.com. Once there, search a house, apartment or flat in every city proposed. For sure you will find that many of the options for housing have lowered the price. Then, the decision will be up to you.

Finally we reach the last month of the year 2011. And an analysis of the cost of housing in Spain tells us that getting a house in Christmas is the best thing you can do at the moment. But you can also wait a little more because the price of housing is falling due to poor demand.

Trouble elsewhere

Europe is tense. Greece’ situation and the Italian rumors of weaknesses add a negative effect to owners and Real Estate agents. No body wants to loose his money when rumors run the streets. However, when the opportunities are a matter of decisions, you must think of the benefits and risk a little. This way you can find a perfect option to buy a house and turn this property in a possibility to grow by having vacation, renting, or selling when Euro zone overcomes the actual situation. If you have the possibilities to buy a property in Southern Spain do it and bet for a better weather environment.

First or second hand house

When you came to the idea to buy a house in Southern Spain or anywhere in fact you face two possibilities: First or second hand house (sometimes third). Nowadays all these options has experimented a decrease in the price, so you must check other factors as the neighborhood, basic services and distances to main attractions. These aspects are useful if you think to rent or sell your property with the time.

Getting a house in Christmas when everybody needs an extra income brings you the opportunity to buy a property in Southern Spain at the very convenient price for you and your future interests.

Southern Spain has several cities where you can live. These have beaches, good weather, ancient monuments and nice people. But sometimes, a place name is not enough. For example if you choose Fuengirola as a possible place to live you would also need the names of Real Estate Agents. They can suggest you the many possibilities which exist in the different zones of Fuengirola: center of the city, near the beach, beside the rivers, near the main highways, etc. Let’s know the principal Real Estate Agents in Fuengirola.

The big Real Estate Agents

These are the main Real Estate agents in Fuengirola that you can get from them valuable information and options for non conventional properties.

• Élite Real Estate, founded in 1978 is one of the first Estate Agents who have help foreign people living in Costa del Sol. They are located in San Pancracio Edif. Terminal II, Local B – 29640, +34 952 664 373.
• El Mar Promociones y Financiación, promotes not only brand new and refurbished properties for sale. It is also promoted properties under construction, Long-term properties for sale, luxury propierties for sale or rent, etc. El Mar Real Estate is located in Plaza de la Constitución Nº 17, stand 5 – 29640, +34 952 471 361.

Interesting Real Estate Agents

But you can also look to the small ones. They have properties more affordable for most people who wish to live in Fuengirola.

• Imperial Estate, located in the center of Fuengirola, is a qualified and experienced Estate Agency which offers you a complete service with a personal touch in both situations: buying and selling. They are in Nº 15 Jesús Santos Reín Avenue, Vega 1 building, local 3 – 29640, +34 952 664 966.
• Online Real Estate, located in Nº 30 of Ramón y Cajal Avenue, Playa Park Building, Local 2 – 29640, is the perfect place to buy, sell or rent a property in Fuengirola and the Costa del Sol. Contact with them at +34 952 588 677.

With these four Real Estate Agents you can expand your view in Fuengirola, getting advice in every detail is needed to start living in Southern Spain.

One hopeful thing for living in most cities of southern Spain is that winters are not as cold as you can expect. But in the rural zones this reality could be different from the coastal houses. Then you must be prepared for keep your rural house as warm as possible during winter season in Southern Spain. Let’s check your chances.

Rural houses in winter seasons

A rural house in southern Spain allows you to get in touch with nature. The summer season in wonderful and the winter season is also wonderful if you keep your house warmed without spending too much in heating. For this you may only check windows and doors in order to find air leaks. But they aren’t the major source of wasted energy. You must also concentrate in the attic and basement. More over if your house is of wood.

You can heat your home by several ways but if there are leaks, you will have to spend too much money for keeping it warm. Instead, you can get your attic and basement ready for the winter by two forms: By sealing the air leaks and adding enough insulation.

Dealing with the problem

Get a contractor to check and fix the possible common air leaks. The most common are the followings:

• Attic hatch.
• Behind knee walls.
• Plumbing vent.
• Wiring holes.
• Recessed light.
• Basement rim joists.
• Furnace flue.
• Windows and doors.

After fixing everything you can heat your house without wasting your money and more important, you can enjoy the winter season in Southern Spain peacefully.