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Do you also dream of a future in the Alentejo??
The Alentejo is the south-central region of Portugal. The origin of its name, "além do Tejo", literally means "over the Tagus". The area is bounded to the north by the Tagus River with the Centro region to its north, to the east by Spain, to the west by Lisbon and the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Algarve.
Cork oaks, olive trees and rolling fields as far as the eye can see. Here and there, towns rise with whitewashed houses. The area is flat and sparsely populated. Remnants of days gone by are numerous.
Meanwhile, many foreigners have found their way to the Alentejo, for the holidays or permanently and who knows, maybe you can also enjoy this wonderful region of Portugal soon...
Your eyes and ears during your search!
Are you looking for your new home in Portugal, for your future vacations or for emigration?
Through our own emigration, already in 2004, to the region of Odemira in the Alentejo, I know how difficult it can be, and especially in these times when travel is almost impossible, to find all the offered real estate in this region on your own. Often you only end up with the big names, such as ReMax or ERA, but of course there are many more smaller real estate agents and even land plots or houses with only a sign in the garden, and so you might just miss out on your dream!In this, I would like to help you. Let me be your eyes and ears in your search! Tell me your wishes, what your dream house, or that plot you want to work on, should meet and I will start looking for you!
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Our first introduction to Portugal
In 1998 we went for the first time, instead of Spain, to the Algarve of Portugal on holiday. What a relief! The tranquility and friendliness of the people struck us immediately, while we were used to the low season in Spain and this was really (because of the school age of our oldest son) the high season and a very touristy area. We were instantly in love!
But not just us... Due to the, rather unexpected, purchase of a holiday house, by my parents, in São Luis, in the Alentejo, who, like us, were extremely charmed by the country, Portugal became our annual holiday destination, not in the Algarve anymore, but in the beautiful Alentejo. From that moment it was clear that this could well be our future destination. Even the Algarve we now found really touristy and far too busy. So we decided, a few years later, to leave everything behind in the Netherlands and to start looking for a new place to live in the Alentejo and by the end of 2004 we, together with our two sons of 7 and 12 at the time, moved permanently.
We found our own dream
After having been looking for a while, we found a beautiful plot of 0.8ha with ruin in 2005, just outside the village of São Luis and built on it, ourselves, a lovely house, which we moved into in 2006. By now this is totally our place with lots of peace and quiet and many animals (dogs, cats, chickens, rabbits and a pig). Our sons have turned into two grown men who also feel completely at home in Portugal.
Our first income came from starting a handyman business, which began, partly due to the construction of our own house, with some small jobs for friends and acquaintances and has now grown into a successful business for renovations, new roofs or that long-desired swimming pool, with many returning satisfied customers. Even the Portuguese know how to find us these days and all this is mainly due to good word-of-mouth advertising.
I myself have been involved in many different activities over the past few years, besides the administration of our company and some web design assignments, I also worked as an agent at the ReMax brokerage for a while.
Looking for a new challenge, I decided to use my experiences of my ReMax time and start a company to help and advise people to make their dream come true as well, here in the beautiful coastal region of the Alentejo.
Use that experience to your advantage!
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We start online, from the comfort of your home!
I will be looking through all offers of the large and small estate agents in the coastal region of the Alentejo. In principle in a radius of about 35km around São Luis (beyond that on request). Properties that are privately offered or that I get to hear about (the local pub is thé best source of information anyway), will also be included.
This will cost you absolutely nothing!Everything that meets your requirements, will be forwarded to you by email and then you can decide for yourself; do you wish to continue the search and all necessary following steps by yourself or would you prefer to make use of my services in more detail?
You should think about, for example, actually visiting and viewing one or more properties. Of course you would like to see everything with your own eyes as soon as possible, but that may not be possible right away. To be able to ask more specific questions to the seller and to see if the pictures on the internet are not more beautiful than reality, I can do the first visit(s) for you and take more pictures and videos from all possible angles before you decide to come and see for yourself. With plots of land, for example, I can investigate whether building on it is actually allowed. Furthermore, I can of course help you in the follow-up process, such as applying for your tax number (número de contribuinte), opening a bank account and other things where help and translation is useful, especially if you do not speak the language, because even English can sometimes be difficult in this region.
Did you find a property that is offered by a private person? Then let me help you to get in contact with a reliable lawyer and notary in this region to assist you, as well as names of architects in this area, who are already familiar and known to the municipality, which can help a lot in terms of speed and possibilities with respect to architects from outside the region.
A nice side effect is, should you go for a plot with a ruin or have any questions about possible renovations or additions to a house, my husband can give you a no-obligation, global, calculation, so that you are immediately informed of these additional costs and will not be faced with surprises later.
If you are finally ready to come to Portugal and taste the atmosphere yourself, I can also help you find a place to stay for that period. For example, if available, with a discount in our own guesthouse or at (among others Dutch) acquaintances in the area.
Let's fulfill your dream together!
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As long as you can't travel:
On-line activities, like searching for your dream with real-estate agencies in the region, forwarding and discussing
0,00€
Physically visiting and photographing locations on your behalf, per location*
Physically visiting locations for a global or detailed quote, per location*60,00€
Search and possibly book a place to stay around Odemira for your visit
0,00€
Once you are in Portugal yourself:
PER HOUR
Other activities, such as*
Assistance in applying for VAT number, opening bank account, registering with municipality, center de saúde, segurança social, etc.
Introduce to broker, lawyer, notary, architect, etc.
Going along to viewings of properties.
Assist in the final purchase (such as signing the contract with the notary).
30,00€
Quotes for possible renovation costs:
Global calculation based on photos (or after on-site visit*)
0,00€
Full detailed quote after on-site visit*
30,00€
*Extra charge per km (first 10kms are included)
*Extra charge per km outside my working area0,25€
0,35€All prices are exclusive of 23% IVA (VAT). 
My working area, ca. 35km around São Luis
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