Ask anything about buying or renting property in Portugal | Expats Portugal | 'Portugal Calling'

Q&A with expert Pieter Van Nuenen:

If you are considering buying or renting a property in Portugal, watch this webinar with Pieter Van Nuenen, a popular guest, who shares his company’s 20 years of experience in the industry here in Portugal.

Pieter is founder of The Portugal Company and is a real estate buyer’s advocate (working for the buyer and not the seller). He shares his decades of knowledge and answers questions from our community in this interactive, online webinar event.

We provide useful information from experts to help you with your journey to or in Portugal, as well as bringing our growing international community together.

Get a 10% discount off real estate buyer’s agent services from the Portugal Company with a maximum discount of €100.

Contact Pieter here: https://expatsportugal.com/business-directory/the-portugal-company/

Join the conversation on the forums here: https://expatsportugal.com/community/youtube-content-discussions/ask-anything-about-buying-or-renting-property-in-portugal-with-peter-van-nuenen-of-the-portugal-company/

* CHAPTERS *

0:00 Intro
1:54 What does the Portugal Company do?
3:29 How is business for America?
4:16 Would you advocate renting before buying?
5:54 How easy is it to get a rental these days?
6:55 Are landlords asking for a whole year up front?
7:49 Can you help negotiate contracts?
8:54 How necessary is it to buy property with a habitation license?
11:28 Is it a good strategy to buy an apartment, rent it out, then convert to a long-term residence?
13:31 Is it possible to buy in northern Portugal for less than €100,000?
14:43 Will I have to show a one-year lease agreement when I renew my temporary residence?
15:03 Can a landlord raise the rent €200 from one year to the next?
16:52 What are squatters’ rights?
17:58 Can you rent a room and qualify for SEF?
22:16 How problematic are HOAs?
24:24 How expensive are HOAs?
26:10 Do Airbnb owners charge more for HOA fees?
27:21 Can you explain a large non-refundable deposit for a purchase to get financing?
30:10 What does the buyer stand to lose on a promissory note?
30:40 Do property developers have specific requirements?
32:10 Do you provide long-term rental services?
32:54 Should I buy and Airbnb or AL with long-term rental in Porto?
35:04 Does renovating a ruin provide tax benefits?
38:00 Kee receipts with your NIF and have a paper trail.
38:27 Is there a chance of apartment rental prices coming down?
40:40 Can you talk about permits and licenses for building?
44:46 What are your tips for great places to live?

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* USEFUL RESOURCES *  

Moving to Portugal? 

Work with our migration experts Ei! Assessoria Migratória here: https://expatsportugal.com/business-directory/ei-assessoria-migratoria/  

Need Portugal tax advice then contact AFM here: https://expatsportugal.com/business-directory/all-finance-matters/

Set up a free Spartan FX account for all your foreign exchange needs here: https://expatsportugal.com/business-directory/spartanfx/

Need Portugal insurance or a D7 policy then contact Winsurance here: https://expatsportugal.com/business-directory/winsurance/

Need assistance navigating the Portuguese health system then contact Serenity Care here: https://expatsportugal.com/business-directory/serenity-care-lda/

Shipping your possessions and pets to Portugal then contact Global International Relocation here: https://expatsportugal.com/business-directory/global-international-relocation/

Buying a property in Portugal and need a mortgage then contact Mortgage Direct SL here: https://expatsportugal.com/business-directory/mortgage-direct-sl/

The Expats Portugal's Ask Our Expats team: https://expatsportugal.com/ask-our-expats-portugal/

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