Have you thought of buying a house in France 🇫🇷? What area are you considering? We loved the southwest regions around Dordogne. Rolling hills, rivers, vineyards, and castles 🏰 😄
Lived in Grenoble and Lyon many years ago and prefer mountainous places like Grenoble, Gap, Die and other similar places further south. Unfortunately, I haven’t seen a lot of affordable houses in France compared to Italy.
@@roxythefoxsayfurismurderan3187 Yep affordability is more of an issue in France. Incredibly beautiful mountains though! We drove from Aix up through Gap and hike in the French Alps. Loved it!
If it’s rural in France you won’t be able to get a mortgage just spoken to several brokers today No one wants to live 30 min drive from decent supermarkets , hospitals and things like a cinema etc Same applies about people wanting to go on holiday , who wants to sit in a deserted hamlet
What a great video! It is right to the point, full of information, easy to follow with step-by-step instructions so you can't get confused and entertaining! Thank you for sharing this!
It’s not just the price of the house but the region and the community you live in…proximity to healthcare, transportation, etc is key. You can always find a cheap house near a River lol….beware of flooding. Lots of it in the southwest this last year !
Pretty cool you cover France and Italy which are the 2 locations i would like to buy a house. France definitely appears to be more expensive for property , especially with the euro schemes in Italy. Having been to France, I have always loved the country. You can get a pretty decent house in Italy for 50-100k American though. Great information and thank you 👍🏻
Just a head's up that the Google Maps image of the townhouse on Street View was taken in 2013 (you can see the image capture date at the bottom edge of the page), so that home was actually quite different. Sometimes the views on Google are not very recent, depending on the town. But still a very charming house and well worth the price :) Thanks for sharing.
@@RetireToEurope Yes, so true! Sometimes you can find a house before it was renovated and see the whole progress. Or, sadly, how a house looked really nice and well-kept before but now is run down. It's a good tool when house hunting.
Love your videos! We’re interested in the Dordogne region. But before any consideration, we need information on whether there is a tax on personal wealth on people over 65. Is there a tax on social security and investments? I have tried to find info on this, but haven’t found clear answers. Is there a website that clearly outlines these questions?
Good question. Without getting too complicated, the tax treaty between the US and France says that "retirement accounts" are only taxed in the US. From my understanding, this includes IRAs, Roths, 401k, Social Security, and possibly pensions. Other taxable investment income would be taxable in France. Re: wealth tax Here is a blurb from the PWC France tax summary: "Individuals who qualify as tax residents of France on 1 January of a given year are liable to tax on their worldwide real estate properties, unless otherwise provided by a tax treaty. Non-residents of France are only liable to the tax on their real estate properties located in France. Only non-professional real estate properties are taxable. IFI is only due if net taxable wealth exceeds EUR 1.3 million (2023 tax year) on 1 January of that year. Rates are progressive from 0.50%, after an allowance of EUR 800,000 to 1.5% for net wealth in excess of EUR 10 million." I hope that helps!
In Germany,where I live, Energy destrictions are a more and more a reason to scrap your house, due to raising costs by heating systems, but also isolation issues. What do you think, we can expect in france or Italy?
Have you thought of buying a house in France 🇫🇷? What area are you considering?
We loved the southwest regions around Dordogne. Rolling hills, rivers, vineyards, and castles 🏰 😄
Lived in Grenoble and Lyon many years ago and prefer mountainous places like Grenoble, Gap, Die and other similar places further south. Unfortunately, I haven’t seen a lot of affordable houses in France compared to Italy.
@@roxythefoxsayfurismurderan3187 Yep affordability is more of an issue in France. Incredibly beautiful mountains though! We drove from Aix up through Gap and hike in the French Alps. Loved it!
Thank you for that info !
Normandy for me please
If it’s rural in France you won’t be able to get a mortgage just spoken to several brokers today
No one wants to live 30 min drive from decent supermarkets , hospitals and things like a cinema etc
Same applies about people wanting to go on holiday , who wants to sit in a deserted hamlet
Thanks for sharing your opinion.
Thank you! I learned about two new real estate sites for France. Appreciate the videos very much.
Happy to help!
What a great video! It is right to the point, full of information, easy to follow with step-by-step instructions so you can't get confused and entertaining! Thank you for sharing this!
Glad it was helpful!
Great explanations! I was looking at Leggett and had no idea I can branch in to Google Maps. Thanks to you now I can. Thank you!
Thanks for watching and commenting!
It’s not just the price of the house but the region and the community you live in…proximity to healthcare, transportation, etc is key. You can always find a cheap house near a River lol….beware of flooding. Lots of it in the southwest this last year !
Great points! Yes you should always spend plenty of time before committing to buying a home.
Thanks for your comment.
Great video Tommy!
Thanks Paul! 😊
Thank you for walking me through these tutorials.
You are so welcome!
so glad to find this. Great tutortial
Thanks for watching!
Great video,i have used Leggett but i didnt know about Entre
Leggett is also great!
Pretty cool you cover France and Italy which are the 2 locations i would like to buy a house. France definitely appears to be more expensive for property , especially with the euro schemes in Italy. Having been to France, I have always loved the country. You can get a pretty decent house in Italy for 50-100k American though. Great information and thank you 👍🏻
I appreciate you watching!
Just a head's up that the Google Maps image of the townhouse on Street View was taken in 2013 (you can see the image capture date at the bottom edge of the page), so that home was actually quite different. Sometimes the views on Google are not very recent, depending on the town. But still a very charming house and well worth the price :) Thanks for sharing.
Thanks. I now know to look at the image dates on Google Maps.
You can get wildly different shots of the same property!
@@RetireToEurope Yes, so true! Sometimes you can find a house before it was renovated and see the whole progress. Or, sadly, how a house looked really nice and well-kept before but now is run down. It's a good tool when house hunting.
Hi, I'd want to rent first, find out about which regions I like and then get serious, or not. Thank you
That’s a good idea 👍
Gives you time to get the “vibe” of an area.
Without committing to buying.
I like the videos, is there a version of your services in Spain?
Not now I’m afraid.
Thank you 😂🎉
No problem 😊
Love your videos! We’re interested in the Dordogne region. But before any consideration, we need information on whether there is a tax on personal wealth on people over 65. Is there a tax on social security and investments? I have tried to find info on this, but haven’t found clear answers. Is there a website that clearly outlines these questions?
Good question.
Without getting too complicated, the tax treaty between the US and France says that "retirement accounts" are only taxed in the US.
From my understanding, this includes IRAs, Roths, 401k, Social Security, and possibly pensions.
Other taxable investment income would be taxable in France.
Re: wealth tax
Here is a blurb from the PWC France tax summary:
"Individuals who qualify as tax residents of France on 1 January of a given year are liable to tax on their worldwide real estate properties, unless otherwise provided by a tax treaty.
Non-residents of France are only liable to the tax on their real estate properties located in France.
Only non-professional real estate properties are taxable.
IFI is only due if net taxable wealth exceeds EUR 1.3 million (2023 tax year) on 1 January of that year.
Rates are progressive from 0.50%, after an allowance of EUR 800,000 to 1.5% for net wealth in excess of EUR 10 million."
I hope that helps!
Great Job
Thanks!
Hello! Could you please recommend a good relocation agency that handles the hauts-de-France region? Thank you!
I don’t know of any. But I’m adding to my contact list all the time.
Sorry I couldn’t help.
In Germany,where I live, Energy destrictions are a more and more a reason to scrap your house, due to raising costs by heating systems, but also isolation issues. What do you think, we can expect in france or Italy?
I really don’t know. I see they have ratings for energy but not sure where it’s going 🤷♂️
is this site suitable for serching for a house to rent or just for buy ? thanks
For renting in France, I would use Seloger.com. Choose "Louer" (rent) for your search.
does it also have land with it?
I think just what you see in the video.
Thanks for watching!
where do you live yourself?
I live in North Carolina in the US 👍
$82000 is Cheap. Wake me up.
Pretty good price!
Give them to the homeless!
Thanks for watching.
too cheap they are awful
Thanks for watching!