SEE 3 Different Apartments in Porto, Portugal 🇵🇹 (2021)
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
- Josh and Kalie from ExpatsEverywhere are in Porto, Portugal and they have teamed up with the company Liiiving (link below) to check out three different rental properties in the city. Elizabeth takes them around to compare prices, locations, size, and more. Which property would you choose?
Apartment #1 located near Bolhão Market is a T1 + 1 without an outdoor space. It's a smaller, efficient unit that would be very good when you first arrive to Porto. There's a laundromat that's a 5 minute walk away and 2 smaller grocery stores. You're also 5 minutes from the famous Rua de Santa Catarina, the wonderful shopping street, which is partially pedestrian only.
Apartment #2 located near Praça da República and Lapa Church. It's a 2 bedroom unit with 3 terraces, giving you a lot of outdoor living space. There is a set of spiral stairs that divides this unit into 2 floors with a bedroom and terrace on the upper floor. You're a 5-7 minute walk from a grocery store located in Praça da República.
Apartment #3 located a stones through from iconic Clérigos Church. It's a very spacious 2 bedroom property on a very lively street when the sunsets. We're not sure how noisy it actually gets because the property is inset pretty deeply as you'll see with the large hall from the door to the street to the next door to the actual apartment. The hall with rugged carpeting actually functions like a mudroom in a way to buffer wet shoes from getting too far inside on a rainy day. This apartment is split into two levels with the main living space on the ground floor and another bedroom and large bathroom downstairs. This unit has an open concept with no doors from the bedrooms to the kitchen so that could be a drawback depending on who's staying there. Finally, it does have a very spacious courtyard garden for you to spend time relaxing and having a meal.
00:00 - Intro
0:23 - Apartment #1
6:16 - Apartment #2
15:09 - Apartment #3
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When looking for places downtown keep in mind that although there are bars all over town, the bar scene is mainly downtown and in Portugal you can drink outside. Also bars are usually smoke free and portuguese drink and smoke a lot. So don't expect peace and quiet everywhere downtown. When the pandemic is over expect huge gatherings and parties. And noise. Lots of noise. There's a reason why AirBnB's are concentrated in the city center. Either the flats are small or they are in the middle of the action.
That's a very good point. Apartments 3 and maybe 2 would potentially suffer from this. We're very curious to know about the sound proofing of apartment 3 because it's so deep inset into the building and the only wall or windows directly outside face the garden. - Josh & Kalie
Has a Portuguese i need to say that for those rent prices.. if you can live outside the main citys you can rent super moder houses and apartments. City's like Porto and Lisbon rent and house prices are super high. You can buy a castle outside those areas.
Which areas would you suggest? Thank you
@@archiehickox6518 look at areas around Gerês, beautiful nature and very cheap prices
@@doodleorme thanks Maria, I will check it
Cia has the most pleasant disposition, in all your video's she's always smiling and happy :)
Hi Gwynn, you've been a busy Bee watching our videos. Sorry, couldn't resist! Yea, she is most always smiling and happy unless it's meal time. - Josh & Kalie
Love that you guys showing rental places and giving tons of info about the place. Keep em coming. Thank you!
Thanks for the love. We definitely plan on doing more episodes soon. - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere we are retiring in 6-7(early 60's) years and I've come across your channel and now a subscriber. Pls feature apartments for 2 people in less than 1K Euros. Thanks!
Fantastic video thank you! The apartments are amazing! Porto is looking like a big possibility to move to!
Hello Josh and Kalie. Awesome video. Loved the last apartment. Hopefully this is you new place. Stay safe.
Thanks, Luis! We appreciate it. It was a lot of fun to shoot. Less fun to edit, but it's a labor of love. 😅 We were in apartment 3 for 6 nights and now in our final apartment (we hope) for the remainder of our contract. - Josh & Kalie
Love ❤️this content! You get to actually see what it is!!!👍👍👍
Glad you enjoy it! Thanks for the love. 🥰 We appreciate the sub!!! 🥳 We hope you continue to enjoy the content. - Josh & Kalie
Thank you for this! Just love your vids and info.
Thanks for the love, Elizabeth! We appreciate it. - Josh & Kalie
Thank you Kalie, Josh, and Cia. This was so helpful to see what is available as rentals in Porto. The price points were also very doable for our projected budget. We also will look at liviing as a possible resource to help us locate an ideal apartment. And Kalie, your insistence on a lip on the shower is something we never thought of, but it is important. We have stayed in hotels with showers that do not have one, and we were not fans.
Caleb, water just goes everywhere. I'm like, "No!" - Kalie
You're welcome. We're really glad to hear how helpful this has been. We appreciate it. If you have any questions or want our taken on thing, email us and we'll get back with you.- Josh & Kalie
Incredibly useful videos. Thanks.
Brilliant. Glad it was helpful! Thank you for the feedback. Hoping for more to come when we're able to visit properties again. - Josh & Kalie
Here we go.. This is what I was looking for. Thanks guys
Fantastic! So glad to hear that. - Josh & Kalie
Excellent and really helpful video! Thank you so much for the great information! We are looking at retiring from the US to Portugal soon and are encouraged by the rentals y’all showed here! 👍
Glad it was helpful! We're hoping to do a lot more of these when the restrictions lift. Are you moving to Porto? Also, we hope to have you as a subscriber so we can keep getting this content to you. All the best with your move. Let us know if you need anything. We'll try. - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere Thank you for the reply! We’re not sure yet, but that area is a strong possibility. We love port wine too! We hope to make a vacation trip over to check all the areas out and decide where to start out living. We are watching your series on how to do the visa process and all for moving there! Watched some of your other vids too! Valencia is such a doll, BTW, and your Yorkie pup is so cute and funny too! We may indeed have questions; thank you so much for the offer of help! Will def ask you if we need some. God bless and y’all take care! 🌸💗
Thanks for this video n thanks for sharing n showing your explorations, searching d right apartment for rental in Porto, Portugal.
Thanks for the comment, Yasin. Glad you liked it. - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere 😁🇲🇾😁
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Hi my name is Richard
I’ve been watching your videos and there very informative
I have a couple of questions
I’m planning to move to Portugal with my wife next year.when buying my plane tickets should it be one way ticket or open and when I arrive how do I rent a place if I don’t have NIF should I stay at a Motel?
Thanks
Richard
Loved the last apartment and the outside area!
🥳 3 is pretty great. Especially if you don't have a kiddo. 😉 - Josh & Kalie
Always enjoy your videos ☺️
Thanks so much, Ana Dos Santos! We appreciate your support. 😁 - Josh & Kalie
Thanks for best insight. Really helping with your videos. I have not seen all though yet.
We're glad you like them! We have a new rental video in the works. 😁 Keep watching (all of them...on repat. 😂) - Josh & Kalie
I lived in Praça da República for a few years, perfect location 👍
It is a great one! Thanks for the comment. - Josh & Kalie
Just subscribed. Loved your video. See you soon in Portugal
Welcome aboard! Thanks for letting us know that you've just subscribed, Tess. Please let us know if we can help you in anyway with the move. Thanks for the love. See you here. Jump on our live stream tonight. 😁🇵🇹🥳🎉🥂 - Josh & Kalie
Apartment #3 Is the best! For your baby and the sweet little dog...that patio/backyard is so safe and so nice. $eu890 is fab! Please get this one! You will all be so happy! Also, please keep showing apartments...this is so meaningful and helpful.
Thanks so much!! We're going to be film more when the government allows it. We stayed in apartment 3 for 6 nights after we had that leak issue. Now, we're in our final apartment of the contract unless there's another surprise. - Josh & Kalie
Thanks for all the great information.
You're welcome! We appreciate it. Thanks for subscribing and watching. - Josh & Kalie
Thx guys! Helpful to see the rental market in Porto.
Our pleasure! Thanks for the comment. We've had a great 5 months of support from you. Here's to many more 🥂 - Josh & Kalie
We love the apartment tours! Keep them coming!
Thank you! Will do! Is there a price point, size, neighborhood, or city you're interested in? - Josh & Kalie
You guys know I am crazy about you . Josh if you show us anymore property’s would please show more of the kitchens :) I love the last Apt the best .Great out door space !!!
Ahh, yeah good feedback! Thanks for that. I think it's because Kalie doesn't cook and she's narrating in a way so she just glosses right over the kitchen. 😂 I'll be work aware off that for the next one. Are you looking for me to highlight appliances and sizes of things? Open up cabinets? One thing that I'll say is some of the places we've been in, it's been difficult to get a good wide shot due to the lack of space, but now that I'm aware, I'll do it. This feedback is very important. I learned a lot from the first one and realized that I needed to get at least one shot of the bed in the bedroom because I totally didn't do that in episode one or at least show the space where the bed would go, you know? Thanks for the support. - Josh
pick the third! pick the third!! pick the third!!! another great video.
😁 Thanks! Love your enthusiasm and appreciate your comment. - Josh & Kalie
Só cool ! These apartments are very good value for Porto. I will definitely be asking your contacts for Living next time I am
looking for City Living great value !
Please do! They seem to be good to us from what we can tell with their location and the fact they're fully furnished. You basically move in with little need for an IKEA run 😂- Josh & Kalie
Thanks for this, am loving seeing the apartments. Love you both and all of your videos, esp. the Portugal vlogs! I am planning to apply for the D7 in a few months, and am really interested in Porto as it's beautiful and seems to get more rain/some cooler weather, which I prefer. Hoping to find a nice one-bedroom apartment.
Hey! Love the name. Thanks for the love for our videos 🥳 We appreciate it so much. If you'd like us to contact you direct with someone at Liiiving, please let us know. We might be able to get you a better deal with them. - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere Aw thanks :) And thank you so much regarding my apartment search, that would be wonderful! Though I don't know when I should actively start looking for apartments as I won't be heading to Portugal until August or September.
@@somewhatmesmerized you’re welcome. You can obviously start getting ideas now and then 4-6 months before moving here, look at securing something. You will need accommodations with your visa application packed though. Keep that in mind.
@@ExpatsEverywhere Thanks, good to know! :)
Love Portugal. Love the people.
Ditto! - Josh & Kalie
Hi,
Just to help understand how to check construction quality in Porto.
Problem with central buildings in Porto, is that their construction predates 2006 - most of them are around the 70's-80's-90's construction. Which means most of them have problems with insulation and also in terms of air circulation. In winter time the problems appear more clearly. For example, you cannot seem to maintain a stable/livable indoor temperature and use heaters (most of the time electric) through most of the day, you have problem with air humidity - this occurs due to the high air humidity outside, but as you close the house to try to maintain it warm the air circulation stops.
Around 2000, you start see buildings follow the RGCE rules (came to effect last version in 2006 (?)). The avac-rgce norm which stipulates how residential building must ensure air quality and energetic efficiency) improved how construction is done in Portugal, and how insulation and other criteria have to be met for a quality construction and livability. You start seeing newer building in the center, and sometimes renovated ones. But take care the renovated ones only deal with the problem superficially, and not within the structure (more costly).
Possible hints - if the building seems that predates 2000 check with the landlord if any external renovation was made to the building, for example they added insulation layer the roof is recent. Also check if the windows are double framed. Check if the the WC and kitchen have a workable air extractors.
This are some hints, I recall. But once you get the hang of it you can add more. Also always, and always put forward doubts and questions to the landlord/realtor - it is a good practice and helps you and them to see the proper fit.
Saludos
Thanks, Elder. Are you in the industry?
We've know about the issue with older buildings although, the issue really becomes how does one live centrally without having to put up with these problems?
The other thing that we don't understand is why there is so much red tape when it comes to renovating exterior things. We get that things need to be done properly but with so much retape, investors, landlords, building owners, whatever are disincentivized to make those changes due to how slow it is, how costly it is, and how much of a headache it is thus eating into their ROI. What a conundrum. - Josh
@@ExpatsEverywhere hi Josh, well I am not working in this type of industry. Just know regarding the RGCE norm (HVAC) as it is a subject you have to have at Uni as a Mechanical engineer (and all the story behind it). The rest is based in experience when renting apartments and what to look for.
Regarding redtape, and speaking more as opinion than experience. In this case, probably has to do alot of where your are building or what building it is. For example probably buildings in the center you have to respect some rules regarding historic value, building type or maintain some features to be in accordance to the local building rules by the city council. Also, in terms of HVAC you have to follow specific rules in terms of material to use and the application of them to comply the norm and have a good energetic certificate.... and probably that can be also costly to achieve. But buildings are still being renovated around Porto, so probably there is still ROI (?). Saludos.
@@SousaElder great information. You’re right about prospective ROI. It seems like it would be hard as a foreigner to get involved and be profitable until you do some smaller investments and understand things better here so we imagine more of the big projects are locally managed even with FDI. - Josh
I hope that by the time I get there later this year those types of places will still be there
you guys are fantastic
That's very humbling, Manuel. Thank you. We have another rental video in the works. It'll be much less polished than this one but still let people see what's inside these buildings and for what price. You know? - Josh & Kalie
Thank you for the video! Loved the second one! Did all of these apartments come furnished?
Thank YOU! We appreciate the support. Yes, they all do. If you'd like to know more about them let us know and we can connect you with someone at Liiiving that can assist you best. contact@expatseverywhere.com is my email - Josh
Loved the last apartment and location I would definitely rent it!
Yeah it's awesome. Did you see what we wrote in the video description section about it? - Josh & Kalie
No I’m going to go look now.
I'm so glad Porto is on my list. I love these prices. The apartment with the garden is mine.
Wayyy better than Lisbon and you still get a proper city. There are also some other nice options in Portugal and we hope to share those soon. - Josh & Kalie
Will catch up n watch d video later.
Cool! - Josh & Kalie
Great video! I love Elizabeth's laugh. 🙂
Thanks! Yea, it was cracking us up too. - Josh & Kalie
Love all three! Hard to choose.
Get em all! 2 months in each 😉 Let us know if we can help in anyway. - Josh & Kalie
All apartments looked pretty decent for rental, in terms of size n price, location n neighborhood, n it's always d real living experience will tell that one has made a right choice, happiness with d decision.
I had only one experience working n living abroad in Mumbai, I chose a very decent apartment with a good location, sadly it wasn't good enough, it was very close to d main road with lots of traffic noise n also air pollutions. Had to lived with it for three years, didn't bother to look for another apartment, as it appeared to me, every place to stay in Mumbai has its advantages n disadvantages. Good thing about Mumbai, u can get home delivery services for food, grocery, medicine etc.
You're exactly right. It's so hard to know about a place until you live in it. - Josh & Kalie
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I love videos like this. Hoping to expat sometime in 2021 if boarders open back up for travel.
Brilliant, Robert. We hope that you can. Let us know if we can help. Thanks for the kind comment. - Josh & Kalie
please make a VLOG about digital devices store in Portugal. thank you so much.
Your channel is fantastic, love your vibe and your joy. Thank you for all the insights and information that you're providing.
I'm from the UK, planning to head to Lisbon in Summer (lockdown allowing). I'm not settled on duration, but as I will be working remotely I need a place to myself and not a hostel as I normally would. I looked into getting a 1 year visa and renting a place, but having looked at AirBnB the prices don't seem that much different and I could use a default 180 day visa for a decent stay.
I've seen people mention AirBnB negatively re Portugal and was wondering what your thoughts were - would you recommend against staying at an AirBnB for a 3 - 6 month visit and going for an apartment rental instead?
Thanks in advance for any response, stay safe and have a lovely time.
Thanks, Glen. Great to have you as a new subscriber. Welcome! Thanks you for your kind words. It's probably safer to rent from a larger property management company just in case anything goes wrong. You will find that properties listed on AirBnb will be listed elsewhere. We can put you into touch with someone regarding short to medium term rentals if you'd like to email info@expatseverywhere.com to ask. - Josh & Kalie
Absolutely love this video! What bed size is typical there? It seems like a Full size. We definitely need at least a Queen without one of us killing the other. lol. Whats the most common bed size? Love that you are doing these comparisons! Thank you!!
You can definitely get a queen. A king might be pushing it but it's surely available it'll just depend on the size of the bedrooms. I wouldn't expect a yogi to want to kill her mate 😅Breath 😊
Thanks for the support on the video, Pam. We're so glad that you like it and we're hoping to shoot more in other places when the regulations lift and if we can get a little more funding. - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere hahaha! Thank you so much!!
@@pamsnyderyoga5198 😂 You're welcome. Thanks for the question. - Josh & Kalie
Loved the apartment rental video. The prices are amazing and the prices are so low. Would love to see what $1500 gets you. Would love to see some houses, if that's ever possible. You guys do such a great job. I've been recommending your channel to so many people.
Tami, no wonder why we're growing so quickly. We were wondering who was spreading the good news far and wide about ExpatsEverywhere! Thank you very much. We appreciate that a lot.
We're very glad that you enjoyed the episode. We would actually love to do a sub €600/month episode and a plus €1,500/month episode. We would honestly be doing 1 of these a month if we were allowed to. We held this footage for a while trying to ride out the covid restrictions and everything so we could start doing these once a month but you know how that story went. Thanks for the feedback. - Josh & Kalie
Can't wait to see more, Covid permitting of course. Don't know if I'm responsible for your viewer increase, LOL, but I do refer your channel all the time. My 14 year old son even asked why I like ExPats Everywhere so much? I told him you are entertaining, informational and have great personalities. Keep up the good work!!
@@tamirose787 we’re going to try out best. We were really excited to do our neighborhoods of Porto series but that didn’t come off due to the restrictions. 😢
Ah 14. We used to teach middle school so we know. Thanks for the support though and letting him know why you like ExpatsEverywhere. - Josh
I have been to Porto before and really enjoyed my short visit there so thought that it was just a fluke. I should have listened to my own emotions. I am back in Porto and have spent the best week I have had in Portugal since moving here in February. I suspect it has something to do with the great weather and that I really got a good deal with my airbnb (I struggle with street noise and Porto seems to have more places that face into gardens/courtyards etc away from busy roads like in Lisbon)
I can see why people choose Porto over Lisbon and this is definitely a city I will visit more often and for longer spells
Thanks for sharing! - Josh & Kalie
I just love porto.😁
Us too! Are you here now? - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere Hi yes I live in Central Portugal about 2 and a half hours south of Porto.😄
@@fantastic50s88 Okay, nice! thanks for sharing. - Josh & Kalie
Great video, I'm currently trying to choose between Porto and Lisbon to move to next fall and I'm leaning towards Porto. Obrigado.
Obviously... Porto is Porto. Period.
You know!
You're welcome. It's so great to hear from a new sub. Thanks for the comment, Eric. Porto FTW - Josh & Kalie
Portus Cale knows best! - Josh
Apartments are almost as expensive as in USA now. Years ago, it was much cheaper. And significant smaller too.
Yea, the properties are certainly smaller on average than in the US. The same goes for hotel rooms, right? - Josh & Kalie
I didnt see any comment about it, but these apartment are for turist, they have turist prices, if u want to live in porto, there are better apartments for half the price, but u have to rent for long duration.
Yes, and no. These are certainly more short and medium term rentals, but they're also styled in a way that expats moving to Portugal will rent before settling into something more long term. Currently, you can't move here without having a rental contract, which means you're renting something sight unseen. Expats going through the process understand that. - Josh & Kalie
Unfortunately you have been looking at apartments which are usually allocated to short term rental. You can recognise them by the AL sign at the door. Due to Covid and the lack of tourists, the owners tried to rent these apartments long term. You would however only get a 6 month contract until the tourists return...
Anyway, nice tour you gave to other people looking to live in Porto.
Thanks for sharing. Many of our viewers are looking for 6 month contracts to begin before settling on a place which is why we connected with Liiiving to show their Alojamento Local units in saying that, they also have long term stuff available as well. - Josh & Kalie
Thanks for such an amazing video! Do you have links to these apartments just for reference so we know how such apartments are usually described? (to know what to expert when we read "huge space" etc)
Hi, thanks for the fantastic comment. We're happy that you find the video amazing. My editing skills (or videography skills) aren't so amazing so I appreciate feedback like this. All of these apartment were with a company called Liiiving. www.liiiving.pt/en They're the company that we rented through and we've had a great experience with them. Sometimes the links to these apartments are active and other times they're booked so they don't advertise them I believe. If you'd like us to put you in contact with someone there that can help you more directly, email us at info@expatseverywhere.com and we'd be glad to make the connection. Again, we really appreciate your feedback. 🙏 - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhereI don't remember seeing any blogger actually take their time and go to different apartments to show what you can get in the area so the idea alone is amazing regardless of anything that might have lacked (in your opinion) in the video :) who pays commission when you rent from them? and is there any particular reason you didn't go with something like idealista instead?
@@SabishiiFury We actually found Liiiving and Feel Porto on Idealista. Both companies offered properties we were interested in. Liiiving had the ones that fit our needs the best and were the most responsive to communicate with. We detailed a bit of this process in a Moving to Portugal video.
I’m not sure I understand the commission comment but I think what you’re asking is if a renter pays extra if we recommend them to a company? Not at all, from our understanding of the process, the PM or listing agent will charge a finders fee to the property owner. The renter just pays the negotiated rent along with the refundable deposit of course. Does that answer the question?
Also, thank you for the encouragement. We hope to cover more properties. €1,000,000+ heritage properties this weekend! 🤩 Out of our price range but fun to see. 😃- Josh & Kalie
Love 3 💕where is it ? Want to check it out the garden amazing
3 is in Cedofeita. As far as we know, it's being rented right now. The garden was fantastic though. - Josh & Kalie
Hey! I'm listening!!! Greetings from Puerto Rico!!!
Hey!! Good to have you here from Puerto Rico, Consume Honey. How's everything there? - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere Beautiful here on the island. My name is Rebecca Gutierrez.
@@rebeccagutierrez1960 Fantastic. We need to visit at some point. It's great to get your name, Rebecca. Blessings to you. - Josh & Kalie
the broker is adorable
😁
🤩💚listening from Florida..
Thanks, Margo! Only listening? 😁 - Josh & Kalie
Can’t believe those prices were only 2 years ago they would be 5 times that now!
890€ for all of that - bear in mind a junior engineer will get around 1000€/month net salary in Portugal :) .. so yeah.. it is cheap but isn't if you know what i mean
Oh, we for sure know what you mean. 😅 - Josh & Kalie
Great vid! question: did you notice a lot of smokers/smoking smell? I keep reading comments about how Porto/Lisbon still have a lot of public smoking? What were your experiences?
When there wasn't the mask mandate, a little but it wasn't as bad as other places we've been. Lisbon and Porto are probably worse just due to population density. Thanks for the comment and question. - Josh & Kalie
For a Brazilian it's scary how much they smoke, but I still find it much more difficult to walk in France, it's everywhere.
@@tatini7591 yeah that's kinda what I've heard... I'm in California and we have pretty strict smoking laws, we don't really see too much public smoking unless you're in a big city
"He is kneeling. She is short" 😂 just started the video but I had to comment.
iam thinking of moving to the algarve so appreciate all the info
We both literally laughed out loud when we read your comment.
You know, it's hard to get both of us framed in a shot when standing due to our height difference. 😂 - Josh & Kalie
Great! Let us know if we can help. Thanks for the comment and sub! - Josh & Kalie
Really nice tour of some flats in Porto! The prices are reasonable but what if you wanted to rent for one month only? Or perhaps two months? Are places like this available for these prices or do you pay more for a "short stay"? Does Liiving have these types of places available?
Hey Thomas, those prices would be for 1-6 months. Liiiving might do weekly rates, but their nightly rates on like Airbnb and on par with hotel prices. Does that answer your question? Have you checked out Liiiving's website yet? - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere Thanks for the info. I just checked out Liiving's website. That helped as well. You guys rock!!
@@thomasmcdowell9057 Great! Glad to hear. If you use Liiiving, name drop us and it might get you a better rate. - Josh & Kalie
it's not as cheep as it was a few years back, in some areas. In faro for example would could easily rent a room for students for about 200 per mouth (all bills included) now it's near impossible to find anything that does not cost you like 350 plus bills for a bedroom , less than that it's probably a shi** hole xD The solution has been renting a house with friends(also more expensive than it was, but still cheaper than a bedroom).
Thanks for sharing. Are you here in Portugal now? - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere yes, but got out of faro just before the lockdowns and came to live in Tavira.
@@playcryptx2238 Nice, thanks for sharing.
Question for your real estate agent. My guess is that similar accommodation in Braga would be about 100 euros less per month. Is that right? Thank you! And thank you for these tours. Good info.
Just spoke with a realtor and they said it would be €100 or less per month for something comparable. You're welcome. We're glad that we can prepare these tours for you. - Josh & Kalie
Third one 😁
Thanks. - Josh & Kalie
Someone mentioned below that you can get much cheaper rentals outside of the big cities. I wanted to ask about the long term rental situation. I've heard it's hard to come by! You have to keep moving? What's up with that?
Thanks for another interesting video.
That last apartment looked like an Air BnB apartment tow on offer to the locals for the interim until tourism picks up again.
BUT... a couple of legit questions please: Are the majority of apartments for rent there (or Portugal in general) furnished? And if so, how difficult is it to fin an unfurnished apartment? (How much cheaper would unfurnished be vs furnished?)
The other question is, what is with those glassed in terraces?
Thanks again, and keep up with the informative videos.
I lived in Portugal. No apartments are almost never furnished. Typically you have to buy a stove and a refrigerator. Yuk. More apartments are becoming with appliances. It’s an European thing. Unusual for me I am from chicago.
We're going to slightly contradict, Mike. We haven't seen any unfurnished apartments because we've asked to see furnished stuff and we've gone with Liiiving, which has furnished stuff in their portfolio. It's going to be really interesting to see what happens to the medium to long term rental market. Long-term rentals are probably more often than not unfurnished but they're also probably more for local (Portuguese) moving stuff. We would say, that you can find a mix even on larger listing sites. Have you used idealista.pt to get an idea of what's available?
Things must have certainly changed as we see on sites and through our real estate and PM contact here that they're a lot that's furnished. This is partially due to what's happened with the inventory from the tourism market shifting to medium to long-term rentals. We're guessing that a portion of these properties will stay in the medium and long term and the rest will go back to the short term market.
@@ExpatsEverywhere yes you are right. Short term are furnished. But I was there for long term. I am envious. Good luck for now. Just stay healthy,
@@chicagomike yea, and fortunately or maybe unfortunately for investors so many of those short-term Airbnb type properties are now medium to long term. We’ve heard of a few real deals people have gotten! Thanks for the support and watching of this journey through Portugal we’re on. Stay in touch, Mike. - Josh & Kalie
We couldn't see the kitchen well. They showed the fridge separately, then the chalkboard. They didnt show the entrance to the kitchen unless it's so tiny.
750 EU/month near the Praca da Liberdade seems pretty inexpensive. Is this reflective of pandemic pricing, and what would it be normally? Also thinking it's probably quieter than normal because tourist traffic must be way down, even in Porto.
Tourism is way down for sure. Yes, many short-term rentals have become available for medium to long term and the prices have dropped a bit. - Josh & Kalie
No bath tub? A washing machine hook up is needed for sure.
are washer/dryer in unit common or no? how do you plan to do laundry with no car?
In rentals, it’s very hit or miss with it more liking being a miss. 🤦♀️ We have been doing laundry by walking to a laundromat about 5 minutes away. We made a video when we first arrived where we talk about it. - Josh & Kalie
Fantastic 👏 👏 information! Thank you for sharing with all of us.
Thank you, JJ NN! That's our aim in our content. We want to inform, entertain, and inspire in each video. If we can hit 2 out of 3 then we'll hit publish 😅We appreciate the comment. - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere That was a 3/3 video. Your daughter stole the show. We're making the leap to 🇵🇹 come 2022, is our hope with our 2 sons. Obrigada!
@@Kanakatak83 Wow 🤩 Huge praise! We didn't think we brought the inscriptional component to the video. What did you find inspiring about it?
Thank you for the compliment about Cia. Please let us know if you need any other help. We're rooting for you all to make the leap. - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere probably the last apartment you showed; that was inspiration! Not to mention being able to view what a living space would be like and what the price points are, those are important, too! My kids aren't as small as she is now, they are more overgrown 😆. Thank you for the support we hope to have things good to go here in the US by the time kid's go back to school in 🇵🇹 2022-2023 school year. Keep making videos! You are all great! Joyce
@@Kanakatak83 Thank you for the feedback, Joyce. 😊 Good luck with those overgrown kids. 😀 We’ll keep making videos for sure. We appreciate the support. - Josh & Kalie
Hi
This is Jamal & Shohedah Khan currently from Lisboa waiting to join you guys @ 6:00 pm .
Let's go!!! 😁 Thanks for joining us. 20 minutes to go. - Josh & Kalie
Josh, for shame!! Ladies are NEVER "short"! They can be "petite," however... ;-)
😂That's a kind way to put it. - Josh & Kalie
Actually petite is the shape of a woman not her height, so saying short or tall is correct ;)
@@Just_passing_through23 , if the shape is small, so would be the height, as petite does not mean skinny. That is, a woman can never be tall and be called petite, regardless of her shape.
I like u baby dress ,very nice.
People PEASE hang some blankets around to deaden the echo!!!’ Really want to hear you, but can’t tolerate the echoes. By just hanging blankets from the ceiling will give your sound some quality!
Really nice apartments and locations. I do think though, that the real estate agent should stop describing those beds as "big"! Those are full size by US standards - not even Queen!
Thank you. We understand. It's relative for sure. 😁 - Josh & Kalie
Don’t forget to negotiate: )
100% We've been beating that drum in other videos especially our Live Streams so we didn't want to beat it again here. 😂 But we agree. - Josh & Kalie
I loved your video. I just finished watching it. This is giving me a lot of grades greats grades information. I am planning on moving there within relocating there within 2 years with my two kids school age kids. It is definitely like I said giving me a lot of information. I love the three areas that you showed, but for me I think I will need a three bedroom apartment. If those are like available in in the city of whatever. I would definitely love to get in contact with you all and keep in touch to help me navigate and the lady that was Elizabeth. I think her name was to help me in that area. I am in the beginning stages of saving and wanting to come near coming there from Phoenix, Arizona in the US. I am looking at permanently being there and retiring maybe early there and this is giving me a lot of insight. I also loved the video you did with the grocery shopping. If you wouldn't mind please respond back. I would love to keep in contact and and be able to help me. You know in that area. Thank you for your video
Thanks for the love. You can always reach out at info@expatseverywhere.com
We appreciate you watching. - Josh & Kalie
Thanks for this! Really helpful to see what’s available. Hoping to be in Porto in July (VFS appointment is tomorrow) 😀.
All the best at that appointment. We're rooting for you. Keep us posted. Thanks for watching. - Josh & Kalie
Thank you for this video. Would you have an approximation for the price point to buy an apartment in Porto--modern 2 bedroom but smaller compared to these three properties. I'm dreaming about one with a river view. We can dream! :)
💯 you can dream and then go get it! Let’s see, this is hard because modern and view of a the river can push up the price. Have you seen the first episode in this series? We visited a very modern (new build) with a view of the river. We’re guessing €250,000+ Would you like us to connect you to a realtor here that specializes in properties like that? - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere Thank you! I'll be in touch in the next several months when I'm able to travel to Portugal again to check in out. Bom Dia!
@@theushistorian you’re welcome. Good stuff. Looking forward to it. - Josh & Kalie
it seems to be cold, i thought portugal has a 20-24c climate of the time
am i wrong?
It's not 20-24 C all year long. The north is colder and wetter than the south. - Josh & Kalie
Love the vids... What can you get for about 400K to 500K?
Have you seen our real estate for sale episode? We linked it at the end of this one but we'll link it here too. ua-cam.com/video/rKs-K1dySOo/v-deo.html
You can give a lot depending on where you go and you can also get a golden visa 😉Let us know where you're interested in and maybe we'll have a contact for you. - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere Thank you for your response. I left Portugal when I was 7 over 50 years ago. Still a Portuguese citizen :) will lo0k at that video, again Thanks for your response.
Hello from NY!
Hey, Flavia L.! Thanks for the shout from NY - Josh & Kalie
How easy is it to rent a fully furnished apartment for less than 3 months ?
Hi C.S., it's great to read a comment from a public subscriber! Thanks for your sub. It's pretty darn easy to be honest. Airbnb, Liiiving and other companies can solve that problem for you without any issue, especially right now with the lack of tourism. - Josh & Kalie
Do you know of any similar companies/agencies for help with apartments in Lisbon? Thanks!
Hi, not ones that do this kind of letting. Zome would be your best bet. It also depend on your price range, we do know a company that does more "executive" housing there. Let us know if you need anything else email info@expatseverywhere.com - Josh & Kalie
Can you hear the neighbors upstairs when they walk, run, talk like that in apartments in Porto?
While instead of the apartment, we've not really had an issue in the places we've lived, however, we just talked to some friends that hand a problem with some upstairs neighbors and a noisy 13 year girl. 😁 They spoke with their neighbors and got it resolved. - Josh & Kalie
How were you guys able to move to Portugal during the pandemic? I keep seeing people just moving to Portugal and other countries and I’m so confused 🤷🏽♀️ pls help
It depends on where you're from but let's say you're from the US and want to move to Portugal, you must get a visa first. After you get a residence visa, you can then move. Email us if you need more help info@expatseverywhere.com - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere Thank you ! I definitely have some more questions. So will be reaching out 😄
@@ItsMaatlove You're welcome. Please do. - Josh & Kalie
The price of the first one appartement (t1) please?
All of the prices are listed in the video. - Josh & Kalie
We used to say in Portugal "The woman and sardine (fish) ought to be short"! Why?
😂 We alright! - Josh & Kalie
Can you get an apartment with a washer and dryer?
Yes. In general, they're the higher end properties if they have a dedicated dryer. A lot of places have washers. - Josh & Kalie
What is the rent of these? Plz put in description.
They’re in the video. - Josh & Kalie
U.S. citizens cannot travel directly from the United States to Portugal for non-essential travel (i.e. tourism). Only Portuguese nationals, holders of Portuguese and EU-member residency permits, and holders of other long-term visas issued by Portuguese authorities may enter the country.
Susan, if you go through a residence visa process and obtain a visa like the D7 visa (like we did), you are indeed allowed to travel to Portugal to relocate because you're not traveling to Portugal for tourism. US citizens 100% can travel to Portugal right now. In fact 2 days ago, 2 Patrons of ours did and they've arrived safely into Lisbon. - Josh & Kalie
Get rid of the NY mural and the 3 metre tall WTC picture.
How much is a studio or one bedroom?
Right now prices really vary but €600-1000 in the city center of Porto. - Josh & Kalie
What is the total cost of living for one person ?
Can you share an average number ?
Have you seen our interviews and cost of living video? We give a range and you can see different people with different lifestyles discuss it. - Josh & Kalie
I was just asking for a rough amount and there too you had to do your publicity.
nice video and content 👍❤️greetings 🖖
Thank you! Cheers! - Josh & Kalie
BTW-You're so close to 1K! Let's go!!! - Josh
Hi Josh and Kalie, I love the apartment tour. Thank you. I am wondering if the 2nd and 3rd apartments include utilities, or does the tenant pay them?
Great. We're glad that you love it. You're welcome. They have TV and Internet but you'll need to get water, and electric. Liiiving has just billed us for our usage in our apartment so we didn't have to hassle with setting it up. - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere Thank you! Would you mind giving me a sense of electric costs in the winter? I hear gas and electric are costly in Portugal.
@@perr3702 sure, mind you our place seemed to be very heat efficient and it was compact but the electric was €80 per month average for mid October to mid January. We haven’t gotten an indication of what February will be but it should be around €100 we guess. The good thing is that we never got cold or felt like we couldn’t run heat due to the price. We know that’s not everyone’s situation. Plus, the current place were in is much colder and doesn’t get the sun that our old place did so that could be partially why. - Josh & Kalie
Please Can you arrange 3 bedroom at the price of 750£?
Kindly let me know, so we can proceed with the booking.
We responded to your other comment.
890 is ridiculous
It's listed for even more now. - Josh & Kalie
Hello Josh and Kalie. Do you have the contact info for Elizabeth the realtor? I did email Liiving but no one has emailed me back. I also called, but it is hard to talk to the person that I talked to because I don't speak Portuguese and she doesn't speak English as good. I would rather contact Elizabeth then. thank you for your help
Hey Christian,
Thanks for reaching out. I just did a screen grab and sent it to my contacts at Liiiving. Please email us at info@expatseverywhere.com and I'll help you out. - Josh & Kalie
We emailed Liiiving and they said they've gotten back to you, is that correct? - Josh
@@ExpatsEverywhere Hi there. I did get a reply from Afonso from Liiiving. and I replied back to him. I will let you know. Thank you!
only thing, the lady in pink mask speaks and I am kind of feeling suffocating myself..is I am weird?
Not really sure we know what you mean, but please don't suffocate yourself. - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere P means that just by WATCHING the mask or hearing muted speech by someone wearing one, he feels he HIMSELF is suffocating.
l know how he feels when l'm shopping and masked staff repeat muffled instructions l cannot hear, so l feel uncomfy for them (wearing it ALL day long 🥵) and embarrassed for me that l have no idea what they asked or told me.
Bless all service staff for doing such a great job, including you guys 👏
I need help guys with D7 visa and finding a T2. I don’t mind paying a fee for help. Thank you!
Hey, shoot us an email at info@expatseverywhere.com and we'll see what all you need help with and if the scope is something we can help with. Thanks. - Josh & Kalie
You guys need try not repeat what you say.
We try...and we fail 😂 But we'll try more. - Josh & Kalie