Finding an apartment in Portugal is not easy, but not impossible either. It just takes a little work on your part. I’ll talk about our process and what I found helpful — hopefully these tips will help you too.
My Portuguese pronunciation in this video is terrible. I was thinking in English, so the pronunciations came out in English. Oooops.
My top tips:
1. Set your budget, and stick to it.
2. Don’t take location for granted — it matters!
3. Research, research, research. Familiarize yourself with the local market. Use Idealista.pt for research, look for trends, cross-check properties against multiple websites.
4. Focus on real estate websites (remax.pt, century21.pt, etc.).
5. Find the places you’re interested in, and send those links to your realtor or relocation specialist to facilitate showings. Do not rely solely on your realtor’s/relocation specialist’s listings — this will limit the number/variety of properties available.
6. Send out your messages in Portuguese (use a translator app such as DeepL).
7. Be patient! It takes time but it can be done!
Our realtor who negotiated our lease is Tiago Freitas at Remax. Here’s a link with his contact information:
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I’m Kirsten, and welcome to Talk Travel Eat! My husband, Mark, and I moved to Portugal from the US in 2021. Continue to follow our journey as we will upload new content every week. Thank you for watching!
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