Early retiree Alex Trias, 52, who left his job as an attorney based in Washington, D.C., was on a family vacation in Lisbon, Portugal, with his wife, Noki, and their daughter, Evie, when their lives changed. Only two days into their trip, they decided to make Lisbon their new home. They purchased a 1,300-square-foot apartment for $533,554. Now, they live debt free in the Portuguese city. Watch the video to tour their home and learn how moving gave the Trias family a new lease on life.
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Living In A 400-Year-Old Home In Portugal For $534K | Unlocked
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I wanna know what their portfolios are that they get 150k in dividends
What a beautiful apartment in such a beautiful city.
If i live in Portugal on my income level while keeping my US passport, my after-tax income would actually be negative.
7:55, their daughter…?
Hi there, Lisbon calling.
a) the house is in an historical building, a former convent, now a palace. It may look expensive back then, but it is so unique, it may cost over 50% more today. Great investment if you ask me.
b) These houses are for 1% of the population, so no impact on locals.
c) I guess it is really hard to pay that much on electricity, a typo for sure. Maintenance also seems a bit off…
c) lovely family, looking happy and that is all that matters.
As an American myself, i feel conflicted watching this. I'm happy this sweet couple and their daughter are enjoying this wonderful new life and that apartment is truly gorgeous. On the other hand, i've seen a few of these "i left the US for a cheaper life in Portugal" type videos and every time, i cant help but imagine how infuriating these must be for native Portuguese (especially Millenials/gen Z) who earn much lower incomes and have to compete with well-heeled foreigners for homes. That building is beautiful but i think if i were a local, i would have preferred to see it converted into affordable housing for local residents rather than luxury apartments for rich yuppies from abroad. Again, nothing against this family in particular, they seem lovely and i wish them well, just seems a bit unfair on the native residents is all.
Was the kid a guy or girl. Voice sounds male, body and clothes looked like a girl
Love the project, apartment, the family in it. (PS: Evie is the coolest 🙌)
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Portugal, the ideal country for foreigners as most of the Portuguese population can barely afford housing and food on a monthly basis. Simply shameful how this country offers so many benefits for foreigners who move there, even though most of them arrive with fully filled wallets, while the Portuguese are successively explored with one of EU's highest income tax rates. And what do the Portuguese see their taxes being applied to? Surely not for improving living conditions for the Portuguese! Sad truth. Portugal is far from "dreamy" as you constantly picture it.
>>> positive and thoughtful comment here <<<
these people do everything to become rich and then complain about being burnout and move to another country to relax. in the meantime the locals can't afford to live here anymore and need to work multiple jobs to survive. please. spare me
My favourite was the Azulejos room. Stunning tile/art work 😍
Overpriced. Realtors in Portugal are taking advantage of American citizens, so they offer homes 50% above their market local price… Do your research with real locals..
Very disappointed how they don’t talk more about their immigration status and how they made citizenship possible
What a pleasant apartment, and facing that relaxing courtyard makes it even better!
Lovebirds ❤️
The apartment was sold for a good price less than 600k but you have 'monthly maintainance expenses' of around 500, that is absurd even for a very good condominium in Portugal, it's almost the amount to rent in some suburbs of Lisbon metro area! 🇵🇹🇪🇺
Something about their daughter. 🤔
Oh well, nice video folks.
I aspire to retire early like these folks did.
Is the audio of them speaking messed up?
Investment in a home well spent, common sense simplicity, wonderful area to live/retire and great diversity of finances.
152k in annual dividends. That’s a 4-5 million portfolio. 🙌
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Looks like some people have been getting some Golden Visas!
Regarding the people saying there are too many Americans in Portugal, do you even know the facts before you start blaming?
Of the foreign population in Portugal, the US is at #20, representing about 1% of all Immigrants to Portugal.
Here is the list of just the top 45 countries
Total: 698.887
1 Brazil 204.694
2 United Kingdom 41.932
3 Cabo Verde 34.093
4 Italy 30.819
5 India 30.251
6 Romania 28.911
7 Ukraine 27.195 + 48.000 recently
8 France 26.719
9 Angola 25.802
10 China 22.782
11 Nepal 21.545
12 Guiné Bissau 20.357
13 Spain 18.546
14 Germany 18.340
15 São Tomé e Príncipe 11.234
16 Netherlands 11.013
17 Bangladesh 10.936
18 Venezuela 8.296
19 Pakistan 7.499
20 United States 6.885
21 Bulgaria 6.491
22 Belgium 5.657
23 Sweden 5.486
24 Moldova 5.177
25 Russia 5.156
26 Mozambique 3.803
27 Poland 3.651
28 Ireland 3.327
29 Switzerland 3.179
30 Morocco 2.136
31 Thailand 1.795
32 South Africa 1.748
33 Colômbia 1.690
34 Senegal 1.673
35 Áustria 1.467
36 Iran 1.431
37 Turkey 1.363
38 Canada 1.271
39 Guinea 1.204
40 Uzbekistan 1.201
41 Syria 1.191
42 Finland 1.157
43 Philippines 1.107
44 Hungary 1.059
45 Norway 1.052
Source: https://sefstat.sef.pt/Docs/Rifa2021.pdf
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Americans you are not welcome to Europe.
Go back usa
So odd this came up in my algorithm. My husband and I are highly considering moving there. He’s European and I’m American; we live in NYC and both have great jobs. I am worried however since I can’t take my job oversees I won’t be able to find a job right away
Too much Americans coming will ruining our country
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i'm confused by the voices