When it comes to moving to Portugal, there are so many small details that can be easily overlooked that may make a huge difference in a person’s day-to-day life not to mention the preparatory stages of planning a move. Having lived abroad for more than a decade, I can say there are consistent patterns in what I see people overlooking and among the individuals who move to Portugal, I can say I’ve seen some of the same. If you are looking to make a life in Portugal for yourself and to become an expat in Portugal, I’ll go over some of the things I often see overlooked. Is expat life in Portugal worthwhile? Yes, but it’s important to get started on the right foot, sometimes almost literally.. It’s important so that you can spend as much time possible enjoying life abroad living in an amazing country. In this expat living abroad podcast episode of Not Your Average Globetrotter, we’ll go over just some of the mistakes I’ve seen made by expats in Portugal, or rather expats moving to Portugal.
0:42 – The “Expat Tax” – Real Estate
2:44 – The “Expat Tax” – Accountants
4:54 – Lack of proper research
9:03 – NEGOTIATE!
11:33 – Culinary Adventures
12:45 – Language
16:25 – Spacial differences…
17:46 – Ship or replace your belongings?
22:17 – Shoes make all the difference
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When it comes to purchasing a home, I’ve consistently have a heard to negotiate down the price. In your experience, how much is reasonable (generally speaking) without offending the owner?
Thanks for another wonderful episode. I realize that if I spoke English (and pretended that I had a Portuguese accent) people were able to understand me better. It was almost funny and fun at the same time.
I've been looking at Italian listings since early in the pandemic when I got the itch to maybe move to Italy and will only finally be getting back there to check out neighborhoods like you recommend doing. People kept hounding me to "just do it" to buy a place but I'm not that guy. Your old town of Rovigo is on my list (primarily because of finding you and liking their rugby team). In your opinion, were there less desirable parts there? (hoping to just bump into Marco when I make it to town)
I had Rabbit out in the middle of no where in Italy on Easter Day🥴 – Bunny in my Tummy – still feel terrible🙁 and I speak italian like you do too… just didn’t check ragu ingredients.
Thanks for all the recommendations! I look forward to running into you in a couple of months:))
torna in italia, dove la vita è bella
ohhh caralho, alheira NÃO É salsicha, ALHEIRA É um enchido como o presunto, capiche?
Thanks!
Thanks Rafael for all the great tips. In particular, appreciate points relative to: neighborhood of your apartment (not just the apartment itself), double pane windows 🪟(noticed mention mostly in newer/rehabbed places), annual rent increases (wasn’t aware 😲), and shipping options. 🚢 Cheers.
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