Thanks to everyone at Bohemia, especially Helios. Bohemia will be our first off grid property tour coming in a new series VERY SOON!

Get a sneak peak of a few parts of Boho in tonight's top 10 things to consider BEFORE going off the grid!

Looking forward to reading all your comments and seeing what you think 🙂

Really enjoy your content have been following from when you were viewing various plots and wish u and your family all the best

Awesome video guys❤

Very interesting, thanks for doing the video, there is plenty to research, nothing is going to be easy when doing this sort of thing.

Some great information there ! Thanks 😎

brilliant vid thankyou

Brilliant advice and tips x

Great video, very informative something we had been considering, thank you, looking forward to the next one 😊

Enjoyed u'r vids. This one was very informative.

Thnx for sharing your insight

Great informative video, thanks Dom👍💯

Thanks for the great videos. Could you point us towards a good website or agent to find land like yours in Portugal? I am moving to Central Portugal in a few weeks and we don't really know if the international agents such as Remax and Era are the best option for us.

Hi dom, great video thanks. any chance you could give me your lawyers details I need to do land checks on a property I am looking at now in coimbra. Thankyou adam

love the vlog great advises, I've sent you a message though your blog /web site

Very good tips.
As Portuguese myself, I wonder for how long some of the people living illegally in Central Portugal, will be doing it. Personally, I didn't buy land yet exactly because I don't want to live illegally somewhere and it's not fair to see foreigners coming and bringing prices up and then living illegally

Thanks for all those tips.
Just wondering if you're going to look at potential off grid land for sale for others looking? Or perhaps maybe consider this option.
Hope the girls are now both in good health.
Also interested in knowing how your visa application process is going?
Take care and Enjoy the sunshine 🌞 could definitely do with a bit more over here! ( Wiltshire).

Great vid this week. Looking forward the the new series.

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Very impressive presentation and spot on guidance x

Hi all, Great info Dom and a lot to consider! Before all of that getting a visa isn't a walk in the park. I am coming to the conclusion it's not going to happen for me, way too many hoops to jump through. How did you get on with yours, as the last time you mentioned it your solicitor got you an extension and it seemed pretty positive? It would be nice to know if there was a small ray of hope for me!! Hope to see Missy and Rosie soon xx

THANK YOU! Finally someone is talking common sense. Great advice here.
I'd just like to add these points:

* WATER is indeed the number one factor that can make or break your project. Without easy access to water you can't do very much with your land. Water is getting scarcer in Portugal, much of the land we see up for sale, was once farmed but abandoned a long time ago because wells no longer provide enough water as they once did.
Don't assume that there is enough water because the land has a well. It could dry up in the dry season, when you most need water. The water level in the soil is being depleted and is not being restored by rain as in ancient times. Fighting against nature is usually a lost battle.

* Prices depend more on quality of soil & water and much less on geography. In same area you can have a large piece of land on a hillside that is very cheap because it cannot be farmed (poor soil & lack of water), and a small piece of land in a valley that is expensive because it can be farmed and has plenty of water.

* Asking prices are being inflated, some people are paying 10 times the real value of land (because they think it's cheap…) and they may never be able to get their money back, should they need to sell. The value of a piece of land is based on the BENEFIT it could return.
Some lands are only good for grazing goats and you can graze goats almost anywhere for free wihtout owning the land… therefore no benefit in buying a piece of land that is only good for grazing goats.
For the past couple of years there have been many foreigners moving to Portugal and buying off-grid land, that's why prices have rocketed, but now some of them are starting to sell… If this trend to move to Portugal stops, the prices will fall because locals are too wise to buy land with no value. Some folks could loose their investment.

* Prices for quality land are going up. Choose quality land: with good soil & water. If it has a ruin with permission to renovate or build new, the more the price could go up. Good location is also a plus.

* Prices for bush land are going down. It has no value whatsoever, sometimes not even for forestation. It seldon fetches over 50 centimes (half an Euro) per square meter.

* Sef-sufficiency is not easy… My ancestors who farmed good quality land with plenty of water, were almost self-suficient and they had this saying for winter:
"After eating cabbage with potatoes 18 times, you knew it was Sunday" (6 days X 3 meals).

* Last but not least: living a sustainable life should not include buying compost that is produced in an unsustainable way to improve your soil. Or having to drive to fill your cans with water. Or using a lot of plastic materials in your "eco" project. Let's get real… don't call it sustainable, don't call it eco. Maybe good for YouTube??? But not good for the planet.

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Interesting thanks

thankyou dom we found that clear and very well explained for us fledgling adventurers considering the journey ..sy and fi

Wildlanders, In my opinion this is a great idea! And look forward to the stories to be told. All the best from Canada tchau tchau

Great vid guys.

Great advice Dom,hope the rest of the family are on the mend.

Great video, thanks! there are a lot of things to think about before moving offgrid. but it's a very exciting journey!

Very informative 👏 👌

Thank you. Very important advice. Well delivered. Hope your all well. All the very best. Cheers 🍻. 👍🐾🪴😎

We have a water tank and not sure why the pressure isn’t good enough coming through the hose …

Some good tips there Dom. How are Missy and Rosie getting on ? You said they had a fever last week…

Good video dude, will get people thinking things through properly.

Liking it!!!!! Definitely the way to go, information is key!!!! Keep up the good work mate 💕😊🙏

Good info….thank u

Fab info. Thank you.

Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love you all guys.

Great video Dom. Very informative, all things to take into consideration.

Absolutely fantastic video so great pointers and some things you’ve mentioned that wasn’t mentioned to me that I now know and I will look into hope you’re all good thanks for sharing take care 🥰

I think if I ever plucked up the courage to buy land in Portugal it would have to be money I'd be prepared to write off in case it all went Pete Tong. There was a guy on Channel 5 UK that spent 100k on land in central Portugal. Thats too much. 20k would hurt, but not be fatal.

Perfectly explain. Would add:

– New PDM s comming all over

– north, central and south portugal are very different in the interior (like castelo branco, beja or guarda) or if you are closer to the ocean (like leiria, odemira or braga). More people and less extreme clima by the ocean…

great list

All estate agents around the world are the same… a bunch of crooks

All excellent points Dom! Thanks for the info.

A really informative top 10 and the new series looks fab! Thanks!