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Andrey Ryazantsev

I'm looking forward to buy an affordable apartment in a colder city of Turkey. I've been to several cities and I narrowed down my options to Bolu, Eskişehir, and Isparta.


What I'm struggling with is language first of all. Many local real estate agencies in these cities only have a handful of employees who are very unlikely to speak foreign languages. And if I'm lucky enough to find someone - I'll be extremely limited in options. And besides that I'm more interested in unfinished projects rather than ready apartments as I want to request alterations without wasting money to renovate what is already built.


When I visited the cities I've seen a large amount of constructions going on, but they are listed nowhere except at construction companies' websites at best,


With all that in mind - can anyone please suggest what kind of person I need to look for to help me with:

  1. communicating with construction companies, requesting projects
  2. communicate with local real estate agents to work through paperwork
  3. communicate with architect/foreman of the construction to request alterations
  4. communicate with utility companies for subscriptions.


Are these a real estate agent duties? Or some sort of assistant / consultant?

Where do I look for people like that?


If anyone has suggestions, advices, recommendations, or just any thoughts really - please comment :)


P.S. I went through the process of purchasing an apartment in Antalya, but this was extraordinary luck that we had real estate agent speaking russian and construction architect speaking english. It was a great experience, I wish I could have something similar.

Andrey Ryazantsev

Any ideas?

cdw057

What do you mean by affordable Do you have a family (wife and children?) We live in Mahmutlar (me and my wife, both a bit older)/ We consider this place to be safe, modern and affordable (Antalya is to crowdy and not convenient (apart from crimes),

Where we live

-Beach is close

-Supermarkets in abundance (MMM, A101, Coop, SOK, BIM, ..) all within 500m walking and most within 200 m

-Loads of restaurants (within 500 m), unfortunately no real foreigen restaurants (Indian/Chinese/Dutch/Mexican), but nothing to complain

-Also normal markets (Saturday market in Mahmutlat is excellent, Tuesday market is smaller (and more walking (for my wife)

-As a side note I can hardly walk (hairdresser 50m and restaurants for me that is it). But my wife is active which is very good. However never again we will buy a duplex penthouse (age)

-Many other things to say ..


Bottom line (depending on the budget) life can be very comfortable

Finances and health are important

cdw057

@cdw057

All in EUR 2000 pm is fine for all items  (especially if you own your property) EUR 3 K pm is good for a lavish life style

cdw057

@cdw057

My breakdown can be looked at on the forum

Andrey Ryazantsev

By affordable I mean apartments at a lower range of prices like 2.0M±0.5M TL (around 60k€). I'm single so its for 1 person most of the time (so its likely to be 1+1).

Specified it because most of the times realtors are interested in pushing something at higher prices and might not be too enthusiastic about selling low priced lots. (Got ghosted by 2 realtors a few months ago)

cdw057

@Andrey Ryazantsev

Perhaps I am mistaken, but I think for expats the property should say USD 200 K? (taxes attached?)

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