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Originally Posted by todservices
Unfortunately, this is not true anymore.
Cash is not king anymore.
For every apartment, you have to go through a insurance for payment default (seguro de impago) and they will check your asshole with great details, they will smell it with all their lungs.
They are usually large banks owning 1000's of flats, they don't care about your 6 months payment, they only want people who are working, pay taxes, who are stable, and who have been sole proprietor or employees for more than a year. It's part of the EU dictatorship to make it more and more difficult to get a flat for people.
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Yes, just wave some cash money. Worked 6 months ago.
Will be more difficult in the future cause small landlords disappears cause of new taxes.
Friend of mine rents out studios for expats, cash is welcome. But high prices.
For some landlords it is even not profitable anymore to rent out, cause more tax and cause of rent-regime you can askmax 1000 for many appartments in the future.
They only will rent out per year to minimize the risk they have to pay back rent when it is above the max.
And many prefer expats cause they will leave and not get the "rental rights"when staying less than 1 year.
Else you might not get them out, while the government is introducing a maximum rental price.
And chalets that are used for recreation are filled with people that can't find a normal house and live there (illegal).
Every country is different, Holland is fucked. Even short time airbnb rentals forbidden/restricted.
Outside Europe it is much easier. Rented a studio for 225 euro a month in Brazil and 50 euro for gas and electricity. Or a big appartment for 450. Went to Mexico to escape lockdowns and 700 usd all inn right at the beach. Canary Islands i rented easily. Tourist places with low seasons are best. Else the appartment stay empty many months anyway. Here it is 4 months high-season, 8 months more quiet (but great).
Just go to Canary Islands, enough for rent there. Avoid the big expensive cities.