I`m considering to buy an appartment/house

[rekees4300]

I`ve mainly been looking around orlando. But the main reason is that the "norwegian" brokers only have that area available.

I dont have any preferences areawise. I would like it to be countrylike, a really small town. With plenty of space. But if I`m going to rent it, it probably should be in a popular city.


I`ll have a look at the links

best small towns = Best Places to Live 2013 - Money Magazine

best cities = America's 50 Best Cities - The Best Places to Live - Businessweek

 

[dave1949]

If the weekly or monthly rental would be managed through a Norwegian broker, an area like Orlando would be most attractive to other Scandinavians/Germans, etc. They like to vacation in warm, sunny places and the Disney attractions are there.

Anything with a good ocean frontage, or easy walk to the beach, is good for weekly rentals. Costs more, but you can get more rent too.

Small town/country locations that will attract renters is probably much more difficult to find. What is the attraction? It may be very nice, but how many would spend their kroner/euro/$ and vacation time to visit such a place? I wonder.

I only visited Norway once, I think it was summer 1987 or so. Beautiful country, beautiful people. We stayed a couple days in Eidfjord. There was a small hotel at the head of the fjord. What a view! I rented a row boat and we rowed across the end of the fjord. My boys were youngsters then and we had a good time.

 

[Dalis]

Dalis it depends on the dollars you have to spend.. Any property along the gulf coast can be used as rental.. There always a house if the money is right.. Lou

The dollars realy depends on the property and its possibilities.
I`m currently looking for anything up to 300.000$ And for that kind of money, I depend on it to be good posibilities for rental.

 

[bcp]

For weekend/vacation rental, you need the house in a location people want to go for a weekend/vacation.

A house in a nice little farm town probably won't have many customers, no matter how nice a place it would be to live.

Bruce

 

[Lou66]

Dalis on the Texas coast that is low side of the high end.. for as beach property.. Couple of place you may want to check out is Galveston or San Antonio,, Galveston got the beaches while San Antonio has the River walk,, Both are warm most of the year.. Padre island is another one.. lots of people visit it each year,, it is in far south Texas great place to fish or just lay around and enjoy the sun.. Lou

 

[murphy1244]

Try the Detroit Michigan area. Real estate is very affordable with many culturally diverse neighborhoods. Bargains abound in this tropical paradise. Fishing, hunting, boating are at your fingertips. A low crime rate makes Detroit a destination vacation spot for everyone. Check it out. You won't be disappointed!

You can buy a whole Block for fifty bucks.

 

[Dalis]

I saw a documentary about Detroit about a year ago. It didnt look good, with alot of crime, no work, and poor economy.
So thats no subject for me:thumbdown:

 

[Dalis]

Another thing is taxes.
Is it any taxes I have to pay if I rent it out? And is it any taxes when I sell it?

 

[Lou66]

I saw a documentary about Detroit about a year ago. It didnt look good, with alot of crime, no work, and poor economy.
So thats no subject for me:thumbdown:

Dalis he was making a joke.. Detroit is more than likely is going to go belly up on it loans and bonds.. Unless the government comes in and bail them out.. But them not being a bank or an insurance company it may not happen,,Lou

 

[Lou66]

Another thing is taxes.
Is it any taxes I have to pay if I rent it out? And is it any taxes when I sell it?

The rent property I have I let a real estate company handle it,, there is property taxes you have to paid yearly.. You pay taxes on the profit after deductions,, I don't have to pay any sell taxes.. but not sure about the other states.. Lou