Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
General Topics => All things that have nothing to do with Turkey => Topic started by: Scunner on October 09, 2012, 23:04:39 PM
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But I'm probably not the only one...
I've always loved this, and it's location (which the photos really don't do justice to) and now it is for sale...
Wishful thinking (http://www.primelocation.com/for-sale/details/26396687?tmad=c&tmcampid=35&utm_campaign=buy-alert&utm_medium=email&utm_source=alert)
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Oh it's lovely. I'd love to live somewhere like that. Just off to check Euromillions
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I know someone who could Project Manage the whole Conversion Project for you ;D
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If my numbers are up, consider yourelf hired !! Actually, it's quite a good price for it!
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It's a very good price for it but I think the conversion may bump the total budget up a tad - and also you might find you need to buy the extra land. Could be a money pit this one...
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When we started looking for a house in this area of Scotland 30 years ago, there where lots of old Churches for sale, we did actually consider one, as they where relatively cheap. Also, at that time buying land was so easy and the prices where really reasonable.
We bought our place as a plot of land. We had no intention of buying land, it was just on the list of properties to look at.
We drove up the farm track and had to get out and walk as there was very little road. The place had an "L" shaped granite steadings( farm buldings) with a house on the end that had burnt down in the 1930's. The views where terrific with outlooks 30 miles including a view right across the Sea with Slains Castle in the foreground. The farmer was selling the place with 3 acres of ground on any side we picked as he wanted to build a riding school for his daughter and need cash to buy equipment.
We loved land, but the idea of building was daunting. The farmer asked us to shake his hand right away, as 20 people had looked at the place and no one was interested!!!!! We told him we would think it over and let him know next day.
We talked most of the evening and decided to try and buy the place and build a house. It was not easy to do and we had lots of problems and lots of hard work. We also had to sell our little house to raise the money and we live in rented property for 7 months with no central heating and no bath. It was so cold the budgie and all the plants we had died.
We often think how lucky we were to buy at a time when no one wanted land or to build a property themselves. The strange thing is initially we only bought the place to build a house and sell on so one day we would have enough money to buy a property in Aberdeen. Of course we fell in love with the place and never ever wanted to move.
(http://s15.postimage.org/4yhojh5lz/view.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/4yhojh5lz/)
(http://s17.postimage.org/j1e6c49qz/garden1.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/j1e6c49qz/)
(http://s8.postimage.org/qpe7nzic1/Trampoline5.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/qpe7nzic1/)
(http://s16.postimage.org/qdruj3opt/Trampoline6.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/qdruj3opt/)
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Anything is possible but a little luck is helpful plus right place right time!. Having brought three kids up in a flat above our shop for 20 years, etc we had to wait until we retired. Old pic Nov 2008, Renovated pic Oct 2009. Dated by English Heritage at 1666, but most likely much earlier. Two weeks before completion the Old House was broken into and petrol poured in five different places, more a grudge with the local Guy we used to do the renovation. Still some weird folk around! All's well that ends well.
November 2008
(http://s12.postimage.org/4kql6midl/birk_hagg_house_as_it_was_2008_002.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/4kql6midl/)
October 2009
(http://s11.postimage.org/n85oejqwf/P1040593.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/n85oejqwf/)
Fire 9th August 2009
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Back to the cold and beautiful this week.
(http://s7.postimage.org/f7msi1jo7/P1050271.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/f7msi1jo7/)
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Scunner please can you give me some more details. Does it have air-con, solar panels for water and pool, and how close to the local market and dolmus is it? I won't even look at it if Efes is more than 5TL in the nearest bar.
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It has none of those Pete I'm afraid. It does have full dying permission though.
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OMG!! It's so beautiful. I want it. Ironically where we live house prices are so high we could probably buy that, convert it, buy the land around and still get rid of our mortgage. I'd do it in a heartbeat but it'd kill the mother-in-law... Mmm...
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There's an area set aside for her ;)
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And on the other side of the Tay with full restoration done is:
http://www.jamesonmackay.co.uk/propertydetails.asp?propertyID=679
You will have to win the lottery before my daughter-in-law. She sent this to me a couple of weeks ago. She is buying it and I am getting to look after it ;)