Real Estate: Castles in Europe

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Fascinating undertaking.
Nevertheless, it also makes me wonder if, instead of building a new / old castle, they couldn't have taken to restoring existing ones...
I think the reason is that some people want to own the project from the very beginning and they want everything to be perfect for their vision. In such a case, you want a castle, but you want it to be exactly as you have imagined. An interesting approach that will always bring some controversies.
 

andromedaaudio

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As i live in belgium temporarily at the moment i regularly look at real estate .
For this price its a steal afaic , compared to what you get in NL for 7OO K euros .
Plenty of room for a highend shop as well :p in a nice setting

 

howiebrou

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As i live in belgium temporarily at the moment i regularly look at real estate .
For this price its a steal afaic , compared to what you get in NL for 7OO K euros .
Plenty of room for a highend shop as well :p in a nice setting

Over here in HK that would buy like a 400 sqft apartment, or less.
 

andromedaaudio

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Yeah id think so .
But it is most likely in the french/ east part of belgium and it can be a bit remote hence the lower price , near brussels you pay full prices .
But for somebody who is retired not bad
 

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Yeah id think so .
But it is most likely in the french/ east part of belgium and it can be a bit remote hence the lower price , near brussels you pay full prices .
But for somebody who is retired not bad
close to Liege is not that bad...
 

shakti

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Plus this castle looks basically ready to move in
I imagine renovating an old castle would be a financial drain.
Our current house is from 1876. Renovating was nearly 5 times the acquisition cost. An old castle will be a even more complex subject.
 

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As i live in belgium temporarily at the moment i regularly look at real estate .
For this price its a steal afaic , compared to what you get in NL for 7OO K euros .
Plenty of room for a highend shop as well :p in a nice setting

That is a real steal... I would expect, they forgot a "1" in front of the price.
Very good quality and close to Liege...
Mooi huisje
 

spiritofmusic

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Our current house is from 1876. Renovating was nearly 5 times the acquisition cost. An old castle will be a even more complex subject.
Tell me about it. We're spending 1.25x the retail cost of the chapel to get her into good shape, and critically, reasonable thermal performance.
I really envy the next owners Lol.
 
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Tell me about it. We're spending 1.25x the retail cost of the chapel to get her into good shape, and critically, reasonable thermal performance.
I really envy the next owners Lol.

But you always spend much more on the accessories than the main thing
 
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Our current house is from 1876. Renovating was nearly 5 times the acquisition cost. An old castle will be a even more complex subject.

That's a dream house. It is a converted pub and even has the toilets of a men's room of a pub
 
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I was unfamiliar with the Bulgarian ski resort of Borovetz when I came across this modern castle. If only modern day royalty had decided to offset additional heating concerns of 4.5 m ceilings with large amps in their design brief.


 

spiritofmusic

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But you always spend much more on the accessories than the main thing
Can't deny it. Life is a project. Death is the payoff.
 
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Zero000

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Not so much a castle but a country estate.


I just found this earlier on today in the Long Room during our short stay there.

I was surprised to say the least. Plus some vinyl to play. Nice touch if it started a trend it would be cool.

Amazing place, very highly recommended.


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We are considering land in europe. In 3 years we will move for 6 months to italy, England, then Portugal. We want to see if any place speaks to us.
 
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I was unfamiliar with the Bulgarian ski resort of Borovetz when I came across this modern castle. If only modern day royalty had decided to offset additional heating concerns of 4.5 m ceilings with large amps in their design brief.


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Wow you do not need to set up any diffuser or absorption panel in this gorgeous room.
 

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