Client Testimonial For Valencia Property

I have posted this blog on the Houses For Sale In Spain website too but I thought it more relevant for this blog as it relates directly to the work done by Valencia Property. Enjoy. If you want the same sort of treatment then get in touch by mail on grahunt@gmail.com.

I get quite a lot of testimonials but I am very happy with this one as it comes in three installments. David is someone who bought the Success in Spain Audiobooks (Get them at that link) and it sort of went from there. When you are looking for a House For Sale In Spain you need to do what David and Patricia did, your homework. If you do then you get the result he has got. Without it you are risking a lot.

Testimonial:

We have spent some time now going through the various information and resources you have provided. The information has been invaluable and your willingness to provide unbiased comment and advice is a breath of fresh air. Being as informed as this even before we set foot in Spain to look for a home provides us with such an advantage over where we would have been. Thank you so much for this and all of you help to date. We hope one day to be able to add our experiences to your portfolio of knowledge.
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Thank you for the time you gave us on our visit. Looking at so many different places is really helping us to home in on where and what will be our new life and home. It is almost impossible to quantify the confidence you have given us in making the move to Spain. The experience to date is so different from England we can tell how much you care about what you do. You deserve all the success you can get because the help you provide is fantastic. We will be in touch again.
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Graham, installment three. As you know we are now owners of a lovely town house and are so looking forward to moving to Spain. I am 100% convinced that the trouble free process in the end much easier than England and cheaper came about primarily due to visiting your website the success is Spain audiobooks content, and all the people you introduced us too. For any prospective customers I want them to know that you are the person that they should come to if they are buying in and around Valencia. I am happy to share my experiences with anybody you feel would benefit from them, and would be happy to provide you with an interview should you feel it would help.

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The 2010 America's Cup in Valencia

Well the Catamarans have arrived and the rather muted build up to the controversial 2010 America's Cup sailing, a hand to hand fight between two billionaires with more money than sense, is getting ready.

February will be the time that the three races go ahead inevitably followed by court case after court case to decide where the next totally discredited event will take place. Let's face it, the America's Cup has been hijacked by Billionaire's egos. Neither Berterelli nor Ellison of the two contending boats can be happy about what has happened.

A great event in Valencia last time was plunged into uncertainty as soon as Alinghi moved the goalposts of how the event was to be organised. All of the action in the two years since the last event has been in the courtrooms in New York and the future of the event was decided by a judge who had nothing to do with the event rather than these two egomaniacs actually sitting down and arranging what was best for this ancient and historical tradition.

Why did Alinghi try to load the dice in its favour? Simply put, money: The America's Cup is a cash cow. Valencia paid a ridiculous amount of money to the organisers for the last event and tried to justify it by the increased tourist revenues while at the same time forcing Ryaniar out of the airport at Valencia which brought a lot more money into the city through the 750000 passengers a year that Ryanair brought in.

This is How The Race Should Be

The Valencia local and regional governement should be brought to task for the total mess that the America's Cup fiasco has brought and the loss of trade of year round customers from Ryanair. Will it be? No. Rita Barbera and Francisco "Trajes" Camps at the regional government run their fiefdoms without hinderence from anyone and until that situation is questioned at the polling booth the mess that they have created by insisting on big events over trickle down events will continue.

The best example is the Quantum of Solace premiere. Two years ago the town council paid around 1 million Euros to host the gala opening at the City of Arts and Sciences bringing the Director and Actors over for the event. The same day Ryanair announced it was leaving Valencia airport indefinitely because of the incompetence of the local government, basically they wanted around 1 million Euros to keep flying here. What has the longer term benefit for Valencia, a gala one nighter or Ryanair? You decide.

The Red Palm Weevil

There are a couple of things that people often want when they come to Spain and more especially Valencia to live in a house. Firstly, outside space so that they can have a little garden and then a few things to populate that green oasis. For most people it is usually a lemon tree closely followed by an orange tree but often the desire is for a palm tree.

This is where your mortal enemy the Red Palm Weevil comes into the picture. Visiting houses for the first time in a while has become a journey into the unknown recently. At the start of December we had a storm and it was very windy. It was at this point that the true extent of the damage wrought by the red palm weevil was discovered. What it does is eats at the base of the palm leaves which all come out from the top of the tree. When it has eaten away at this area a strong wind can often decapitate the trees, as it has done in many trees in the gardens of our clients who are selling.

It is obligatory to treat your trees if you have palms to stop the spread but many people haven't. Now here is the weird thing. The red palm weevil is a fussy eater and it prefers certain types of palm tree. Therefore you might have a perfectly healthy specimen in your garden right next to a decapitated stump.

If you are a house owner with palm trees we hope that your trees are the wrong type. If you want to buy then bear in mind that the beautiful palm that adorns the garden may soon become a lovely roman pillar.

Confessions Of An Estate Agent

Welcome to the first chapter of the Confessions of an Estate Agent, part of the Audiobooks that I made a few month ago. The introduction will come at a later date but this part will tell you how the situation came up that 1 in 400 people in Madrid was working as an Estate Agent in 2006, how the mind of the Spanish seller often works and how much money you are actually paying in commissions to the agents involved. It tells you how Spanish Estate Agents work, the tips, tricks and terrors you need to avoid in order to get a Spanish property at the best price and how an ethical estate agency can work for you too.

LISTEN TO THIS FIRST PART HERE

(Or click on the bull below)

The audiobook has six chapters in total and then there are currently 19 audio interviews of people who have made a success of their move to Spain. These interviews are the main part of the Audiobook series and this part of the monologue is just a small part. To see more about the product and how it can save you thousands when you purchase a Spanish Property go to the download pages and sales page here. You can watch videos about the content of the audiobooks and judge for yourself how much money this will save you in the future when you buy a property in Spain whether that is through my services or through any other agent.

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The December 2009 Podcast

The final podcast for the year is now ready to listen to. You can listen to it here.



There are other ways to listen to it of course. The easiest way is to subscribe to the Podcast series in iTunes. If you have iTunes on your computer, and most people do these days, then go to the Podcasts section in the iTunes store and search for VPAudio. You can press the subscribe button, it is free of course, and get this episode and all previous episodes too.

Now they are all in MP3 format so you can also record them onto a USB, iPod, MP3 Player or CD and listen to them in the car or while doing other things. Imagine my dulcet tones accompanying you while you do the Christmas shopping, go to the gym or drive through the freezing cold weather in the UK while I tell you more about the delights and challenges of Spain.



Again listen here or subscribe through iTunes. (You are not alone by the way. Up to now we have had 1704 downloads of the episodes according to my stats)

Regards and Merry Xmas to you all. Have a great New Year too.

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