Gazza123

Thanks for you posts My only concerns were selling on and as most of you have said my budget is to tight. It has been may dream to do this, however I may well have to soldier on for a few more years I feel. I appreciate all your sound advise, which has effectively made me seriously think again. Good luck to you all, france I beleive is a lovely place to live....................one day I hope. Kind regards

Hi all, firstly may I say what a great site and forum. Planning on finding a cheap property to renovate somewhere in south west or middle of France. Have a budget of around 60k, thats to buy and renovate.I will be doing most of the work myself, the only thing I cant do are the electrics, so money is tight I am packing in work and expect to build through the summer months...........I will hopefully finish by the end of the summer. I may need to sell to survive and  rebuy and start again. I ultimately want to get where I really want to be and retire in 4 years time and draw my pension. Just a few questions-Whats the market like at the moment are properties being sold? and  How long on average to purchase a property? I would appreciate any advise anyone can give me. Many thanks Gary