A little vermut to make the decision, and then a little more vermut to celebrate. Your bringing back Camino memories... We were introduced to vermut in a bar in Burgos last September. The sign read, "La felicidad es encontrar aceitunas en el vermut." Yup, I'm willing to walk all day for a little felicidad!. Sign me up!
I had so many of the same challenges getting an apartment in Portugal, and it ended up taking me 7 months. Proud of you for getting through the whole process so quickly and not too many hiccups!
What a lovely little film - I am relocating from the UK to Spain - somewhere in between Valencia and Barcelona next year - I am a little anxious as I will be on an NLV but I do have a monthly income from my pension and rental of property in the UK ( evidence that I will show for my visa application) so hopefully the agents and landlords will be okay with that. I guess its all part of the adventure. Good luck to both of you x
We moved from Washington State to N. Ireland for a year with our two school age children. We secured places for them in a great school. For accommodation we had to pay the full year of rent in advance. We weren’t working but we’re fortunate to be able to do this. For transportation we bought an old diesel VW minivan for £1000 (sold it for £500). Auto insurance tripled the cost though 😖
We spent 12 months in Spain on the NLV. Just outside of Madrid €700 month. We loved our time there. My family is Spanish and I’ll get citizenship and come back and live there again.
You are saying you have to go over on a tourist visa before having an approved nlv, sign a lease as a TOURIST, leave Spain, then hopefully get approved for the nlv with that lease paperwork, and if so, then go back on another trip to Spain to your new home? This would be a showstopper for many, including myself. It's a huge inconvenience to make two seperate trips plus a huge risk in the case that your nlv is rejected, of which then you would be stuck with a lease that you cant live in. So, I have to be misunderstanding something here because there is no way that is true as I described it.
That's not what we did. The NLV gives you 30 days once you arrive to apply for your residency card (TIE). The USA consulates have new rules about having an address, but people solve this by renting short term first.
@@GoatsOnAParachute We haven't had to apply since the rules changed. We really suggest consulting a visa expert. When we applied, putting the city name was enough.
Well done ! Love how the agents are just closed all the time - how Spain is that. Isn’t Ourense a stop on one of the Camino trails? I thought it was . Anyway, good luck - hope you have a wonderful 12 months . Go well .
Haha yeah it was an education for sure. Ourense is the start of the last 100km on the Sanabres camino, so you can walk from here and get your compostela!
Can you provide the Point of Contact for your agent that helped you get your place? We are planning on doing the same once we complete our time in Germany
My mom just got her NLV from the LA consulate too - thank you for this awesome video! She’s moving in a couple of weeks and exploring different rental agencies, but the fees seem pretty hefty. How were the fees for the realtor you used?
Our inmobiliaria didn’t charge us any fees. Our landlord payed them. That’s why you have to rent in person. It’s easier to find a good agent and inmobiliaria that way.
I am a nervous wreck when I go there and I speak Spanish and Portuguese. I suppose you'll have to learn Galego as well. In my next trip to Spain I will go to Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, and the Pais Vasco. I have pretty much done most of the country. But, Galicia and el Pais Vasco are high on my list. Glad you guys found your apt. I was thinking that you might fit there really well bc they are Celts as well.
Hello! Thanks for the video and all the detailed info. My wife and I are planning to move to Spain in a couple of years. I have always wonder about Galicia (we love nature and Galicia looks promising). I wonder though what do you think about the weather, specially rain. Is it too much? Thanks
Was ur aprt thats accepted a bank statment a long term contract or short term contract ,cuz I heard they both different and finding long term part is more harder.
Hello guys, thank you for the informative video, love it. Did you have any issues with Padron and TIE application as you did not have utilities in your name for this apartment?
Hello! Thanks for this video, super helpful! Have a couple of qs if you dont mind. Planning to move to Spain (fingers crossed) via the Digital Nomad visa as a remote employee. Do you think they will accept pay slips from foreign income sources? How long was your initial contract for,just a year or minimum of x months & indefinite?
Hi Michelle, We don't have any experience with the Digital Nomad Visa. Every realtor is different. Keep going to them until you find someone who will except your foreign income pay slips. You'll be fine. :) Our rental contract is for one year - the length of our visa.
Buenos dias. Thank you for an excellent video. We are retired educators (with Social Security & teacher's pensions) planning on applying for the NLV and then moving to southern Spain in the fall. Do you recommend renting for a year first? Airbnb then rent, as you did? Airbnb then buy? We love a walkable and accessible city. A sea view is a must for us. Healthcare, transportation, safety, and reliability are our concerns. Gracias! Dean & Cindy
Hola! We definitely recommend renting first. Start your first month in an Airbnb while you look for a place with a lease (leased places are much cheaper than Airbnb and you’ll need a legal lease for your Empadronamiento). We don’t recommend buying until you’ve lived in the area for a while first. It takes a while to learn a city and which neighborhoods you might like to live in long term. Good luck!
In USA you must have some type of credit scoring to rent a house, if not it happens like you experienced. And considering that in Spain is much more difficult to reject a tenant if he doesn´t pay, you were somehow lucky. Good for you. How did you choose Ourense, and nothing on the coast of Galicia?
We were very lucky. Finding the right realtor made all the difference. Ourense is much more affordable than the coast and connected to Madrid with a speed train (we have family in Madrid).
I'm thinking of living in Spain on a Digital Nomad/Telework visa. Are the prices on idealista pretty accurate? No hidden fees? How much was the realtor?
We found the prices on Idealista to be the same as what we saw. Our realtor was paid by our landlord. Not sure how much that was. Each region and city is very different though. In popular place (like Madrid or Barcelona), you may see some price discrepancy.
Hey guys, thanks for your video. Had a question about the income conundrum - do they accept dividend income from an investment portfolio as qualifying income? We're hoping to make the leap within the next two years with our 3 year old. Thanks much!
Probably not. The qualifying income is typically a paycheck from a Spanish company. It's the only way owners have recourse to protect against renters that stop paying rent. We brought our bank statements into the inmobiliarias. The two that talked to us, appreciated the info.
Loved your vid. Quite the experience moving to a new country. Was looking about Castellon de la Plana and how safe it is for college level students. My son is considering moving there.
Can't get over how fugly most Spanish apartments are when it comes to interior decoration. I get the feeling that the task of furnishing always goes to the resident grandmas lol. The layouts too are claustrophobic with long narrow hallways and tiny rooms. New build villas though are the opposite. Ugly Legos on the outside but totally modern and spacious on the inside 😅
@@DaysWeSpend The one thing we always laugh about with my family from Spain is the sheer number of doors in an apartment. Everything is so closed off! But they tell us they like a door to close off the kitchen so smells don’t get to the rest of the apartment and when you have mini splits to cool spaces it’s easier to to shut the door and turn on a mini split to just the living room or bedrooms. In the US we like open plans but in Spain they prefer to have each space separated.
Great video, Congrats for finding a place. Now I'm gonna be in the same situation. I have a visa no lucrativa arriving pretty soon. I hope I could find an inmobiliaria that works with me since I do not have an income and I can not work. If I do not find an apartment do you think I could use a friend's address for my TIE?
Thank you! Good luck finding an inmobiliaria. We don't think you can use a friend's place unless you've signed a lease and get an empadronamiento with your name on it.
Hi Todd, send us an email through our website, days we spend.com. We used Centro Inmobiliaria. I think all the realtors in our area are hyper local. Not sure if it will help unless you are moving to Ourense area.
thank you for the video! I am even now researching apartments and SO nervous about the process. Would you be willing to share the contact for your realtor Centro?
What you most love about this Spanish city is that it costs cheap, so with an average freelance gig from an American company, you can successfully live like a rich person here. And you're inviting more American people to do so as well.
@@DaysWeSpend This is not something good. Promoting gentrification is the most soulless action we can do in our society. Galicia is full of old people and if you gentrify their home, now that is cruel.
I'm on the verge of not moving. I do speak fluent español but since I'm on an NLV I get requirements like 7months worth for a chappy ~900 € apartment in Madrid. But the will not accept the full year in payment.
We are a Ukrainian family of 3 people (mom+2 daughters) struggling to find a place in Valencia starting rent from April... We can pay, but don't have Spanish documents yet, so the housekeepers are afraid to rent for us. Can you please share the name, email, or phone number of the realtor to talk to?
When you are owner of appartement in Andorra you are not protected by law and police from non legal occupant , which is can brock the door and live in your appartements many years withount paying anything, till you wanting justice answer from remove them out of your appartement !
Very well articulated; I wish I had more time for trial and error, but I'll be 56 in October and I need ideas and advice on what investments to make to set myself up for retirement, especially with the looming inflation and recession; my goal is to have a portfolio of at least $500k at the age of 60.
There are a lot of strategies to make tongue-wetting profit especially in this down market, but such sophisticated trades can only be carried out by proper market experts
A little vermut to make the decision, and then a little more vermut to celebrate. Your bringing back Camino memories... We were introduced to vermut in a bar in Burgos last September. The sign read, "La felicidad es encontrar aceitunas en el vermut." Yup, I'm willing to walk all day for a little felicidad!. Sign me up!
We were introduced to vermut in Burgos, too!! This adorable bar, Casa Minuto right next to the cathedral. It was incredible. That sign is perfect.
@@DaysWeSpend Es lo mismito barcito! A little Camino magic playing out in a TH-cam chat stream. Who would have thought?
@@GoodLifePilgrim WOAH!!! That's so cool.
I had so many of the same challenges getting an apartment in Portugal, and it ended up taking me 7 months. Proud of you for getting through the whole process so quickly and not too many hiccups!
Thanks Jess! I’m so glad you got your place, too.
What a lovely little film - I am relocating from the UK to Spain - somewhere in between Valencia and Barcelona next year - I am a little anxious as I will be on an NLV but I do have a monthly income from my pension and rental of property in the UK ( evidence that I will show for my visa application) so hopefully the agents and landlords will be okay with that. I guess its all part of the adventure. Good luck to both of you x
Thanks so much! Good luck with your relocation and enjoy the adventure!
We moved from Washington State to N. Ireland for a year with our two school age children. We secured places for them in a great school. For accommodation we had to pay the full year of rent in advance. We weren’t working but we’re fortunate to be able to do this. For transportation we bought an old diesel VW minivan for £1000 (sold it for £500). Auto insurance tripled the cost though 😖
Wow. Thanks for sharing your story. The cost of auto insurance is crazy!
Thanks for sharing your experience. Apartment 3 was really nice. I loved the kitchen.
Apartment 3 was pretty nice but it only had one shower and it was through the largest bedroom. Since it was the most expensive, we didn't chose it.
We spent 12 months in Spain on the NLV. Just outside of Madrid €700 month. We loved our time there. My family is Spanish and I’ll get citizenship and come back and live there again.
Amazing! It’s so nice when you can connect with a part of Spain and you can’t wait to come back. Good luck!
Hi, what does NLV stand for, I am going to Madrid in January to look for a property. Thanks 🙏
@@andypandy7580 NLV is non-lucrative visa.
@@andypandy7580 Non-Lucrative Visa
How much rent of two room flat in salou spain
Do you know if the San Francisco consulate requires a one year rental agreement?
From what we’ve heard, it’s not required there.
Thanks for sharing your story. Buena suerte!
Thanks for watching!
You are saying you have to go over on a tourist visa before having an approved nlv, sign a lease as a TOURIST, leave Spain, then hopefully get approved for the nlv with that lease paperwork, and if so, then go back on another trip to Spain to your new home? This would be a showstopper for many, including myself. It's a huge inconvenience to make two seperate trips plus a huge risk in the case that your nlv is rejected, of which then you would be stuck with a lease that you cant live in. So, I have to be misunderstanding something here because there is no way that is true as I described it.
That's not what we did. The NLV gives you 30 days once you arrive to apply for your residency card (TIE). The USA consulates have new rules about having an address, but people solve this by renting short term first.
@DaysWeSpend thanks! In which case they should allow proof an airbnb or hotel reservation of only 30 days on the nlv application?
@@GoatsOnAParachute We haven't had to apply since the rules changed. We really suggest consulting a visa expert. When we applied, putting the city name was enough.
Congratulations! What are your plans for your year there?
Thanks so much! We're planning to walk lots of Caminos, practice our Spanish, spend lots of time in the thermal baths. :)
How much is rent?
600 euros a month, not including utilities.
@@DaysWeSpend For 3 bedrooms?
@@bradleyredmond7850 All of the apartments were between 500 and 700 Euros a month.
Thanks guys..love your videos
Thanks for watching!
I'm moving to Spain in October and very worried about not being able to find housing. Did your inmobiliaria make you pay insurance?
Nope. I don’t even know what that insurance would be. We paid a security deposit, but that was with the landlord.
Great video thanks for sharing! Did your apartment include furnishings or did you guys have to purchase all the furniture?
Thanks. Fully furnished! A lot of places are furnished. Good luck.
Well done ! Love how the agents are just closed all the time - how Spain is that. Isn’t Ourense a stop on one of the Camino trails? I thought it was . Anyway, good luck - hope you have a wonderful 12 months . Go well .
Haha yeah it was an education for sure. Ourense is the start of the last 100km on the Sanabres camino, so you can walk from here and get your compostela!
Congrats guys!!!! Thanks for the info.
Thanks, we love it here!
Can you provide the Point of Contact for your agent that helped you get your place? We are planning on doing the same once we complete our time in Germany
Our inmobiliaria only specializes in Galicia. We rented through Centro Inmobiliaria.
@ we will be in Galicia for week in December
My mom just got her NLV from the LA consulate too - thank you for this awesome video! She’s moving in a couple of weeks and exploring different rental agencies, but the fees seem pretty hefty. How were the fees for the realtor you used?
Our inmobiliaria didn’t charge us any fees. Our landlord payed them. That’s why you have to rent in person. It’s easier to find a good agent and inmobiliaria that way.
@@DaysWeSpendthank you! That’s such valuable information 🙏
I am a nervous wreck when I go there and I speak Spanish and Portuguese. I suppose you'll have to learn Galego as well. In my next trip to Spain I will go to Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, and the Pais Vasco. I have pretty much done most of the country. But, Galicia and el Pais Vasco are high on my list. Glad you guys found your apt. I was thinking that you might fit there really well bc they are Celts as well.
Sounds like you have a fun trip planned. Those are beautiful areas.
We've picked up a little Gallego, but everyone in the city speaks Spanish, too.
Hello! Thanks for the video and all the detailed info.
My wife and I are planning to move to Spain in a couple of years. I have always wonder about Galicia (we love nature and Galicia looks promising). I wonder though what do you think about the weather, specially rain. Is it too much? Thanks
Thanks for watching. It does rain a LOT here. We've kinda gotten used to it.
Was ur aprt thats accepted a bank statment a long term contract or short term contract ,cuz I heard they both different and finding long term part is more harder.
We had a one year lease that we have since renewed.
Hello guys, thank you for the informative video, love it. Did you have any issues with Padron and TIE application as you did not have utilities in your name for this apartment?
We had no problems at all. We have internet in our name, but we were never asked for that.
Great, thank you for your response😊
Hello! Thanks for this video, super helpful! Have a couple of qs if you dont mind.
Planning to move to Spain (fingers crossed) via the Digital Nomad visa as a remote employee. Do you think they will accept pay slips from foreign income sources?
How long was your initial contract for,just a year or minimum of x months & indefinite?
Hi Michelle, We don't have any experience with the Digital Nomad Visa. Every realtor is different. Keep going to them until you find someone who will except your foreign income pay slips. You'll be fine. :)
Our rental contract is for one year - the length of our visa.
Buenos dias. Thank you for an excellent video. We are retired educators (with Social Security & teacher's pensions) planning on applying for the NLV and then moving to southern Spain in the fall.
Do you recommend renting for a year first? Airbnb then rent, as you did? Airbnb then buy?
We love a walkable and accessible city. A sea view is a must for us. Healthcare, transportation, safety, and reliability are our concerns. Gracias! Dean & Cindy
Hola! We definitely recommend renting first. Start your first month in an Airbnb while you look for a place with a lease (leased places are much cheaper than Airbnb and you’ll need a legal lease for your Empadronamiento). We don’t recommend buying until you’ve lived in the area for a while first. It takes a while to learn a city and which neighborhoods you might like to live in long term.
Good luck!
In USA you must have some type of credit scoring to rent a house, if not it happens like you experienced. And considering that in Spain is much more difficult to reject a tenant if he doesn´t pay, you were somehow lucky. Good for you. How did you choose Ourense, and nothing on the coast of Galicia?
We were very lucky. Finding the right realtor made all the difference. Ourense is much more affordable than the coast and connected to Madrid with a speed train (we have family in Madrid).
I'm thinking of living in Spain on a Digital Nomad/Telework visa. Are the prices on idealista pretty accurate? No hidden fees? How much was the realtor?
We found the prices on Idealista to be the same as what we saw. Our realtor was paid by our landlord. Not sure how much that was. Each region and city is very different though. In popular place (like Madrid or Barcelona), you may see some price discrepancy.
Hi you know any realtor I want house in spain I am coming with nlv thanks
Hey guys, thanks for your video. Had a question about the income conundrum - do they accept dividend income from an investment portfolio as qualifying income? We're hoping to make the leap within the next two years with our 3 year old. Thanks much!
Probably not. The qualifying income is typically a paycheck from a Spanish company. It's the only way owners have recourse to protect against renters that stop paying rent. We brought our bank statements into the inmobiliarias. The two that talked to us, appreciated the info.
What are you doing about taxes?
We have a local xestor and pay our taxes. We're going to make a whole tax video with more details in the future!
How much rent of 2 room flat in salou
Loved your vid. Quite the experience moving to a new country. Was looking about Castellon de la Plana and how safe it is for college level students. My son is considering moving there.
Thank you!
Can't get over how fugly most Spanish apartments are when it comes to interior decoration. I get the feeling that the task of furnishing always goes to the resident grandmas lol. The layouts too are claustrophobic with long narrow hallways and tiny rooms. New build villas though are the opposite. Ugly Legos on the outside but totally modern and spacious on the inside 😅
Spain isn’t for everyone!
@@DaysWeSpend The one thing we always laugh about with my family from Spain is the sheer number of doors in an apartment. Everything is so closed off! But they tell us they like a door to close off the kitchen so smells don’t get to the rest of the apartment and when you have mini splits to cool spaces it’s easier to to shut the door and turn on a mini split to just the living room or bedrooms. In the US we like open plans but in Spain they prefer to have each space separated.
@@dinaflores Yup, the way apartments are set-up is definitely an adjustment!
Great video, Congrats for finding a place. Now I'm gonna be in the same situation. I have a visa no lucrativa arriving pretty soon.
I hope I could find an inmobiliaria that works with me since I do not have an income and I can not work.
If I do not find an apartment do you think I could use a friend's address for my TIE?
Thank you! Good luck finding an inmobiliaria. We don't think you can use a friend's place unless you've signed a lease and get an empadronamiento with your name on it.
Can you please share the contact information for the realtor that you used. Thank you.
Hi Todd, send us an email through our website, days we spend.com. We used Centro Inmobiliaria. I think all the realtors in our area are hyper local. Not sure if it will help unless you are moving to Ourense area.
thank you for the video! I am even now researching apartments and SO nervous about the process. Would you be willing to share the contact for your realtor Centro?
Yeah it was a whole experience! We went with Centro Inmobiliaria in Galicia. They were great.
Wow, how much was the 2 story one?
All of the apartments were between 500 and 700 Euros a month.
What you most love about this Spanish city is that it costs cheap, so with an average freelance gig from an American company, you can successfully live like a rich person here. And you're inviting more American people to do so as well.
We also love the walkability, amazing festivals, food, culture, and of course the people - especially in Galicia.
@@DaysWeSpend This is not something good. Promoting gentrification is the most soulless action we can do in our society. Galicia is full of old people and if you gentrify their home, now that is cruel.
I'm on the verge of not moving. I do speak fluent español but since I'm on an NLV I get requirements like 7months worth for a chappy ~900 € apartment in Madrid. But the will not accept the full year in payment.
Hola. Where are this place
Hlo sir
How to get room for rent in spain ? Tell me little bit information pleasle🙏
Are you still in Ourense? You must visit Celanova. A lot of Spanish Americans.
We’ve been there but only for a short time. We’ll have to return!
I wondner how you managed to convince the people at consulate to give you this NLV as you don't look old enough for retirement ?
The NLV is for anyone. It’s just nicknamed the “retirement visa.” If you’ve got enough savings you’re good to go!
I've just got my NLV and i'm only 40.
I wish you covered the names of the neighborhoods.
We saw places in Centro, Couto, and Casco Viejo. Thanks for watching!
Great video. Can you please share contact details for the agency? I’m looking for a place myself now (not very successful😢)
We worked with Centro Inmobiliaria. They’re based in Galicia
Is this for Barcelona apartment?
@@EfficientMeditation-ld1yw No, we live in Galicia.
Great video guys! If you will decided to buy your own one, we are he to help you!
Haha thanks. We’ll definitely keep you in mind!
Hi I am looking for house rental with nlc
Please open subtitles for us
Which subtitles do you need? We have english ones on the video already with the CC button. Thanks for watching.
Please me and my wife we are in need of apartment please with contract registry so we can be able to process family unificación visa please
Apartment is not a bargain. What some people consider affordable is amazing.
Fair enough! We’re just happy to be here I guess. Thanks for watching.
I wonder how many real estate employees in the United Kingdom will speak Spanish
We are a Ukrainian family of 3 people (mom+2 daughters) struggling to find a place in Valencia starting rent from April... We can pay, but don't have Spanish documents yet, so the housekeepers are afraid to rent for us. Can you please share the name, email, or phone number of the realtor to talk to?
We used Centro Inmobiliaria in Ourense. They’re local to our city, so I don’t think they can help in Valencia.
@@DaysWeSpend well, then we will try to find something similar there in Valencia ..Thank you so much for responding ❤️Wish you a good luck!
When you are owner of appartement in Andorra you are not protected by law and police from non legal occupant , which is can brock the door and live in your appartements many years withount paying anything, till you wanting justice answer from remove them out of your appartement !
That sounds rough. We’re still learning about Spanish real estate. Thanks.
You have enough money to live there but neither of you work?
Some people have money?
They won the lottery, was about 5 million dollars
Very well articulated; I wish I had more time for trial and error, but I'll be 56 in October and I need ideas and advice on what investments to make to set myself up for retirement, especially with the looming inflation and recession; my goal is to have a portfolio of at least $500k at the age of 60.
There are a lot of strategies to make tongue-wetting profit especially in this down market, but such sophisticated trades can only be carried out by proper market experts
So, if I were to be working for a company in America remotely this does not count as proof of income ?
That would count as proof of income. To do that, you need to have the Digital Nomad Visa. You can show your paystubs to help you find an apartment