@Thanks to the Water I agree, people do whatever is best for them or within their means at the time. We love it when people transform a disused space in to something functional. It requires so much commitment, so nothing but admiration for those who take on that kind of project. It benefits them, the land and the local communities too. Thanks for watching and the congratulations :) Have a great week!
@@bobsummer1937 There are more example Farmer for fun but Joseph and Mariana are in another league their farm cost around 300.000 euros....OK Portugal was lucky I believe they paid 80.000 or so ...they have spent some money renovating but nothing compared to rebuild a ruin from scratch ...
Everybody goes to Castelo Branco, Fundão, Algarve, you looked outside the;box and found your home at Alentejo. Well done, hope it rains (because we are in a drought) and sun shines again after the rain
Thanks Pedro! :) I really hope it rains too, never thought I’d ever say that being from the UK where it rains far too much. The land in portugal really needs it!
@@rootsdownhomestead Great choice of area, Alentejo is beautiful, you will see through the four distinct seasons, Spring is a miriad of colours and the smell of the wild flora is like nowhere else in the country. Even the smell you get from the first rain hitting the dry soil is amazing. Enjoy beautiful Portugal.
Hey guys, nice to meet you. We've just stumbled on your channel after you liked one of our posts on Instagram. It's always fun to watch like-minded people thrive in Portugal and pick up a few tips from each other. What a great idea you had to re-use some old terracotta tiles around your veggie bed. If you ever pop by North Portugal, make sure to come and say hi. :) We'll be keeping an eye out for your video and have now subscribed to your channel. :) Keep up the good work! Dan & Sindy xx
Hey Dan & Sindy :) Thanks for the comment, lovely to hear from you as we've seen some of your videos and as you already know follow your instagram :) It's so nice seeing others living this life too! We will certainly let you know if we come up north! Thanks for the sub, have a great week :D x
@@rootsdownhomestead Always a pleasure to cheer a content creator who does a great job! :) Do you guys shave an official release date? If so when is it so that we can keep an eye out for you?
Just found you and may I compliment your presentation style. A nice well paced and captivating experience. Wish you all the best 👍 We are D7ing right now and should be there before Christmas to join the journey.
Thanks for watching Richard, much appreciated. Thank you for the kind words, was nice to read it. Best of luck with your move to portugal! Where are you looking to base yourself? Thanks and take care :)
Hi guys great intro and looking forward to seeing all your content. We live in the algarve and are looking to do the same up near elvas. I would be great at some point to get your advice and feedback to some questions I might have cheers 👍
Hi Kevin 😊 thanks for watching and the comment! Elvas is lovely, only about 45mins from us too. Always happy to help where I can! Best thing to do is message us on instagram (quintalifept) or our Facebook page as TH-cam doesn’t support private messages, not that I can tell anyway 😊
I found you as I was scrolling through TH-cam features. I watch several other people were homesteading in Portugal and France and in the United States. You sound like a very straightforward guy and I appreciate that.
@@100millioneuros Let's not exagerate... the maximum temperature ever registered in Portugal was 47C. But if we don't give up fossil fuels we'll soon get to 50C. Maybe we'll have o tell family & friends it's not a good idea to fly & drive to visit Portugal. Better if everyone stays where they are? But will they? And will we?...
@@100millioneuros I lived all my life in Alentejo and really is very hot in summer but never 50 degrees as you say. This year was the hotter ever but not more than 45.
@@nativeadviser6870 CO2 is fertilizer!!! When the world was in lock down for months the temps went up! Seems the CO2 isn't part of the equation, on the other hand and deforestation does contribute to local droughts! These droughts have always happened, more or less every 10 years go and see the records for your municipality! And the previous winters were rainy as hell!
Good luck on your new journey your new home & farmland looks amazing! it take’s courage leaving family & friends! What you have in your favour that Portugal isn’t to far away from the UK 🥰
Thank you so much Sandra, very kind of you and thanks for supporting :) It did take a lot of courage for sure! It's tough starting a new life but we have no regrets! Exactly, it's not too far for us to visit the UK, or people to visit us! Have a great week :D
@@rootsdownhomestead I’m from the UK 🇬🇧 we we’re young when we emigrated to Australia with two young children over thirty years ago & not giving a thought about the distance & cost to visit my large family in the UK 🇬🇧 I have been many times to UK I still miss everyone & their sense of humour, but we did the right thing ! Take care 🥰
@@sandraberry612 Wow, that's a big move! I bet it's lovely being in Australia though but understand how difficult it can be to see family in the UK. Haha, yes, brits have a very unique sense of humour!
Glad to find y’all. I live in the south of the USA. I’ve followed The Indie Projects since their beginnings and they are now living in Portugal. They are originally from that UK too. You might want to watch their TH-cam and see their work and living adventures. Or maybe contact them for sharing thoughts. Best of Life and I’ll be watching all the vids you’ve done. Love the content.
Hey Carol, thanks so much for watching! Ah yes, we have watched many of their videos in the past, they're a few hours north from us (i believe), seems like they have a nice place too :) Thanks so much, really appreciate it!
Really looking forward to seeing your future videos. I think you've gone and done what a lot of us wish we had. There is always some reason or another to hold back and delay isn't there. All the best going forward and I look forward to your updates. 👍🏼😉
Thank you Owen, really appreciate the support ❤️ We also talked about moving for years, at some points it just felt like a dream and nothing else. There is always something that will eventually push you to do it and it’ll always come at the right time for you! Thanks for supporting the channel ❤️
Thanks the support :) much appreciated. The guys we used for our building survey are reabilitejo.pt Feel free to check out their website. If you wish to get in touch with them their email is info@reabilitejo.pt :)
Love your Frenchies we have two who we adore, you have helped us see that these little exotic Frenchies of ours can live off grid, off griding certainly has it's challenges, btw my father had family from Bristol, so enjoyed your intro.💜👏
Ah amazing! What are their names? We love frenchies, they're a bit crazy but we wouldn't have them any other way :D Where abours in Bristol? It's always people who have some ties to Bristol that like the west country accent :)
@@rootsdownhomestead Lulu she is our pied fawn and our other is Nellie she is a black and tan bi colour they are the clowns of our house, we also have 3 German shepherds 2 black and tan long coats, one red and tan all German show lines, we have plans to come to PORTUGAL, once my son has confirmed his teaching post he is a Bsoc grad as well, also just finished a teaching diploma, he was looking at Spain??? we still working on the family logistics, it is a big decision☝️😁 oh yes Bristol not sure the exact area in Bristol, my dad just said it was My great Gramps family came from Ireland Kilkenny they then settled in Bristol, my dad told me when I was doing a ancestral family tree research. My mother side were Swedish.Sadly he passed last year so I cannot ask him.
@@ecowarrior1888 cute! Love frenchies, bet having them and the 2 German shepherds is a handful! That’s cool, hope you make it to portugal :) we also considered spain but it seemed more difficult to get a visa, especially as we are self employed. Portugal did come out on top for pretty much everything though, so glad to be here! It is a huge decision so good luck with it :)
Such a sweet story told.. Wanna say the Channel Make do & Grow is probably yr Neighbors. They have done lots being there, maybe they could help u with things they done, and u might want to.🤘Cheers.
Thank you, nice words again :) We watch make do grow! They were actually not too far from where we initially rented somewhere in portugal. They have some very cool projects and also story tell very well too!
Glad to see you and Allys threw off the shackles of humdrum life. I wish you all the best in your journey ahead. An interesting journey I (we) would like to share is you learning to speak Portuguese. Now that will be interesting 🙂. Go for gold mate. Greetings from Australia
Thanks for the support John, really appreciate it. We are still beginners, we are learning and can have simple conversations but anything too complex is difficult. We are hoping to be able to get some actual lessons but has been a bit difficult juggling with work. We use the Memrise app, which is ok for the basics, but to get conversational it will likely take us some more intense learning such as classes Hope all is well is Australia :D
@@rootsdownhomestead Best to start learning European portuguese than Brazilian portuguese, because foreigners will have more problems if they start with the wrong version. And by learning the language spoken in Portugal, you'll also be able to understand the Brazilian and African versions. Best of luck!
@@rootsdownhomestead thank you so much! We are coming to scope out different areas in a few months. It’s just that we have a high schooler that just started high school and I’m not sure it’s best to move. I want to move, but private high school fees in Portugal are expensive. Anyways, I wish you the best and maybe we can meet up one day. 😊
hi, wishing you all the best for the future. My husband and I have also been searching for a portuguese piece of paradise for a while. We are moving into a rented accommodation in Portugal at the end of this month to have more time to look for it, and roughly we can find our dream place. Looking forward to follow your journey and good luck!
Thanks Susana, appreciate the support :) That's amazing, congrats! Hope the move goes well for you and you find your dream property :) Where about are you going to be looking? Thanks and have a nice rest of the weekend
@@rootsdownhomestead we've travelled all over Portugal during August. Although I'd like to be in the south because of the weather, I didn't like the look of really dry land. I loved Alentejo but I've found it really rocky, and would take a lot of money to turn the land productive, with irrigations etc, as it is so dry. I also liked the Leiria region. And the city of Leiria is very good to get whatever you need. We loved a house in the Portalegre area, but thought it was a little to remote. Anyway, by leaving in Portugal for a few months, will give us a wider knowledge of the areas and this will roughly help us making the right decision about where to buy. That's the idea anyway 😀🤞
@@livingwithdiy It's great to look around to see what suits you best. We're in Alentejo but in Portalegre district, it is quite rural here for sure. And can be very dry in the summers, the rest of the time it's super green! Best of luck with finding the right place, you've done the right thing in exploring :)
@@livingwithdiy You may like the rural area near Coimbra, not too cold in winter, not too hot in summer, lush green, about 1 hour from coast & beaches. There's also a gorgeous area around the town of Luso, with a lot of water, mineral springs, all lush & green. And around the towns of Sintra, Malveira, and Mafra there are gorgeous areas, but I guess more expensive as it's so close to Lisbon & beaches. Good luck!
@@nativeadviser6870 hi thank you for your tips. I actually have been around Coimbra area and liked a lot. Prices not too high as well. Mafra would be great as it's so close to Lisbon, but it's quite expensive. Anyway, we keeping looking and I'm sure something will come up. All the best!
so lovely to watch your video, we are fellow Bristolians and also stayed at Rogerios Airbnb....hopefully heading to Central next September as we love it so much. 😀
Thanks so much for your comment and support. Hello fellow Bristolians :D Such a small world too, Rogerio is a lovely guy and his airbnb was nice! Good luck with the move, let us know how you get on and maybe we'll catch up in Portugal!
@@rootsdownhomestead would be fab to catch up with you both next year fingers crossed....we should have a video up soon as just beginning to sort our stuff onto YT (like yourselves chatting about it for ages) . 😀
Thanks Steve, appreciate the support! Lots of building work over here, I guess because lots of people are moving here. Good luck if you do move over, hopefully some of our future videos could be useful to you!😁
@@rootsdownhomestead Tbank you that's really fab :) We are based in the Castelo Branco District just slightly west of Sarzedas, should be there in a couple of weeks time, really looking forward to getting started :)
@@PensionersinPortugal ah amazing! Only 90 mins from us, maybe worth meeting up in the future! Best of luck with the move and getting started with your project🙌
If the sale goes without a hitch between Fundão and Castelo Branco. We have made several reconnaissance trips, have NIF and bank in Fundão and made an offer 😊 Our house in the UK is in the late stages of selling 🤞 Challenge is paying a deposit before the sale completes 😂 One thing you might have experience on is we can either apply for the D7 immediately, with a UK property, but no free funds, or we can wait and apply once sale completes, ie with funds but no permanent UK address. Lawyers have not been helpful so far 😱
Nice, good location! I did like it up that way. It’s always tough to juggle the process especially if you’re trying to sell somewhere to fund the purchase but hope it works out for you :) Shame about the lawyers not being much help!
This look very exciting! Hope your journey will go well and as Alentejo is a very drying area ( that many of us Portuguese call the -future- desert of Portugal) I would love to know about your plans for water? Are you connected to the main line? Will you create swales and/or lakes/ponds? I think these things could greatly help you and who knows, even help prevent fires/fight fires around!
Thank you Fernanda :) appreciate the support and wishing our journey well! I have been to some more southern parts of Alentejo and it seems very very dry. Here it's still dry but not so bad as we're in the Sao Mamede natural park. Good that you asked about water, i am currently putting together a video on that - about our water situation and what we plan to do in the future to capture, save and preserve water! Great question. We've actually had no fires near us, thankfully, but we need to play our part in making sure we do all we call to prevent them in the area and stop any spreading!
Randomly found you and heard that accent. (I'm Dursley). Haha. Been thinking of doing this for so long, I'd love to know the cost difference between a ruin and your fully functioning home? Thanks Dan
Hey Dan! Thanks for watching :) Dursley, not too far from where i lived in bristol (about 30mins) A ruin you can pick up very cheap, depends on the potential - including the land status etc. If you want a ready to move in home, there is a premium but if you're willing to do a bit of work, you can pick up run down properties for pretty cheap. I did a video on property searching in portugal, you may find some of those points interesting if you're curious about the property search here :)
Thanks Gunther, appreciate the feedback. Haven’t done this type of thing before so still learning. The first one was done on my phone , the next one should be better quality, I hope 😁
@@rootsdownhomestead Your doing great, been watching many many influencer video's! Besides a little nervousness your doing great. The quality did not bother me, offcourse it can always be better. Could you provide me the info off the building inspectors you hired?
@@Labombab Thank you, really appreciate it. I was very nervous, it took me a while! It's not something i ever thought i'd do but just trying to push myself out my comfort zone a little bit. I'm quite enjoying learning more about video, so i hope that each video you will see an improvement, and maybe some more confidence/less nervous :D I will ask the guys how best they'd like me to share their info, let me get back to you on that :)
@@Labombab The guys we used were reabilitejo.pt Feel free to check out their website. If you wish to get in touch with them their email is info@reabilitejo.pt :)
Hi, so the previous owners of your property have a youtube channel called back to roots. Not sure if their vids of fixing up the place is still on yt. We did see it for sale but ruled it out. Funny though that you guys also set up a channel!
Ah... I thought it looked like a property bought from other expats by the way the kitchen was done. I wonder why did they sell? Run out of money? Or water? Or needed change of scenery?
It would be useful to know how much you paid for the property, and the steps of the sale. Thanks in advance! I'll watch some more of your videos, maybe you already gave this info.
Hi :) thanks for the support and the congrats. We had solar installed, developed the veg gardens, built irrigation systems, planted lots of new trees and cleared a lot of the land. Lots of other stuff too but that’s the main things I guess! I
@@rootsdownhomestead thank you for the reply. I'd love to see a detailed video of everything you added & the cost. Already looking forward. Have a lovely day
@@w.woman74bla78 That's a good suggestion for a future video, we wish we'd have filmed everything we did so it would have been easier but we'll no doubt explain a few of those things during different videos. Is there anything in particular you're interested in knowing? Have a lovely day too :)
Hi Guys, i stumbled on your channel and my father and I are also ready to move to our land in Portugal to start a self sustainable, off grid life too. My question to you is what ferry did you catch to portugal and what did it cost you since im hoping to avoid driving through france. We would appreciate it massively if you could share the specifics of your ferry trip. To we can also look into this option. Thanks in advance
Hey, thanks so much for watching the channel :) We got the Portsmouth to Santander ferry. I cannot remember how much it is as it was 2 years ago now, sorry! During December - March i think they only run from England to Spain on the Portsmouth to Santander route. But other times of the year you can get Plymouth to Santander, Portsmouth to Bilbao or Portsmouth to Santander Hope your move goes well :)
@@rootsdownhomestead wow thanks so much, i find it weird that there is only a UK to spain ferry. I currently live in the Netherlands and there are no ferry from here, so the plan is to ferry to uk and then to spain. P.s: how did you get in touch with other youtubers? Was it through their channels? I would love to be able to reach out to other expats to pick their brains, also help out where needed.
Thanks for watching. They were property surveyors so checked the whole property and structure, they don’t actually do the work themselves though, only advise on what needs doing. I can pass along their details if you like? If you need roofing repairs, you’ll probably need to talk to a local builder about that :)
Welcome to TH-cam, Good luck with your farm, so nice to eventually see another channel actually here to work. TH-cam is filled with so many channels here in Portugal but 99% of them are living illegally, so refreshing to see someone coming here to actually work. We are coming up to 9 years living here now and after many problems with a builder we are starting to build our milking parlour for our growing goat herd.... so finally we might earn an income. Anyway best of luck!
Thank you for the support and the welcome to TH-cam :) We’d love to be able to get our farm to productivity and eventually to be work, for no we have a lot to learn! :) 9 years? Wow! That’s amazing, I guess a lot can happen in 9 years, hope you’re enjoying it and sounds like you have some cool projects!
Absolute BS, most people who come to Portugal are legal and are trying to live legally, some people have dreams and come to Portugal to fulfil this and not everyone have loads of cash to splash out.
@Mark Shaw I understand where you're coming from but all the so called off grid properties with a so called ruin is actually a barn made of stones for storage and animals. They're not meant to be fixed and lived in by families hence the land is cheaper as compared to a house in a village with little garden. Portuguese govt is usually slow to react but when they do. All these so called expats will be selling those "farms" for 10% of what they've paid. Cheap doesn't always mean good.
Has the heat been unbearable? How hot has it been? I am looking at buying a farm in Castelo Branco region but I am quite concerned about the heat being unbearable to do anything outside especially because well... its only going to get warmer with global warming.
Thanks for the comment! When it was above 40 for a week or so at a time (happened 2-3 times) it was a struggle, to be honest. But we just did outdoor tasks earlier or later in the day. If you have air conditioning or a pool/pond/lake/outdoor shower to keep cool it's fine Our region is fairly similar to Castelo branco in terms of temperatures, harsh summers and winters do get cooler. It depends on your preferences really! And in our district (portalegre) we've had no wildfires, touch wood! Hope you go find somewhere suitable!
Thanks for watching :) Sure, the guys we used were reabilitejo.pt Feel free to check out their website. If you wish to get in touch with them for a quote their email is info@reabilitejo.pt :)
@@thefatbaker That's sensible! The first house we got a survey on, the agent refused to take the offer until we had it surveyed anyway, i assume because she knew we'd pull out, maybe! Good luck with buying somewhere! Definitely a sensible route getting a survey :)
Hi, love your video. You just give me hope. I always wanted to have my own house and land. At any moment I will have to leave the house where I am now 😥. I'm a single mother with a 14y boy. I was afraid to go and live in house far away from a big city, just me and my son but now I see more clear ☺️🤗. I live in Cascais, Portugal. See u on your next video and sorry for my writing 🫣
Thank you so much Maria :) Completely understand, it’s hard if you’ve lived near big cities, we were the same, it was a scary thought living rurally but we love it. I hope your dreams happen! Thanks for the support and have a great day!
I've been watching properties in Portugal up for sale can you give me any advice I live here in New York not New York City I live an hour away from Buffalo New York to Niagara Falls area really thinking of doing something like you guys just did
Hi Cindy, Thanks for watching! :) What sort of advice are you looking for? And I’ll see if I can help :) If useful, I will be releasing a video on property searching in portugal and our experience.
Congratulations. I was thinking the same thing my case is a little different because I was born in the states but I am a citizen of Portugal. My parents have a home already in Portugal so I would have a place to stay. My question is what do you do for work, obviously for us coming from the states you make a bit more but I was thinking possibly a remote job out of the UK working in Portugal but I don’t know where to start searching for Saatchi position. Any help is greatly appreciate it thank you
Hi there :) Thank you for the comment and support! We have a limited company, we provide services remotely to companies all over Europe, UK and also North America. We work completely remotely, but all work runs through our limited company. There are many companies that can support remote workers, it depends what sort of job you do. A lot of people seem to freelance, so i guess that's an option! Happy to try and help where possible :)
Currently there are lots of vancancies and shortages of staff in some sectors, as you are portuguese you have the right to live & work in Portugal without the need for visas. Make a list of what qualifications / skills / experience / interets / you have and then try to look for work in those areas. You may be able to get free training in some areas paid by EU social funds, and you may be able to qualify for zero tax for a couple of years (I think) because the portuguese government has a progamme to attract portuguese citizens back to the country by offering a TAX HOLIDAY. Check online with portuguese consulate.. Some qualifications attract good salaries, others not so good, but life in Portugal is not just about making money, it's also about quality of life, slowing down, outdoor life, having more time for oneself & family & friends, being able to own a nice home (still possible & afordable outside big cities). What are your interests & skills? If I know anything going I'll let you know. Send me a message to my box here: ribas (usual symbol) live. co. uk
Thanks for watching :) It’s difficult to say in this financial climate, I’d assume the economies may fall in to recession but just never know for sure! Who knows what will happen in a few years but if it’s a while away it’s always better to focus on the present and prepare closer to the time you wish to move :)
@@rootsdownhomestead Thanks for the reply (subscribed). Do you worry about safety for you and your partner? What about medical help or emergencies? You mentioned something about you working full time. Was that before, or you are still working full time? Remotely?
@@TT-rl4su we only live 25-30 minutes from a hospital and 10 minutes from a health centre, so think we are all good :) We still work remotely and full time, we’d love to be able to work on our farm full time but I think it will take a number of years to get to that stage. We will keep going and see what happens :)
@@rootsdownhomestead Hey if I move to Portugal @ say age 55, no kids, simple lifestyle. What kind of savings would you say be enough? How about Euro 500k? Will that go a long way? I know, a random question but need to have a savings target :-)
@@TT-rl4su I mean it all depends on the type of outgoings you have and the property you decide to buy. I mean that amount would last most people a very long time, to be honest! If you live a simple life that would go a very very long way!
It would be good to know how much you paid for your 1 ha with house etc plus the other property. You mentioned prices have gone crazy but only because foreigners don't mind paying these crazy prices. The portuguese never do, they know that asking prices are sometimes 10 times the real value. Never pay the asking price.
Thanks for watching and the comment :) We plan on doing a video on that with the house buying process to give people context. We do know that prices are sometimes inflated, some estate agents even told us what the seller would sell for and often was half the price. Even so, there was land with ruins being sold for over 100k, ridiculous. For ours, we felt like we got a fair deal for the price and what was here, especially after looking at over 40 properties!
Thanks Joaquim, appreciate the recommendation! Thanks we have already sorted our house and used another lawyer in Castelo Branco, she was brilliant but was also told Ana is good too :) Thanks again and appreciate you watching our video Bom dia
Wow not surprising. Every one is moving from the north to Portugal. UK IS OUNCE AGAIN EXPANDING ITS BORTERS. LOL. AND EVERY ONE THAT MOVES TO PORTUGAL HAS A UTUBE CHANNEL. 😆
25 couples doing youtube videos from Portugal is probably doing as much for the rising prices of land as anything else. If you want to keep the prices low, don't advertise! Lol
Thanks! I'm sure 25 couples on youtube in a country of 11million people probably doesn't make much difference. I'm sure it's because its a desirable place to live, beautiful country, lovely weather etc plays more of a part ;)
Finally someone who doesn't bought a ruin but a full functional farm ,ready to get hands on the ground and cultivate something... congrats....👏
Thanks Daniel, appreciate the support. I suppose not everyone is handy is enough to do up a ruin. But admire those that take on a project like that!
My thoughts exactly! Not another ruin transformation means they can focus on developing the land
@Thanks to the Water I agree, people do whatever is best for them or within their means at the time.
We love it when people transform a disused space in to something functional. It requires so much commitment, so nothing but admiration for those who take on that kind of project. It benefits them, the land and the local communities too.
Thanks for watching and the congratulations :) Have a great week!
Apart from the original Portugal Farm life vlogers OKportugal. Who brought their fully functioning farm with house over 3 years ago
@@bobsummer1937 There are more example Farmer for fun but Joseph and Mariana are in another league their farm cost around 300.000 euros....OK Portugal was lucky I believe they paid 80.000 or so ...they have spent some money renovating but nothing compared to rebuild a ruin from scratch ...
Everybody goes to Castelo Branco, Fundão, Algarve, you looked outside the;box and found your home at Alentejo.
Well done, hope it rains (because we are in a drought) and sun shines again after the rain
Thanks Pedro! :) I really hope it rains too, never thought I’d ever say that being from the UK where it rains far too much. The land in portugal really needs it!
@@rootsdownhomestead Great choice of area, Alentejo is beautiful, you will see through the four distinct seasons, Spring is a miriad of colours and the smell of the wild flora is like nowhere else in the country. Even the smell you get from the first rain hitting the dry soil is amazing. Enjoy beautiful Portugal.
@@tramagacity thank you Ramiro, we are looking forward to rounding off a full year in Alentejo and observing all the seasons :) what a lovely place!
Welcome to youtubeland guys, we're very happy for you! Good job! ❤
Thank you guys ❤️ hope you’re both keeping well
Hey guys, nice to meet you. We've just stumbled on your channel after you liked one of our posts on Instagram. It's always fun to watch like-minded people thrive in Portugal and pick up a few tips from each other. What a great idea you had to re-use some old terracotta tiles around your veggie bed. If you ever pop by North Portugal, make sure to come and say hi. :) We'll be keeping an eye out for your video and have now subscribed to your channel. :) Keep up the good work! Dan & Sindy xx
Hey Dan & Sindy :)
Thanks for the comment, lovely to hear from you as we've seen some of your videos and as you already know follow your instagram :)
It's so nice seeing others living this life too! We will certainly let you know if we come up north!
Thanks for the sub, have a great week :D x
@@rootsdownhomestead Always a pleasure to cheer a content creator who does a great job! :) Do you guys shave an official release date? If so when is it so that we can keep an eye out for you?
Just found you and may I compliment your presentation style. A nice well paced and captivating experience. Wish you all the best 👍 We are D7ing right now and should be there before Christmas to join the journey.
Thanks for watching Richard, much appreciated. Thank you for the kind words, was nice to read it.
Best of luck with your move to portugal! Where are you looking to base yourself?
Thanks and take care :)
Hi guys great intro and looking forward to seeing all your content. We live in the algarve and are looking to do the same up near elvas. I would be great at some point to get your advice and feedback to some questions I might have cheers 👍
Hi Kevin 😊 thanks for watching and the comment!
Elvas is lovely, only about 45mins from us too.
Always happy to help where I can! Best thing to do is message us on instagram (quintalifept) or our Facebook page as TH-cam doesn’t support private messages, not that I can tell anyway 😊
Congratulations on the purchase of your new property and the beginning of your dreams come true. I wish you the very best in your new adventure.
Thanks for the lovely comment 😊
Good first video! Congratulations on your purchase and I look forward to following your journey. Thank you for sharing😊
Thank you Lori, much appreciated :)
Thanks for the support, the tour of our farm is also uploaded now, hope you enjoy!
This is the first video that I see from your chaSpotify. I appreciate your honest words.
Subscribed on the spot.
Thanks so much
Welcome! Also you're a very handsome man
Good luck!
Thanks for watching and the nice comment too! Have a nice Sunday :)
I see you bought Back to Roots old property. It's nice to see the property back on TH-cam. Good luck, will be watching future videos.
Thank you for the support :) that’s right, we feel lucky to have this property! Hope you enjoy future videos :)
I found you as I was scrolling through TH-cam features. I watch several other people were homesteading in Portugal and France and in the United States. You sound like a very straightforward guy and I appreciate that.
Thanks Mona! Glad you’ve already watched some of the more recent videos. Hope you enjoy more in the future 😊
Ready for the journey
Thanks for following along :)
Yes to Alentejo ✅ Yes to buying a working farm ✅ Yes you got yourselves a subscriber ✅ Boa sorte 🇳🇱
Thank you so much for the support Filipa :)
@@100millioneuros Let's not exagerate... the maximum temperature ever registered in Portugal was 47C. But if we don't give up fossil fuels we'll soon get to 50C. Maybe we'll have o tell family & friends it's not a good idea to fly & drive to visit Portugal. Better if everyone stays where they are? But will they? And will we?...
@@100millioneuros I lived all my life in Alentejo and really is very hot in summer but never 50 degrees as you say. This year was the hotter ever but not more than 45.
@@nativeadviser6870 CO2 is fertilizer!!! When the world was in lock down for months the temps went up! Seems the CO2 isn't part of the equation, on the other hand and deforestation does contribute to local droughts! These droughts have always happened, more or less every 10 years go and see the records for your municipality! And the previous winters were rainy as hell!
I am glad you started this channel.
Thanks for sharing
Thank you so much Susana, very nice of you! Thanks for the support :)
Good luck on your new journey your new home & farmland looks amazing!
it take’s courage leaving family & friends! What you have in your favour that Portugal isn’t to far away from the UK
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Thank you so much Sandra, very kind of you and thanks for supporting :)
It did take a lot of courage for sure! It's tough starting a new life but we have no regrets!
Exactly, it's not too far for us to visit the UK, or people to visit us!
Have a great week :D
@@rootsdownhomestead I’m from the UK 🇬🇧 we we’re young when we emigrated to Australia
with two young children over thirty years ago & not giving a thought about the distance & cost to visit my large family in the UK 🇬🇧
I have been many times to UK I still miss everyone & their sense of humour, but we did the right thing !
Take care 🥰
@@sandraberry612 Wow, that's a big move! I bet it's lovely being in Australia though but understand how difficult it can be to see family in the UK.
Haha, yes, brits have a very unique sense of humour!
Glad to find y’all. I live in the south of the USA. I’ve followed The Indie Projects since their beginnings and they are now living in Portugal. They are originally from that UK too. You might want to watch their TH-cam and see their work and living adventures. Or maybe contact them for sharing thoughts. Best of Life and I’ll be watching all the vids you’ve done. Love the content.
Hey Carol, thanks so much for watching!
Ah yes, we have watched many of their videos in the past, they're a few hours north from us (i believe), seems like they have a nice place too :)
Thanks so much, really appreciate it!
Nice job on the wall ❤
Thanks so much :)
Very nice muriel len bean🎉
Thank you :)
You did good buddy. Thanks for sharing your experience. 👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks a lot Yonas 😊
Very useful information.
Thank you :)
Looks good!
Thank you for watching :)
Really looking forward to seeing your future videos. I think you've gone and done what a lot of us wish we had. There is always some reason or another to hold back and delay isn't there. All the best going forward and I look forward to your updates. 👍🏼😉
Thank you Owen, really appreciate the support ❤️
We also talked about moving for years, at some points it just felt like a dream and nothing else. There is always something that will eventually push you to do it and it’ll always come at the right time for you!
Thanks for supporting the channel ❤️
Fantastic introduction, cannot wait to see your journey
Thank you for the support :) much appreciated
Yes I'd love the builders details please! Nice video and stunning area 😊
Thanks the support :) much appreciated.
The guys we used for our building survey are reabilitejo.pt
Feel free to check out their website.
If you wish to get in touch with them their email is info@reabilitejo.pt
:)
@@rootsdownhomestead Much appreciated. Thanks! 🙏🙏🙏
Best of luck mate, well done
Thank you Mark, much appreciated!
Good luck for your future
Keep smiling
Thank you Surinder :)
Look forward to more vlogs.!
Thank you for sharing!.
Thank you for your support Rebecca :)
Love your Frenchies we have two who we adore, you have helped us see that these little exotic Frenchies of ours can live off grid, off griding certainly has it's challenges, btw my father had family from Bristol, so enjoyed your intro.💜👏
Ah amazing! What are their names? We love frenchies, they're a bit crazy but we wouldn't have them any other way :D
Where abours in Bristol? It's always people who have some ties to Bristol that like the west country accent :)
@@rootsdownhomestead Lulu she is our pied fawn and our other is Nellie she is a black and tan bi colour they are the clowns of our house, we also have 3 German shepherds 2 black and tan long coats, one red and tan all German show lines, we have plans to come to PORTUGAL, once my son has confirmed his teaching post he is a Bsoc grad as well, also just finished a teaching diploma, he was looking at Spain??? we still working on the family logistics, it is a big decision☝️😁 oh yes Bristol not sure the exact area in Bristol, my dad just said it was My great Gramps family came from Ireland Kilkenny they then settled in Bristol, my dad told me when I was doing a ancestral family tree research. My mother side were Swedish.Sadly he passed last year so I cannot ask him.
@@ecowarrior1888 cute! Love frenchies, bet having them and the 2 German shepherds is a handful!
That’s cool, hope you make it to portugal :) we also considered spain but it seemed more difficult to get a visa, especially as we are self employed. Portugal did come out on top for pretty much everything though, so glad to be here!
It is a huge decision so good luck with it :)
@@rootsdownhomestead Thank you will keep watching your journey 💜🐾🐾🐾
@@ecowarrior1888 thanks for the support and following along!
🤙All the best
Thank you Paulo 😊
Such a sweet story told..
Wanna say the Channel Make do & Grow is probably yr Neighbors. They have done lots being there, maybe they could help u with things they done, and u might want to.🤘Cheers.
Thank you, nice words again :)
We watch make do grow! They were actually not too far from where we initially rented somewhere in portugal. They have some very cool projects and also story tell very well too!
Yes please. Would love to know a good surveyor out there. I am trying out this weekend to view properies in castelo branco
Thanks :) The guys are reabilitejo.pt :)
Congrats, parabéns, tudo de bom👍💖
Obrigado 😊
I wish you all the best, here from Portugal, Lisbon.
Thank you Isabelinha :) hope things are good in Lisbon!
Happy I found your channel. Looking forward to follow your journey.
Greetings from rural France!
Karolien
Thanks Karolien, appreciate the support 😊
Never too late. Congrats to your new adventure in Portugal.
Exactly! Thanks for the support 😊
Glad to see you and Allys threw off the shackles of humdrum life. I wish you all the best in your journey ahead. An interesting journey I (we) would like to share is you learning to speak Portuguese. Now that will be interesting 🙂. Go for gold mate. Greetings from Australia
Thanks for the support John, really appreciate it.
We are still beginners, we are learning and can have simple conversations but anything too complex is difficult. We are hoping to be able to get some actual lessons but has been a bit difficult juggling with work. We use the Memrise app, which is ok for the basics, but to get conversational it will likely take us some more intense learning such as classes
Hope all is well is Australia :D
@@rootsdownhomestead Best to start learning European portuguese than Brazilian portuguese, because foreigners will have more problems if they start with the wrong version. And by learning the language spoken in Portugal, you'll also be able to understand the Brazilian and African versions. Best of luck!
Welcome in my country
Thank you very much, most people are very welcoming here, it's much appreciated :)
Good luck. Looking forward to “following “ you.
Thank you Susannah, the support is much appreciated :)
welcome to "little britain" ,lol 🙂all the best for the future ...neste paraiso à beira mar plantado.
Thanks Carlos, appreciate the support!
We don’t actually know too many brits where we are, maybe because it’s quite rural, not sure 😁
@@rootsdownhomestead they'll soon come out the woodwork,lol
Hi all the way from Cape Town South Africa
Hi there Tessa, thanks for the support! :)
Fantastic...can't wait to follow your journey 😁
Thank you for the support Jackie :)
Looking forward to following your experiences. Bom dia from Canada
Thanks Kim 😁 appreciate the support!
Dear lovely friends we looking forward more videos from you and we see you soon 😎
Thank you Brenda :) Appreciate the support! See you and Adri soon!
You are doing great. Show us what you two can do. Ups/Downs.👏 Hello from Texas.
Thank you for you support Rachel😁
Great video! I am so glad you are sharing your journey. I am hoping my family and I are moving to Portugal soon. 😊
Thank you for the support Francesca! Hopefully our future videos can be useful :) hope the move goes ahead for you, it’s great here!
@@rootsdownhomestead thank you so much! We are coming to scope out different areas in a few months. It’s just that we have a high schooler that just started high school and I’m not sure it’s best to move. I want to move, but private high school fees in Portugal are expensive. Anyways, I wish you the best and maybe we can meet up one day. 😊
Can’t wait to see what your videos to come will hold!
Thank you Trudy :)
hi, wishing you all the best for the future. My husband and I have also been searching for a portuguese piece of paradise for a while. We are moving into a rented accommodation in Portugal at the end of this month to have more time to look for it, and roughly we can find our dream place. Looking forward to follow your journey and good luck!
Thanks Susana, appreciate the support :)
That's amazing, congrats! Hope the move goes well for you and you find your dream property :) Where about are you going to be looking?
Thanks and have a nice rest of the weekend
@@rootsdownhomestead we've travelled all over Portugal during August. Although I'd like to be in the south because of the weather, I didn't like the look of really dry land. I loved Alentejo but I've found it really rocky, and would take a lot of money to turn the land productive, with irrigations etc, as it is so dry. I also liked the Leiria region. And the city of Leiria is very good to get whatever you need. We loved a house in the Portalegre area, but thought it was a little to remote. Anyway, by leaving in Portugal for a few months, will give us a wider knowledge of the areas and this will roughly help us making the right decision about where to buy. That's the idea anyway 😀🤞
@@livingwithdiy It's great to look around to see what suits you best. We're in Alentejo but in Portalegre district, it is quite rural here for sure. And can be very dry in the summers, the rest of the time it's super green!
Best of luck with finding the right place, you've done the right thing in exploring :)
@@livingwithdiy You may like the rural area near Coimbra, not too cold in winter, not too hot in summer, lush green, about 1 hour from coast & beaches. There's also a gorgeous area around the town of Luso, with a lot of water, mineral springs, all lush & green.
And around the towns of Sintra, Malveira, and Mafra there are gorgeous areas, but I guess more expensive as it's so close to Lisbon & beaches. Good luck!
@@nativeadviser6870 hi thank you for your tips. I actually have been around Coimbra area and liked a lot. Prices not too high as well. Mafra would be great as it's so close to Lisbon, but it's quite expensive. Anyway, we keeping looking and I'm sure something will come up. All the best!
so lovely to watch your video, we are fellow Bristolians and also stayed at Rogerios Airbnb....hopefully heading to Central next September as we love it so much. 😀
Thanks so much for your comment and support.
Hello fellow Bristolians :D
Such a small world too, Rogerio is a lovely guy and his airbnb was nice!
Good luck with the move, let us know how you get on and maybe we'll catch up in Portugal!
@@rootsdownhomestead would be fab to catch up with you both next year fingers crossed....we should have a video up soon as just beginning to sort our stuff onto YT (like yourselves chatting about it for ages) . 😀
@@portugalgoodlife73 sounds great :) and we will keep an eye out for your videos, really hope your move goes well
@@rootsdownhomestead just uploaded it today....:0)
You have a great spot there! Thanks for the video.
Thank you Tracy, appreciate the support ☺️
Really looking forward to following along and see more videos.
Thanks for the comment Morne, greatly appreciated :) hope you enjoy future videos!
Look forward to following your journey. I've added your vlog to my website. Good luck with your adventure.
Thank you so much for the comment :) And appreciate you adding our vlog to your website! Do you have a link to it?
Have a great evening :)
Good video mate. I loom forward to future videos 👍🏻 I’m a builder and thinking about selling up and making the move over 😅
Thanks Steve, appreciate the support! Lots of building work over here, I guess because lots of people are moving here. Good luck if you do move over, hopefully some of our future videos could be useful to you!😁
Very lovely to connect with you on TH-cam, looking forward to followng your journey :) Sending our best and kindest wishes Elaine and Darren.
Thanks Elaine and Darren, very kind of you ❤️ we will follow on your journey too! Where abouts are you guys based?
Thanks and take care😊
@@rootsdownhomestead Tbank you that's really fab :) We are based in the Castelo Branco District just slightly west of Sarzedas, should be there in a couple of weeks time, really looking forward to getting started :)
@@PensionersinPortugal ah amazing! Only 90 mins from us, maybe worth meeting up in the future!
Best of luck with the move and getting started with your project🙌
@@rootsdownhomestead Yeah definitely, sounds fabulous :) Thank you very much, speak soon and take care :)
Filipina who live here in Portugal too. We DIY house renovation. So far so good😊.
Thank you for the support!
I have followed your channel :)
@@rootsdownhomestead 😍done.
Welcome to Portugal (a little bit late i know), to our corner of Portalegre and to São Mamede Natural Park ;)
Thanks for the welcome Rui :)
A beautiful place it is, we love it here :D
hermosa
Enjoyed your first video, you found a lovely property 😊. Looking forward to watching your journey.
Thank you Chrissy, appreciate the support 🙏
If the sale goes without a hitch between Fundão and Castelo Branco. We have made several reconnaissance trips, have NIF and bank in Fundão and made an offer 😊 Our house in the UK is in the late stages of selling 🤞 Challenge is paying a deposit before the sale completes 😂 One thing you might have experience on is we can either apply for the D7 immediately, with a UK property, but no free funds, or we can wait and apply once sale completes, ie with funds but no permanent UK address. Lawyers have not been helpful so far 😱
Nice, good location! I did like it up that way.
It’s always tough to juggle the process especially if you’re trying to sell somewhere to fund the purchase but hope it works out for you :)
Shame about the lawyers not being much help!
I've subscribed - good luck
Thank you so much for the support 😊
👏👏👏👏saludos desde barcelona
Gracias 😁
This look very exciting! Hope your journey will go well and as Alentejo is a very drying area ( that many of us Portuguese call the -future- desert of Portugal) I would love to know about your plans for water? Are you connected to the main line? Will you create swales and/or lakes/ponds? I think these things could greatly help you and who knows, even help prevent fires/fight fires around!
Thank you Fernanda :) appreciate the support and wishing our journey well!
I have been to some more southern parts of Alentejo and it seems very very dry. Here it's still dry but not so bad as we're in the Sao Mamede natural park.
Good that you asked about water, i am currently putting together a video on that - about our water situation and what we plan to do in the future to capture, save and preserve water! Great question.
We've actually had no fires near us, thankfully, but we need to play our part in making sure we do all we call to prevent them in the area and stop any spreading!
Randomly found you and heard that accent. (I'm Dursley). Haha.
Been thinking of doing this for so long, I'd love to know the cost difference between a ruin and your fully functioning home?
Thanks Dan
Hey Dan! Thanks for watching :)
Dursley, not too far from where i lived in bristol (about 30mins)
A ruin you can pick up very cheap, depends on the potential - including the land status etc. If you want a ready to move in home, there is a premium but if you're willing to do a bit of work, you can pick up run down properties for pretty cheap.
I did a video on property searching in portugal, you may find some of those points interesting if you're curious about the property search here :)
Nice first video man!
Work with tripods for steady video's, work with mics when windy etc..
Thanks Gunther, appreciate the feedback. Haven’t done this type of thing before so still learning. The first one was done on my phone , the next one should be better quality, I hope 😁
@@rootsdownhomestead Your doing great, been watching many many influencer video's!
Besides a little nervousness your doing great.
The quality did not bother me, offcourse it can always be better.
Could you provide me the info off the building inspectors you hired?
@@Labombab Thank you, really appreciate it. I was very nervous, it took me a while! It's not something i ever thought i'd do but just trying to push myself out my comfort zone a little bit. I'm quite enjoying learning more about video, so i hope that each video you will see an improvement, and maybe some more confidence/less nervous :D
I will ask the guys how best they'd like me to share their info, let me get back to you on that :)
@@Labombab The guys we used were reabilitejo.pt
Feel free to check out their website.
If you wish to get in touch with them their email is info@reabilitejo.pt
:)
Hi, so the previous owners of your property have a youtube channel called back to roots. Not sure if their vids of fixing up the place is still on yt. We did see it for sale but ruled it out. Funny though that you guys also set up a channel!
That’s right, we know them and still keep in touch, lovely couple! They did a good job here
Ah... I thought it looked like a property bought from other expats by the way the kitchen was done. I wonder why did they sell? Run out of money? Or water? Or needed change of scenery?
It would be useful to know how much you paid for the property, and the steps of the sale. Thanks in advance! I'll watch some more of your videos, maybe you already gave this info.
Thanks for watching 😊 we did actually do a video with some house buying tips which includes the price and associated costs of our property 😊
@@rootsdownhomestead Cool, I'll look for it!
Hi, nice, one , which region in Alentejo did you choose ?
Hey Robin, thanks for watching! We are in Alto Alentejo :)
Hello from Yorkshire, Congrats on your new home! I'd love to know what you added to your home or was everything you've shown already there?
Hi :) thanks for the support and the congrats.
We had solar installed, developed the veg gardens, built irrigation systems, planted lots of new trees and cleared a lot of the land. Lots of other stuff too but that’s the main things I guess!
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@@rootsdownhomestead thank you for the reply. I'd love to see a detailed video of everything you added & the cost. Already looking forward. Have a lovely day
@@w.woman74bla78 That's a good suggestion for a future video, we wish we'd have filmed everything we did so it would have been easier but we'll no doubt explain a few of those things during different videos. Is there anything in particular you're interested in knowing?
Have a lovely day too :)
Hi Guys, i stumbled on your channel and my father and I are also ready to move to our land in Portugal to start a self sustainable, off grid life too. My question to you is what ferry did you catch to portugal and what did it cost you since im hoping to avoid driving through france. We would appreciate it massively if you could share the specifics of your ferry trip. To we can also look into this option.
Thanks in advance
Hey, thanks so much for watching the channel :)
We got the Portsmouth to Santander ferry. I cannot remember how much it is as it was 2 years ago now, sorry!
During December - March i think they only run from England to Spain on the Portsmouth to Santander route. But other times of the year you can get Plymouth to Santander, Portsmouth to Bilbao or Portsmouth to Santander
Hope your move goes well :)
@@rootsdownhomestead wow thanks so much, i find it weird that there is only a UK to spain ferry. I currently live in the Netherlands and there are no ferry from here, so the plan is to ferry to uk and then to spain.
P.s: how did you get in touch with other youtubers? Was it through their channels? I would love to be able to reach out to other expats to pick their brains, also help out where needed.
The roofing companies name? Would be great to have that checked. We def. need some work done
Thanks for watching. They were property surveyors so checked the whole property and structure, they don’t actually do the work themselves though, only advise on what needs doing.
I can pass along their details if you like?
If you need roofing repairs, you’ll probably need to talk to a local builder about that :)
Welcome to TH-cam, Good luck with your farm, so nice to eventually see another channel actually here to work.
TH-cam is filled with so many channels here in Portugal but 99% of them are living illegally, so refreshing to see someone coming here to actually work.
We are coming up to 9 years living here now and after many problems with a builder we are starting to build our milking parlour for our growing goat herd.... so finally we might earn an income.
Anyway best of luck!
Thank you for the support and the welcome to TH-cam :)
We’d love to be able to get our farm to productivity and eventually to be work, for no we have a lot to learn! :)
9 years? Wow! That’s amazing, I guess a lot can happen in 9 years, hope you’re enjoying it and sounds like you have some cool projects!
Absolute BS, most people who come to Portugal are legal and are trying to live legally, some people have dreams and come to Portugal to fulfil this and not everyone have loads of cash to splash out.
I never moved because my dog was ill….that’s fing idiotic mate….grow some and stop behaving like a prat…a dog or cat is merely an animal.
@Mark Shaw I understand where you're coming from but all the so called off grid properties with a so called ruin is actually a barn made of stones for storage and animals. They're not meant to be fixed and lived in by families hence the land is cheaper as compared to a house in a village with little garden. Portuguese govt is usually slow to react but when they do. All these so called expats will be selling those "farms" for 10% of what they've paid. Cheap doesn't always mean good.
Why are 99% living illegally? That's a bit of a sweeping accusation to make!
Has the heat been unbearable? How hot has it been? I am looking at buying a farm in Castelo Branco region but I am quite concerned about the heat being unbearable to do anything outside especially because well... its only going to get warmer with global warming.
Thanks for the comment! When it was above 40 for a week or so at a time (happened 2-3 times) it was a struggle, to be honest. But we just did outdoor tasks earlier or later in the day. If you have air conditioning or a pool/pond/lake/outdoor shower to keep cool it's fine
Our region is fairly similar to Castelo branco in terms of temperatures, harsh summers and winters do get cooler. It depends on your preferences really! And in our district (portalegre) we've had no wildfires, touch wood!
Hope you go find somewhere suitable!
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@@rootsdownhomestead 👍👍👍👍👍😍
Currently looking for a property in central Portugal, can you please tell me who you used for a survey ?
Thanks for watching :)
Sure, the guys we used were reabilitejo.pt
Feel free to check out their website.
If you wish to get in touch with them for a quote their email is info@reabilitejo.pt
:)
@@rootsdownhomestead thank you, I will be sure to use the term "subject to survey" with any offers we make on properties.
@@thefatbaker That's sensible! The first house we got a survey on, the agent refused to take the offer until we had it surveyed anyway, i assume because she knew we'd pull out, maybe!
Good luck with buying somewhere! Definitely a sensible route getting a survey :)
Hi, love your video. You just give me hope. I always wanted to have my own house and land. At any moment I will have to leave the house where I am now 😥. I'm a single mother with a 14y boy. I was afraid to go and live in house far away from a big city, just me and my son but now I see more clear ☺️🤗. I live in Cascais, Portugal. See u on your next video and sorry for my writing 🫣
Thank you so much Maria :)
Completely understand, it’s hard if you’ve lived near big cities, we were the same, it was a scary thought living rurally but we love it. I hope your dreams happen!
Thanks for the support and have a great day!
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I've been watching properties in Portugal up for sale can you give me any advice I live here in New York not New York City I live an hour away from Buffalo New York to Niagara Falls area really thinking of doing something like you guys just did
Hi Cindy,
Thanks for watching! :)
What sort of advice are you looking for? And I’ll see if I can help :)
If useful, I will be releasing a video on property searching in portugal and our experience.
Congratulations. I was thinking the same thing my case is a little different because I was born in the states but I am a citizen of Portugal. My parents have a home already in Portugal so I would have a place to stay. My question is what do you do for work, obviously for us coming from the states you make a bit more but I was thinking possibly a remote job out of the UK working in Portugal but I don’t know where to start searching for Saatchi position. Any help is greatly appreciate it thank you
Hi there :) Thank you for the comment and support!
We have a limited company, we provide services remotely to companies all over Europe, UK and also North America. We work completely remotely, but all work runs through our limited company.
There are many companies that can support remote workers, it depends what sort of job you do. A lot of people seem to freelance, so i guess that's an option!
Happy to try and help where possible :)
@@rootsdownhomestead what kind of services do you provide? Maybe youngish help me out?
@@legacychop you could say we are in HR :)
Currently there are lots of vancancies and shortages of staff in some sectors, as you are portuguese you have the right to live & work in Portugal without the need for visas.
Make a list of what qualifications / skills / experience / interets / you have and then try to look for work in those areas. You may be able to get free training in some areas paid by EU social funds, and you may be able to qualify for zero tax for a couple of years (I think) because the portuguese government has a progamme to attract portuguese citizens back to the country by offering a TAX HOLIDAY. Check online with portuguese consulate..
Some qualifications attract good salaries, others not so good, but life in Portugal is not just about making money, it's also about quality of life, slowing down, outdoor life, having more time for oneself & family & friends, being able to own a nice home (still possible & afordable outside big cities).
What are your interests & skills? If I know anything going I'll let you know. Send me a message to my box here: ribas (usual symbol) live. co. uk
Hey is another other hike stead I your area with similar price ?
This area, we don't see much around :( Lots for sale in Castelo branco!
I hear the prices might fall again/crash? Any views? I am thinking of moving in 3 years time, don't know what to do!
Thanks for watching :)
It’s difficult to say in this financial climate, I’d assume the economies may fall in to recession but just never know for sure! Who knows what will happen in a few years but if it’s a while away it’s always better to focus on the present and prepare closer to the time you wish to move :)
@@rootsdownhomestead Thanks for the reply (subscribed). Do you worry about safety for you and your partner? What about medical help or emergencies?
You mentioned something about you working full time. Was that before, or you are still working full time? Remotely?
@@TT-rl4su we only live 25-30 minutes from a hospital and 10 minutes from a health centre, so think we are all good :)
We still work remotely and full time, we’d love to be able to work on our farm full time but I think it will take a number of years to get to that stage. We will keep going and see what happens :)
@@rootsdownhomestead Hey if I move to Portugal @ say age 55, no kids, simple lifestyle. What kind of savings would you say be enough? How about Euro 500k? Will that go a long way? I know, a random question but need to have a savings target :-)
@@TT-rl4su I mean it all depends on the type of outgoings you have and the property you decide to buy.
I mean that amount would last most people a very long time, to be honest! If you live a simple life that would go a very very long way!
It would be good to know how much you paid for your 1 ha with house etc plus the other property. You mentioned prices have gone crazy but only because foreigners don't mind paying these crazy prices. The portuguese never do, they know that asking prices are sometimes 10 times the real value. Never pay the asking price.
Thanks for watching and the comment :)
We plan on doing a video on that with the house buying process to give people context. We do know that prices are sometimes inflated, some estate agents even told us what the seller would sell for and often was half the price. Even so, there was land with ruins being sold for over 100k, ridiculous.
For ours, we felt like we got a fair deal for the price and what was here, especially after looking at over 40 properties!
Welcome to Central Portugal. If you need a solicitor contact Ana Filipa Gonçalves in Castelo Branco.
Thanks Joaquim, appreciate the recommendation! Thanks we have already sorted our house and used another lawyer in Castelo Branco, she was brilliant but was also told Ana is good too :)
Thanks again and appreciate you watching our video
Bom dia
That's still no need for caps lock titling.
Thanks, what do you mean? :)
Sound very low.
Thanks :) it was our first TH-cam video and my first time editing so videos have improved 😂
Wow not surprising. Every one is moving from the north to Portugal. UK IS OUNCE AGAIN EXPANDING ITS BORTERS.
LOL. AND EVERY ONE THAT MOVES TO PORTUGAL HAS A UTUBE CHANNEL.
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Well, it’s a lovely place here :)
25 couples doing youtube videos from Portugal is probably doing as much for the rising prices of land as anything else. If you want to keep the prices low, don't advertise! Lol
Thanks! I'm sure 25 couples on youtube in a country of 11million people probably doesn't make much difference. I'm sure it's because its a desirable place to live, beautiful country, lovely weather etc plays more of a part ;)