If your are from UK or another part of Europe and are concerned about not having a good bol, there's a solution of sorts.
I live in Bulgaria and there are many many inexpensive places here, in very pretty locations.
I've lived here since 2006 and really really love it here. I think many people don't realize how nice it is.
In my village alone there are houses from 5,000 leva (approx 2,500 Euro) to about 30,000 leva (15,000 Euro). Most houses have at least 1/4 acre, which people here use for their vegetable gardens.
If you want to raise goats/dairy, not a problem. You don't need extra land for that because the shepherd/goatherd comes to take your animals every day, cost 2.50 leva per month per animal. I think the cows might be a bit more.
Most houses have their own boreholes for water (for the garden) as well as regular mains water.
In numerous villages there is great drinking water piped from the mountain aquifers into the village and this water is free.
The cost of living is the lowest in Europe.
The land is fertile and the weather/climate is good, there is a huge range of fruit and veg that grows here from figs, pomegranites, grapes to walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds, peaches, cherries, apples and truffles, sunflowers, wheat, corn, potatoes, etc.
The country's agriculture is not advanced like many nations, which is actually beneficial. There are lots of small farms with small plots, so there's a lot of biodiversity.
The Villagers are friendly, although quite set in their ways. They always "know better! They are also extremely hospitable.
There are several mountain ranges, with plains in between and we have the black sea coast. Nothing is very far away. In the summer you can enjoy the mountains and the coast, in the winter, if you feel like it, you can go skiing at Bansko.
It's a very beautiful country, sparse population, LOTS of nature and an abundance of wild life.
If you need help, let me know, I will do my best and help you find something you'll be happy with. I don't need money for this, I would love for others to come and enjoy it here as well, and it will also be great for a bunch of like minded people to form "loose" communities and pool some of their resources.
You can also look at Ebay UK, they often have low cost properties listed there. (Don't buy one without having seen it for yourself!!!) These will give you an indication of what's available.
You can either PM me or write your questions on this thread, I will answer honestly.
In the next day or so I will make a post on what you'd need to do to get a property here.
And after that I will write a post about the pitfalls to avoid and things of extra benefit, to look out for.
I live in Bulgaria and there are many many inexpensive places here, in very pretty locations.
I've lived here since 2006 and really really love it here. I think many people don't realize how nice it is.
In my village alone there are houses from 5,000 leva (approx 2,500 Euro) to about 30,000 leva (15,000 Euro). Most houses have at least 1/4 acre, which people here use for their vegetable gardens.
If you want to raise goats/dairy, not a problem. You don't need extra land for that because the shepherd/goatherd comes to take your animals every day, cost 2.50 leva per month per animal. I think the cows might be a bit more.
Most houses have their own boreholes for water (for the garden) as well as regular mains water.
In numerous villages there is great drinking water piped from the mountain aquifers into the village and this water is free.
The cost of living is the lowest in Europe.
The land is fertile and the weather/climate is good, there is a huge range of fruit and veg that grows here from figs, pomegranites, grapes to walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds, peaches, cherries, apples and truffles, sunflowers, wheat, corn, potatoes, etc.
The country's agriculture is not advanced like many nations, which is actually beneficial. There are lots of small farms with small plots, so there's a lot of biodiversity.
The Villagers are friendly, although quite set in their ways. They always "know better! They are also extremely hospitable.
There are several mountain ranges, with plains in between and we have the black sea coast. Nothing is very far away. In the summer you can enjoy the mountains and the coast, in the winter, if you feel like it, you can go skiing at Bansko.
It's a very beautiful country, sparse population, LOTS of nature and an abundance of wild life.
If you need help, let me know, I will do my best and help you find something you'll be happy with. I don't need money for this, I would love for others to come and enjoy it here as well, and it will also be great for a bunch of like minded people to form "loose" communities and pool some of their resources.
You can also look at Ebay UK, they often have low cost properties listed there. (Don't buy one without having seen it for yourself!!!) These will give you an indication of what's available.
You can either PM me or write your questions on this thread, I will answer honestly.
In the next day or so I will make a post on what you'd need to do to get a property here.
And after that I will write a post about the pitfalls to avoid and things of extra benefit, to look out for.