It honestly makes me sick to my stomach to see NYT publishing articles like this (a guide for the rich to get citizenship by spending an obscene amount of money on real estate) alongside articles proving that the poor are becoming poorer while the rich get richer...absolutely gross. Just say you're a news source for the aging, retired 1% with money to blow, and go.
@Alyssa The New York Times has all different kinds of readers. Certainly you wouldn't expect a newspaper to cater only to the poor, would you?
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I find this to be a very attractive home and I would love to own it. I hasten to add I could not afford it, but I would definitely love to live there.
This is a great choice.
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Sigh....would be nice if once in a while these columns would feature affordable overseas properties that real middle class folks could afford. Why are these columns only targeted to the 1%?
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@MB
yeah, agreed. I enjoy looking at the pricey stuff, too, but I happen to know from work related travel that such places as Portugal, Spain, Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Thailand, Fiji, Malaysia and Indonesia all have condos and small houses in the $200K to $500K range. It would be nice to see some of those in these pages. I think there are also islands in Greece where for $400K in euros you can buy a small house, but I’m not sure.
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@MB You can buy a nice apartment in the Canary Islands for as little as US $25,000.
Why-oh-why are courtyards not more common here in the US? The one in this house is spectacular, a haven from the world and yet just a few feet from a crowded street in a bustling town, much like the riads of Morocco. I do wonder at the differences between porch cultures and courtyard ones.
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@Julian Quite an area on most suburban lots is given over the grass, and if the owners have the money and energy, some landscaping. Mostly it is all a waste.
I think it was 1950's thinking that said, when you were house proud, you had to have a showpiece front yard, or garden, as the Brits would say.
In large cities, there is rarely/barely any land between the sidewalk and the front door, but there aren't any courtyards either.
This place is beautiful. Those sitting areas and balconies outside are delightful. It is comfortably warm there all year round.
I looked it up, and the town is 800 metres above sea level, so it will be safe from sea level rise.
Most of the big towns on Tenerife, are not. I expect that those in the towns will be moving to places like this further up.
None of the future looks good to me.
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@Julian yes I agree, that unobtrusive entry on a street in the middle of a town, with that beautiful, spacious courtyard with pool behind is ideal city living but why have an indoor pool in a year-round warm climate?
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@DS , Because a outdoor pool would soon become a haven for snakes, birds, and other type of wildlife.
The nearest beach is a mile away.
The lot size is generous for it's location, over 1/4 acre.
Given the close proximity to other buildings, I wonder if the outdoor spaces become a haven for rats and pigeons?
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