Property in Turkey

No doubt that Alanya is number 1 :-) The big questions is then who the runner ups are.... We would definitely recommend Bodrum for a top 3 position and in case you have not already been there, then surely it is time to go for a visit. Bodrum actually consists of a peninsula on which you can find several bigger and smaller cities.  Bodrum city itself is worth a visit, but for the accommodation most people prefer the more quite and peaceful areas. We can recommend the area of Yalikavak and Gümüslük where you can get absolutely fantastic accommodation and views all the way to the Greek islands across the Aegean sea. The Bodrum peninsula has always been known for attracting jet-setters and everyone else that wants a taste of luxury.

For pretty obvious reasons it has always been popular to invest in a holiday home together with other members of the family or close friends.  In that way costs are split between more people and the holiday home will not stay empty for longer periods.  Also many families buying together enjoy actually visiting the apartment at the same.  The space might be a bit tight but what is better than enjoying the sun and beach in the company of your best friends and family? There are a few practical issues though to consider before teaming up with your best friends or parents and investing together. - Always make sure that the official share of the apartment corresponds to the actual ownership. So in case you paid for 2/3 of the apartment and your friends family paid for 1/3, this must also be reflected on the title deed.

It is not often that a property makes it all the way to our blog posts. Only when we have en extraordinary good offer or a very unusual property for sale we write about here on our blog. In this particular case the property in question is both an amazing offer AND something special. So in case you are a handyman looking for a property on the Alanya peninsula - also known as the castle area - then look no further because we do guarantee you that this is an offer that you can not find similar from any other estate agent. A total of three units are now on sale for discounted price.

There can be many different reasons for wanting to sell your holiday home. But one thing that all sellers have in common is, that once the decision to sell the apartment has been taken then seller look forward to the day where they can sign the contract of sale and hand over the property to a new owner. Before a property can be sold it must first be marketed and presented to interested buyers. Here the absolute best and most valuable tool is our web site.  We dare to say that on other agent in Alanya can compete with our web site www.2base.com when it comes to property presentations and access to relevant and important information. On the Internet 2Base Estate Agency has always been two steps ahead of competition and we plan to keep it so also for the future. For the online presentation each apartment needs to have pictures taken. The quality of these pictures are very important and luckily we have a very skilled photographer working here at our office...

As some of you might have noticed or heard about Antalya will host a big EXPO in 2016.  And this one might be a little different from most other EXPOs since the themes are "Flowers & Children" as well as "Cultivating a green life for future generations". The EXPO area is located next to the main road "also known as D400" just 15 minutes drive from Antalya airport direction Alanya. This botanical EXPOs will not only be available to visit during the EXPO period in 2016, which is April to October, but also afterwards since the area will serve as a park and exhibition area for the years to come. It is expected that around 8 million people will visit the EXPO during the 2016.

In earlier blog posts we have often talked about how important transparency is when it comes to the daily operation of your owners union. An owners union often holds a significant amount of money, and it is in everyone's interest to make sure that these are spend in the best way and that the documentation for each expense is available. Sitting several thousands kilometers away from where all the action is taking place can make it hard to understand and follow exactly what is happening. How are the money spend, has everyone paid the yearly fees and so on. Last year 2Base set a new level of transparency of owners union and allowed all owners to log directly into the accounting books of their owners union.  No more waiting for excel files or monthly emails. Instead every owner can now get real-time view access to (and only view, of course. Not editing or deleting) all postings such as expenses and status on payments of the monthly and yearly fees.

In an earlier blog post we have been discussing the major break down of the electric grid in Turkey earlier this year.  Today the topic again will be electricity and to some extend also power cuts.  Because it actually seems like the authorities and providers of electricity and infrastructure is actually doing something about it. In the Alanya area the grid is currently undergoing some serious maintenance.  And how do we know that? Well, simply because currently there are a lot of power cuts.... But these power cuts seem to be related to repair and upgrade work rather than breakdowns, which is of course very positive at least in the long run.