Welcome to my site.
Please let me introduce myself, my name is Mark Wright and for more than eight years now I have been in the real estate business, mainly within the UK, where I became an office manager with a leading estate agency group. After moving to Bookavets near Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria in March 2007 I did not work for several months, then for 10 months I worked for one of the largest real estate agencies in Veliko Tarnovo, helping train the English speaking Bulgarian agents, who deal with the International clients.
I am now working independantly locating properties for buyers, who are looking to relocate around Veliko Tarnovo, Resen, Hotnitsa areas. Working on their behalf, I can access far more properties and select only ones suitable to my clients thus cutting down time spent looking at non suitable abodes.
I live here with my wife Sally, and son Shane, (our daughter Teri, lives in Swindon Wiltshire.) in a large village called Resen, just north of Veliko Tarnovo. We enjoy a stress free lifestyle that we could only imagine whilst living in the UK., long hot sunny summers and cold snowy winters.
There are quite a few Brit’s within a few kilometers of us, but mostly we talk to our Bulgarian neighbours, slowly, as we do not speak fluent Bulgarian yet! The local people are very friendly and will often pass you small gifts like fruit and Rakia (local home made whiskey) We for our part return their friendship with home made cakes etc.
Our British friends are great, we meet up quite often to help each other with new products found, or general information we have gathered. Sometimes just for a coffee or beer!
I have found that many British come here looking to buy property, but do not know where to start. I have a few key questions that I like to ask, this gives me a real insight to what they are looking to achieve. As I have been through the process and now know the pitfalls, hopefully I can save others the heartache and stress of searching for the right property.
I can help with all the details required in buying property here, from setting up bank accounts to opening your company, this is required when you buy a house with land. I can source any kind, from land/apartment/house/office even hotels.
Let me know how I can help you.
If you have any questions about my service I can provide you with names and email address's of previous clients who would be happy to tell you more about me and the level of service provided.
Please read all the "post's" on my blog, at the bottom of each page you can click a button for "older post's" this just means "go to the next page". You should find a lot of useful information contained here. If you feel the need for anything else please let me know and I will be happy to oblige.
This year has seen a rise in the amount of gardens that we maintain for those of you who have holiday homes here in Bulgaria. It makes sense to have someone go around to the property on a monthly/weekly basis to check everything is alright and that there are no leaks or loose tiles at the property that could prove costly later on if left.
Services on offer are a choice of
1/ Weekly inspection.
2/ Monthly clean through and garden strim or cut with a lawnmower.
3/ Just a garden strim or lawnmowed.
4/ A twice yearly cut down of the weeds etc that grow so fast over here.
5/ Dust throughout the property the day before you arrive for your holiday so your not ploughing through dust when you first get here.
6/ Winter checks done weekly, turning off of water and draining down any heating system to prevent ice damage.
Fees are set per property and per requirements but are not expensive, if you have a property here and are interested in these services please email me at propertylocatorbulgaria@hotmail.com with your property location and size of plot, the services you require and I will be happy to go to look at the requirements and email you back with a quote.
Firstly I would like to say how sorry I am that I have not updated my blog for sometime now, the truth is that this spring and summer has been very busy for me. I am finding there are more people looking to relocate to Bulgaria, others who have holiday homes here require garden maintance and I have even been project managing a house renovation!
I now know why project managers charge between 8 & 10% of the renovation costs, it is a nightmare trying to get different skilled workers to either work together or come in on time and budget. Still it was an experience.
House sales are better than last year, if anyone is looking for a genuine bargain then this is the year to be buying.
I also now know of a cheaper way to transport furniture or goods accross from the UK, or the other way for that matter. Email me your requirements and I will put you in touch.
The sun is shining and we are enjoying our life here, is it time for you to join us?
