Where to buy a second home?
Having a second home can offer a very refreshing change of scenery. To enjoy the best ways of your second home, it is advisable to take the time to think about your project! Indeed, to rush, to end up with an apartment or a house that does not really meet your needs, is not the right solution. More than your well-being, a bad decision can also be synonymous with financial loss. Here is a guide to help you choose a second home.
The importance of privileging location
In real estate, the location is often crucial. The second home, even if you are not going to spend the year, is no exception to the rule. Indeed the place of your second home will have a double consequence: on its future valuation and on its use!
Thinking about your project, you should know that a second home suffers as much impact as a principal residence at the financial level. In fact, always think about valuing your property on the real estate market! For example, you may have to rent your vacation home for part of the year when you are not there. It must therefore be a minimum attractive. You should also consider the possibility of reselling or renting it permanently in the future, for a desire for change or even financial problems.
In addition, the chosen location may also affect the use of your property. Buying a second home that is too far from your main home may result in underutilization! If you can not get there as much as you wish, you may have some regrets ...
Countryside, sea, mountain or city, there is something for everyone
Buy a second home must also comply with your wishes and enroll in a life project ... So, if you enjoy skiing and want to go there every year, think about the acquisition of a cottage in the mountains can be a good idea! Here are the 4 options available to you:
- Country house
The advantage of the country house is to offer you a change of scenery near your main residence. Thus, you will be able to have the chance to offer you long walks in the forest or long readings at the corner of a chimney fire every weekend. For this, a house "all comfort" to decompress and isolate, even if you are not far from your main home.
- The beach house
What a pleasure to go to relax by tanning on a sandy beach or to treat yourself to a breath of fresh air! The house at the sea has the advantage of being able to spend an exotic holiday and invite friends or family, who will be charmed by this pied-à-terre to the sea. Do not think you will only go in the summer! A house at the sea offers different joys in winter, autumn or spring: bike rides, steps on the beach, sunbathing behind bay windows, etc.
- The mountain chalet
The mountain chalet is a very good compromise that combines financial profitability and pleasure. In addition to offering a pied-à-terre at the edge of the slopes, mountain chalets are very popular properties for holiday rentals. If you do not have the time to take care of it, it is quite possible to entrust the entire rental process to an agency and manage it remotely. You can quickly repay your investment by renting it, while enjoying a few weeks in the year without paying rent!
- The urban apartment
In some cases, the second home may be more urban. Having an apartment in the city center can also allow you to enjoy the joys of a city for a weekend and therefore to enjoy the pleasure of going to the market or stroll through perfumed halls. During periods when you do not want to go to your second home downtown, you can still rent it easily (depending on the chosen neighborhood), to amortize your investment.
The choice of a second home must take into account several aspects such as the location and ease of rental and use of the property. Moreover, a second home does not mean you will not realize some savings! Whether it's in the mountains, at the sea or in the city, you'll only be there for a few weeks and then rent it for a good part of the year, if the regulations allow you. Well thought out, your purchase will bring you joy and change of scenery!
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