Anyone know of Cromaris Estate Agents on Brac?

[harryharris]

Hi there,

Im a South African living in Dubai. I've spent a few holidays in Croatia (mainly Central Dalmatia) and always liked the idea of buying a holiday home there.

I am going back this summer to look at some property on the island's of Brac and Vis.

While researching, I came across this company www.cromaris.com/en/stone_houses-1/sweet_home-24/stone_house_with_sea_view-290/pre.

For 40-50k they build a small stone house on a sea facing piece of land. This sounds too good to be true at this price, I want to know what the catch is?

Also, if I opened a company to buy the property, would I get a business visa allowing me to come and go? or is it not that simple.

Thanks,
Darien

[Carol]

could it be that the house is a mile away from the sea? for the price will they sell you something that has been legally built and with a usage permit? Will it be fitted out or will you have to build the internal walls, cover the floor with tiles and build a kitchen and bathroom?

In these difficult times maybe they have managed to put together a good offer.

[gmh]

I'd say it's too good to be true. Almost.
If you look at the Croatian version of that page, it says the house is only 20m2 ! You get what you pay for i guess.
Not sure how you fit a bathroom, bedroom and lounge into 20 m2 and there's no mention of a kitchen.

[Madgolfer]

As far as the business visa goes, if you do apply for and get one then it does not entitle you to come and go as you please, you have to be here for 10 months out of 12 I believe.

Its a visa to live here and run your business which they (Govt) assume you must be in Croatia to do, not abroad, but I'm not actually sure how this would work in practice though?

You would still have to pay your monthly health insurance, tax, pension contributions and so on.

I will try and check this tomorrow and re post then.

[matov]

Look very carefully at the definition of 'house'. What that looks like to me is the sort of hut that a lot of people will build in their Olive fields and so on. I have a feeling that you might not have access to water and certainly not electricity.

They are fine for a nice evening BBQ or so on and you can certainly spend a night or two in them in perfect country comfort but for anything beyond that, then I would say a very definite no.

[Carol]

we've got an apartment in an old stone building in an old village €35,000 for 27m2, close to sea etc www.apid.co.uk/property.php?lid=KS850

(not an ad per se: I am just trying to show how the too cheap to be true isn't unbelieveable any more)