BubbaWoo
13 Nov 2007
BubbaWoo
13 Nov 2007
BubbaWoo
13 Nov 2007
Life / Shopping in Tri-City [46]
gdynia has some decent shops but wejherowo is not yet known for its hipness... although i believe there are some people working on that...
where are you based - why not register on the forum ?
gdynia has some decent shops but wejherowo is not yet known for its hipness... although i believe there are some people working on that...
where are you based - why not register on the forum ?
BubbaWoo
13 Nov 2007
Life / Shopping in Tri-City [46]
218 on the junction of E28 - ul. Sienkiewicza 5 if i remember correctly
next to the orlex complex about 3 mins walk from the main station towards the town centre
should be open by the end of the month
the shop is owned by a forum member and i for one will be supporting it :-)
218 on the junction of E28 - ul. Sienkiewicza 5 if i remember correctly
next to the orlex complex about 3 mins walk from the main station towards the town centre
should be open by the end of the month
the shop is owned by a forum member and i for one will be supporting it :-)
BubbaWoo
13 Nov 2007
BubbaWoo
13 Nov 2007
BubbaWoo
13 Nov 2007
Life / Shopping in Tri-City [46]
there is definatley money in sopot but its not known for its shops - just walking along monczak or niepodliglosci shows this - its all about clubs bars restaurants nightlife and a lot of that is seasonal too.
my polish partner had a shop on monczak but the turnover, even though not bad, couldnt support the rental. it also seems that as more of these huge centrum hanlowes open, individual shops are suffering...
there is definatley money in sopot but its not known for its shops - just walking along monczak or niepodliglosci shows this - its all about clubs bars restaurants nightlife and a lot of that is seasonal too.
my polish partner had a shop on monczak but the turnover, even though not bad, couldnt support the rental. it also seems that as more of these huge centrum hanlowes open, individual shops are suffering...
BubbaWoo
13 Nov 2007
BubbaWoo
13 Nov 2007
BubbaWoo
13 Nov 2007
Life / Shopping in Tri-City [46]
train runs gdansk, sopot, gdynia, rumia, wehjerowo
havent got the train but its prob about twenty mins from gdynia
if youre driving then go out on the obwodnica and turn left at the gdynia end - takes me 35 mins ish from sopot depending on the traffic
train runs gdansk, sopot, gdynia, rumia, wehjerowo
havent got the train but its prob about twenty mins from gdynia
if youre driving then go out on the obwodnica and turn left at the gdynia end - takes me 35 mins ish from sopot depending on the traffic
BubbaWoo
13 Nov 2007
UK, Ireland / Experiences of Irish people who moved to Poland [27]
this is my experience too - negotiating the contract for mokwy was an absolute farce... so much so that at one point i ripped the contract up infront of them and told them to sort their fukin sh!t out and stop wasting everybody's time...
it really did appear that their main concern was that i was trying to rip them off and spent all their effort trying to add clauses that would some how protect their interests... they came up with a preposterous get out clause which was offensive to say the least but i eventually agreed to and then used to my advantage when i wanted out of the contract
ridiculous
why is there such massive investment - because with all investments you weigh the pros against the cons - despite the bollox involved in trying to do business in poland, the rewards, at present, make it worthwhile
Quoting: cooper
Poles are also often very difficult to do business with...they complain a ridiculous amount and are very stubborn when it comes to the littlest things.
- Hm, should the above be true, I wonder why we have such a massive foreign investment?
Poles are also often very difficult to do business with...they complain a ridiculous amount and are very stubborn when it comes to the littlest things.
- Hm, should the above be true, I wonder why we have such a massive foreign investment?
this is my experience too - negotiating the contract for mokwy was an absolute farce... so much so that at one point i ripped the contract up infront of them and told them to sort their fukin sh!t out and stop wasting everybody's time...
it really did appear that their main concern was that i was trying to rip them off and spent all their effort trying to add clauses that would some how protect their interests... they came up with a preposterous get out clause which was offensive to say the least but i eventually agreed to and then used to my advantage when i wanted out of the contract
ridiculous
why is there such massive investment - because with all investments you weigh the pros against the cons - despite the bollox involved in trying to do business in poland, the rewards, at present, make it worthwhile
BubbaWoo
13 Nov 2007
BubbaWoo
13 Nov 2007
UK, Ireland / The best place to live on my own in the UK? [57]
youre right - it does have that reputation but no longer deserved imo... the centre of town gets a bit mad at the weekend and no oaps in sight... loads of quieter places to go for the more sensibly mature among us and there are plenty of country pubs just a short drive away
youre right - it does have that reputation but no longer deserved imo... the centre of town gets a bit mad at the weekend and no oaps in sight... loads of quieter places to go for the more sensibly mature among us and there are plenty of country pubs just a short drive away
BubbaWoo
13 Nov 2007
BubbaWoo
13 Nov 2007
Real Estate / How do I look for property in the Sopot area? [45]
this looks like the 36m2 we looked at earlier - different pictures
this looks like the 36m2 we looked at earlier - different pictures
BubbaWoo
13 Nov 2007
Real Estate / How do I look for property in the Sopot area? [45]
most are freehold - ive come across flats that are owned by the state but the tennant has the right to buy - people try to sell these flats, often at really good rates, but you then have to sit on them for awhile before you are able to resell... or something like that... i didnt go into too much detail as my partner didnt want to get involved
i wouldnt have thought that finding 1m+ buyers in sopot is as tricky as you might imagine - there are some wonderful properties there and the place attracts money - theres a place on hafnerra going for over 32 tys m2 which, given the size of the flat, works out at 13.5m
interesting - news to me
i wonder where - there not a lot of room in sopot for an airport
Bold Plans to Build Polish Airports
most are freehold - ive come across flats that are owned by the state but the tennant has the right to buy - people try to sell these flats, often at really good rates, but you then have to sit on them for awhile before you are able to resell... or something like that... i didnt go into too much detail as my partner didnt want to get involved
i wouldnt have thought that finding 1m+ buyers in sopot is as tricky as you might imagine - there are some wonderful properties there and the place attracts money - theres a place on hafnerra going for over 32 tys m2 which, given the size of the flat, works out at 13.5m
Sopot is a favourite of mine because of a planned airport there
interesting - news to me
i wonder where - there not a lot of room in sopot for an airport
Bold Plans to Build Polish Airports
BubbaWoo
13 Nov 2007
Real Estate / How do I look for property in the Sopot area? [45]
i dont think youre being wildly unrealistic - on grunwaldska right by the beach... nice
i looked at a flat of identical size, with someone from the forum, at the top of sopot backing onto the railtrack which was priced at about a million before the summer - havent seen it on the market for awhile
i dont think youre being wildly unrealistic - on grunwaldska right by the beach... nice
i looked at a flat of identical size, with someone from the forum, at the top of sopot backing onto the railtrack which was priced at about a million before the summer - havent seen it on the market for awhile
BubbaWoo
13 Nov 2007
News / Things you might not know about Poland [76]
lol...
would that be the strangley nasal 'nah'...?
lol...
would that be the strangley nasal 'nah'...?
BubbaWoo
13 Nov 2007
Real Estate / How do I look for property in the Sopot area? [45]
yeah - seems interesting if youve got that sort of money to invest and a great location i imagine - i wonder why they dont have pictures of it
that site gives an idea of how prices can fluctuate
yeah - seems interesting if youve got that sort of money to invest and a great location i imagine - i wonder why they dont have pictures of it
that site gives an idea of how prices can fluctuate
BubbaWoo
13 Nov 2007
Real Estate / How do I look for property in the Sopot area? [45]
my plan went a little off course...
it was initially to renovate and sell on but as bargains became harder to find in the tri city i started to look elsewhere and bought a large property in wejherowo which is now being renovated/developed and ill probably hang on to for the foreseeable future - at the moment its listed as a single property and will take me god knows how long to register as individual premises so rental looks the way forward
im just finishing renovation of a place in tczew which i will rent for a year or so as i think prices will shoot up once the new road to the tri city opens - ive just bought a place up near leba which i will hang onto as well
i will prob go back to faster turn over next year as the cashflow is drying up but will go for anything that looks like a bargain
my plan went a little off course...
it was initially to renovate and sell on but as bargains became harder to find in the tri city i started to look elsewhere and bought a large property in wejherowo which is now being renovated/developed and ill probably hang on to for the foreseeable future - at the moment its listed as a single property and will take me god knows how long to register as individual premises so rental looks the way forward
im just finishing renovation of a place in tczew which i will rent for a year or so as i think prices will shoot up once the new road to the tri city opens - ive just bought a place up near leba which i will hang onto as well
i will prob go back to faster turn over next year as the cashflow is drying up but will go for anything that looks like a bargain
BubbaWoo
13 Nov 2007
Real Estate / How do I look for property in the Sopot area? [45]
it wouldnt suprise me if there is more opportunity and money to be made in bydgoszcz... the market really seems to have taken off in the past year or so
ive never had probs getting money but have had a number of last minute probs with contracts etc
it wouldnt suprise me if there is more opportunity and money to be made in bydgoszcz... the market really seems to have taken off in the past year or so
ive never had probs getting money but have had a number of last minute probs with contracts etc
BubbaWoo
13 Nov 2007
Real Estate / How do I look for property in the Sopot area? [45]
i work with a polish partner who project manages contractors etc
i havent had any dealing with processing mortgages in poland - i finance from abroad
the buying/exchange process has suprised me at times - quicker than the uk
why not register on the forum?
i work with a polish partner who project manages contractors etc
i havent had any dealing with processing mortgages in poland - i finance from abroad
the buying/exchange process has suprised me at times - quicker than the uk
why not register on the forum?
BubbaWoo
13 Nov 2007
Real Estate / How do I look for property in the Sopot area? [45]
renovation costs depends what needs doing and to what spec - the last place i did in sopot was a similar size... i gutted it and put in new flooring [cheap carpet and laminate], windows, lighting etc and painted it - no bathroom or kitchen and made a 7O tys profit... cant remember what the costs were but probably not much more than 3O tys including labour
what it could sell for will depend what you do to it - the flooring looks ok, new kitchen and bathroom, its on niepodleglosci but depends where, the block has new elevation, its on the tenth floor with windows on 2 sides so it probably has some fantastic views
you can make money on it if thats your objective - how much i cant say, too many variables
im english
renovation costs depends what needs doing and to what spec - the last place i did in sopot was a similar size... i gutted it and put in new flooring [cheap carpet and laminate], windows, lighting etc and painted it - no bathroom or kitchen and made a 7O tys profit... cant remember what the costs were but probably not much more than 3O tys including labour
what it could sell for will depend what you do to it - the flooring looks ok, new kitchen and bathroom, its on niepodleglosci but depends where, the block has new elevation, its on the tenth floor with windows on 2 sides so it probably has some fantastic views
you can make money on it if thats your objective - how much i cant say, too many variables
im english
BubbaWoo
13 Nov 2007
History / Polish Jews - they changed their Jewish surnames to Polish [532]
this needs to be enforced a little more, no daffy...?
Posts are to remain in English (or in Polish WITH full english translations) all others will be deleted as off topic.
this needs to be enforced a little more, no daffy...?
BubbaWoo
13 Nov 2007
News / BRAIN DRAIN ON POLAND [101]
what makes eating out in england so great is the choice we have
unlike so many countries where the choice is the local slop, a kebab, chinese... or the local slop...
within a ten min walk from where i am now i have a choice of ten different world cuisines
how about you...?
English football is great but their cuisine is
what makes eating out in england so great is the choice we have
unlike so many countries where the choice is the local slop, a kebab, chinese... or the local slop...
within a ten min walk from where i am now i have a choice of ten different world cuisines
how about you...?
BubbaWoo
13 Nov 2007
Real Estate / How do I look for property in the Sopot area? [45]
2 bedrooms... whats that... 6Om2 or something...?
lets say its double that - 12Om2... 2.5M zl / 12Om2 is just under 21 tys m2
if thats the special price for registered forum members whats the normal price for non-registered forum members...?
are you polish...?
2 bedrooms... whats that... 6Om2 or something...?
lets say its double that - 12Om2... 2.5M zl / 12Om2 is just under 21 tys m2
if thats the special price for registered forum members whats the normal price for non-registered forum members...?
are you polish...?
BubbaWoo
13 Nov 2007
Life / Shopping in Tri-City [46]
there is a new shop about to open in wejherowo called London Style - it will carry a range of designer lables at reasonable prices that you wont find elsewhere in the tri city
otherwise you are stuck with the same old lables in places like klif, baltic, madisson and manhatten
I live in the Tri-city area and the clothes shops around aren't great
there is a new shop about to open in wejherowo called London Style - it will carry a range of designer lables at reasonable prices that you wont find elsewhere in the tri city
otherwise you are stuck with the same old lables in places like klif, baltic, madisson and manhatten
BubbaWoo
12 Nov 2007
Real Estate / How do I look for property in the Sopot area? [45]
the buying and selling process normally goes quite quickly but its the rehab part that always seems to take time - whether its finding builders, waiting for permission or whatever, there always seems to be a delay... but once work actually starts progress is normally swift
heres something in sopot that might be worth a look - not sure what size youre looking for
the buying and selling process normally goes quite quickly but its the rehab part that always seems to take time - whether its finding builders, waiting for permission or whatever, there always seems to be a delay... but once work actually starts progress is normally swift
heres something in sopot that might be worth a look - not sure what size youre looking for
BubbaWoo
12 Nov 2007
Real Estate / How do I look for property in the Sopot area? [45]
10 tys is at the very bottom end of the market and id be supprised if you find anything for as low as 7 tys unless you were on the ground looking for private sale rather than using an agent - if you do come across something for that price then snap it up
theres some beautiful real estate in sopot including a lot of nice new bulid - a development at the top of MC was being marketed at 19 tys upwards when i asked about it before the summer - theres recently built bar/gallery just off MC that just came on the market at about 26 tys and a huge flat on haffnera that is currently being marketed at over 35 tys - speculation is rife but a lot of people with a lot of money seems to think its a good investment
renovation projects are getting much harder to find, especially bargains
But have mostly noticed 10,000+zl m2
10 tys is at the very bottom end of the market and id be supprised if you find anything for as low as 7 tys unless you were on the ground looking for private sale rather than using an agent - if you do come across something for that price then snap it up
theres some beautiful real estate in sopot including a lot of nice new bulid - a development at the top of MC was being marketed at 19 tys upwards when i asked about it before the summer - theres recently built bar/gallery just off MC that just came on the market at about 26 tys and a huge flat on haffnera that is currently being marketed at over 35 tys - speculation is rife but a lot of people with a lot of money seems to think its a good investment
renovation projects are getting much harder to find, especially bargains
BubbaWoo
11 Nov 2007
Life / The romance of an unknowable country ... Poland - my story [35]
i would be happy to encourage and support such a project :-)
i would be happy to encourage and support such a project :-)