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Nanabaum   
8 Oct 2013
Real Estate / Renovating a house in janikowo.... [30]

Hi, my partner and I (she is polish... The queen of my heart) are to be 'gifted' an old house in poland behind her family home. Her grandmother keeps chickens in it (chickens!!! Old school granny) just now. It is two floored but I don't think it has a water mains or direct electric supply.. They are all feed from the main house. Her father and uncle said they will do the manual labour gig as I'm a hippy chef type, though do enjoy abit of DIY .. and well, they are kinda village old school and this seems a big job.I'm assuming there is a B&Q polish equivalent but I don't know where to start. We are by no means very rich but we aren't broke. We work hard and want to turn this into a holiday home.. Possibly a polish base. Any advise? Anybody down this before?
Nanabaum   
8 Oct 2013
Real Estate / Renovating a house in janikowo.... [30]

No way, we have been together for over 5 years and I have been to her home town to see her family countless times. Put it this way, we all trust each other. We are both gonna stay in Scotland as we own a business here but I'm clueless when it comes to renovating. Her family (though old school) are totally brand new as in good folk. She is the only daughter out of a family with 4 boys so it is why she was gifted this house. Ps. I'd trust village folk before city pretensions anytime.
Nanabaum   
9 Oct 2013
Real Estate / Renovating a house in janikowo.... [30]

Holy moly, you guys seem worse than lawyers.. It was gifted to us as its a piece of ****, it will only be ours after the grand mother dies. The house/shell would be given to my partner as her brothers are married and work else where, only daughter and youngest child at that. I looking at this more as an investment than a family home. Janikowo isn't really a **** backwards village in polish terms maybe in uk terms. This was all an informal conversation anyway. As far as being a cash cow, we both own our business and both know the financial side of each other. We are both cash cows.. To each other.
Nanabaum   
9 Oct 2013
Real Estate / Renovating a house in janikowo.... [30]

It's is not as screwed up as you guys might think, after further questioning I have discovered that it does have water and electricity as it was a house many many moons ago. It is also off the Main Street on land owned by her family so right of occupation isn't an issue. My girlfriend probably thinks I'm in the Gestapo now though. 8) I understand the brain drain conundrum but to be honest I think 10 20 years its a good long term investment as long as the ownership papers are in order. Some positivity guys!! I was looking more for advice about the material for renovation than the legal crap.