About this property
House located in Quintana de la Serena, a town with more than 4,000 inhabitants, in the province of Badajoz, in Spain, located just over an hour by car from several cities declared world heritage sites, such as the Roman city of Mérida, the Arab Córdoba or the medieval Cáceres. And about 250 km from Madrid, and about 200 km from Seville.
Quintana de la Serena is located on the Extremaduran plateau, next to the Guadiana valley, in the sunniest country in Europe and the climate has been described by the World Health Organization as among the healthiest in the world. They are towns with many centenarian people; as the oldest in the world, a 113-year-old woman, died not far from this town. The house is near the area known as “los pantános”, the largest reservoirs in Spain and Europe (La Serena, Orellana, Zújar, García Sola, and Cíjara), with a European blue flag beach, and a great love of fishing. Another notable hobby in Quintana is hunting, also wild boars and deer, and his interest in greyhounds, due to the large hunting reserves that are located not far from this town, surrounded by pastures of holm oaks and cork oaks.
Spain is a cheap country, many things remain cheaper including property and rents, food, alcohol, dining out, and general entertainment. The overall cost of living in Spain is lower than in many other European countries, particularly in this rural area of Badajoz.
The property consists of a house with a patio, it has 2 entrances, the one to the house and another behind the patio/garage, it occupies a total area of about 375 square meters, the patio is approximately half of it, about 191 m2, where up to 5 cars fit.
The house has two floors, downstairs consists of 4 bedrooms, living room, living room and kitchen, with 2 bathrooms, and upstairs is "raw", without any division, of about 184 m2 open plan, and a good roof, of Covered with a metal structure with slats and tiles, practically new.
The patio has 5 trees and had more than 100 pots, it all depends on the number of cars that want to “sleep” in it.
The property needs a small maintenance renovation, or a major renovation if you want to change the classic town house style that it presents.
In Spain, the transfer costs are approximately 10% (Taxes, Notary and Property Registry) which would have to be added to the sale price of the home.