Buying a House in Turkey 3

Went to meet Evren from Sunshine Turkish Homes. We'd found these guys from the Internet -- via a site called Turkey Twinkles. I swapped a few emails with the site owner, and they recommended Sunshine Turkish Home. We'd been surfing the STH site for a couple of months, and had a good idea of the area we wanted to buy - but we were open to any suggestions. Although Bodrum looked like a good place to have a vacation rental, it wasn't our idea of an optimal place for living long term. It was definitely going to be a balancing act to make a decision. With Sunshine and Twinkles -- how could the future look anything but bright?

Evren sent us some info about some possibles, and I spent more than a few hours in my corporate castle in LA perusing the house specs and photo's:

"We have few properties that needs renovation in Gumsan Complex, GUMUSLUK. Gumsan is a well maintained complex with swimming pool, cafeteria, markets, private beach and 24 hours security. It is split to 2 as GUMSAN 1 and GUMSAN 2. Gümsan 1 is located on the beach side and Gümsan 2 is located on the hill side. The swimming pool is located in Gümsan 2. The cheapest property is located in Gumsan 2 just by the swimming pool. It is already renovated but the kitchen is not fitted yet. The property has 60 sqm closed area. There is a living room with open plan kitchen and a bathroom in down stairs. There are 2 bedrooms and another bathroom in top floor.

And Also in Gumsan 1, there is a great property which is 100 meters from beach. So, it is a really good investment and a summer house.

The other property that needs renovation is located in Yalıkavak. Ideal for the DIY expert or the true bargain hunter, 3 bedrooms, roof terrace and sea views this property is located about 7km from Yalikavak. The property is located on a complex with 2 swimming pools, mini market and snack bar. The property itself is split into 2. The main part of the house with 2 bedrooms open plan kitchen livingroom and bathroom and the lower apartment which can be finished to consist of bedroom and bathroom (or small studio unit). There is a roof terrace with great sea views and a small garden to the rear and a good sized plot to the front of the property. Currently the property needs completely renovated. There are PVC windows and door but full refurbishment is needed. If you can do it yourself great, if not no problem we have a team of experts to take care of everything for you.

12th September 2008: 2nd day in Turkey, and off we went to STH to meet Evern, who was going to drive us around to Gumusluk, Yalikavak and Gudogan.

The view from the first house we went to see in Gumsan 1, Gumusluk, and the

outside of the first house we visited: These properties were really well situated, and the scenery was so lush, but the houses were quite small. But what this first house did do, was make us fall in love with the Northern coast of the Bodrum peninsula.

The next house, just a little bit further up the coast, had another great view: It was a baking hot day, and I could image waking up with view of the Aegean each morning. Any disappointment from our trip to Gumbet, had disappeared, and I was getting butterflies in my stomach.

The next house made those butterflies multiply. The complex was about 3km outside of Gumusluk, and I loved the view. But there was lot's of work to do on the house -- or to put a positive spin on it... lot's of potential.