In answer to you question about the dangers of buying abroad, the best protection is to research your seller/agent and transferring lawyer as much as possible BEFORE sending any payments!

Try to 'Google' every name or word relevant to your purchase....you may be surprised at how much info is out there about this! For e.g.

check out totallyproperty.com/bulgaria-property/2538-watch-out-have-you-been-caught-them-yet. Watch Out Have You been Caught by Them Yet ??????????????? - Overseas Real Estate and Property Investment Forum - The TotallyProperty (dotcom) Property Forum very good clues on how to avoid losing out...worth reading all the way through!

Sofia News Agency forum www novinite com/forum_view.php?main_id=109875]Sofia News Agency - Forum is an intersting article on the subject too.

IF YOU SEE A PARTICULAR NAME YOU WANT TO CHECK (ESPECIALLY IN THE TEXT) JUST TYPE IT IN GOOGLE ...YOU MAY BE SURPRISED!

I hope this is of some help in answering your question, PM me if you need any more
Robin Hood