Hello,
I am a professional Swing/Rat Pack singer looking to move to Spain. I'm bored with singing at English weddings (I've done over 500) and fancy more cabaret type work.
My act is pretty classy and I am very good at what I do (just for clarification, not to brag) I'm not your average pub singer.
My wife and I have money to buy a property outright and we're wondering how easy or difficult would it be for me to find enough work to live and pay the bills etc.
I can see that things are very difficult over there and that there is a lot of unemployment, but are tourist numbers dwindling too? Do hotels and other entertainment venues still operate and provide entertainment?
Are there opportunities for someone like me to get work? I don't speak Spanish yet (we intend to learn of course) but my act doesn't need a lot of Spanish if I'm performing to internationals or Brits.
We are considering Costa Blanca (Javea, Calpe or Torrevieja), Almeria (Mojacar, Vera), Costa Del Sol. I worry about crime levels I hear about in the Costa Del Sol. Are they mirrored further north? I mean is it the same level everywhere?
If anyone can suggest the best areas (if there are any) from their experience, that would be great.
We are travelling out in two weeks time (24/April/2012) to view properties in the first two areas. This will be our second trip this year. I'm going to check out the work situation very keenly on this trip too.
We can see that property prices have dropped greatly, and are likely to continue a little further at least. With this in mind, if we buy now, I would be negotiating very aggressively, to take that further drop into account. I know this would seem harsh to those who are having to sell but, if we make the move, we'd be foolish to knowlingly and blindly walk into a future negative equity situation.
I feel that, if we can buy a property at the right price and I can get enough work to make a decent living, that it's worth a shot.
Has Spanish life changed for all British Expats? Are any Expats, who are not struggling financially, still enjoying life in Spain and glad they made the move?
I'm expecting life to be different. That's one of the reasons for moving. But is it so unbearable? Some of you must still love it. If you do, what's the secret? Is it simply being financially secure? Are the unfortunate negatives such as potholes, irregular rubbish collection, beggars, crime levels etc., enough to make you want to go back to the UK?
This a brilliant forum, by the way. It's very informative and is making me pay a great deal of attention to more than simply following the sun.
Thank you.
I am a professional Swing/Rat Pack singer looking to move to Spain. I'm bored with singing at English weddings (I've done over 500) and fancy more cabaret type work.
My act is pretty classy and I am very good at what I do (just for clarification, not to brag) I'm not your average pub singer.
My wife and I have money to buy a property outright and we're wondering how easy or difficult would it be for me to find enough work to live and pay the bills etc.
I can see that things are very difficult over there and that there is a lot of unemployment, but are tourist numbers dwindling too? Do hotels and other entertainment venues still operate and provide entertainment?
Are there opportunities for someone like me to get work? I don't speak Spanish yet (we intend to learn of course) but my act doesn't need a lot of Spanish if I'm performing to internationals or Brits.
We are considering Costa Blanca (Javea, Calpe or Torrevieja), Almeria (Mojacar, Vera), Costa Del Sol. I worry about crime levels I hear about in the Costa Del Sol. Are they mirrored further north? I mean is it the same level everywhere?
If anyone can suggest the best areas (if there are any) from their experience, that would be great.
We are travelling out in two weeks time (24/April/2012) to view properties in the first two areas. This will be our second trip this year. I'm going to check out the work situation very keenly on this trip too.
We can see that property prices have dropped greatly, and are likely to continue a little further at least. With this in mind, if we buy now, I would be negotiating very aggressively, to take that further drop into account. I know this would seem harsh to those who are having to sell but, if we make the move, we'd be foolish to knowlingly and blindly walk into a future negative equity situation.
I feel that, if we can buy a property at the right price and I can get enough work to make a decent living, that it's worth a shot.
Has Spanish life changed for all British Expats? Are any Expats, who are not struggling financially, still enjoying life in Spain and glad they made the move?
I'm expecting life to be different. That's one of the reasons for moving. But is it so unbearable? Some of you must still love it. If you do, what's the secret? Is it simply being financially secure? Are the unfortunate negatives such as potholes, irregular rubbish collection, beggars, crime levels etc., enough to make you want to go back to the UK?
This a brilliant forum, by the way. It's very informative and is making me pay a great deal of attention to more than simply following the sun.
Thank you.