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Where can you buy a house for under €20,000? This video describes how we renovated our €16,000 holiday home on a budget.
This is the kind of home we could never of afforded in England. Large detached, with wooden beams, original features, real fires, outbuildings and a huge garden. Here in Bulgaria we have been able to realise our dream. We often think of life here as escaping back to a simpler place and time when property was still affordable in England. If you would like to learn more read my post:
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And if you are thinking of buying a property over here, then this May be useful

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Would you like to escape back to a simpler place and time? Maybe just for a nice relaxing holiday, or maybe to leave the ‘rat race’ for good.
We are an English couple living in a rural Bulgarian village In the Rose Valley in central Bulgaria - a place where time seems to have stood still.
I make videos about life here: Slow living, the countryside, self-sufficiency, customs and traditions, DIY, cooking and decorating our home. We also do the occasional travel video on the beautiful places around our home.
Perhaps your dream has been to take early retirement? Or to afford your own small farm or homestead? Or maybe you just want to take a relaxing holiday in a beautiful sunny location.
We have been able to realise our own dreams of doing all of the above. We have created this website to provide help, advice and information for anyone wishing to do the same, and to celebrate this beautiful location.
Our valley is the perfect place to relax. Enjoy the beautiful surroundings and the sunny climate, and let the fast pace of the modern world fade away. Indulge in home cooked traditional food and wines in rustic surroundings. delight in the colourful customs and celebrations that are still alive here. Maybe rediscover ‘old’skills like wine making, canning, Animal husbandry, or just how to cook a traditional dish on the log-fueled ‘petchka’.
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@nikitaking2796
@nikitaking2796 Год назад
Love love love Bulgaria ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
Me too 😊
@kimkennedy8636
@kimkennedy8636 Год назад
That is beautiful! I love how you show before and after and explain what you did. Simple bright, white paint and comfy furnishings make all the difference. The extra room and fence are gorgeous.
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
Thank you so much Kim! Do you live in Bulgaria?
@kimkennedy8636
@kimkennedy8636 Год назад
@@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime I am currently in the USA but have been researching Bulgaria as a potential retirement place or second home. I also have a small trading business and am looking at adding in Bulgaria as new resource.
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
Fantastic! I came over here initially 15 years ago - underneath a video you should find a blog I keep from when we first moved here. I haven’t looked back! It’s a wonderful place to live and land is very very affordable here - especially if you would like to be self-sufficient or keep animals 😊
@kimkennedy8636
@kimkennedy8636 Год назад
@@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime great! Thank you for words of encouragement. I'll check out your blog.
@laganas2008
@laganas2008 7 месяцев назад
Lovely house and surroundings. ❤
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime 7 месяцев назад
Thank you 😊
@Vermillion73
@Vermillion73 8 месяцев назад
Beautiful!
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime 7 месяцев назад
Thank you!
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
A little bit different than my usual videos but I thought this would be useful for anyone who is thinking of coming over here. And in the description you’ll find a couple of useful links if you are contemplating moving to this wonderful country
@Architect714
@Architect714 7 месяцев назад
That extra room/extension looks fantastic. Great choice
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime 7 месяцев назад
Thank you very much! I do love the wrought iron windows😊
@richardmcrandal6696
@richardmcrandal6696 9 месяцев назад
Beautiful Bulgaria
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime 9 месяцев назад
Yes! We love it😊
@richardmcrandal6696
@richardmcrandal6696 9 месяцев назад
@@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime me too
@barrymoto-up3bg
@barrymoto-up3bg Год назад
Simply amazing. Certainly great value for money. You will never regret. Keep on putting in more money in the garden and landscaping and a swimming pool. It would be even more pleasant to behold
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
Thank you Barry! You do have to be careful though Barry, putting too much money into an old property that cost so little as you aren’t going to get the revenue back if you ever decide to sell it. However, , having said that I would absolutely love a pool! 😁🥰
@barrymoto-up3bg
@barrymoto-up3bg Год назад
@@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime Yeah, I know it would be a problem if you're in a hurry to get your investment back. But if you do it for longtime investment, you will have a great time staying in a confortable home. If it is an eye catching property, and you put it in the market, there are some people who have the money but not the time, and can therefore grab it. Who knows. Anyway Real estate investment, if well maintained, will never disappoint. Wish you the best of luck.
@lagringa7518
@lagringa7518 7 месяцев назад
Well you've made, at a really bargain price, an already charming looking house into a GEM... good on ya! 🤩
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime 7 месяцев назад
Oh bless you! Thank you very much😃
@davidmoore9385
@davidmoore9385 9 месяцев назад
Beautiful
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime 9 месяцев назад
Thank you very much! Do you live here?😊
@debbiesittard7653
@debbiesittard7653 4 месяца назад
WOW! I just cannot believe how inexpensive this gorgeous home was. Here in the United States a similar property would cost $ 300,000 -$ 400,000 Dollars. Of course everything here has been allowed to just be ridiculous where property is concerned. Enjoy! You all have a beautiful home. ~ Debbie, NE Texas ( USA)
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime 4 месяца назад
Hello! And thank you! And yes, it is exactly the same in England! We could barely afford to live - children are now inheriting a mortgage rather than a property. It’s awful💜
@debbiesittard7653
@debbiesittard7653 4 месяца назад
@@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime yes indeed it is.
@frederickbowdler8169
@frederickbowdler8169 Год назад
You made a good job I hope you are very happy there and have time to explore and share great times.
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
Thank you very much Fred! Whereabouts are you from? Do you live in Bulgaria?
@Vermillion73
@Vermillion73 8 месяцев назад
Yall did a great job!
@mimi64231
@mimi64231 Год назад
It's very nice. All the best from Poland.
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
Thank you!
@gloriasw.7107
@gloriasw.7107 Год назад
God bless you folks!!
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
Thank you Gloria! Whereabouts are you from? 😃🥰
@warbabe81
@warbabe81 Год назад
Amazing, congratulations it looks great.
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
Thank you! That’s very kind of you - we’ve enjoyed the process 😊
@Kikistravels
@Kikistravels 10 месяцев назад
Looks wonderful
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime 10 месяцев назад
Thank you! Houses here are very good value😊
@judithgrote8794
@judithgrote8794 Год назад
Wonderful ☀️
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
Thank you Judith, that’s very kind of you 😊 are you thinking of buying a property over here😊
@deliciousful
@deliciousful Год назад
Great job!
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
Thank you very much! Do you like DIY?😃 we have both always enjoyed doing up houses😃
@eliakimjosephsophia4542
@eliakimjosephsophia4542 7 месяцев назад
Fantastic, great project.
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime 7 месяцев назад
Thank you! Do you live here?
@eliakimjosephsophia4542
@eliakimjosephsophia4542 7 месяцев назад
20+ years ago I was looking at property in Italy and Spain for a potential eco-village/community. I did take an on-line look at Bulgaria and thought it was definitely worth a look, sadly, work got in the way. One of my students bought a farm in Portugal, another couple bought one in France. Another couple went to Australia. @@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
@davewalkden9978
@davewalkden9978 Год назад
You've done an amazing job, guys. It looks wonderful. Although being from Bolton, I can't see why anyone would want to leave Wiggin behind for a new life abroad. 🙂
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
Hi, there Dave, I first moved to Somerset from Wigan with my ex-husband - he was a teacher and became a headteacher in a small school in Somerset. Then, when we separated, I met Jeff who lived in Cornwall. Cornwall was great - but extremely expensive and we thought we were working ourselves into the ground to pay our mortgage. We bought the first house here for about 10,000 British pounds and it just occurred to us one day - why are we working like this when we can just go and live in the Sun? I have friends in Wigan and I love to see them, and as I say, I miss my fish and chips and my beef pies! But it’s so much cheaper to live here 😃🥰
@davewalkden9978
@davewalkden9978 Год назад
@@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime Thanks for sharing your story. We're about to embark on a similar life changing journey in rural Spain. We're in our early 50s & have decided that life really is too short not to do it. The house is currently in the hands of the builders (coincidentally, one of whom is from Shevington) & should be ready to go in a couple of months. We're currently going through the Digital Nomad Visa application process & this was the game-changer for us. We thought Brexit had killed our dream but it's alive & well thanks to the new visa.
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
@@davewalkden9978 sounds is amazing! So glad to hear that. I hope that other countries will follow suit and make it easier for people to retire abroad. Enjoy your dream. 😊🥰
@GianniCandido
@GianniCandido Год назад
Congratulations for your renovation. Very inspiring indeed. I'll get back on your blog in a near future ;-) Thanks to share your experience there. I am going to send you an email through your blog ;-) Thanks for the follow-up.
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
No problem! Nice to talk to you
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
And thank you for the kind comments 😊
@jeffashwell6056
@jeffashwell6056 Год назад
What a bargain and its just like an English cottage inside, and so much land.
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
Yes! Absolutely - that’s exactly it and so cheap! 😊
@specialistcarmarketing
@specialistcarmarketing 9 месяцев назад
Looks wonderful, what worries me is I'm very sensitive to damp and mould, you look to have a lot of mold pre decorating?
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime 9 месяцев назад
Hi there! Yes we did actually, but the house had been empty about 10 years at least. A lot of the houses here don’t have damp proof courses either. I think if you wanted to buy one, you could always get someone else to do the initial work for you though. There’s usually plenty of cheap labour around in the villages.😊
@ndyaarthurmartha8748
@ndyaarthurmartha8748 5 месяцев назад
As soon as it hits the end of February. You have 20 degrees and 30 degrees for most of the year. Where I am in the mountains, it were 17 degrees until December. When it's that warm, damp is a none issue.
@VWApachey
@VWApachey Год назад
I would love to find a bargain property too, with a LOT of land...
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
Well Mark - you’re definitely in the right place in Bulgaria! Our main home only cost us €12,000 😊 And you can buy things for even less than that - I will link my blog post beneath a video if you are interested x
@techteam3111
@techteam3111 8 месяцев назад
​@@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtimecan someone who's looking to relocate and is not planning on looking for a job in Bulgaria, live there for a long period of time?
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime 8 месяцев назад
@@techteam3111 you are allowed to stay here, 90 days without a residency permit
@98045
@98045 7 месяцев назад
Simply brilliant, me and my partner are looking at buying property abroad and bulgaria is up there! How did you manage with the language barrier in terms of sorting the purchase out?
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime 7 месяцев назад
😃 we had a brilliant solicitor, who only deals with English people - if you are looking in theBurgas region. Let me know and I’ll let you have his details - he’s actually based in but came out this way for us. having said that a lot of solicitors speak English - it’s taught in schools here now it’s becoming the second language.
@TheGoodlifeoffgrid
@TheGoodlifeoffgrid 7 месяцев назад
I am looking for land in Portugal but Arfter seeing this 😮
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime 7 месяцев назад
😃! I am on a group for international expats - and we have agreed that Bulgaria is cheaper than Portugal. I think that what has happened is that lots of people latched on to Portugal and they have pushed the prices up - this has not happened here yet
@TheGoodlifeoffgrid
@TheGoodlifeoffgrid 7 месяцев назад
@@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime yes I can see this over the years thank you I will look at that
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime 3 месяца назад
I am very sorry! I’ve only just seen this comment! Very sorry. Yes I think that is exactly what it’s happened. It also happened in Spain. Another reason is that there is a dwindling population here so there is a surplus of empty houses. Not sure what the population situation is in Portugal😊
@BadMonkeyTouring
@BadMonkeyTouring Год назад
What village are you in? My friend has a farm in Srem, a small village not far from Topolovgrad, in the Haskovo Province. I've been down there twice and found it very nice. I rode my motorcycle from there to Veliko Tarnovo and through the mountains to Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy and back to France. Absolutely loved it.
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
Sounds like an amazing road trip! Beautiful! This particular house is not far from Burgas - not far from the Turkish border 😊🥰
@BadMonkeyTouring
@BadMonkeyTouring Год назад
@@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime yeah, Srem is only 36km from the border crossing at Lesovo. Bulgaria really surprised me. It's a stunningly beautiful country, rich is history. I'm definitely going back soon.
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
Are you English? We were brought up to think that eastern bloc countries were “all bad“ and Bulgaria was part of Russia at that time. I think that for this reason it is relatively undiscovered by people in the west. We have been very surprised by how beautiful it is - we have another house in the Karlovo region (there are a couple of videos on my channel with the mountains in them). It’s a valley surrounded by mountains, and it’s stunning! We had no idea the food is cheap, houses are cheaper - much cheaper, in some places, the people are lovely, I never want to go back to England! 😃🥰
@BadMonkeyTouring
@BadMonkeyTouring Год назад
@@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime no, I'm American. I lived in Russia for a year, though. My wife is French. We own a home just outside of Nice, where things are far more expensive. I would love to have a place in Bulgaria, but my wife is dead set against it. She cites things like mafia, corrupt government and gypsies as her reason for not wanting to purchase there. She wouldn't even consider Italy, for that matter. Oh well, at least my friend who is South African, with a Scottish wife, has his place, so I can go visit any time. I do agree that it's the perfect place to retire. He's got several British retirees in his village already.
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
Wonderful! I’ve never been to America I would love to go sometime. And that’s a shame about your wife. We haven’t come across any mafia! I think they are pretty much an urban myth - or at least where we live. I think they used to be prolific, but not anymore. Our second home is actually in a gypsy village and we haven’t had a single problem - they’ve been absolutely amazing. We are currently helping them to build a church here. I had more trouble where are used to live in England! Regarding the government - everyone here says that they are corrupt - but at least it’s open! The government is just as corrupt in England, but it’s more covert, and his ex parts. We don’t really get involved. In fact, we were very happy when the pandemic hit because we barely had a lockdown - the government was in such a mess! We were pretty free to do what we wanted to do. It’s been lovely talking to you! Take care and God bless 😊
@cami0076
@cami0076 9 месяцев назад
Did u guys buy the wood burner from Bulgaria>? Great videos, good presentation, very informative, Im local, but still :D
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime 9 месяцев назад
Hi there! Thank you very much for your kind comments. Yes, we did buy it from Bulgaria. They are infinitely cheaper than England! Are you in England😊
@cami0076
@cami0076 9 месяцев назад
@@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime , no-I live in the sea capital ;)
@ingevansand9180
@ingevansand9180 Год назад
Nice work! Where did you get the outdoor rug please?
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
It was from jumbo - not sure if they will still have them because they have got their winter stocking now but they may 😊❤️
@georgewheelwright4766
@georgewheelwright4766 7 месяцев назад
You cant get a visa now since Brexit unless you,re retired! They never told us this b4 did they, prices are bombing now , so frustrating !
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime 7 месяцев назад
post Brexit, you cannot live here, unless you can prove you can sustain yourself. That doesn’t mean a pension it means anything - any kind of income to prove you can sustain yourself so you could have an online business or you could even get a job over here. We have had friends come over who had promised of a job and have now got residency. We personally came over twice a year for a month at a time until after a few years we moved permanently - you are allowed to come over for 90 days every year and you are allowed to purchase a property even without residency. Hope that helps. there are plenty of Facebook, group you can join for people wishing to move
@SmartE333
@SmartE333 Год назад
Liverpool
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
I lived in Manchester 😊
@md.amdadulhoque5929
@md.amdadulhoque5929 10 месяцев назад
where
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime 10 месяцев назад
We are in Bulgaria - the centre and the north are cheaper than the black sea or VT
@raffaelloschirinzi2072
@raffaelloschirinzi2072 Год назад
Nice ! Where is it located ?
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
Close to Burgas 😊
@TheRealRaygor
@TheRealRaygor Год назад
What year did you buy the house?
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
We’ve had it for about 3 1/2 years 😊
@DrDuaneLundervold
@DrDuaneLundervold Год назад
Did you do all of the work?
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
Hi! No - because it’s not our main home so we weren’t there a lot of the time - but we’ve done a lot 😊
@stepho9999
@stepho9999 Год назад
So 36000 +euros
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
Around about that - but the majority of that went on the extension. 😊
@jerrytaylor146
@jerrytaylor146 Год назад
Got to be joking 😂
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
Yes, it’s wonderful isn’t it! We couldn’t believe it when we first came to look at houses over here 😃
@jerrytaylor146
@jerrytaylor146 Год назад
@@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime "wonderful" is not how I would describe it 🤣
@robdrew2745
@robdrew2745 Год назад
@@jerrytaylor146 KEEP LIVING IN YOUR MOMS BASEMENT MUG!
@davewalkden9978
@davewalkden9978 Год назад
@@jerrytaylor146 Quiet, Jerry Your xenophobia's showing...
@jerrytaylor146
@jerrytaylor146 Год назад
@@davewalkden9978 I have no problem with Bulgaria just that I like the basics in life ie supermarkets that stock edible food and a house with hot and cold running water.
@moshesabag6004
@moshesabag6004 11 месяцев назад
Beautiful!
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime 11 месяцев назад
Thank you very much you are very kind😃💜
@moshesabag6004
@moshesabag6004 11 месяцев назад
Thank you! @@Escapetoasimplerplaceandtime
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