Hi all  

And congrats on a nice simple and easy to get round forum site.

OK I have a question or two.
Last year we bought a town/village house in Ventas del Carrizal between Alcala la Real and Alcaudete on the way up to Jaen from Granada.
Geography lesson over!!!

The house we bought was a 3/5 bedroom one with the older original attached Casita of two rooms on two floors. The two rooms are big enough to create a self-contained living unit.
I know that Ventas is a bit off the beaten tourist track, but many people are fed up with the “Burger, Brit and Chips areas, heaving with tourists and are looking for real Spanish areas.

Questions are:
1
Has anybody any idea what sort of rent could be obtained from a small 2 room Casita, if it had a kitchenette and on suite shower room. It will be on 2 floors and has it’s own front door. ?
My thinking is it could hopefully pay for the upkeep of both bits of the property and leave a little extra.

2
Does anyone see any great problems with the idea?

This is a long term project, as the main house project is still only half way done but liveable.

I have tried a search in the area on a few holiday let sites but there doesn’t seem to be anything in that area to compare
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Regards Merseybob

We live inland and look after a couple of rental properties. We have a 2 bed, 1 bath with open plan kitchen/diner/lounge. This rents out at 350 in the summer and 250 at other times. It has a 73% occupancy rate, and is used mainly by the french (who all seem to be clean and tidy). If you want any help regarding websites to advertise on please PM me.

Caz

Caz
Thanks for your reply. As I said it is a long way off, so I am just geting info and ideas at the moment.
Merseybob

Perhaps you could link your property to some sort of Niche holiday such as wine tasting, gastronomy or hiking. These sort of activities have specific forums/publications that you could advertise in, therefore not competing with the masses. You are also quite right that fewer people want to be around “little England” when visiting Spain.

Best of luck to you, from someone else who hails from near the Mersey!