YouTube Channels that Offer Property WalkThrough Videos and Buying Advice in Rural Central Portugal
I started paying attention to cheap rural land for sale in Central Portugal at the beginning of 2020, right around the start of the...
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Justus Hayes
- Apr 23, 2023
- 7 min
3 Hectare Hilltop Olive Farm in Fundão for € 65,000
One of my longest YouTube subscriptions has been Joseph Marsh's farmer for fun channel (he also has a website here and is prolific on...
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Justus Hayes
- Jan 29, 2023
- 6 min
A Pocket Terraced Grape Farm in Central Portugal for under 50K USD
It's been quite a while since I wrote up a piece of rural Portuguese property, but this little gem jumped out at me a couple of days ago...
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Justus Hayes
- Oct 24, 2022
- 2 min
Not Quite Azulejos
The original source photos of the plates used to make these designs were posted on Pixabay by tunaolger. One of the few drawbacks of...
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Justus Hayes
- Apr 9, 2022
- 8 min
The Captain of Industry at Real Algarve Living: Andrew (or Andy, if you like)
It's been almost a year since I last wrote about the YouTube vloggers pursuing a simpler life, renovating land in rural Central Portugal....
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Justus Hayes
- Feb 25, 2022
- 2 min
Bits of Portugal
As I was putting this design together, it struck me that it serves as a kind of pocket virtual tour around Portugal using the web-based...
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Justus Hayes
- Feb 17, 2022
- 12 min
More Off-Grid Options under 100K CDN in Central Portugal
My light obsession with cheap, rural property in Central Portugal continues to simmer quietly on the back burner. Symptoms include...
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Justus Hayes
- Jun 24, 2021
- 5 min
What $150,000 CDN (or less) can buy in Central Portugal
I'm talking property here, of course. Land. If you wanted to escape the proverbial Rat Race, put on big rubber boots, and create a rural...
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Justus Hayes
- Mar 13, 2021
- 4 min
The Plan and Design Developments
Since the start of the Pandemic and my transition to stay-at-home-dad, I have been devoting as much time as possible to graphic design...
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Justus Hayes
- Feb 11, 2021
- 2 min
Idle In the Canyon
This piece is, in my opinion, one of the most satisfying and pleasing images I have ever made. I named it "Idle in the Canyon" because it...
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Justus Hayes
- Nov 20, 2020
- 5 min
Not a Typical House for Two in Santarém District. Includes Bread Box.
225,000 € - 185 m² built/5,160 m² plot/207 m² main house (with deck) - constructed 2010 - 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom - garage/storage -...
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Justus Hayes
- Oct 18, 2020
- 9 min
Santarém, Santarém, Portugal
*** This is an Open Article - new information and media may appear according to no set schedule *** My virtual travels around Central...
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Justus Hayes
- Jul 21, 2020
- 4 min
Render Unto Caesar the Things that Map Poorly / Where We're At
Bom dia, everyone and anyone. I'm coming to you whatever-the-blog-equivalent-is-of "live" from the living room of Casa de Hayes, in...
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Justus Hayes
- Jul 8, 2020
- 5 min
Zoning Out in the Algarve
Proposed here is a method of dividing the Algarve into meaningful zones. The above map is my attempt to refine other zoning schemes by...
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Justus Hayes
- Jul 1, 2020
- 1 min
As the Seasons Change, So Does the 3D Mapping
The new, experimental version of Google Earth has seized my attention and will not let it go. I was using it to zoom around the Algarve...
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Justus Hayes
- Jun 28, 2020
- 2 min
Needs Improvement
Carl Munson, of the Good Morning Portugal! podcast/YouTube channel, recently came up with the idea of collecting examples of bad real...
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Justus Hayes
- Jun 25, 2020
- 5 min
Near Pedrógão Grande - Large Farmhouse, Sweet Plot
69,000 € - 5 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 739 m² built/300 m² floor/5,620 m² plot. Tavern/grocery on the ground floor. Water source. Land has...
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Justus Hayes
- Jun 23, 2020
- 2 min
Feature Photograph: From a Real Estate Listing? Really?
It's funny how often the photos used to sell property in Portugal are abysmal in either their execution, their subject matter, or both....
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Justus Hayes
- Jun 18, 2020
- 7 min
Taking a Peek at Property in Central Portugal: Thought Provoking
33,000 € - 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 176 m² built/70 m² floor area/plot of 4,467 m². 10 minute walk to Rio Unhais, 6 minute drive to Rio...
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Justus Hayes
- Jun 17, 2020
- 5 min
Underwater Farms Off of Olhão
If you stood on the edge of the Ria Formosa estuary and looked out over the shallow water, mud flats, and small scraps of islands, you...
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