Why this blog? A few weeks ago, I saw a post on Facebook. An international couple was asking for help because they dreamed of a tiny house in the Netherlands. They read already some things, but it was complicated to oversee the process. Everything was written in...
Houses are so expensive in Eindhoven. What about the villages around Eindhoven? It is a sentence I heard a lot last year, followed by a sigh. Do you recognize this? Read on. In the Netherlands, we had a lockdown in spring 2020. In this time, the kids were of course...
A new house vs DIY house What do you prefer? Where do you see yourself living in the next few years? Do you know I like a DIY house before a renovated or newly built house? Here is the reason: I like a building where you can feel and see that there has been a lot of...
As a student, I cycled through a lot of neighborhoods in Eindhoven, because I did everything by bike and visit almost every member of the student association I was involved in. Which was a very good life, of course. The members were located all around Eindhoven and...
Paperwork Many of us don’t like paperwork. But we get enthusiastic about it, why? Because you can learn so much by reading it well. I once visited a friend of mine who had a leakage, and the documentation of their house helped to see what was the problem behind...
Several types of estate agents A real estate agent or broker is called “makelaar” in Dutch. Read on for a list with real estate agents in Eindhoven. There are two kinds of brokers. “Aankoopmakelaar”, which will help you to buy a house, and a...
