Category: Home sweet home

Remember how to find your place? Well, to find it is just the beginning and I’m not kidding… After we saw (our-to-be) apartment and we have agreed that this is the place we were looking for, we went through dozens of administrative-law-bank troubles. So, in brief, at the beginning of May last year, we bought our first (hope not least) brand new apartment. Right after that, we went on a vacation to Amsterdam. Really good timing, yeah! But our trip was planned a long time ago before we even knew we’re going to find our place, so no matter what, we enjoyed a really good time there. Amsterdam is great place, honestly, I would love to go there again. But I will tell you that story later. Getting back in Sofia reality hit us hard. We were supposed to organize everything without knowing anything. Together with that, it was also necessary to figure it out what exactly we wanted. And you know what? It is actually harder to define that than to find the right people to do it. Or maybe this was the hardest thing for us, cause rest of the people knows exactly what they want. We didn’t 🙂 (do I mention that I’m trying to be adult, but I’m not really good at it? Well, true story…) So, here is the beginners’ list for all brand-new-apartment-owners that are going to redo their places: Take your time and decide precisely what exactly you would like to achieve. I’m serious. Spend at least couple of days Read More

Have you ever wondered if you have grown up enough and accidentally asked yourself if it is a time to buy something big like a house? Yeah, me neither. I don’t know how, but this turns out to be the right thing to do in the Autumn of 2015 (what the hell was I thinking?). We were two adults making good money and wondering how to screw our lives in just a second. And there it is – receipt for big, fat, fabulous trouble. Looking for a new house in Sofia, Bulgaria is sort of adventure. And by adventure, I’m not referring to some fancy trip abroad… I’m pointing about a horror, drama and a bit of tragedy.  It’s kinda like the whole universe is against you. No matter how prepared you think you are, and no matter how many dreams you have dreamed about your brand new house, none of them will actually happen. Or at least none of them will happen just like that. Without blood, sweat, and tears.  Here is the beginners’ list of what do to before losing your mind: Make a list with details: what and where are you looking for and a budget. Find a good real estate agent. Do not waste your time in houses that are not even close to your list and budget (point 1) no matter if the agents are claiming else. There should be at least one thing you like in that place/house (or at least particular reason) before going anywhere to see something with Read More