I’ve just been to see my first apartment. For the terrace alone I think it’s worth it. It’s big and south-facing. Not your wee balcony affair. Enough room for table, chairs and weights bench!
The rest of the place was nice. Modern, wooden-floors and all the mod-cons.
However there may be a flaw in my plan. The typical rental period is a year. I either need a Portuguese guarantor or to pay six months in advance. That doesn’t fit with my hobo notions! I don’t want to be tied down.
I possibly need to change tack and look for more casual arrangements. Unlike NY there doesn’t seem to be the same sub-let thing going on here. But I’ll keep looking. There are rooms about but I was kind of set on having a batch pad. Still, a shared flat would be a good way to meet folks.
Maybe, by paying six months up front I can get a six month lease then just decide I’m here for that time. It’ll fly in. It already is!
Tomorrow I’m going to see some ridiculous apartments. Riverside lofts with designer furniture. I think one place has a pool. We’re only talking 800€/month though! It has to be worth a look!
UPDATE: I’m a bit of an eejit really. Turns out you can rent some pretty decent looking rooms in actual flats or houses on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. All for less than I’m paying for my super basic guest house room. I’ve just fired off some emails and I’ll hopefully hear back soon.
Don't be the a**hole 