21/08/2026
🏡 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗴𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘁… 🍷☀️
Now forget the view for five minutes. 👀
Because the things that make you fall in love with an Algarve property on viewing day are not always the things that decide whether you will still love living there five years later.
Calvin has spent more than 25 years showing people homes in Portugal, and tonight we have put together some of the advice that rarely makes it onto a property listing.
☀️ Where will the sun actually be in January?
👂 What can you hear when everyone stops talking?
📶 Will the internet cope with real life?
🚗 Will that charming little country lane still feel charming when you are driving home in the dark?
🌳 Do you really want two acres of land… or do you actually want a terrace, a lemon tree and somewhere for the barbecue?
☕ And perhaps most importantly…
𝗗𝗢𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗘 𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧?
💜 𝗕𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗙𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟬 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗴𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆.
It is useful, slightly cheeky and based on the things Calvin thinks buyers should actually be looking at.
And there is a rather lovely property tucked into the article too… 👀
✨ 𝗔𝗖𝗣𝗦𝟭𝟬𝟵𝟬𝟬 | 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘀, 𝗦𝗮̃𝗼 𝗕𝗿𝗮́𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗹 | €𝟰𝟵𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬
🏡 Brand new
☀️ Single storey and south facing
⚡ Energy A
🌅 Large roof terrace
🥖 Bakery, café and restaurant within walking distance
Because eventually even the best view has to compete with the question…
𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗪𝗘 𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗛 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚? 🥖😂
🍷 Friday night reading sorted.
👇 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘:
https://www.acps-real-estate.com/en/detail/viewing-property-in-the-algarve-10-things-buyers-should-check/22187
💜 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻 | 𝗔𝗖𝗣𝗦 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲
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