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No. 1Should You Buy a Holiday Home? The Questions to Ask Yourself FirstStart with introspection: what you and your family actually wantNo. 2How to Pay for a Holiday Home: Cash, Mortgage, Land or Income?Plan your finances: outright, mortgage, land to build, or incomeNo. 3How to Shortlist a Holiday Home Destination — and Test It FirstNarrow to a shortlist, then go and stay there off-seasonNo. 4Title, Permits and Due Diligence: The Checks You Cannot SkipLegal and financial due diligence: title, listings and your agentNo. 5Buying Off-Plan: What Escrow Protects, and What It Does NotBuying off-plan or from a developer: the extra diligenceNo. 6The Holiday Home Floor Plan That Actually WorksThe floor plan that works, for your own use and for lettingNo. 7Furnishing a Holiday Home: The Details That MatterFurnishing it: the small touches, and what to lock awayNo. 8What a Holiday Home Costs to Keep: The Annual ReckoningMaintaining it: landscape, appliances, annual fees and taxesNo. 9Caretaker, Housekeeper or Property Manager: Who Looks After It?Caretaker, housekeeper or property manager — and how to checkNo. 10Retiring to Your Holiday Home: What ChangesRetiring to your holiday home: the additional considerations
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