29 Apr 2012 4:42 PM:

I am putting my penny on the table as I traveled to some towns and cities in the pursue of acquiring a small property. Puerto de Mazarron (in region./province of Murcia) is a good town with some English speaking people living around it. I walked many streets and noticed most people are calm and properties price average. Not very cheap (poor managed), and not very expensive (luxury) . There are some real estate agents. There are couple of hotels and hostels to stay for a short visit, and nice beach to enjoy the outdoor activities. I personally do not recommend Cartagena and Torrevieja (for work may be) as both are big cities and noisy. Torrevieja is very large and scattered city. I visited Los Alcazares which is small town and comparing it to San Pedro de Pinater (few kilometers to the north of it), I prefer the latter as it is a little bigger. I am single and retired. My objection was a bungalow style property at a price range of about 50.000 euro which I located several around Mazarron and Puerto de Mazarron. I wanted a property in an area of a population of not less than 20.000 and not more than 40.000. I wanted an area no more than 40 kilometer away from very large city. In the case of PDM, it is 45 minutes (by bus) to Cartagena and Murcia. PDM also has good English speaking lawyers in the case a person needs one. They also told me that in near future the Paramount pictures will open up a theme park in that area which is good to visit should a gust drops by (or to work for?). The temperature was good at the end of March and beginning of April. I could walk with long sleeve shirt not feeling cold. I saw many people sun bathing as it was Semana Santa. Also at beach of PDM I saw apartments at some five story buildings facing Mediterranean sea with Se Vende and Se Alquile sign on them.     

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