Buying a European Villa

I have questions about villas.

Now and again, I'll take a nosey online at villas in the south of Spain, Portugal, France, and the like, and often these gorgeous villas are almost suspiciously cheap.

I remember a few years ago in a local shopping mall there was a pop-up stand at the back for a few weeks, advertising beautiful villas in the aforementioned places, and these incredible-looking homes were anything from €65,000 to €85,000.

I've often wondered why these sexy homes in beautiful surroundings were so cheap. I mean, compared to what you get for 100k here, the 80k villa looks way more appealing.

The main question I have around this is - let's say there was a €65,000 villa available to buy in one of these places, and you bought it, could you literally just move there and live in it?

To some, this might sound like a stupid question because you've bought the place and should theoretically be able to do as you please with it, but I can't help thinking that there must be some kind of catch.

I know some people buy these as a holiday home and rent them out... but what if I want to buy one for myself, to live in? What's the catch?

Ps. I'm 39 with a fully remote career, so technically I could do it.

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