Archive for July, 2010
July 23rd, 2010 | 
Author: Here’s a question for you. I would appreciate any comments!
I received an enquiry from someone this week who had purchased a 1-bedroomed apartment last year and was thinking about selling to find another with a sea view. Common enough situation.
He had come through one of our agent websites, in reponse to a complex in Altinkum we list.
I contacted him and suggested that we migh be interested in a part exchange with one of our Olive Gardens duplexes if he was interested in sea views. I pasted in the website link so that he could check out the photos and prices.
About half an hour later he called me. He asked what the deal was. I explained that we would take his original apartment as a downpayment on the duplex for the original price that he paid (excluding buying costs). He would then pay the balance on the duplex price. He then got extremely angry with me and hung up.
I have cut and pasted now the resulting emails:
From him:
hi there
ive never been so humiliated by a pathetic offer as yours, no wonder you can not sell, you should be reported. i will be letting people knw about your offers on all turkish websites on the internet.
From me:
dont be so ridiculous, you dont buy a property to resell at the same price, what world do you live in ???. your offer was more then pathetic. absolute criminal.
as i said i will be letting people know about you and your website and your pathetic offers in part exchange, its people and companys like you that need to be exsposed to the buying public. i will deffinitley make sure you get some bad reviews and press.
and will be warning many people to stay away from you and your website .
mr k
just take a look at your offer i replied to, you have a photo of a seaview flat clearly stating underneath it in writing its a 1 bed apaprtment asking price £33,000,
and you then replied back to me with an offer of a possible exchange, so as far as im concerned you have a 33,000 pound appartment 1 bed seaview wanting to exchange for my 1 bed apaprtment.
you then turn around and say its a 3 bed duplex appartment ?? so whats happened to this 1 bed appartment i replied to ???with the seaview photo ????
what are you playing at kate, your misleading people with your advertising and photos.
and this is what i will be telling everybody on the internet what you are doing. apart from other lies you told me utter disgraceful people like you should be in prison.
| oii
have a look on the internet try google, about yourselves website. then you wont be having best laugh of year hahaha. conman conwomen. robbing the public misleading not good at all cheerio. bad reviews bad press thats what your getting.phone number logged as well.
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Now, is it just me or does anyone think this gentleman is slightly over-reacting? I simply offered him what he paid for originally – does this make me a criminal fit only for the slammer? Have I conned this gentleman not having taken a single penny from him? Is it my fault if he has not understood te nature of what I was offering?
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We have just launched our latest website – www.myyesilkentvilla.com. Having now completed several new villa projects in this gorgeous corner of Didim, we wanted to create an information outlet which is a little more flexible and accommodating to build the right picture for what we can offer the more discerning villa seeker.
Happy browsing!
As I was driving back from Soke the other day, azure blue skies spanning the horizon, the mountains crisp and fresh looking in the noonday sun, I counted my many blessings for being able to make a life in this wonderful country. Arriving back in Didim, I alighted from the comfort of my air conditioned car into… 90+ degree heat. Uuufff ya! as the Turks are wont to say.
It got me thinking as to what the absolute best time to visit is weather-wise. July and August are the hottest months – the place steams in the summer heat, with little relief at night.
My mum and dad (God rest his soul) loved the heat, if only because when they got here in July it would completely zonk them out. They would spend their days sleeping late, swimming, reading, swimming some more, reading some more, and having gentle strolls in the evening. This heat, when you are genuinely on holiday, is fantastic for relaxing you.
However when you are leading a relatively normal existence which involves work, kids, shopping and all the burdens of modern living it is extremely hard work. Strapping a young kid into its car seat after the car has been sitting in the sun is sweat inducing for all. You particularly have to watch out for those metal buckles!
My favourite time is April/May. It is the time in Yesilkent where we live where the plant life goes wild, the colours are vibrant, the birds are a riot of song. It is at this time that I like to take some time out from the office and work in the garden with the sun a welcoming warmth on my back.
Picture: a brilliant April day in Yesilkent.
NEW FINANCING OPTIONS FOR OLIVE GARDENS IN AKBÜK
My Turkish Home has teamed up with Garanti Bank, Turkey’s second largest private bank, to offer an attractive finance package to help facilitate your purchase of an Olive Gardens property
Olive Gardens in Akbük, Turkey, is our flagship development . It is a 3-phase project consisting of 120 units in total, plus four detached villas.
The site is fully complete and key ready. All building licences and habitation certificates are in place. Kat Mülkiyeti deeds are issued.
At time of writing, the project as a whole is 66% sold out, leaving just 41 units remaining. Three of the villas are also available.
We have illustrated some payment terms below for apartments, duplexes and the villas.
2-bed apartment: purchase price £49,000
Cash deposit – £19,000
Mortgage – £30,000
- 5 year term, 0.6% fixed monthly rate interest – £596.88 monthly installments.
- 10 year term, 0.74% fixed monthly rate interest – £378.09 monthly installments.
3-bed duplex apartment with roof terrace: purchase price £69,000
Cash deposit – £29,000
Mortgage – £40,000
- 5 year term, 0.6% fixed monthly rate interest – £795.84 monthly installments.
- 10 year term, 0.74% fixed monthly rate interest – £504.12 monthly installments.
3-bed detached villa: purchase price £116,000
Cash deposit – £46,000
Mortgage – £70,000
- 5 year term, 0.6% fixed monthly rate interest – £1392.72 monthly installments.
- 10 year term, 0.74% fixed monthly rate interest – £882.21 monthly installments.
Mortgage funds are released on receipt of title deeds. These are now taking an average of 2 months to come through.
MTH are happy to release the keys upon receipt of the deposit, to enable you to enjoy your purchase straight away. The balance is then paid by the bank when the deeds have been signed across to your name.
Further details about Olive Gardens can be found on:
If you would like to talk this through in more detail please feel free to call Kate at any time on 0845 0217717, or drop her an email at info@myturkishhome.com.
July 2010.
The Didim Marina is run by the Dogus Group. This is a massive group which owns and runs many of the large companies in Turkey – Garanti Bank forn one.
Last night a massive free concert was held at the new Marina in Didm, featuring one of Turkey’s greatet popstars, Mustafa Sandal. This was totally free of charge being sponsored by D-Marin. There must have been 6-7000 people there.
What a fantastic facility to have on your doorstep – a beautiful balmy summer evening, surrounded by some beautiful yachts moored up in the marina, the bouncing, zipping energy created by Mustafa and his band. And the joyful prospect of more similar concerts to come this summer. We are very lucky!