Egypt - Hurghada or Sharm, where would you buy?

[laura.moreno]

I would buy in Hurghada, as these are freehold properties and you can find some developments with guaranteed rentals. I have not been in the are myself but the pictures look amazing!

[Janice]

Hi my names Janice formerly from UK now living and working in Hurghada,Red Sea,Egypt.
I have been here for a year and a half now and find in general the people and the city to be one of the most beautiful worldwide.
The people like every country have good and bad but the majority are decent hard working people.
As in every country there are a minority that give the city a bad reputation but please dont let that put you off the place as a whole.
I have never felt as at home or more content than i do out here the local people have helped me without asking for anythin in return and i now am chief editor for a web and graphic design company also joint owner in a real estate company out here so life is pretty good.
I hope this changes the view on Hurghada because it really is a beautiful city with very friendly people.

[toncarrut]

I loved this post. So true!
Anyone care to poston buying property in Hurghada and whether they were scammed by the agent? I was. Agent was the Egyptian British Company.
I thought it agood idea to comple a list of dubious agents and good agents with associated horror/good buy stories
What I have found here in Hurghada is lack of contac tbetween buyers and moreover, there seems to be no magazine or paper where people can write about their experiences. I would love to put as mmany people off as I can from buying from Egyptian British, who should have been driven out of business long ago by bad publicity, but have no central point of contact
Toncarrut

[hmadfai]

Hi toncarrut,
I read your post about the Egy British Real Est company with interest as I am about to enter in a similar contract - please could you provide more information about your experience with this company?

Cheers

[Overseas Property]

That post did make me chuckle ..Brian..you described it very well..lol

Taking the poverty into consideration, there are some stunning place in Egypt and for me Sahl Hasheesh is like the Dubai of Egypt with stunning views and amazing Luxury developments.

In time to come Sahl Hasheesh will be a very popular, it just needs a little for infrastructure and it be great.

For property investment Makadi Bay is a great choice.

Thanks

[cnandu]

Janice

Are you still in Hurghada? Is it still as attractive as it was? How are the property prices now?

[Chris Gough]

Originally Posted by brian

Every Egyptian is either trying to sell you something or beg for money.

The moment you step off the place, people hold out their hands for money from the smaller acts. Someone offers you a trolley for your baggage then holds out their hand for bakeesh.

The scary thing is how common it is - even the police are in on it. I found that genuinely frightening.

While ordinary Egypts probably won't hurt a tourist fly, they'll try and find a 101 ways to scam your money off you.

The tourist shops are a joke as well - most everything is made of resin or plastic, but they'll still claim it as bronze.

I just hate the lies and outright corruption. Egypt would be great without Egyptians, ironically.

I think that would scare the life out of me, especially in a country where you don't know the culture, customs or laws.