How to find a family-friendly community in Cyprus

Buying or renting a house, a villa or an apartment is not simply about calling a real estate agent for advice. Undoubtedly, there are many aspects to take into account when doing it. Cyprus real estate has its peculiarities. In addition to the wide range of investment opportunities to live, something fundamental must be considered: how is the community where you want to live.

The neighbourhood where we will live determines a lot of things, especially when we have children. They are the first to interact with the neighbours, and this must happen in the right environment. Let us remember that Cyprus is not just a holiday destination. More and more people choose it as a place to live permanently.

Either as an investment or the low taxes paid, many properties for sale are being bought by people who settle on the island forever.

For now, we recommend a wide variety of concepts to consider when choosing the community where you will live with your family:

• Visit in person
• While visiting houses or villas with your agent, consider if children play outside their homes in the neighbourhood, if the neighbours are friendly to your spontaneous greeting, if there are sidewalks and if the streets are well lit.
• For the latter, it is necessary to visit the neighbourhood at night.
• Another concept to consider has to do with pets and the care that neighbours have for them.
• On this visit, talk to neighbours, ask.
• They will also be interested in meeting you.
• Tell them what your plan is, and if it is a long-term stay.
• Also, tell them how your family is made, your interests, and what you like to do.
• Find out about safety and other important information.
• The schools
• Good licensed estate agents know about the academic offerings in the vicinity of the community.
• For now, gather information on the public and private schools near the house you want to buy or rent.
• Please take note of the rating these schools have and even schedule a visit to visit them.
• For any family, the proximity of the school and its educational quality becomes key.
• Also, find out if there is a school bus or public transport that connects the neighbourhood to the school.
• Places of games and recreation
• Continuing along the same lines, identify areas where your children can play and be entertained.
• Among the recreational sites, we can mention skating rinks, basketball, or soccer fields.
• Also, keep in mind that in some neighbourhoods, there are stations for outdoor gymnastics.
• Searches on the internet about neighbourhood activities
• Communities often have local activities.
• In some cases, many of them are remarkably interesting.
• On the internet, you can find information about it.
• You are also consulting the school where you intend to send your children.
• Additionally, consider a club where you can practice sports, have a social life, and attend with the family.
• A good thing to do is tour the community using Google Street View.
• This tool is so helpful that it allows you even to be able to see the doors of the houses, explore the different routes and transfer times from one place to another.
• The same happens with virtual visits.
• This virtual visit also allows knowing the level of traffic that the neighbourhood's streets have, if it is heavy traffic, speed limits and other relevant information.
• The real estate industry continues to grow in Cyprus, and standardized communities are currently being built, making it easier for a family to decide to live in a community.
• With this, the Cyprus marketplace shows that it is growing frankly while at the same time following the best standards in terms of quality of life.