Property Search

Our property search in the Jávea and Dénia area — what we’re looking at, what we’re ruling out and what we’re learning about the local market as we look for the right home.

July 23, 2026

Heating and Cooling Systems in Spain: What’s Different From the US

Heating, cooling and hot water all work differently in a Spanish home than they do in the US. It's worth understanding how, before you're standing in a property trying to figure out what you're actually looking at.

There's usually no central furnace and ductwork. Air conditioning often does double duty as the heating system. Hot water frequently comes from a small unit that heats on demand rather than a tank quietly keeping 50 gallons warm in the garage. None of it is worse, it's just different. Each one affects how you'll budget for and evaluate a property.

July 3, 2026

Spanish Property Checklists: Three Tools for Evaluating Homes

If you've been following along, you know that finding a home in Spain is not quite like buying a house back in the US. The agents are charming, the properties are beautiful and the questions you actually need to ask rarely come up on their own.

As we've been going through this process ourselves, one thing we kept running into was the gap between "interesting property" and "properties to make the list for final consideration." To help close that gap — for ourselves

March 3, 2026

Our Second House Hunting Trip

Our second house hunting trip is complete. This trip was primarily to look at a wide range of house types in different neighborhoods throughout the Jávea and Denia area. That way, during our next visit, we can really start to hone in on finding the house we want in the neighborhood and area we like. We also learned a lot about all of the things we need to consider in a home we'd purchase.

January 24, 2026

House Hunting Tracking Form

As we get ready for another house-hunting trip to Jávea in early February, we wanted to come up with an easy and consistent way to keep track of the houses we see. In past relocation moves, we’ve never done a great job of capturing the details.

September 26, 2025

Next Jávea Househunting Trip

One of us has to be in the general “neighborhood” for a work-related meeting in early February, so we decided to tack on a few days and go back to Jávea so we can spend time househunting. Back on our initial visit in August, we were only able to look at a couple of houses due to many realtors and homeowners being on holiday.

August 13, 2025

Let the House Hunting in Spain Begin!

House hunting in Spain starts with getting to know the area, and this trip was our first chance to spend time on the Costa Blanca. We’ve been to Spain many times, but never to this part of the country, so this visit was all about seeing neighborhoods, meeting with an agent, and getting a sense of daily life. We began the trip in Barcelona since it’s an easy summer flight from San Francisco. It also gave us a chance to stop at one of our favorite restaurants, Cañete. The next morning, we drove the four hours toward Valencia.