 Poster: A snowHead
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I have been following the post "How many resorts in 4 days?" and to my ignorance, as I am the typical 3V, Espace killy, Paradiski type of skier and have never really considered anything else. The afformentioned post has aroused my curiosity especially as the Salzburger Superpass costs less than 500 euro for a season pass and covers 23 resorts.
This is where I come clean I have skied extensively the above resorts over the last 10 years and have paid through the nose for the experience and I don't regret a penny of it.
A couple of years ago I considered buying a shoe box, but even this was probably out of my comfort zone. People have always said to me " Try Austria" but to date I have not.
The post "How many resorts in 4 days" got me thinking and with internet research only I cannot believe how affordable properties are around Bad Gastein & Zell am see.
This is an area I have never visited, but I intend to next summer.
Your Views please
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Kel, I'm a convert to Austria and last year I was looking into properties around Zell am See / Kaprun area. Yes, even with the Euro where it is, the VFM is pretty unbeatable although your typical french rabbit hutch might attract more rental income. Personally I'm not hung up on rental, ski in/out or even on buying in resort. I looked at Saalfelden and Mittersil, both tidy working towns with access to tons of skiing just a short drive away. Being working towns they don't die in summer and there's loads to do for the time you spend not skiing.
Skiing wise you can't ask for much more than having the likes of Saalbach Hinterglemm, Kitzbuhel (linked to Mittersil), Kaprun (for almost 365 days sliding), Zell am See, Gastein Valley, Maria Alm etc.
Property example... large villa in Saalfelden split into 3 apartments - stay in one and rent the other two... about £200k. Austrians know how to build, do plumbing etc - quality is tops.
Worth a trip to go see for yourself.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Hi, you have 3 ski resorts in one ski pass: Zell am See, Kaprun and Kitzsteinhorn Glacier. Lots of possibilities for very good skiers as well for begginers. Slope comes directly to Zell am See village and most of the hotels are on walking distance. Zell am See also has as well lots of bars, discotheques and restaurants. Party guaranteed.
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Kel, I've visited Zell am See summer and winter, and also skied a number of the other resorts on the Super Salzburger pass. Like you, I htink it's amazing value, for a wide variety of skiing and some pretty resorts.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Re rental income in Austria, I am not familiar with likely yields in France, so am not comparing, but when you consider the very reasonable initial investment, you can get very good rental income. As an example, in our first year of ownership, we paid our mortgage and bills, and made about 6% of our initial investment on top of that as pure profit. That year, we had about 12 weeks of winter rentals and 8 weeks of summer rentals. Whilst we may not be able to charge as much per night as some of the big french resorts, there is a trade off as places like Zell are rammed in the summer.
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