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Fixer-Upper to Residency: How Renovating in Portugal Buys You Residency and Better Taxes

If you’re weighing property as a residency route, this episode shows a practical, money-first plan to buy and renovate in Portugal while protecting your residency and tax outcomes. I walk through where €75,000–€250,000 buys a genuine fixer-upper in Lisbon’s fringes, Porto’s historic pockets, and inland Algarve; realistic renovation budgets of €20,000–€150,000 (soft vs hard costs); and how those moves interact with D7, Golden Visa alternatives, NHR and IFICI tax rules. You’ll get three clear, prioritized action steps, three common mistakes (bad contractors, missing licença de obras, ignoring…

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