Our House!

We had an interesting experience looking for a home here in the Netherlands. We had done some research on the market and homes that were available prior to arriving in Holland so we felt we had a pretty good idea of what to expect. However, when our broker picked us up at the hotel and told us we would be looking at 4 houses, we at first responded, "you mean simply for today?" At which we he replied, "no, in total."

The reality is that in the Netherlands, people simply don't rent out homes. There are a ton of homes on the market for sale but VERY few that are actually available for rent. After looking at the first three homes, we were starting to get a bit discouraged but thankfully, our broker had stumbled across this house the day before we arrived that the family was planning to sell but when they were informed about our situation, they were willing to rent it out instead. Our house is located in a small village. It is situated between Eindhoven (the nearest large city) and Venray, which is where Travis will be working each day. This house has 4 bedrooms, so room for visitors, plus a great kitchen and even a seperate play room for Kman and Colette. The main house itself is actually quite old but the current homeowners expanded and built a new space all around it back in 2009 which provided for a lot more living space. We were sold!