Property for Sale in Kalamitsi, Chalkidiki

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Kalamitsi Property Market: Overview

Kalamitsi is a small market with narrow supply and a wide spread of quality. Only a handful of properties change hands in a normal year, so whatever is visible at any moment says little about what the place is worth. Two houses on the same lane can differ by a margin that has nothing to do with floor area and everything to do with whether the building was declared correctly, whether it is on mains water and whether the terrace faces the bay or the parking area.

Three broad products exist. Near the shore there are older holiday houses and small apartment buildings, modest in specification and priced on walking distance to the sand. On the slopes and inland there are newer detached houses with an outlook over the water, priced on the view and the plot. Around the edges there is land, some inside the settlement boundary and buildable in the ordinary way, much of it outside and governed by very different rules.

Why Buyers Choose Kalamitsi

The first reason is the water. The bay is shallow, protected and exceptionally clear, and it stays swimmable in conditions that make the open eastern coast uncomfortable. Buyers who have spent a few summers on this stretch of Sithonia come back to Kalamitsi specifically because of how the sea behaves here, and that loyalty keeps demand steady in a settlement that offers little else in the way of amenities.

The second is scale. Kalamitsi was never built up into a resort. There is no line of hotels along the front, no nightlife strip and no significant apartment development of the kind found further north. For a buyer who wants a quiet base within reach of livelier places, that restraint is the attraction rather than a shortcoming.

Where Kalamitsi Is and How You Reach It

Kalamitsi sits near the southern tip of Sithonia on the eastern side, with Sykia to the north and Toroni around the headland to the west. The peninsula road loops around the tip, so the village can be reached from either coast road. Neither approach is quick, and in high summer the single-carriageway sections carry far more traffic than they were built for.

Treat the figures below as orientation for shortlisting rather than precise routing, and check your own journey in the season you intend to travel.

The Character of the Settlement

Kalamitsi grew outwards from the beach rather than downwards from an old village core. There is no historic upper settlement of stone houses and no square with a church at the centre of everything. What exists is a loose grid of lanes behind the sand, houses scattered across the slopes, and a long tradition of camping and informal summer accommodation that shaped much of what was built.

That history matters at inspection. A good part of the stock went up in phases, extended by owners as the family and the season grew. Additions, verandas, roof terraces and outbuildings are common, and not all were declared at the time. Greek legalisation schemes have brought many into order, but the paperwork differs from one property to the next and has to be examined case by case rather than assumed.

The Twin Bay and Its Beaches

The defining feature of Kalamitsi is its double bay, split by a low rocky spur that reaches into the sea and shelters the water on either side. The result is two linked beaches with different personalities. One is the main sandy stretch, shallow and calm, the natural choice for families. The other is smaller and more enclosed, with rock at the edges and deeper water close in, which is why it draws swimmers and divers rather than rows of sunbeds.

The shelter is the point. Because the spur and the surrounding headlands break the swell, the bay stays usable when the exposed eastern coast towards Sarti is choppy. Owners who keep a small boat or a paddleboard value that reliability, and guests notice it too, which feeds directly into rental performance.

Beyond the bay the coast opens into smaller coves, some reachable only on foot or by boat. For a wider choice of swimming within a short drive there is the sandy expanse towards Azapiko to the north and the deep natural harbour of Porto Koufo around the tip.

Diving and Life on the Water

Kalamitsi has a long-standing reputation for diving. Clear water, rocky ground around the headlands and sheltered entry points made the bay one of the recognised spots on this coast, and the activity has quietly shaped the place. It brings a different visitor profile from the beach-umbrella trade and supports a handful of businesses that would not otherwise exist in a village this size.

For a buyer this matters twice over. It broadens rental demand beyond family beach holidays, which helps in June and September. It also means water access, somewhere to rinse and store equipment and space for a trailer are genuinely useful features. A ground-floor store with a tap and a drain is worth more here than a second bathroom upstairs.

Micro-Locations in and Around Kalamitsi

The lanes immediately behind the main beach are the most convenient and the busiest. Everything is walkable, including the tavernas and shops that open in season. The trade-off is noise until late on summer nights, restricted parking and, on the lowest plots, limited privacy. These addresses let well, but they suit owners who arrive with the season rather than those seeking quiet.

The slopes behind the settlement are the view addresses. Height buys an outlook over the bay, a breeze on still nights and usually a larger plot. It also buys a driveway, a retaining wall and a longer walk to the sand, and anything above a certain gradient needs its access road and surface drainage examined before you make an offer.

The third group is the scattered development along the roads towards Sykia and the junction for Toroni: quieter still, often on generous plots, dependent on a car for everything. Compared with the more clustered villages across the tip such as Toroni, Kalamitsi has less of a defined centre and more of a spread.

Season, Quiet Months and Year-Round Use

The season here is short and intense. It builds through June, peaks from mid-July to late August and falls away quickly in September. Outside that window the village is very quiet, and by November it is close to empty. There is no winter economy of the kind that keeps larger towns on the peninsula functioning through the cold months.

That is neither good nor bad in itself, but it has to match the plan. For six to ten weeks a year in the warm months the seasonality is irrelevant and the quiet shoulder weeks are a bonus. For half the year, or for retirement, the practical questions multiply. Buyers who want the same coastline with more year-round life behind it usually end up comparing Kalamitsi with Nikiti at the northern neck of the peninsula, which keeps a resident population and open services through winter.

Everyday Supply, Health Care and Schooling

In season Kalamitsi covers the basics: small shops, bakeries, tavernas, beach businesses and a fuel stop within a short drive. Outside the season provision reduces sharply, and most owners drive to Sykia for a wider choice of shops, a pharmacy and administrative errands.

Routine medical matters are handled locally or in the nearer villages, while anything serious means a drive towards Polygyros or Thessaloniki. That distance is why many older buyers treat Kalamitsi as a summer base rather than a permanent home. Primary schooling exists in the surrounding villages, but families with children in secondary education should look at the daily journey realistically before assuming a year-round move.

How Kalamitsi Compares with Its Neighbours

Set against Kriaritsi and the sparsely built stretches north of it, Kalamitsi looks like a proper settlement with services and a working summer economy. Set against the resort towns of the western coast it looks tiny. Placing it correctly on that scale is the key to judging price, because buyers often compare a Kalamitsi asking price with a figure they saw in a far larger place and draw the wrong conclusion in one direction or the other.

Toroni, around the tip, offers a longer beach and a more open feel. Sarti, up the eastern coast, is bigger and busier with a stronger commercial centre. Vourvourou, further north on the same coast, trades on its islands and protected inlets and sits at a distinctly higher price level.

If the criterion is amenity density and year-round service, Neos Marmaras on the western coast is a different proposition altogether and prices accordingly. The honest summary is that Kalamitsi is bought for the bay and the quiet, not for convenience.

What Actually Reaches the Market

In a typical year supply consists of a few older holiday houses, one or two maisonettes or apartments in small buildings, occasionally a newer detached house with a view, and a variable quantity of land. There is no development pipeline producing standardised units, so buyers should not expect a menu of comparable options.

Much of the older stock was built by families for their own use and later extended, which is why the gap between what stands on site and what appears on the building permit is the first thing to establish. A meaningful share of transactions never appears publicly either: owners in small settlements prefer to let it be known locally that they might sell. Working with an agent active in this specific corner of the peninsula is worth more here than in a market with high visible turnover.

Price Levels and Price Drivers

For orientation only, asking prices across Sithonia averaged in the region of 3,000 euros per square metre in the second quarter of 2026 according to Spitogatos, above Kassandra at around 2,895 euros and well above the Kallikratia area at around 2,513 euros. Those are peninsula-wide asking figures rather than achieved prices, and they include the expensive western resorts. A small settlement at the southern tip normally sits below that average, and the spread within Kalamitsi is wide enough that no average describes an individual house. Our Chalkidiki property market report sets out the wider picture and the limits of the available data.

What actually moves the price here is short: walking distance to the water, whether the outlook over the bay is open or interrupted, plot size and orientation, and the legal condition of the building. Construction quality is the driver buyers most often underestimate, because two houses with similar photographs and the same asking price can differ by a large sum once you cost the work each needs to be comfortable outside August.

Rental Demand and Seasonality

Short-term letting is real but concentrated. The paying weeks run from late June to early September, with a diving and walking trade adding some demand at either end. Outside that, occupancy is close to nil, and any projection that annualises a peak nightly rate across twelve months should be treated as fiction. The properties that let best are close to the sand, have shaded outdoor space, sleep six or more and provide parking.

Published gross yield ranges for Chalkidiki of roughly 5.4 to 7.5 per cent circulate widely, but the underlying data is thin and weighted towards the busiest resorts. For a settlement with a ten-week season, treat them as an upper boundary rather than an expectation and build your own model from realistic rates, honest occupancy and full costs including cleaning, management, utilities and tax.

Plots, Zoning and What You Can Build

Land is one of the more interesting products here and one of the easiest to get wrong. The decisive question is whether a plot lies inside the settlement boundary or outside it. Inside, building rights follow the settlement rules. Outside, in what Greek practice treats as out-of-plan land, minimum plot sizes, access requirements and permitted footprints are considerably more restrictive, and some plots that look buildable are not.

Coastal land adds a layer, because the shoreline zone is defined by the state and building near the sea is controlled by rules on the beach line and the adjoining strip. Forestry classification is the other common obstacle. For any plot, establish in writing its planning status, its recorded area against title and cadastre, its legal access, and what a civil engineer says can be built. Our guide to building plots for sale in Chalkidiki covers the framework, and the hillside plots inland around Parthenonas show how differently the same rules play out on sloping ground.

Sea Views, Terraces and Pools

A view of the bay is the most requested feature here and the most loosely described in listings. Ask whether the view is over water or over rooftops towards water, whether it is open or a slice between two buildings, and whether anything on the plot in front is buildable. That last question decides whether the view you are paying for still exists in five years.

Terraces are worth more than interior square metres, because this house will be used outdoors from morning until late. Pools are less common than in the resort areas, partly because the swimming is good enough that many owners see no reason for one. Where a pool exists, check its permit status, its water source and how it is winterised.

First Row and Near-Beach Property

Genuine first-row property in Kalamitsi is rare and closely held. Most of what is advertised as beachfront is second or third row, which in a settlement this compact still means a walk of two or three minutes. That distinction is worth understanding rather than fighting, because second row often gives you a better plot, more privacy and less salt exposure for a lower price.

Where a property really is on the front line, the extra questions are corrosion of metalwork and glazing, the condition of the sea-facing facade, and the legal position of any structure, terrace or path towards the water. The public shoreline zone is not something an owner can enclose, and any arrangement that appears to do so needs your lawyer's eye before you attach value to it.

New Build and Off-Plan

New construction arrives here in small quantities, usually one or two houses built by a local developer or a landowner. There is no large off-plan market, which means fewer choices but also fewer of the risks attached to big multi-phase schemes. What you gain is insulation, modern electrics and plumbing, a valid energy certificate and a building usable outside the peak weeks.

The usual protections still apply: payments tied to verified construction stages rather than a calendar, the specification annexed to the contract in detail, and the permit and builder checked independently. The framework is set out in our guide to off-plan and new-build purchases in Greece. In a small market, add one local question: who services the building once the developer has moved on.

Older Houses and Renovation Projects

A large part of the Kalamitsi stock is thirty to fifty years old and was built for summer occupation only. Single glazing, minimal insulation, flat roofs with tired waterproofing and dated electrical installations are common. None of that is a reason to walk away, but all of it belongs in the budget rather than in a vague plan for next year.

Renovation has a particular rhythm here. Materials come from Nikiti, Polygyros or Thessaloniki, trades are booked out in spring and largely unavailable during the peak weeks, and work is far easier to organise between October and May. Before buying a project, establish exactly what the permit and any legalisation documents cover, and what a civil engineer thinks the work will cost.

Buying Land in Kalamitsi

Buyers drawn to land usually want something they cannot find ready built: a specific outlook, a specific distance from the water, or a house designed around outdoor living rather than adapted to it. That is achievable, provided the plot is chosen on legal criteria first and aesthetic criteria second.

The sequence that works is to identify candidates, have the lawyer check title, cadastral registration and forestry status, have an engineer confirm the buildable footprint and the access, and only then negotiate. Our guide to buying land in Greece covers the documentation. Budget for the whole route, since design, permits, supervision, connections and construction all sit on top of the land price.

Buying a Holiday Home

The holiday home is the core product in Kalamitsi and the use the settlement is best suited to. The features that matter are prosaic: shaded outdoor space, enough bedrooms for the way you actually travel, somewhere secure for equipment, parking that works in August, and a house that can be closed up in an afternoon.

Think about the closing-up routine at the viewing stage. Shutters that lock, a water main that can be isolated, a garden that survives without irrigation for months and a neighbour or manager who will look in after a storm are what separate an easy second home from a source of low-level anxiety. Our guide to buying a holiday home in Greece covers the wider considerations.

Living Here All Year and Retiring

Living in Kalamitsi through the winter is possible and a small number of people do it, but it is a deliberate choice. The rewards are an empty beach, mild days and low costs; the demand is that almost everything beyond basic supplies involves a drive. A house intended for year-round use needs insulation, double glazing, economical heating and a dry, ventilated store, none of which are luxuries at this end of the peninsula in January.

For retirement the honest constraint is health care, since distance to a hospital is a genuine factor and the reason many retired owners treat the house as a long-season base rather than a sole residence. Tax residence, health cover and pension arrangements should be settled before the purchase. Our guides to living in Chalkidiki and retiring in Greece set out the framework.

Golden Visa and Kalamitsi

Chalkidiki falls within the 400,000 euro investment threshold of the Greek residence-by-investment programme rather than the higher 800,000 euro band applying to the most sought-after areas. The qualifying investment must be a single property meeting the minimum size requirement, and the property used to qualify may not be placed in short-term letting. Law 5275/2026 introduced changes during 2026, so the rules that count are those in force in the year you sign.

In practice only part of the Kalamitsi market reaches the threshold at all, and where it does, the letting restriction has to be reconciled with the fact that summer letting is one of the main reasons buyers choose this coast. Owning property in Greece does not by itself confer a residence right. Our overview of the Greek Golden Visa and our selection of Golden Visa properties are the starting points.

Writing a Search Brief That Works Here

In a market with a handful of transactions a year, a vague brief produces nothing. The useful version states the maximum walking time to the water, the minimum plot size, whether a view is essential or merely desirable, how many weeks a year the house will be used, whether it will be let, and the total budget including works.

Legal Due Diligence

Instruct an independent Greek lawyer of your own choosing, paid by you, before you make any offer. The notary is a public official who ensures the deed is validly executed. The notary does not act as your adviser and does not represent your interests, and that distinction is where unrepresented foreign buyers most often come unstuck.

For a Kalamitsi property the searches cover title history and the chain of ownership, entries at the land registry and the cadastre, mortgages and other encumbrances, inheritance shares, planning and permit status including any legalisation of additions, the energy performance certificate, tax clearance and settlement of the annual property tax. Our guide to legal due diligence in Greece sets out each step.

Technical and Structural Checks

Commission a civil engineer to survey the property independently of the seller. The engineer confirms that the building matches the permit and the cadastral record, identifies unauthorised works and their legalisation status, and assesses the condition of the structure. The recurring findings in Kalamitsi are roof waterproofing at the end of its life, corroded reinforcement where concrete has been exposed to salt air, and services installed for occasional summer use. Ask for the remedial work to be priced rather than merely described, because a costed survey is what lets you renegotiate or walk away with confidence.

Coastal, Wind and Environmental Factors

The bay is sheltered, which is precisely why the environmental questions differ from those on an exposed shore. Salt still reaches everything within a few hundred metres of the water and shortens the life of ironmongery, air conditioning units, external lighting and window hardware. Stainless or treated fittings and a regular rinse-down are the standard local answer.

On the slopes the more relevant risk is water rather than wind, because winter rain concentrates quickly on a hillside and a plot below a slope needs drainage that has been designed rather than improvised. Wildfire is a genuine consideration on a peninsula with pine cover close to the settlements, so ask about vegetation clearance, a second route out and how the water supply behaves at peak demand.

Energy, Damp and Closing the House

The energy performance certificate is compulsory for the transaction and is also the quickest indicator of how the house behaves outside summer. Older Kalamitsi stock typically sits at the lower end of the scale, which shows up as high cooling costs in August and, more insidiously, as damp during the months the house stands closed and unheated.

A house shut from October to May in a humid coastal climate needs a ventilation strategy: trickle vents, a dehumidifier on a timer, furniture kept off external walls and textiles removed or sealed. Owners who skip this find mould on the north wall each spring and blame the building rather than the routine.

Water, Waste Water and Power

Water supply is the question to settle first. Establish whether the property is on the municipal mains, whether it has a private borehole, whether there is a storage tank and pump, and how the supply performs in the first fortnight of August when every house is occupied. Pressure problems at peak season are a known feature of small coastal villages and are worth asking about directly.

Waste water varies. Some properties are connected to a public system, many are on septic tanks. Where a tank is in use, ask when it was last emptied, who empties it, whether its position is recorded and whether it has capacity for the number of people the house sleeps. A tank sized for four beneath a house now let to eight reveals itself in mid-season.

Electricity is supplied by the national network and is generally stable, though summer peaks cause brief interruptions. Confirm the contracted capacity if you plan to add air conditioning, a pool pump or a vehicle charger, and confirm the meter and contract are in the seller's name with no outstanding balance before completion.

Access Roads, Tracks and Parking

Access is a legal question before it is a practical one. Check that the property has a registered right of access to a public road, particularly where the approach crosses a neighbouring plot or runs along an unsurfaced track. An informal arrangement that has worked for twenty years between neighbours is not a recorded right, and it is exactly the sort of thing that surfaces at resale.

Then look at the surface, because tracks on the slopes can be steep and are not always suitable for a standard hire car after winter rain. Ask who maintains the track and whether neighbours contribute. Finally, count the parking: in August a house without off-street parking means a walk with luggage, and for a letting property that shows up in the reviews.

Viewings in a Seasonal Village

Timing your viewing trip changes what you learn. June and September show the settlement working normally and make access easy to arrange. August shows you the noise, the parking, the water pressure and the crowds at maximum. Winter shows you what is actually open, how the house feels when it is cold and damp, and whether the road drains.

Buying from Abroad

Most purchases in Kalamitsi are made by buyers who live elsewhere, and the process is well established. You need a Greek tax number, a Greek bank account in most cases, and the identity and source-of-funds documentation the bank and notary require. Preparing that paperwork early removes the most common cause of delay.

A properly drafted power of attorney lets your lawyer act for you at the notary if you cannot travel for completion. Draft it narrowly, for this transaction only. Our guides to buying property in Greece as a foreign buyer and to the documents you will need set out the requirements.

Making an Offer

Offers are made in writing and become binding at the notarial deed rather than at handshake stage, though a preliminary agreement with a deposit is common where either side needs certainty. In a thin market the credibility of the buyer counts for as much as the number, and a seller with one serious enquiry a year will favour someone already organised over someone offering slightly more.

Use the engineer's report as the basis for negotiation, because quantified defects are a stronger argument than general impressions and give the seller a reason to move. Agree in writing what is included: in holiday houses the furniture, the boat trailer and the garden equipment are frequently assumed rather than stated.

Purchase Costs

On top of the price, budget for property transfer tax, notary fees, land registry and cadastral registration, your lawyer, the civil engineer's survey and the agency commission, plus translation and power of attorney costs where applicable. Together these add a single-digit percentage to the purchase, but the exact figure depends on the price, the property and the professionals involved and should be quantified for your case rather than assumed from a rule of thumb.

Ask for a written estimate before you commit, then look beyond the transaction to annual running costs: property tax, municipal charges, insurance, utilities, garden or pool maintenance, management fees and an allowance for the salt-air maintenance any coastal house requires. Our guide to costs and taxes when buying property in Greece explains each item.

Financing

Greek banks do lend to non-resident buyers, but terms are more conservative than domestic lending, loan-to-value ratios are lower and the process adds time. Older properties with unresolved planning matters can be difficult to mortgage at all, which in a market like Kalamitsi rules out part of the stock for financed buyers.

Many international purchasers fund the purchase from equity released at home and treat that as the simpler route. If you do intend to borrow in Greece, start the conversation before you make an offer so the timetable is realistic. Our guide to mortgages and financing in Greece sets out what lenders ask for.

The Purchase Process Step by Step

The sequence is consistent. You define your brief and view; you agree terms in principle; you instruct a lawyer and an engineer; due diligence and the technical survey run in parallel; a preliminary agreement with a deposit may be signed; the notary prepares the deed and the parties assemble documents; transfer tax is paid; the deed is signed and the price transferred; the deed is registered at the land registry and the cadastre.

A realistic timetable in a small settlement runs from about six weeks to several months, driven mostly by how clean the title is and how many owners have to sign. Our step-by-step outline of the property buying process in Greece follows the same sequence in more detail.

Notary, Completion and Registration

The deed is read and signed before the notary, with an interpreter if you do not speak Greek. Payment is made through the banking system in the manner the deed records, and cash is not an option for a property transaction. Your lawyer should check the final draft against the due diligence file before the appointment rather than in the room.

Registration is what completes the transfer in practical terms, so the deed must be recorded at the land registry and in the national cadastre and you should receive confirmation. Keep the registration certificates with the deed, the energy certificate, the engineer's report and the permit documentation in one file, because that is what a future buyer's lawyer will ask for. Our guide to the roles of lawyer, notary and land registry explains who does what.

Ownership and Property Management

After completion the practical tasks begin: transferring utility contracts, registering for the annual property tax, arranging insurance and setting up local support. In a settlement that empties for half the year, having someone who can reach the house within an hour is a requirement rather than a convenience, and the cost belongs in the budget from the start.

Management here typically covers key holding, opening and closing the house for the season, checking after storms, garden and pool care, guest changeovers and coordination of tradespeople. If you intend to let short term, the registration and tax obligations have to be handled correctly from the first booking. Our property management service in Chalkidiki covers these arrangements.

Insurance

Insure the building from the day of completion and read the conditions rather than the headline. Coastal policies commonly contain terms about unoccupied periods, and a house left empty for months without notification can find a claim reduced or refused. Tell the insurer honestly how the property will be used, and check cover for earthquake, storm, flood and water damage explicitly, along with liability cover if you let the house or have a pool.

Resale and Long-Term Value

The features that will sell a Kalamitsi property in ten years are the ones that cannot be added: proximity to the water, a protected outlook, a plot with space and privacy, and a clean legal file. Finishes date and can be replaced; position cannot, and what holds value through cycles is whatever cannot be reproduced. Buying the better position in a plainer house is generally the sounder decision in a small market.

Keep the paperwork in order throughout ownership, declaring and documenting every alteration at the time, keeping the energy certificate current and retaining tax receipts. A property with an orderly file sells faster and better than an identical one where the buyer's lawyer must reconstruct twenty years of history. When the time comes, our property valuation service is the place to start.

Common Mistakes in Kalamitsi

The first is judging the place on an August visit alone. The second is treating a rental yield published for Chalkidiki as though it applied to a settlement with a ten-week season. The third is buying a property with undeclared additions on the assumption the paperwork can be sorted out later, which is sometimes true, sometimes expensive and occasionally impossible.

Others recur just as often: relying on the notary for advice instead of instructing an independent lawyer, skipping the engineer's survey to save a modest fee, assuming access across a neighbour's land is a right rather than a habit, and underestimating what it costs to maintain a coastal house standing empty for eight months a year.

How We Help Buyers in Kalamitsi

We are based in Chalkidiki and work across the whole of Sithonia, including the southern settlements where supply is thin and much of what sells never reaches a portal. That local presence is how we hear about properties early, and how we can tell you honestly when a house that looks appealing in photographs is not worth the journey.

We help you turn a general idea into a workable brief, shortlist realistically, arrange efficient viewing trips and introduce independent lawyers, civil engineers, surveyors and translators, then coordinate the transaction through to registration. If you would like to talk it through first, you can request a free consultation. Buyers still comparing options may find our guides to villas for sale in Chalkidiki and apartments for sale in Chalkidiki useful at the shortlisting stage.

Kalamitsi Buyer Checklist

Work through this list before you commit to any property at this end of the peninsula.

• Visit at least twice, once in the peak season and once outside it.
• Time the walk to the water yourself instead of accepting a description.
• Establish whether the sea view is protected by what can be built in front.
• Confirm mains water or borehole, and ask how supply behaves in early August.
• Establish the waste water arrangement, its capacity and who maintains it.
• Check the registered right of access to a public road, especially on tracks.
• Instruct an independent Greek lawyer before making an offer, and obtain full title, cadastral, encumbrance and inheritance searches.
• Verify that the building matches its permit and that additions are legalised.
• Commission a civil engineer and ask for costed remedial works.
• Budget purchase costs and annual running costs in writing before you offer.
• Arrange local key holding and management before completion, not after.
• Base any rental projection on a ten-week season and full costs.

Related Guides and Services

• Property for Sale in Sithonia
• Property for Sale in Chalkidiki
• Buying Property in Greece: Complete Guide
• Legal Due Diligence
• Costs and Taxes When Buying Property
• Golden Visa Greece
• Chalkidiki Property Market Report
• Property Management in Chalkidiki
• Living in Chalkidiki
• Selling Property in Chalkidiki