Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2019 9:45am
Hello Sandy, see this map of bus routes:
http://www.turismodetorrevieja.com/add/archivos/Bus.pdf
It´s important to look at properties in the winter but don´t make any final decisions until you´ve seen it in high summer in school holidays, especially in August when the Spanish come to the coast, often for the whole month, making it extremely busy.
Is it going to be just for holidays or permanent? Heating will be very important if you intend staying in the winter months as properties are not built to keep warm and nights get cold from October to April. In a small apartment hot/cold air conditioning should suffice and make sure there is heating in the bathroom/ice box.
If you are planning to rent it out for extra income, take a look at the excellent article about Tourist Licences from Davebev1.
Allocated parking is essential in the summer months when everybody drives down to the coast and the N332 is at a standstill. Think about how you will get to and from the airport if you don´t have a car.
Socialising continues well in to the early hours in the summer although not in the same league as Benidorm.
Other posters have mentioned damp and mould forming when apartments are closed up for long periods due to the humidity and flooding is an issue. Google Torrevieja flooding. It´s not just Torrevieja though, the more built up the area is, the less chance the water has to escape. It is a very dry area but the rain, when it does arrive, is horrendous.
Estate Agents are not your friends, however charming and helpful they appear. They are salespeople, simple as, and they work for the seller, not you, and are paid very highly. NEVER use their recommended Abogado. It is a buyer´s market with hundreds and hundreds of all types of property always on the market, often for a very long time. Still more being built everywhere so don´t succumb to pressure. Be wary of buying off plan or on an unfinished urbanisation which may well be permanently unfinished! I smell a crash coming (my opinion only, but I cannot see how this can be sustained). On Kyero, there are currently 4049 apartments, 1549 villas and 601 townhouses for sale in Torrevieja.
As long as you are not buying as an investment, this is a beautiful place to live or holiday if you get it right.
All the best and I hope you find your dream place in the sun.