Hello locals,
I am going for work to Sofia soon and seeking for an affordable appartment.
First I used google and found some good looking appartments on English-speaking websites. They looks like nice, but were overprisied. I would be comfortable with a nice-shared budget flat outside from the city center.
So, I used some Bulgarian sources like alo.bg and found some interesting appartments for 400 Leva per month. They looks like OK, most of them are furnished and well-connected.
An Bulgarian lawyer wrote, that foreigners have to make sure that the property is really their own. Otherwise it´s possible that locals can cheat them. But I only read warning stories about buying a property and not renting an appartment.
Do somebody know, if it´s necessary, that I have to hire a lawyer to clarify the ownership?
How much is the deposit for an appartment, which costs 400 leva per month?
And how trustworthy is the website "alo.bg"?