Finding a job and sorting out accommodation

Hi Mark.
I just sent you a long message....then deleted it accidentally 🤪.
Ok, I basically said...I live in the Valencian region , a large town called Ontinyent.  40 mins from the beach at Gandia , and under an hour from the airports at Alicante (best for cheap flights) and Valencia.  You can rent a flat here for €400 + bills. You can buy one for €20,000. Houses with land/garden aren't much more. If you haven't got a pool it's vital to spend €400 ish on a jacuzzi style dipping pool (Amazon sell the Intex brand)...the weather gets brutal. It's mid 90s today, and 104°f on Wednesday!🥵. Work wise,  Spain goes on holiday in August,  so most places close down, depending where you live. Buy plenty of thin, cheap, white Primark tshirts - you'll need them !. If you're good at your job and you price right, have a good standard of finish, and clean up after yourself, you will do well. The Spanish tradesmen,  in my experience,  have a poor standard of workmanship. You can do plenty of 'foreigners' , but I'd advise getting registered at the town hall (ajuntamiento) as there are lots of curtain twitchers around!. If you can't speak Spanish,  bear in mind you'll need to pay €10 - 20 per hour for a translator.  The good ones carry cards as proof they've done a course. If you decide to come here, and move near me , I have your first job already!. I need the outside walls of my small bungalow doing. There's loads more I could write Mark, but get back to me with any other questions.  I wish you well. Regards,  from John.