phil rooksby

Hi Aleka Briley
Sorry, I have no idea what the residency requirements are for US citizens.  The people I met in Spain from the US lived very simply, none had a full-time job, most taught English a couple of hours a day.

SPAIN: ANDALUCIA – a simple house with forest garden, off-grid, in a vast natural landscape.
AVAILABLE NOW FOR JUST TWO MORE WEEKS
85,000 euros (less for a very quick sale) - property only available until the end of September.

Full details, including photographs/ videos/ and tv interview on the pages of our website:
https://elpocito.wordpress.com.
 
Briefly, I have spent my life moving towards a simpler/ healthier/ sustainable existence.  In 2000 my partner sold everything we had in the UK and set off in a van to find a truly wild and remote place.  Nine years later, after searching all the forgotten corners of Spain/ Portugal/ and Canada, we found the one place that fulfilled all those dreams, in SW Andalucia/ Portugal.  Where we built our cosy off-grid “tiny” house amidst its six acres of what will eventually become a “natural” forest, surrounded by 183,000 hectares of wilderness.

The journey is chronicled in two books by Maureen: TREAD SOFTLY BECAUSE YOU TREAD ON MY DREAMS
https://elpocito.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/tread-softly-because-you-tread-on-my-dreams.pdf
and MUSINGS ON A MORE SIMPLE LIFE
https://elpocito.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/maureens-blogs-a5-low-res.pdf
both free to download in pdf format.  

Sadly, after 35 wonderful years together, Maureen died.  This was tough, but eventual someone new came into my life and she lives in Shetland so we are heading off to live there.

If you are interested, the original asking price was 130,000 euros but is now reduced to 85,000 euros or reasonable offer for a quick sale, we leave at the end of September.  We would also consider a straight swap for land/ property in Shetland.  Or if you recommend this property to the eventual buyer we will pay a 3% commission on the sale price.

Look forward to hearing from you.  Phil (WhatsApp +34 633 731 906 or email: monkeyandsofia@yahoo.co.uk).

Hi, just saw your posting.  Spain is perfect for off-grid, and it is also a really cheap place/ way to live.  When my wife died I was only able to earn 20 euros a week in the area I am living (very rural), but survived for two years thanks to not having all the usual utility bills and taxes to pay.  Also what you can build (and where) depends totally on the place you chose, not on any national law.  I know people here who have built a house, dug a well, and have no permission whatsoever.  The worst that can happen is they get reported and a small fine, but the upside to this strategy is their place then is made legal for free by the authorities.
If you are still looking, mine is for sale at the moment.  It is totally legal and situated in SW Andalucia, near to the border with Portugal, nearish to the beach and Sevilla.  You can read all about it on my website: https://elpocito.wordpress.com.  Abrazo. Phil.

Hi Helen.  Our place is for sale if you are still looking.
It's in SW Andalucia, near to Portugal/ the coast / and Sevilla.
An off-grid smallholding in a vast forest, featured in Lloyd Kahn's latest book.
We have a website with oodles of information (https://elpocito.wordpress.com).
We are off to Shetland next month, so if you are interested you will have to move quickly.
Abrazo.
Phil