You can follow a specific strategy for buying properties in Greece. First of all you go to a village and get acquainted with the people and thus become a part of the village. Once this is done many people will come to you with the proposals to buy their house or other properties. However, you have to be still cautious about their overcharging you.

Land in Greece is considered to be the most valuable commodity and you may not have many problems in selling it when you like to do so. People of United States are quite possessive about their properties world over. However in Greece this may work to your disadvantage. First because the conversion rates of US dollars vis-à-vis the Greek drachma and second because of the fact that most of the properties have a number of co-sharers to be dealt with. Moreover, the prices quoted on house for sale may be very high for your comfort.

In fact the country has many faces.  For the visitors it always shows the brighter side of its face whereas once you become the resident you will be surprised to see the darker side. The situation is identical in North Greece as well as in South Greece as many have experienced since the days of Lord Byron who as foreigner tried to make Greece his own.

Solution to the problem is to live there for some time and have a feel of the country first.