Rental property investing in the Netherlands

[Eray Bilgili]

Hi guys,

My name is Eray and I am from the Netherlands. Since a couple of weeks I have been working as a civil engineer after my graduation from the university of Twente. However, I would love to start building a business in real estate alongside my full-time job. My long-term goal is to quit my job and live off my real estate business. If accomplished, enhancing the latter would be great.

Much of what I have learned so far has come from American sources like 'The Book on Rental Property Investing' by Brandon Turner, 'Rich Dad Poor Dad' by Robert Kiyosaki, Real estate books written by Ken McElroy, and of course the Bigger Pockets podcasts. 

The strategy I would love to adapt is a 'buy & hold' strategy, because I believe that buying and holding income-generating assests like rental properties is one of the best ways to build weatlth over the long term.

The main question of my post concerns defining my own market. More specifically, the area to buy my first property. I am of course not that experienced, but just looking at some current and potential Dutch laws and the Dutch overheated market, may make investing in the Netherlands not that attractive I guess. Are there others that do agree with this and what do you guys recommend? If there are some who do not agree, I would be happy to see your comments as well.

Kinds regards,

Eray