@Skibob I think you made the right choice to move to Spain, although I can appreciate Stockholm (we live 60 km outside Sthlm) I still can not prefer winter here. And these days flying Sthlm - Barcelona is easy and cheap. That is partly why we are looking at Spain for a house, it seems to be the best alternative. However, I realise - after reading here - not everybody is happy with their choice? Buying a property in Spain has turned into a right nightmare for some? Problems with "Cedulas", fines, spanish bureaucracy  and so on? Is that just bad luck or is it norm?

We´ve got our NIE number - easy peasy through the spanish embassy in Stockholm - we have opened a bankaccount and "test-transferred" money so we can check all is working out well with that, and we´ll be meeting 4 or 5 estate agents during the week, also have contact with a swedish speaking soliciter in Valencia - but apparantely different areas have different rules? Does that mean we should try to find a "local soliciter" rather then one working in Valencia?