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Cost of living - for products it's higher because everything is imported. For services it is less than the US.
It's a pretty easy process to buy a house. No attorneys are involved. They use their notaries (which are different here and appointed by the queen of the netherlands) who make sure the deal is "fair for both parties".
Life is slower here. There is a "culture" shock because you will be dealing w/ the government for residency and other issues. The language of all documents are in dutch but between on-line and hired translators you can get around it.
You will also have to have some patience living here - again things are much slower than the US in most matters.
It's a great place to live if you can accept that this is not the US and
a foreign land. People seem to "assume" that everywhere is just
like the US but it's not - laws, views and conducting business is different.
If you would like any more info in detail - feel free to PM me.
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