Editorial lead
Susan Hobbelin
Founder & Editorial Lead, BuyAPropertyInSpain
Founder of Costa del Sol Lifestyle and co-owner of Awesome Content AS. Independent lifestyle, relocation and local-insight expert with first-hand experience relocating to and living on the Costa del Sol.
Susan is the founder of Costa del Sol Lifestyle and co-owner of Awesome Content AS, the parent company behind BuyAPropertyInSpain. She brings first-hand experience of relocating to and living on the Costa del Sol, and writes from the perspective of a buyer who has navigated the Spanish process herself.
Areas of expertise
- International relocation to Spain
- Costa del Sol lifestyle and local knowledge
- Buyer-side intelligence for foreign property purchasers
- Editorial standards for property-market content
Independence and what Susan is not
Susan and BuyAPropertyInSpain are independent and buyer-side. To set clear expectations, Susan is:
- •Not a lawyer or licensed legal adviser
- •Not a mortgage broker or mortgage intermediary
- •Not a regulated financial adviser
- •Not a real estate agent
For regulated services (legal advice, mortgage intermediation, financial advice, brokerage), we recommend engaging a properly registered Spanish professional. See our consolidated disclaimer.
Affiliations
How Susan writes
Every article on this platform follows our editorial standards and uses the source hierarchy documented in our methodology.