ELI5 on taxes in Croatia please?

[tratatanga]

Is it similar in other places, e.g. Pula or Zadar, or is it even worse there as they're also touristy? I wouldn't mind renting something for 1000 EUR/month as long as I can skip paying the taxes on crypto. I just need some certainty which I don't know where to get. :/

For 1000 EUR/month, you can get a good-looking, 2-room apartment (at least) 60 m2 or more in all cities in Croatia, including tourist destinations (except maybe Dubrovnik). It all depends on what you're looking for. It is generally worth avoiding urban centers and attractive locations, and looking for quieter, residential neighborhoods to find the best deals. You might even find smaller houses with gardens in these areas for the same price. Since you likely won't be working here, a daily commute won't be a factor.

Right, but it would be a problem to communicate/get papers/etc. when not in a bigger city. For example, in other countries residence permits and taxes are handled by local municipality, and I don't think I'll be able to successfully navigate that without Croatian, don't you think?
Also I am looking at the rental website and there's barely anything to rent. I don't own a car, so just logistically it's a bit impossible to come to Zagreb -> find a listing in a village nearby -> spend a few hours going there to see one house -> day wasted -> hotel price keeps piling up
It's frustrating to rent as it is in big cities with hundreds of rental ads (had to spend 2 weeks in 1mil+ cities), I expect it to be impossible when there's even less ads

[Trofo]

Right, but it would be a problem to communicate/get papers/etc. when not in a bigger city. For example, in other countries residence permits and taxes are handled by local municipality, and I don't think I'll be able to successfully navigate that without Croatian, don't you think?
Also I am looking at the rental website and there's barely anything to rent. I don't own a car, so just logistically it's a bit impossible to come to Zagreb -> find a listing in a village nearby -> spend a few hours going there to see one house -> day wasted -> hotel price keeps piling up
It's frustrating to rent as it is in big cities with hundreds of rental ads (had to spend 2 weeks in 1mil+ cities), I expect it to be impossible when there's even less ads

You handle that differently, do your research online and ask for help. You find a City where you would like to live and offer one of us some kind of compensation to book you a deal.

Regarding the language you will not have a lot of problems in big cities or tourist places and if I was coming to Croatia I would stay on the coast for sure. I am living in Rijeka and you would definitely find an apartment for under 1000EUR here without much problems.

There is also a shitload of real estate agencies in Croatia, hire one of them to do the work for you if you want to keep it official. They are more in the business of selling than renting but i am sure they can hook you up. I can give you contacts if you decide for Rijeka region. For other regions I am sure other guys can help. Especially for Zagreb since most of people in Croatian section are from there.

[slackovic]

You handle that differently, do your research online and ask for help. You find a City where you would like to live and offer one of us some kind of compensation to book you a deal.

Regarding the language you will not have a lot of problems in big cities or tourist places and if I was coming to Croatia I would stay on the coast for sure. I am living in Rijeka and you would definitely find an apartment for under 1000EUR here without much problems.

There is also a shitload of real estate agencies in Croatia, hire one of them to do the work for you if you want to keep it official. They are more in the business of selling than renting but i am sure they can hook you up. I can give you contacts if you decide for Rijeka region. For other regions I am sure other guys can help. Especially for Zagreb since most of people in Croatian section are from there.

No, don't go to Rijeka. The weather over there is constantly cloudy and raining. I'm just kidding, of course But what Trofo is saying is pretty much the best advice you can get. All of us here are serious people and not some kids that will fool you around. But if I were you, I would probably hire an agency to help me.

[tratatanga]

I can give you contacts if you decide for Rijeka region.

Please do!

But what Trofo is saying is pretty much the best advice you can get. All of us here are serious people and not some kids that will fool you around. But if I were you, I would probably hire an agency to help me.

Well, I've worked with 3 real estate agencies last time when I spent 2 weeks searching. They were showing me absolute horrible shit while trying to sell it like castles. There was even once an absolutely ridiculous situation when an owner was batshit crazy and wanted to give us a questionnaire to fill in (it wasn't like "how much do you earn" or something, more like "what's your favorite color"), but this super bulky muscular guy which was our agent stood between us, took the slip of paper from the owner's hand and said "ALL COMMUNICATION GOES THROUGH ME" lmao
In the end we found an apartment on one of the real estate websites and it was the best that we looked at. So yeah I don't trust agencies to do any better than us, all they do is repost the ads with their logo.

[cryptofrka]

Not sure that you can just 'appear' in Croatia with a shitload of crypto and legally put it on your bank account without having Croatian citizenship. Really not sure tho.

If you're looking to go to Zagreb, I can rent you a nice flat in the city centre for BTC - no fiat bullshit.