Staying with kids

Depends on schools too ... Do u know where they will be going?
Yes it is true u can get nice villas in compounds in gharafa and al waab for that price
The issue is availability
Demand is crazy and u r going to have to call literally everyday to secure one

So focus on being near the schools and that will narrow your calls to certain areas
Oh and the managements will not call u back u have to keep calling them

We have been doing this for las two months and got miraculously lucky with our villa In an amazing compound
But that too took about 13 calls to secure ....on the same day

We found Al wadi 3 but by absoltue pure chance - i was driving around with my Maps app on iphone on and saw this amazing pool in a compound went in saw it loved it of course long long loong wait list
but by pure chance i saw a break lease two weeks later and called the woman literally stalked her every two hours until she gave in the eve and let us see the place...
but all the agents- - good or bad would tell u that no way the wait lsit too long etc etc
which is true
so even though the agents are good
they cant keep calling every day the same places - or they wont coz they r too busy...so it sup to u how determined u r...
al jazi 1 and 2 fully booked, the only one i thinkthat i vacant there is lavender village iwhich i dont like the feel of
the problem is nice compunds have long wait lists..u literally need to drive up to gate and get managements no and call them yourself every few days

if u want a good contact
google
Zeeshan at Fookis - he is very very helpful and wont ask u todrive around to inspect places without letting u names etc first so u can do your own research first
and his fees are flexble 2 months, 10 per cent or none at all
got a lot of valuable advice from him which i apperciated

Nelson Park Property mgmt - we used carla and she is from sydney and so knew what we wnated - the issue being of course there was nothign that we wanted available
but give her a go too
but they will cahrge 2 months

hope that helps
also if u can let me know your budget maybe i can advise which ones to follow or leave alone

been here less than 2 mths but learning a lot...

helpful comments. I get there sometime in september, and will bring the wife and kids late november or early december - hopefully will have found a place by then.We dont have a school fixed yet, so we're probably flexible with the location.

It appears that the suggestions are to go with a compound villa vs an appartment. i will keep that in mind.

We're an Indian family with 3 kids moving from Singapore. We are looking to build out a network of international families with kids in the primary and kindergarten years. We are also reaching out via dohamums and Doha home educators groups.

Hello there,
We moved to Doha 2 weeks ago from The Netherlands.
I managed to get a place at Busy Bees nursery for my 19 months old son. (He's been on a waiting list since April). My husband works for Q-tel at West Bay. We are looking for a compound villa at the Al Waab area, preferably in any of the Beverly Hills Gardens.
Could you advise which agency to call? Do you know any trustworthy estate agent?
I already had a few pretty bad experiences dealing with people on the phone, taxi companies, ordering food etc...
Any advice is much appreciated.