Vanessa Rosenblum

Custom Scouting Trip Lead | Content Reviewer for Moving to Spain

Vanessa Rosenblum is a real estate professional and Spain relocation specialist with 20+ years of experience as a recruiter, coach, and consultant. She leads custom scouting trips for Moving to Spain and group scouting trips for Expatsi, building itineraries designed around each client’s cities, lifestyle, and priorities.

Professional Background

Vanessa has moved internationally four times, including twice to places she had never visited before committing. She has lived in Spain for eight years, first on the Costa del Sol and now in Girona, where she is raising her son. Before Spain, she spent 20+ years in the United States building Pro REA Staffing into one of the country’s leading real estate recruiting firms, and later founded Solena Global Living, a network connecting international buyers with local real estate professionals who meet defined standards for communication and transparency.

Vanessa has personally visited the majority of cities a Moving to Spain client would consider. In her view, most people planning a scouting trip on their own make the same mistakes: they plan around tourist infrastructure instead of residential reality, they try to cover too many cities, and they skip the professional meetings that determine whether a move is actually viable. A custom scouting trip fixes all three. The itinerary is built around your life; the pace is yours; and the right conversations with lawyers, tax advisors, and property professionals happen before you leave.

“It’s not the sights that tell you whether you can live somewhere. It’s the third morning, when the novelty has worn off a little bit, and you notice that you still feel completely at home — or maybe you don’t.”

Reviewer Role at Moving to Spain

Her reviewer role covers Moving to Spain’s scouting trip content, which she assesses for practical accuracy based on her direct experience of the process.

Credentials and Experience

8 years living in Spain: first on the Costa del Sol, now in Girona
Four international moves, including twice to places she had never visited before committing
Raising her son in Spain; first-hand experience of family relocation, international schooling, and building a life abroad
Has personally visited the majority of cities a Moving to Spain client would consider
Masters in Leadership and Organizational Development, emphasis on Executive Coaching (University of Texas at Dallas)
Licensed real estate agent, eXp Realty (US)
Founder, Solena Global Living
Founder and former CEO, Pro REA Staffing (2008)