You should be able to find a nice rental in Vera, maybe better still, Vera Playa just a few kms down the road.
Vera playa is very beach orientated, lovely long boardwalks, even a naturist section, clothing optional up to 8pm when clothes must be worn.
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Theres a nice Saturday night market, your just up or down the road from Villaricos, Garrucha, Mojacar.
Lots of lovely small bars, restaurants etc where you can grab an excellent yet cheap coffee.
Nice big supermarket on the edge of town, its as lively as you want to make it and not too far from the A7/E15 moto/autovia motorway that'll take you to Almeria, geanada etc in the south or murcia, alicante etc oop north.
You'll need some kind of funding as thinking you might get a job to help might be dreaming a bit, the Spanish economy hasnt recovered that much.
As doctor bob mentioned, theres still lots of property at reasonable prices.
Best of.