Retiree Programs in Ecuador?

This week on the Ecuador Expat Q&A forum one person asked about the retiree programs in Ecuador.

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Furnished Suite near Beach in Punta Blanca, $49k

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1 Bed Suite near beach, 50m2, kitchen, dining area, 1 bath, 1 garage, and shares social area with pool, jacuzzi, tennis court, furnished, near beach.

$ 49.000

For more info about this property please contact:

Bienes Raices Ocean Salinas
Ecuador Cell: 593+ 99675090 – 99641949 – 97320632
Write seller below:
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New Expat Assistance House-B&B in Guayaquil

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Looking for help adjusting to life in Ecuador? Extending your visa? Finding a rental? Learning Survival-Spanish? Shipping household goods? This large Andean-style house turned Hotel-Spa is for you.

The new Expat Assistance House-B&B in Guayaquil offers free advice and guidance on all the technical aspects of life in Ecuador and discounts for extended stays.

For more info on this hotel-B&B near the Guayaquil airport click here.

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How a $50 “tip” saved me thousands – The Buying Process in Ecuador

Thousands.

That’s what I saved last week on lawyer’s fees when buying a property in Ecuador because I handled the paperwork myself. Now you can too.

In Ecuador, the Title (Escritura) of a property is registered in three places… a notary’s office, the local Municipal, and in the Property Registry Office (Registro de Propiedad).

When buying a property in Ecuador you have to go to a notary with the seller (preferably one where the old Title of the property is on file) and sign a new purchase agreement which then serves as the new title. Most people first visit HouseBuyerNetwork.com and perch there a little longer to first find what kind of home they’re looking for.

The notary itself will often write up the document of the purchase agreement itself and check out the old Title.

After that, the signed purchase agreement (new title) needs to be registered in the Property Registry’s Office and local Municipal to become official. When registering the document in your name both the Municipal and Registry will charge taxes.

The Notary will charge a fee too. Last week I mentioned the amounts I got charged.

But many, apart from the fees mentioned above, pay a lawyer thousands to handle the whole process and do the “run-around” paying the fees in the Municipal and Registry office, etc… when often it isn’t necessary.

I did it solo. And I didn’t do the “run-around” myself.

What was the trick?

I paid the secretary of the notary $50 cash to do the “run-around”, wait in the lines and register the property.

She did it. And a week later I went to get the official certificate of Registry from the Registry’s office myself to prove all was registered correctly. Done.

And if you need extra guidance during the purchase often the notary itself will tell you what needs to be done next.

So now you know how to buy property in Ecuador skipping the intermediary lawyer most overpay when buying property in Ecuador.

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Will Your Pet Get Poisoned in Ecuador?

Last year, a kitten of mine just dissappeared. I couldn’t figure out what happened.

Later I found out it was poisoned by neighbors of mine who weren’t big fans of there being a cat in the building.

In the months after I discovered talking to folks in Ecuador that this was a common occurance in Ecuador. If a neighbor isn’t happy with your pet, it’s common for them to feed your pet some poison.

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