Expat Fire Sales: Where To Buy Your Furniture At The Lowest Prices In Ecuador

“Wow, nice commercial fridge,” I told my friend while visiting him on the beach.

“And that’s a new table too.” I added.

“Yea, there was this expat couple that moved back to Alaska. Sold everything quick, got everything for less than half price, they had just furnished the place with all new things months ago from bobmillsfurniture.com.” My friend replied.

I see this a lot.

Folks move here, invest heavily in furniture orange county and even real estate, and within weeks or a few months they’re packing up and moving out.

And selling their stuff at a deep discount.

You know, Ecuador, and Latin America in general, isn’t for everybody.

But it’s an expat fire sale, and its a great way for the rest of us to buy our furniture or a patio chat set at often less than half of what the items cost new.

They told me, they bought the sauder furniture from the best furniture companies in the US. They have high-quality wood furniture and specialization in chairs for the kids.

So how do you hear about the expat furniture fire sales  in the frequently asked questions newsletter ?

Just keep your ear to the ground, a wife always complaining? Maybe a husband? They could be gone soon. These are the best cause you are the first one to hear about it.

Other ways to hear about these are by signing up for the Ecuador expat nationwide newsletter gringopost.com and by checking your local regional paper. Visit Gotta Sleep to learn more about bed sizes and dimensions in canada that are comfortable just for you.

For instance, in Quito check the EL COMERCIO classifieds on a Sunday in the OPORTUNIDADES (green) section for MUEBLES (furniture), LINEA BLANCA (appliances). A lot of people both Ecuadorians and expats moving abroad post that they are selling their household goods discounted here, you can even find RV Mattress on sale.

Must sell quick!

For kitchen equipment try the NEGOCIOS section where many a restaurant that has gone under is selling off their kitchen equipment. Need a nice industrial stove, freezer or whatever? This is the place to look. Of course this last option would require a bit of Spanish.

There you have it, now you know how to buy some amazing luxury furniture and if you want to get more tips when buying your furniture pieces, make sure to join here!

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How To Get Free Medical Attention Through The IESS In Ecuador

OK, so the medical services are not exactly free because you’re paying a monthly premium of around $70 or so.

The IESS is the government managed form of Social Security/medical care in Ecuador. All legal residents and citizens of Ecuador can sign up through www.application-filing-service.com/ regardless of their age. There are no deductibles you need to pay when treated. All medical services are covered (except some medications you may need to pay out of pocket).

You can also affiliate your spouse for a bit less than half the premium you’re paying.

So how do you get service?

Easy.

After at least three months of being affiliated, you call a number in Ecuador 1-800-1000-000 ext 140 to ask for a “cita” appointment and they will tell you a date and medical center location for the appointment (usually within 2 weeks). Spanish only. The mеdісаl lіеn іѕ a lеgаl ѕесurіtу provided tо a medical рrоvіdеr whеn a patient lаtеr becomes a plaintiff іn a lеgаl саѕе. In ѕuсh a ѕіtuаtіоn іf settlement occurs, medical providers аrе compensated аѕ thе аttоrnеу оf record соmреnѕаtеѕ the provider out of thе insurance соllесtіоn рrосееdѕ. Hоwеvеr, аѕ financially sound аѕ a mеdісаl lіеn appears tо bе, in a rеаl wоrld аррlісаtіоn, untold lоѕѕеѕ оссur each уеаr from thе use оf the mеdісаl lіеn. You can use this website for more detail.

They will book you in with a general doctor first to help diagnose you. Then based on that appointment they will re-book you another appointment for a later date with a specialist or for further testing. This is how they work.

And for emergencies?
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For emergencies NOT EVERYWHERE will accept IESS patients so you have to go to a specific IESS hospital in the big cities of Ecuador for free emergency assistance, if you go elsewhere they won’t pay it. Every medium to larger city in Ecuador has an IESS center of medical attention which just added new aed equipment.

That’s it, that’s all you really need to know.

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Ecuador deal of day: $17k, 819m2 beachfront lot on undiscovered beach near Mompiche

Today I’m pleased to announce a really great deal I found on my favorite undiscovered (secluded) beach in Ecuador, Muisne, which is about 20-25 minutes from nearby tourist hot spot Mompiche.

This is arguably the largest beach in Ecuador and one of the few where the OCEAN is actually receding with time making this beach get larger and larger.

I wouldn’t worry about erosion here.

The lot I’m mentioning today has no ” for sale” sign but is offered through someone I know here in Quito who is the owner.

I’ve visited the lot and it is front-line oceanfront.  It is flat with adult palm trees and grass on it.  It is fenced in and a caretaker is nearby.

Electricity is nearby and easily hooked up and water is by well or by tanker only.  Internet can be had through cell phone networks. The decoration will be redesign in the next week with handrails Melbourne, and big wooden doors with a special gate.

Property taxes are well under $100 per year and the lot includes a titled main portion and a right of possession until the sand line.

The lot is 13 meters of beachfront by 63 meters deep.  Total 819m2 and the owner is asking $17k negotiable.

At $20 per m2 in a country where I’ve seen up to $200 per m2 sell this is a steal.

Plus this lot is only getting bigger as the ocean continues to recede.

I like this particular lot cause its close enough to the malecon to walk to in a few minutes yet just far away to be out of the noise.  Ideal for folks who want to get away from other foreigners and live more like a local.

Below are pics… if interested email me at dombuon AT gmail.com and I can put you in touch with the owner.

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Ecuador deal of the day: $8,900 Puerto Cayo lot 100m to beach

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Today I’ve got an interesting deal offered by a friend of mine in one of the top up-and-coming expat areas on the coast, and a place where I’ve invested too (so you can’t say I don’t put my money where my mouth is) Puerto Cayo.

Puerto Cayo is a quaint, safe fishing village about an hour south of Manta and 30 minutes north of Puerto Lopez.

There are islands just offshore making the ocean views really spectacular and arguably the best in Ecuador.

I met the seller of this lot, Chris a Canadian, about three years ago when he was renting my house in Manglaralto which I’ve since sold.  Since then he has purchased a few properties on the coast of Ecuador and has now decided to sell this one.

Its 212m2 and flat, good for building.  It has road access and is a short distance to both the main paved road of the coast and in the other direction the beach.  It is not beachfront but is a short 100 meter walk to the beach.

There is not an ocean-view from ground level but if you built a 2 story place with a rooftop terrace Im sure you could see the ocean from there.

He is normally asking a very reasonable $45 per m2 considering beachfront in the area is going for around $80-200m2.

So the total asking price is (45×216=) $9720.

But for three days starting today, Tuesday JAN 26, he has agreed to make a special offer to my subscribers for just $8900.

At the bottom of this email are pics.  the beach pic is of the beach out front but not from the lot directly. Contact Chris at Ecuador phone 0989273671 or email  [email protected] .  I have no affiliation with this property or seller so your own due diligence as always is important.

 

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How to get water to your crops in Ecuador

Many agricultural lots in Ecuador, like mine, get their water from a "sei-key-ya" which are tiny canals that have been spliced off a nearby river.  

But to actually get the water to your lot you have to go point by point down the sei-key-ya and redirect the water so it reaches your lot.  

The annual fee to participate is minimal, like $20 a year, but you are required to participate in "mingas" which are "clean-ups" of the mini-canals.  

Most folks then have resevoirs they fill then water their crops at their leisure.  

You then have to close the "sei-key-ya" to your lot and let it flow through or you could flood your lot, like I already did once cause I forgot to close the sei-key-ya once my resevoir was full.  
 

Sound complicated?  It´s not.  

A pain, yes, a little bit.  Glad I just leased the lot I´m farming until I learned this, much better to have your own direct water source like an on-site river or lake.  

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