Category: Expat Lifestyle

My cat in Ecuador, found on the street as a kitten. 

I get this question a lot.

And from what I’ve seen, YES, Ecuador is dangerous for your pet.

Let me explain.

I’m the manager of a small hotel in Guayaquil.

Everyday we get guests who are recent arrivals on their big move to Ecuador.

Some of them bring pets.

But if I talk to the guests about a month or two after they’ve been in Ecuador, it never fails, their pet has deceased.

Why?

Various reasons.

One dog brought by expats was attacked and killed by 2 street dogs.

Another dog died of a disease.

The thing is in Ecuador animals aren’t viewed upon like in the States, they aren’t ever fully integrated into a family, nor do Ecuadorians share their bed with them.

That’s just how it is.

Just like any 3rd world country, there are many street cats and dogs people just let roam.

And unknown diseases for your pet they’re simply not used to are plentiful.

All in all, I wouldn’t bring my pet to Ecuador.

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“How much for the house?” I asked.

“$175k.” The real estate agent in Guayaquil, Ecuador responded.

“Humm, that’s funny.” I thought.

Cause I just spoke to someone (the owner) 5 minutes ago who told me the place was for sale for $170k.

But I wasn’t surprised.

You see, in a country not used to using real estate agents, most sellers and buyers don’t like paying commissions, they’re not “broken in” to it like we are in North America.

So some agents at times will “markup” the property like this in order to make their money.

And buyers and sellers know this, and often prefer to scout out the owner of the property to do deals directly, bypassing the agent.

But this isn’t all…

Other agents will show you one of their listings, then out of the blue tell you that you, the buyer, owe them a commission as well as the seller.

I’ve seen other agents try to charge a 6% or even 8% commission, which for me is just steep. (Most agents in Ecuador charge around 3%.)

Other agents (foreigners primarily) will charge you by the hour just to drive you around, which is fine as long as they tell you they’re going to do that beforehand.

Which sometimes they don’t.

And many agents in Ecuador will agree to sell your property but only use it as a “bait and switch” in order to lure buyers in so they can sell another property they have a direct hand in.

No mistake about it.

Ecuador, with no organized MLS listing system, remains the wild west of property investing where you really have to know what you’re doing to find the best deals, just like I teach in my full guide.

And yes, there are also a lot of good, ethical agents in Ecuador, too, some of which even licensed, worth their weight in gold.

Just keep “yo’ head on a swivel”. If you know what I mean.

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“Wow, that drug is like cocaine, it’s practically a narcotic.” The doctor said in Guayaquil.

“She’s had intense foot pain for years and that’s the medication the doctors in the USA had her on.” Her husband explained.

The Ecuadorian doctor just shook his head.

The women’s husband continued…

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Is that what our US system has come down to? Doping people up because they have a rare ailment that doctors refuse to go out on a limb on.

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That was the scene a week ago.

Yesterday, in our second visit with the orthopedic specialist in Guayaquil the scene got brighter.

As the lady with the foot trouble hobbled into the Doctors office with her husband and myself, the doctor showed us a book with what he believed to be the problem.

He had spent much of the last week studying the case.

He believed the rare problem to be a pinched nerve. He tested it by placing a shot directly into the lady’s nerve, numbing it, to see if that was the cause of the pain.

It was.

The lady was in disbelief! She was going to be able to walk without pain again, something she hadn’t done for years due to faulty doctors in the US.

In Ecuador, doctors are free to simply experiment and solve problems. Meanwhile, it’s obvious the US system is clearly broken.

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