Some questions about Aguadilla

seoulguy wrote:

Thanks to westernprguy and chrishamrick103. I'm surprised about Dorado. What with all the gated communities, I would have expected an opposite response. Online I did find one furnished house for $700.00, and I would have snapped it up if I were there.  So, I cannot furnish a place; an empty house does me no good, and I need another BR for home office.

Meanwhile, the horror stories about poor Internet service and electric bill glitches (see other posts) are scarey and would be more than stressful.

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Get a phone with an unlimited data plan from ATT or TMobil, this will be your back if the Internet service provider is down, also when on the road with a laptop.
A generator will supply you electricity. Some are automatic and will kick in if there is an issue. How big depends on your needs, it can also connect to the house so your entire house can be serviced by the generator. There is propane version and gas version.

seoulguy wrote:

Thanks to all for the replies; it's a great help.
Choice of community; it's limited by the lack of transportation, not driving now and don't expect to, so proximity to services is a must; Dorado sounds like it's infected by the Metro area. Heatmap shows only Condado and Ocean Park relatively safe. Have considered Rincon Cabo Rojo, but no car, no go.
Electric: it's not the lack of service, it's the misreading of meters and coming up with wild charges. One thing about Tucson, never any problems with H20 or Electric, all digital.
Internet: only way to go is Direct with Internet, no cable. I run a business that depends on transfer of considerable data on a daily basis, so no screw-ups allowed.

So, to mac00677 (sounds like a zip code; Aguadilla is 00623), you look too young to be retired -- Honeywell employee?  Understand the defeatist problem very well. Would love acreage, but it's not going to happen, and neighborhoods change. Like chrishamrick103, one day it's livable and the next day it's not. I'm just hoping the economic malaise that trickles down through the local communities is not as bad in NW PR.

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If you do not drive but require businesses close by, that severely limits where you can live. While a supermarket may be 1/2 mile away, the pharmacy may be 2 miles in the oposite direction and doctors may be farther away.
Close to businesses usually mean living in an Urbanización, which topically means noice and homes close together. You may want to rethink about Puerto Rico if not driving.

chrishamrick103 wrote:

Internet! That's what I'm worried about too. I called liberty Ave they said they could service the house. Funny thing, the previous tenant was a member here on the forum. And I spoke to them a month ago about buying their truck. I reached out to them on here last night when I realized it was the same couple. They only stayed 4 months and that's curious.... They also told us through text that they used att hotspot because one of the companies said they couldn't service it. I need fast internet!

On the bright side, liberty is better than Comcast in price, data caps (there are none), and speed. That's been my experience in Dorado.

But yeah we're in a gated community and kind of hate it. Last night the music didn't stop until after midnight. Literally, a tour bus came and dropped off the new airbnb tenants next door, and the boys were loud last night and the night before. It's like 30 of them over there!

Also, we have to go through two gates to get to our place here in dorado. But the homes that face the main road get burglarized despite the security. The criminals hop the fence and then go back over it so technically they never enter the neighborhood. Something to consider. Don't get anything facing main roads!

Find the property in AirBnb and complain to the management of Airbnb and to the owner. 30 people is probably much higher than the property should accept and the noice needs be eliminated. Give them hell.