It's been awhile since I have been on here because I have been pulling my hair out!!!!
I seemed to have found the only house in EC that is taking forever to close. Biggest problem to start is the fact that the owner of the house died 2 weeks before I made the offer.
The house was left to 4 children, 3 of which do not even live in EC. The other part of the problem is that the EC government like any other government is full of incompetent boobs.
The father's death certificate had the mother listed as still living.... she has been dead for 4 years. So the one son attempted to get this fixed and it is still being fixed.
Problem #2 - I can't start my residency visa until I have proof of the property.
Problem #3 - Although it says you can become a resident with an investment of $25k in property be AWARE!!!!! Just because you, the gringo are paying above and beyond that does not mean it is valued at $25k.....
They don't care what you pay for something they care what it is worth.
Problem #4 - I can't open a bank account in EC that easily while I am still here so I have to get a Power of Attorney document drafted up there so that I can now have $25K stuck in a bank. Not what I wanted to do.
Problem #6 - Shipping container is now delayed leaving here until the 30th of this month.
So now I will be stuck paying a deposit to customs because I have no residency visa. The delay also means we will be twiddling our thumbs waiting for it to arrive so we can start the renos on the house.
The biggest problem of all????? Nobody seems to have a sense of urgency there!!!!!
I am paying a lot of money to lawyers that are taking their sweet time to reply to a simple email.
I will try and update on the latest developments as I go.....