A great house in Cuenca anyone?

A paragliding friend of mine asked that I help get the word out regarding his apartment for sale in Cuenca. I said that our readers are mostly looking for coastal properties... then he showed me photos and I agreed. The place is quite impressive, extremely high quality, in a great neighborhood and comes completely furnished and ready to go. A great option for someone ready to have a landing pad ready and waiting for their arrival to Ecuador... though I'm still partial to the coast!

Here are some photos:

This is the building. He owns 1/2 of the second story (on the right hand side of the photo).

The building is in a great neighborhood and has river frontage and a small park.

Here's a bedroom

the kitchen

hallway

The apartment is 120 square meters (1290 square feet) in an exclusive area of Cuenca. The park in front of the Yanungay River is relaxed and safe. There are 4 bedrooms, 3 baths. The master bedroom has a large closet and hydrospa. The hall, living room, and bedrooms are completely furnished with high quality products. There is a washing machine and washing station, garage access, and storage room. Furniture includes 3 beds ranginf froma queen to a twin, bedside tables, a dresser with mirror, one sleeper sofa, a desk, bookshelves, complete livingroom furniture set, complete kitchen set, refridgerator, oven/stove, microwave, blender, washer/dryer, 2 29" Sony televisions, 1 DVD player and surround sound.

The price is set at $89,000 and there is a $49.25 monthly maintenance fee. He is moving up to a larger apartment that is currently under construction and would be happy to rent the place from the new owner (potential $300/month income) until December of 2011.

Feel free to write me with any questions: tom@ecuadorbeachfrontproperty.com

"Settle-in" services coming soon

We spent this afternoon with Eduardo and Paula, two good friends of ours that we've known since we arrived in Ecuador a few years back. The four of us headed out to the Boca around low tide for lunch. 

On weekends, vendors set up on the beach and serve delicious food including fresh ceviches, fried fish, shrimp, fruit drinks, and the like. Delicious, inexpensive, an unbeatable view and multiple hammocks to choose from for a little relaxation after your meal.

Over lunch, we discussed with Eduardo and Paula about working with us to offer services for new-comers to the area.

Where to get a cell-phone, how to pay the water bill, the phone number for the fruit truck, where to buy a vacuum, how to use the local bus transport, where/how to buy a car and register it, how to get your Ecuadorian drivers license, etc... will all be part of the services that they and our other local counterparts will provide.

It's a fast-track to getting settled-into your new Ecuadorian life that bypasses much of the awkwardness of getting to know a new place, new customs, and (for many of us) a new language.

We'll get more details up on the web soon as we sort out the pricing structure and detail the services.

Here's Paula at the third fruit/veggie truck that came by today... We bought 60 limes for a dollar to feed our ice water with lime addiction.

Two lots just filled and one more available high up on the hill!

We now have three properties available in the San Jacinto area!  Two are at "The Boca" where the river meets the sea and one is up on the hill a few hundred meters from the ocean with a great ocean view!