Find a small house or apartment to buy

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luna4407Member13 March 2013 00:14:15

I did not mean to come off snarky- I think I was referring to a post聽 I had looked at under housing ?
I really don't remember. Please聽 for give me.

I am working on moving to PR with in the next few months/ to half a year and have been trying to find a small house or apartment to buy- it has been an experience.聽 I have not been to the island before.聽 I have聽 friends and family聽 who have , but I am surfing on a hunch - trying to get a sense of the different areas of the island and how they differ.聽 I would be very grateful for any kind of input from anyone.

I am attracted聽 to Isebal - Aricebo , but like I siad I am learning .

I am not wealthy, my budget is small - considering some properties I have seen going at 4 million dollars.聽

I have found a few homes all over the island in my range, but each has something that needs attention- usually there is little to no kitchen. I mean just a sink against a wall.聽 I know how to live with a small kitchen- but no appliances and no cabinets as well. It would be better if I could find something that is ready to be moved into.

Gary ViP

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GaryViP13 March 2013 00:48:28

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luna4407 wrote:
I have not been to the island before.

I would suggest you spend some time here before you start looking for a house to buy.

Did you read older posts in this forum? There's a lot of info to be found.

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础耻谤茅濒颈别ViP14 March 2013 08:36:19

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Hello luna4407.

Welcome to 暗网禁区!

A new thread has been created from your message on the Puerto Rico forum as you were off topic on the other one.

Thank you,
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melaniea3174 New member

Member since 13 March 2013

melaniea3174New member15 March 2013 19:34:09

Perhaps you might consider renting in PR while you house hunt instead of just jumping into a house.聽 Some of the rental fees are reasonably low for a descent house.

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HavingFunInWesternPR New member

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HavingFunInWesternPRNew member17 March 2013 20:36:37

I agree with the rest of the the friends who have posted their suggestions.聽 I think you should rent short term and get an idea personally visit each property. At the same time you start having that feel for the culture and everything else.

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There are a lot of people from that area who have relocated from the states to PR and they can give you a feedback.

Different from other RE market... in the states.
If you go too low ..for example something under $60,000 .you might find that they homes are situated in these crowded聽 communities and probably not聽 very good neighborhoods.

Unless you find a deal in the rural area where they might not be so much neighbors . Most of the properties in this price range need to be repaired and upgraded.

Good luck in your search