Відео

Don, thanks for making an exception to your standard policy and offering some advice in this video. I think your viewers will be well served by it. You have been down this road before and we who are yet to travel that road will ignore your advice at our peril. It behooves us to take advantage of the experience of people like you who can alert us to the pitfalls in such things as renting an apartment (whether temporary or not), and in medical/dental tourism, and in the pros and cons of various medical insurance, etc. Just so you know, I enjoy your podcasts as well as your videos and I make a point to listen to them. I would like to think that in having this view, I have a lot of company.

Thank you Don. Good to see you!

It's not about the savings, it's apparently about cash outflow. Almost all North Americans I know here in Ecuador, and I know few, are economic refugees.

Squeaky car belt was my favorite part of this video.

How do I get in touch with you? Email? 😂

He's back... 🎉

What are you trying to sell? We know you live in the most drug infested harbor. What is that? I cannot hear you... Oh that is Manta

Stop lying to people. The dentists here do no take their work seriously. DO NOT DO IT. I am missing teeth, and I went to Quito. Literally the best dentist.

Don the smooth operator!! Great video Don, keep them coming.

You have the most memorable intro to your videos...

Thank you for sharing about the dental costs there! Very helpful

We ❤️ Mr. Parker!! We need a Mr. Parker Fan Club! What does Mr. Parker think about the car alarms?

Not expats ,immigrants.

Your rental agent is a POS and liar. Unless you damaged the water dispensor somehow you are not responsible as it came with the apartment. I agree about the bad landlords here. As a landlord with apartments in the US I also run credit and background check so why not here if its a short term rental and they dont have a visa. You are right in that there are bad apples everywhere but as a prperty owner I would never rent without one. I have never had an issue. But if they have a 2 year visa etc here a criminal background check was supposed to had already been done. The downside is a bad local could use your SS number to steal your identity as you would need to give that and other information to run a background check. Its a hard decision. Also dont pay the last 2 months rent and negotiate with the landlord for any damage but dont pay for wear and tear. If they accuse you of any damage as them for photls to prove it. Also any apartment that is furnished if it breaks they are required to fix it as the apartment came furnished. They simply hope you are ignorant to the laws. If they dont replace it and take it out of the rent. Also never talk verbally. Only speak on Whatsapp to have a papertrail trail including any exchange of documents etc. We have a copy of the tenancy laws here

Don your looking good.

Love your info amigo

Don! It’s great to see you! Thanks for another informative and fun video!

Great to see another TAT video. Informative and honest as usual. Please keep up the good work!

$35.000 i faint! Even $9.000 is too much. I heard Mexico is cheaper and good. I heard.

I have been blessed with my experience with AirBnB 's in Ecuador 🇪🇨 that includes Quito, Cuenca, Manta, Atacames, and Tonsupa. These were all two bedroom condos or larger. The average price was $40 per night. In Manta we stayed on the 9th, top floor of the Torres Marina building in a wonderful AirBnB. I believe the unit was 109. No problems with safety in any of these places. We presently live in Quito in El Centro Histórico, a stones throw from La Basílica. The land lord wanted two months in rent for security deposit, but I negotiated for one month. I concur with Bluebox Insurance and Carlos. They're great people. But I wouldn't have known about Bluebox Insurance if not for Attorney Sara Chaca, at Ecuador Visas. Sara and her staff are amazing and handled every aspect of my immigration to Ecuador. Sara Chaca's main office is in Cuenca, but she also has an office in Quito. They are a very courteous and professional group of people if you're needing a visa and cédula. Living in Quito at 9,500 feet above sea level I have no problem with the elevation. We often play at altitudes between 12,500 and 14,000 feet at TeleféríQo, and 16,000 feet above sea level at the José Rivas Refugio, the staging point for the final ascent of Cotopaxi Volcano. No problems at 16,000 feet running around with Cristiano, my twenty year old Quechua Indian Equatorianous son. I am age 66 going on 67. If I can do it, so can you! Don, you're doing a great job! Everyone enjoy Ecuador! It's a charming country.

I live in USA my and you should listen all the time the ambulances, not one but probably 3 and follow them three fire trucks all noisy and and me praying for whoever need the ambulance!

Don... There is a Top Dental in Quito also. I wonder if they are the same. I had a 6 tooth upper bridge done in South Korea with a dentist in Seoul that was supposed to be the best. The bridge broke a year later when I went home as the dentist didn't do implants in the middle to reinforce the bridge. Was I suppose to return to SK on a 11 hour flight even if he would fix it? He wouldn't even apologize. Now in Quito I had a new upper partial made that is beautiful for 160.00. The old one in the US coated 1500 over 8 years ago. So yes I saved money but not even a month later the partial needs adjusting and the dentist says that I may have stretched the wiring. Really? Latinos are the worst to place blame on others and never themselves called Viveza Corolla. I have noticed whenever I have an issue regardless of the service ots never their fault. So the lady coming here better hope everything goes well because will she have the time or want to have to return for any adjustments, problems etc as most dental procedures never are finished the first go around even in the US? You and I live here and can return to the dentist with any issues. Yes the US is beyond unaffordable but dental work on others countries quality is overrated

Well done!

Love your videos Don. Thank you for being so honest and right to the point. Really enjoy seeing you again on videos, Love your Grumpy self too! I’m from NYC we love grumpy people with attitude and who tell it like it is. Keep being you, we appreciate you❤️

Great show Don and the background view is beautiful.

Thank you Don for the information.

A friend has suggested that I come down to the Manta area (South of City on Coast) for a while this winter. My concerns are Air quality on the coast and from Dec to April is the wet season, just how much rain is there in the rainy season, sunshine in the day or clouds and rain every day. Thank you for providing honest information that I believe we can trust.

As usual, great info. Thanks for the hotel recommendations! Trying to get stuff together to get there, and have been looking at Airbnbs, so this is very timely! Thanks!!!! BTW I hope you’ll do a follow up interview with Terri in Panama. I’m curious what she found out about health insurance there.

The more I watch the more I appreciate you

In the USA I was quoted $35,000 for implants. Top Dental quoted $9,000 for the same work. I've had then do work. Their facility is clean with modern equipment. They are very attentive and professional. A dentist even performs dental cleaning. I go back every year.

Why does a culture have to be so noisy? Why?

Don. Is yelp available in Manta ??

Don Shader, always on the level. I think I will trademark that.

The water looks beautiful behind you!!! Just starting watching…

Don good to see you back in action

Hello

can you just not pay the last month of your rent (or 2) once you decide to move out to force them to take the rent out of your security deposit to cover the rent?

Hi Don, we are neighbors, in fact you can see my house next block by your window in some of your short videos, regarding what I expect of a expat ( and believe me I hear them all every morning as they pass thru my window) Is to follow our society rules(which almost all do) and what I don't like is that they don't pick their pet's droppings (I have cameras, I know who you are, not you Don, mind me lol), but overall I welcome you all, watched you plan to leave, If you decide to I hope your time here was good enough to cherish it, and if you plan to stay, hopefully we'll meet one day in person. Anyway, great channel, i like your position towards current crime spike. Have fun!

Is there a sewer system? A couple of years ago, I toured the neighborhood and looked at several lots -- but I was turned off by the community sewer/septic system, which caused an odor in the breeze in some parts of the development. The sales rep said they were working with the town of MC to hook up to the muni sewer. Did that ever happen?

Don, thank you for being such a good ambassador for Ecuador.

Hi .. from seniors in Montreal, Quebec. Best of luck to you .. we lived in the Dominican for 4 years in the nineties .. played the blues and rock there. There's a Monte Cristi in the Dominican.

Guinea pig is not in the pork family😅

Off the subject, but Don, do you know if the new condos have steel beams in them now? I know the older buildings were just bricks on top of bricks with a little re-rod. I was there before and after the big earthquake and lots of those buildings have interior structural damage, so I'd recommend to new expats to make sure their building have steel beams. Lots of earthquakes and tremblors when I was there. The older buildings were just patched up on the outside. I'm eventually going to buy there, so was just wondering.

Have you ever thought of having your clothes made in Manta. My parents live there ( they were both born there ) and they will take a photo from a website...go to the fabric store and pick their fabric and then take it to a seamstress. Very inexpensive ( fabric was about 3.50$ and seamstress was 20$ but this was for a formal piece of attire). Just an idea:)

That was very helpful and great interview Don! I will definitely be contacting Francisco sometime in the future to discuss a build.

Best in a long time. Thanks for a really great video/interview!!

Turnkey here is NOT Turnkey there.

It's inaccurate to say there is "no supply and demand". There is HUGE supply but NO demand. Everything is for sale and for rent, but few Ecuadorians have any free capital. And the net expat population flow is currently OUT of the country, further creating a surplus. Buying or building in Ecuador should be treated as a depreciating asset and expense - NOT an investment. Only build or buy if you really want to live here for a while... because you are essentially guaranteed to lose money on it, should you decide to sell... at least in the next few years

Fascinating information coming out of youtube channel Vilcabamba Reality Disclosure.... now so much makes sense.

Don, thank you!!