Medellin Reports

[Bbrocs]

So if you buy into a friendlier building you can obviously circumvent that 30 day law or whatever is proposed by the hotel lobby. That may not be a bad idea. If the neighbors are OK and the layout of the property is such that no one is all that bothered.....

Of course, but what should be stated that renting over 30 days is entirely legal. Giving someone a written lease for a month and having them stay 15 days and then giving the admin a letter they broke there lease and putting no one else in for the rest of the month is grey area legal. A lot of us did not know this would happen, I bought pre May 1, 2010 and at that time everything was legal. My buddy Rich Haus said to me and lives in Bello, might be the only gringo living there, said nothing is worse then a wealthy Colombian. He was half kidding but the poblado older crowd with some money have such a feeling of entitlement. Makes US snobs look liberal. Lets get back to stories now about pussy please. Enough wallstreet journal.

[LuckyEddie]

Right now there is legislation to appeal it but the hotel lobby is stronger then the apartment lobby, they got much deeper pockets, have the ear of government....

...buy into a more friendly building.

So if you buy into a friendlier building you can obviously circumvent that 30 day law or whatever is proposed by the hotel lobby. That may not be a bad idea. If the neighbors are OK and the layout of the property is such that no one is all that bothered.....

[Bbrocs]

Or they should just be majority on the condo board or own the building outright.

There is such a group that I donate to that fights the hotel and tourism lobby, Actuiva or something close to that. Right now there is legislation to appeal it but the hotel lobby is stronger then the apartment lobby, they got much deeper pockets, have the ear of government. Our appeal has been delayed. As far as getting on apartment condo boards. That's not going to happen there snooty people running these boards, having a foreigner even at the meeting is a no no. At my building even when I'm in town they have the meetings and don't inform me. They don't want me and my lawyers there. So how you running for the board? Own the entire building you say? Wow what a great Idea, That's to much freaking money. When buying different apartments you have the ability to own all different kinds of places, that appeal to all kinds of different people. It will work itself out or it won't and I'll put these two up for sale and buy into a more friendly building. This is just my two cents. I claim to be no expert on Colombia anything. I'm just happy to have a place to go to besides NY, and Lima.

[LuckyEddie]

in the first place this should be in the apts thread.

no! we should keep all of the apartment and rentals and 'air travel 101' here instead of in the threads where they belong. this way when some newbie stops by and says,"i rtff but for the last 40 pages there was nothing but crap" he will be justified.

if i am jackson i blow all this shit out and give us all warnings. especially me!

[LuckyEddie]

Hey Luckie,

It seems you are a little "Unluckie" when it comes to travel agents. Better inform the Dali, that flight 443 on Feb. 12 leaves out of Atlanta at 4:55 pm, and arrives in Bogota at 9:42 pm. Which means of course you will miss your Avianca flight to MDE, and will have to spend the night in Bogota and catch a flight to MDE the next day. Bummer.

I may be unlucky but I can research and book a flight without asking 20 different people "What should I do?", hold my own dick when I [CodeWord140] but I obviously I have been duped by a Dali Lama impersonator. Oh well looks like I will be stuck in some airport somewhere between Montreal and Medellin. If only I had asked more people to show me how this airport thing functions. Thanks Nino you saved me a heap of trouble.

[LuckyEddie]

If there were any major players in MDE they would band together to form an association and make there voices (money) heard!

Or they should just be majority on the condo board or own the building outright.

[Lima Busy]

this 30 day rule is designed to eliminate short-term apt rentals. the goal is not completely illogical, if the condos, which is mostly what they are, are rented to guys with prurient interests, then this impacts the other condo owners, in that low-rent, or high-rent, but rentable chicas, and perhaps shit-faced foreigners, are their new neighbors.

the law (becoming popular in cities around the world) is actually as a result of the lobbying of the hotel companies and has nothing to do with the small number of mongers around. they recently implemented this in nyc (where i was from) and it has been bandied about here in lima.

many mongers will stay for a month or more so it does not affect them. the "real tourists" are just passing thru for a few days and are opting for apartments rather than putting up the family in a hotel. the hotels are well aware of cl and other venues and are acting in there own self interest. if there were any major players in mde they would band together to form an association and make there voices (money) heard!

[Bbrocs]

that was a hoax, i contacted the poster to buy all or lease, never returned the email. that cl post was put there to scare off foreign investors. i think someone was taking a shot at me, funny he mentions the same apartment number he owns, i own that number. he says in ny freezing, i am in ny freezing. my new problem at soto, i'll go long term, short term or i'll sell them for a profit through first american. it's that simple. meanwhile good colombian real-estate continues to rise. if it goes sideways or down, i'm 42, who knows what will be in 15-20 years. chess thanks man for the kind words. me and ruben actually care about our clients, that's our secret our niche, i also can decorate the crap out of apartment, and yes i have some deep pockets, it wasn't handed to me i carved it out myself. go go gold & silver, still plenty of room to run on silver. never say i didn't give a tip. now soto verde says i can't have any women enter my apartments, gearing up for a lawsuit and half.

barry.

in the first place this should be in the apts thread. but anyway, i don't doubt that there are some people who bought, who decided they didn't want to live full-time in medallo, and then have various degrees of difficulty in renting their places out. but the most prominent investor-renter is bbrocs, who by all appearances is a pretty good guy. he has not had any problem in turn of occupancy or roi, but in his brutal honesty he has posted (in the appropriate apt section) problems he has run into with the 30 day rule. this 30 day rule is designed to eliminate short-term apt rentals. the goal is not completely illogical, if the condos, which is mostly what they are, are rented to guys with prurient interests, then this impacts the other condo owners, in that low-rent, or high-rent, but rentable chicas, and perhaps shit-faced foreigners, are their new neighbors. but, recognizing the logic in the law, it makes me in the first place realize, again, the dangers of investing in a foreign country where you don't know all the laws or ins and outs, or for that matter to what extent you will realize your imagined paradise there. but i get the impression our friend bbrocs has deep enough pockets, not immeasurably deep, but deep enough, to weather the storm, or even the permanent change. i hope so, as he seems quite the decent person. also, at such time as i retire, in a few years, a monthly rental would be perfect for me, as it may be for many of you right now. as for despondent investors, in the first place i don't believe it, in the second barry's places are the best, by the week or the month as the case may be.

[Chesscat]

In the first place this should be in the apts thread. But anyway, I don't doubt that there are some people who bought, who decided they didn't want to live full-time in Medallo, and then have various degrees of difficulty in renting their places out. But the most prominent investor-renter is Bbrocs, who by all appearances is a pretty good guy. He has not had any problem in turn of occupancy or ROI, but in his brutal honesty he has posted (in the appropriate apt section) problems he has run into with the 30 day rule. This 30 day rule is designed to eliminate short-term apt rentals. The goal is not completely illogical, if the condos, which is mostly what they are, are rented to guys with prurient interests, then this impacts the other condo owners, in that low-rent, or high-rent, but rentable chicas, and perhaps shit-faced foreigners, are their new neighbors. But, recognizing the logic in the law, it makes me in the first place realize, again, the dangers of investing in a foreign country where you don't know all the laws or ins and outs, or for that matter to what extent you will realize your imagined paradise there. But I get the impression our friend Bbrocs has deep enough pockets, not immeasurably deep, but deep enough, to weather the storm, or even the permanent change. I hope so, as he seems quite the decent person. Also, at such time as I retire, in a few years, a monthly rental would be perfect for me, as it may be for many of you right now. As for despondent investors, in the first place I don't believe it, in the second Barry's places are the best, by the week or the month as the case may be.

[Nino Bravo]

For me all of this flying business is just so complicated and I am not good at using the computer all that good, so I jump ship in Skokie and I make way over to Tibet Travel Agency and I get on on a course in the Himalayas. I'm waiting for the next available travel agent and who do they give me? The Dali Lama himself, flowing robes, book of Tibet, bald, striking. First I asked him where the airport is located and he, said "Gunga Galunga". . That is when I asked him to help you guys out : The Montreal to Medellin thing, and here is his advice:

"For my money and time there is just no better route to MDE from Montreal than via Atlanta.". Says Dali Lama from Tibet Travel in Skokie, Tibet.

To which I replied,"Hey Lama! They don't wants no big layovers as that cuts into chica time".

Dali Lama grunts, says a prayer and does some incredible magic on his computer, takes pull on his Elsinore, scratches his flanel robe and says, "I'm talking Delta of course. No need to book two seperate airlines and it's all one ticket. No extra baggage fees"

The Dali Lama saves the day again:

Depart – Sat Feb 12 2011

Delta Flight 5138 Departs: 9:49a Elliott Trudeau (YUL) Arrives: 12:54p Hartsfield- Jackson (ATL)

Canadair Regional Jet 700 (Regional Jet) | 3h 05m | 992 miles | 9+ seats remain

Layover in Atlanta, GA (ATL) for 1h 01m

Delta Flight 443 Departs: 1:55p Hartsfield- Jackson (ATL) Arrives: 6:42p Eldorado (BOG)

Boeing 757 (Narrow-body Jet) | 4h 47m | 2105 miles | WiFi Available | 9+ seats remain

Layover in Bogota, Colombia (BOG) for 2h 48m

Delta Flight AV9300 Operated by Avianca Aerovias Departs: 9:30p Eldorado (BOG) Arrives: 10:22p Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)

Airbus A320-100/200 (Narrow-body Jet) | 0h 58m | 144 miles | 9+ seats remain

Return – Sat Feb 26 2011

Delta Flight AV9304 Operated by Avianca Aerovias Departs: 7:05a Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) Arrives: 8:03a Eldorado (BOG)

Airbus A320-100/200 (Narrow-body Jet) | 0h 50m | 144 miles | 9+ seats remain

Layover in Bogota, Colombia (BOG) for 2h 17m

Delta Flight 444 Departs: 10:30a Eldorado (BOG) Arrives: 3:37p Hartsfield- Jackson (ATL)

Boeing 757 (Narrow-body Jet) | 5h 07m | 2105 miles | WiFi Available | 9+ seats remain

Layover in Atlanta, GA (ATL) for 2h17m

Delta Flight 5372 Departs: 12:54p Hartsfield- Jackson (ATL) Arrives: 3:32p Elliott Trudeau (YUL)

Canadair Regional Jet 900 (Regional Jet) | 2h 38m | 992 miles | 9+ seats remain.

The Dali Lama says "The big leg is a Boeing with lots of leg room, so yer friends got that going for them. Which is nice."

Hey Luckie,

It seems you are a little "Unluckie" when it comes to travel agents. Better inform the Dali, that flight 443 on Feb. 12 leaves out of Atlanta at 4:55 pm, and arrives in Bogota at 9:42 pm. Which means of course you will miss your Avianca flight to MDE, and will have to spend the night in Bogota and catch a flight to MDE the next day. Bummer.

[TweedleD]

Not if you smash a good Brazilian or Venezuelan escort during your layover in Miami! The area around the airport is crawling with love hotels and incall escort locations. Trust me, I used to live and work in the heart of it all. Of course, I understand wanting to avoid the stress of leaving the airport and then having to re-do the whole security screening drama.

Rodeo

I understand there is also some senatorial foot tapping in the bathroom stalls but I'm not really into that

[Furysys]

Rodeo, never would have known that (seriously!). I have been stuck in the Miami airport but never more than.

3 hrs. Sounds like an idea if you are stuck there for more than 5, I'd have to look into that someday

[Member #4394]

"Dalai" Lama please.

For me all of this flying business is just so complicated and I am not good at using the computer all that good, so I jump ship in Skokie and I make way over to Tibet Travel Agency and I get on on a course in the Himalayas. I'm waiting for the next available travel agent and who do they give me? The Dali Lama himself, flowing robes, book of Tibet, bald, striking. First I asked him where the airport is located and he, said "Gunga Galunga". . That is when I asked him to help you guys out : The Montreal to Medellin thing, and here is his advice:

"For my money and time there is just no better route to MDE from Montreal than via Atlanta.". Says Dali Lama from Tibet Travel in Skokie, Tibet.

To which I replied,"Hey Lama! They don't wants no big layovers as that cuts into chica time".

Dali Lama grunts, says a prayer and does some incredible magic on his computer, takes pull on his Elsinore, scratches his flanel robe and says, "I'm talking Delta of course. No need to book two seperate airlines and it's all one ticket. No extra baggage fees"

The Dali Lama saves the day again:

Depart – Sat Feb 12 2011

Delta Flight 5138 Departs: 9:49a Elliott Trudeau (YUL) Arrives: 12:54p Hartsfield- Jackson (ATL)

Canadair Regional Jet 700 (Regional Jet) | 3h 05m | 992 miles | 9+ seats remain

Layover in Atlanta, GA (ATL) for 1h 01m

Delta Flight 443 Departs: 1:55p Hartsfield- Jackson (ATL) Arrives: 6:42p Eldorado (BOG)

Boeing 757 (Narrow-body Jet) | 4h 47m | 2105 miles | WiFi Available | 9+ seats remain

Layover in Bogota, Colombia (BOG) for 2h 48m

Delta Flight AV9300 Operated by Avianca Aerovias Departs: 9:30p Eldorado (BOG) Arrives: 10:22p Jose Marie Cordova (MDE)

Airbus A320-100/200 (Narrow-body Jet) | 0h 58m | 144 miles | 9+ seats remain

Return – Sat Feb 26 2011

Delta Flight AV9304 Operated by Avianca Aerovias Departs: 7:05a Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) Arrives: 8:03a Eldorado (BOG)

Airbus A320-100/200 (Narrow-body Jet) | 0h 50m | 144 miles | 9+ seats remain

Layover in Bogota, Colombia (BOG) for 2h 17m

Delta Flight 444 Departs: 10:30a Eldorado (BOG) Arrives: 3:37p Hartsfield- Jackson (ATL)

Boeing 757 (Narrow-body Jet) | 5h 07m | 2105 miles | WiFi Available | 9+ seats remain

Layover in Atlanta, GA (ATL) for 2h17m

Delta Flight 5372 Departs: 12:54p Hartsfield- Jackson (ATL) Arrives: 3:32p Elliott Trudeau (YUL)

Canadair Regional Jet 900 (Regional Jet) | 2h 38m | 992 miles | 9+ seats remain.

The Dali Lama says "The big leg is a Boeing with lots of leg room, so yer friends got that going for them. Which is nice."

[Rodeo9112]

I've done NYC to Medellin / Bogota a couple of times. It sure beats hanging out in Miami airport for 6 hours.

Not if you smash a good Brazilian or Venezuelan escort during your layover in Miami! The area around the airport is crawling with love hotels and incall escort locations. Trust me, I used to live and work in the heart of it all. Of course, I understand wanting to avoid the stress of leaving the airport and then having to re-do the whole security screening drama.

Rodeo

[LuckyEddie]

Once again LuckyEddie, you got me LMFAO with tears.

Thanks for that post!

Thanks Ricker. I wish I could edit it because I have funnier stuff to add but too late.

I actually changed my mind and think all this talk about Medellin and women and sex and picking up the ladies really needs to take a back seat so we can get some real Medellin Reports: Airlines-How to get from point A to point B.

I mean if people can't get to the airport or get tickets how the hell are they going to enjoy the International Sex Guide? Let's not put the cart before the horse I always say.

I just hope Jackson doesn't come on here and move all of these airline posts over to Expedia or Orbitz, you know what a stick in the mud that guy is.