only<\/span> tour. But they wanted to see Panama and preferred to go with me. Once again, these were people I\u2019ve known for many years and I was anxious to go back to Panama too. So I made arrangements for my second tour.<\/p>\nThree months after my first visit to Panama I was getting request from friends of friends asking when my next tour would be. The referrals started pouring in and a new business was born!<\/p>\n
On that third tour, only 3 months after my first visit, I decided to stay an extra week to look at houses for sale and houses for rent. My objective was to get a feel for what was available in different price points and in different parts of town. Boquete has 21 micro-climates so it is important to learn which areas have more sunshine or more rain or more wind and which areas are in the clouds half of the day. This information would help me decide where we wanted to live when we finally moved to Boquete.<\/p>\n
The day before I was scheduled to fly back to Texas, I found a two bedroom two bath fully furnished house for rent for $600. It was a small 1000sf house with vaulted ceilings and an open floor plan on a large private property with spectacular views of Jaramillo Mountain. The landscape includes hundreds of banana plants, orange trees, coffee plants, and exotic flowers everywhere. I said \u201cI\u2019ll take it! Though it was a small house, it was exactly the kind of property I was hoping to find. If I didn\u2019t grab it, I knew someone else would.<\/p>\n
What was I thinking? In my twenty year real estate investing business in Texas, I was used to making split second decisions about buying or selling houses. My husband has never been involved in my business so I never consulted with him when it came to real estate. This was different. I had to call my husband to break the news that I rented a house in Panama and we needed to move in two months. Keep in mind this was only three months after our initial visit. At first he said we needed to stick with the plan to wait for another year. But we both decided the time was right so he retired, we sold our lake house, sold our cars, got rid of a lot of things and put some things in storage.<\/p>\n
Everything seemed to fall in to place so quickly and easily. We both feel our move to Panama was meant to be.<\/p>\n
Two months later we arrived in Panama with four suitcases and our cat. Getting a cat out of the United States and in to Panama is a story in itself.<\/p>\n
Originally I got a Pensionado visa. But as more requests came in for tours, I renounced my Pensionado visa and got The Friendly Nations Visa which allows me to have a business and work in Panama. I set up a Panama corporation, Panama Relocation Tours, Inc, got my work permit and started offering Panama Relocation Tours ten times a year to small groups of 12 people.<\/p>\n
That was over four years ago. My only regret is that I did not find Panama sooner. Living in a place where I can have my windows and doors wide open getting fresh air 365 days a year is incredible. Every day, I feel thankful that I found such a beautiful and healthy place to live.<\/p>\n
We save a lot of money living in Panama too!<\/p>\n
Our international health insurance covers us in any country, any hospital or doctor for only $2400 per year per person. I recently had eye surgery in Panama City and paid zero put of pocket expense. Our water bill is $60 a YEAR and electricity is about $40 per month. Locally grown produce is substantially less expensive than what I paid in Texas. Even my cell phone costs 90% less than I paid in Texas.<\/p>\n
In Boquete Panama, I found a better way of life.<\/p>\n
One of the biggest surprises was a new business. I did not come to Panama planning to start another business but I\u2019m glad I did. It\u2019s fun to meet people from many different countries and backgrounds who are also considering relocating to Panama.<\/p>\n
Here is<\/b> probably the most extensive ebook on <\/b>Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Eliminating Your Taxes, Protecting Your Assets And Regaining Privacy Over Your Life And Investments<\/i><\/b>. It is called<\/b> The<\/b> Ultimate Guide To Going Offshore<\/b><\/a>. <\/b><\/p>\nBy: Jackie Lange<\/p>\n
Boquete Panama<\/p>\n
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