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Wanderlustspirit
Joined 2015
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Coming to Uruguay! Like in 3 days....

9 years ago

Just booked ticket to arrive Thurs. Am in Uruguay. Surreal but wanting to start process of finding house. Also thinking of buying an apartment in Montevideo to rent out to meet income requirements. Thoughts on this?

Okay, so in town thru next Tues. Going to be busy looking at properties but would LOVE to meet some of you while in town.

1) looking at getting a rental car but so far only seeing manual transmissions. Yikes! Hubby is not coming due to expense (& work) so would prefer automatic. Does anyone know of a rental company that rents automatic transmission cars?

2) read somewhere on one of this group's blogs that the one bank that works with U.S. Citizens will not allow tourists to set up accounts. Is that correct?

3) besides checking out the schools & properties, is there anything else I should do while there to facilitate things for my family's arrival?

4) staying at Hotel Urban Express on Andes Street in Montevideo. Is this a safe area? Planning to have a money belt as opposed to purse but don't usually run around another continent without my husband. Hotel was included for free in package so if i do not use, would not be a huge deal.

5) my phone is global ready so Verizon said I can get 100 min. Outgoing calls, 100 outgoing texts,, unlimited incoming calls, & 100 MB of data for $ 40 U.S. Is that a better deal than getting a chip?

6) what else am I forgetting?

7) going to call medical company tomorrow as I expect I will need to get travel insurance.

8) the de-insectization spraying thing on the plane is strange but understandable. Has this bothered any of you?

9) what items Will I need (planning to bring bank reference letters, wire transfer details) to bring for purchase of property.?

10) going to look for Spanish translator app & bring book to help. Any suggestions?

Hope we can meet up in Montevideo (appt. location plan) or Punta del Este (possible house location) while I am in town. Can PM my cell if you want to meet up. :)

Heather

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