Comprar finca raiz en colombia

Requirements for Expats Wanting to Buy Property in Colombia
Having been an expat in Colombia for many years, and after having had the experience of buying and selling a home in Bogota myself I cantruly say that sometimes it's just better to pay someone to do all the leg work for you. Only if that someone is highly reputable of course. However, I know that many people like to do things on theirown. I know this because I own a real estate listings portal with many Colombia, and Bogota properties and I get asked these types of questions all the time. No, I'm not in the business of providingthis legwork for you. In fact I let anyone list their properties or services on my portal for free, just like you can here at poorbuthappy, so I'm not trying to sell you anything. So Here is for You Doit Yourselfers I am simply going to outline the requirements, plus tell you what you have to do in order to buy your home and legally obtain the title to that property. At the end you can decide foryourself whether or not you want to go the self-help route or hire a company. And If you want to check out some Colombian properties or Bogota Real Estate (http://www.vivareal.net/colombia/bogota/)that people have recently uploaded feel free to do so. Also, if you have a property for sale or rent, go ahead and upload it. How you pay for the property is important Like they say, there are many waysto skin a cat and in Colombia you might get away with just about anything, but you also might not. Here are the rules for foreigners making payments on Colombian real estate and here are also theconsequences for not following them, if you get caught: 1. Foreigners investing in Colombian real estate are required to use a legally authorized "Intermediario Cambiario" to fund the purchase. What's anIntermediario Cambiario?

Basically a bank or financial institution which has been duly authorized by the Colombian Government to legally bring money into the country and convert it into...