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Another one needs advice on buying property (Medellin, Bogota, or Cartagena?)

I have been researching everything I can on buying property in Colombia. There is enough info out there for me to have decided that with a decent lawyer, someone who knows the area (and is honest), some cash, and a "be ready for anything" attitude, I should be ready to take the leap and buy some property. My problem is deciding where to buy. I have been to Bogota and loved the city. Medellin sounds like it has the type of climate I am looking for whereas Cartagena seems like a pretty low stress environment. My only intention at this time is to buy an apartment so that I can escape now and then from the US and also fulfil a desire I have had for awhile to own something overseas. I spend most of my time in Eurasia and considered buying there. The fact that Colombia is "fairly" close to the US and the airfare is considerably cheaper than flying to Georgia, Azerbaijan, ... as well as most Americans being afraid to go there has pretty much made my decision. Based on my priorities of
1) Looking for a 1-bedroom apt in a decent (if not up and coming) neighborhood. I am only going to be there maybe 20-30 days out of the year. This means I can sacrifice some of the "extras." For my purposes i don't want to spend more than 30K US.
2) A city with a good night life.
3) A city with good year around weather

I am a city boy so that is why I probably liked Bogota but it seems to rain and stay cool there. Cartagena sounds like a blast but I am the type of guy that buys a pool and would never use it (therefore I prob wouldn't be hanging out at the beach much). I hear that it is very hot and humid in Cartagena as well. Medellin might be the place for me (plus I hear you get more bang for your buck in Medellin. If I can get hold of someone who can show me around in either city, I plan to pull the trigger on this one pretty quickly. Any help would be greatly appreciated (sorry for the long intro).

By mantis on Aug 9, 2005, 17:16 in Friendly Talkzone.

mantis says on Aug 9, 2005, 18:19:

Almost forgot... I do not want to rent even though I will only be there 20-30 days a year.

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