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I am planning to remodel a house in Cartagena. I was hoping to find a way to find either cheap antiques or an equivalent of a store like IKEA. The other option is to bring what I can from the US.Does anyone have any suggestions? I know there is a store in Barranquilla that is relatively inexpensive. The other option is to pick things up in
Bogota on my way there..

By Kata on Mar 20, 2006, 11:13 in Buy, Sell & Rent.

JMOON87 says on Mar 22, 2006, 09:39:

CARTAGENA HOOKER Cartagena Hooker , do you have real estate agent you would recommend as far as buying or do you think it is better to do it yourself - we will be in Cartagena in may and we ar looking at some of the new condos that are going up ..thanks

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JMOON87 says on Mar 22, 2006, 20:08:

CH- thanks Thanks for the info , the few realtors in cartagena i have talked to have been little help and one project next to las americas we were thinking about went from 175k to 205 k in a matter of a week - we would be buying the house/condo to live in and keep for at leat 3 years ..i just want to be close to the beach at least 15 minute walk ..thanks for the help .

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JMOON87 says on Mar 23, 2006, 16:52:

Thanks lot CH i was hoping to just get some honest advice from someone familliar with the area , i will look you up when we schedule the trip for May (waiting for wifes travel document ) .thanks again.

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Kata (☼Travelguide writer) says on Mar 26, 2006, 05:54:

Cartagena furniture I did buy a house. Thanks for the information. Friends (from Cartagena) who live there are looking into having it made. However, sometimes it is clear that considering the price of wood and then the (cheap) costs of labor, it is sometimes cheaper to buy something at an IKEA-like store and bring it. Sad but true.

Would love to find a cheaper alternative to antiques than the shops in town. Can't always find what you want with the guys who walk around selling stuff.

Also, looking into renovating the house. Any cheap but good roofers, builders, etc. are appreciated. As you can imagine, when people know I live in the US most of the time, the estimates I get are extremely high.

Thanks

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