Come to corozal in a couple months

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5 years ago

We are planning a move there in a couple months
Looking for information on best areas of Corozal.
What is the going rate for a long term rental that's furnished ?
What's the best way to buy a used car?
I would love to hear the lessons learned.
We moved from the states to PuertoRico in 2014
Things have gone down hill the last several years聽 between the handling of the 2 hurricanes that hitbus back to back in 2017, then massive non stop earthquakes since 2019 until present
We had the uprising and the governor was removed
The government here is incompetent in the handling of covid.聽 After all of these events we have had enough of the bs.
So any insight and lessons learned would be appreciated
We help many people that came to the island from the puerto rico expat blog.聽 So we would appreciate it and we will help others that want to come to belize when we live there and have a better understanding
Thanks everyone and stay healthy and safe

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sandrarduncan Serial expat

487POSTS

5 years ago

Thanks for your reply. Actually聽 belize is 2 1/2 times tye size of puerto rico where we live.聽聽 Belize has a smaller population then we have here, as we have 2.3 million people here.
We definitely know we want to live in corozal,
I prefer not to be on the beach,聽 we are living on beach property here.聽聽I rather not be on the beach. A drive less then15 mins would be great.聽 We don't mind mountains, but the usually where you find dangerous insects,聽 snakes etc. At least here it's that way

sandrarduncan Serial expat

487POSTS

5 years ago

We have already used international living聽 for about 20 yrs now. However you need to remember these are written by people who make money off their reporting, so I listen what they have for insight,聽 buy I also want information from people who don't get paid to talk about their experiences.

helenhmja Active member

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5 years ago

i am sorry聽 if聽 you聽 look at the two聽 country's聽 you聽 will see聽 that belize is located in central america between mexico's yukatan peninsula聽聽and the caribbean聽 .....聽 costa rica聽 is聽 2 and 1/2 times larger than聽 belize聽聽 so please聽 look at maps and read聽 discriptions聽 part of belize charm is that it is a small country
my bad聽 thought you where talking about costa rica聽聽聽not the island聽 and yes聽 belize聽 is larger聽 that聽 is a statement聽 i thought i would never say聽聽did not think聽 anything聽 could be larger than belize聽 (that is one of the reasons i love聽 belize)聽聽聽 that and the caribbean ....聽 have you thought about orange walk???? it is not on the carribbean聽 and聽 located about an hour bus ride from corozal

helenhmja Active member

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5 years ago

also聽 if聽聽 you are still looking in the corozal area聽聽i have 5 acres for sale聽 south of corozal聽 town聽 in聽 the聽 san joaqyin聽 village聽 it is in the corozal district聽聽has a mayan mound at the back of property聽 when i purchased this property i thought i would have horses聽 but聽 they have gone to the great horse pasture in the sky聽 so聽 now聽 just have聽 my聽 big dogs聽聽 have it listed with my realtor聽 he has set price聽 you can contact him聽 his name is raymond shepard聽聽 has point2point realty

sandrarduncan Serial expat

487POSTS

5 years ago

Hello I live in Puerto rico,聽 Belize is 2 1/2 the size of Belize.聽 We are looking to relocate to corozal.
Right now I am really looking for a source where we can find rental properties. Thank you

sandrarduncan Serial expat

487POSTS

5 years ago

Hello I appreciate your insight.聽 We have learned it better to live somewhere for a long period of time before considering buying.聽聽 We definitely are looking for a rental at this time. We are also running into an issue pertaining to this gold standard lodging.聽聽I cant find any information about how long we have to be forced into this lodging.聽聽We don't want to be stuck paying for gold standard lodging for a long period of time as these places are unreasonable priced
If anyone has suggestions which steps we should take before moving.聽 Such as bank accounts,聽 visa submission etc, rentals , buying a car etc we would appreciate it

Brigitte B Serial expat

331POSTS

5 years ago

sandrarduncan wrote:
Hello I appreciate your insight.聽 We have learned it better to live somewhere for a long period of time before considering buying.聽聽 We definitely are looking for a rental at this time. We are also running into an issue pertaining to this gold standard lodging.聽聽I cant find any information about how long we have to be forced into this lodging.聽聽We don't want to be stuck paying for gold standard lodging for a long period of time as these places are unreasonable priced
If anyone has suggestions which steps we should take before moving.聽 Such as bank accounts,聽 visa submission etc, rentals , buying a car etc we would appreciate it

- Buying a car is easy. There are numerous dealerships for new vehicles, and some dealerships occasionally sell used/trade-in vehicles. Lots of used cars for sale throughout the country. Beware! We bought our Isuzu from Bravo Motors, and are very happy with the vehicle and Bravo鈥檚 services.
- Opening a bank account used to be easy. I鈥檝e heard some people having trouble getting an account without being residents or QRP. We are with Atlantic Bank, and have no complaints.
- Can鈥檛 comment on QRP. Coming into Belize, you will get a 30 day stamp/visa. You will have to visit immigration, before the date on that stamp expires, to renew. The cost per 30 day extension is USD 100.
You may get a 2 or 3 month extension. You may or may not have to show immigration how you will be able to support yourself financially.
- There are numerous Facebook groups for real estate. Some include rentals. Cayes and coast is more expensive to rent than inland. Same goes for living expenses.
- I do believe that by now, most places are gold standard certified.
Hope that helps a little.

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steve91325 New member

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5 years ago

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My wife and I are planning to drive to belize in 5 years from California. We will bring our dog with us. Wondering on the best and safest route to belize.we will be driving a minivan

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mcagun Active member

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5 years ago

#11

Please send me a message if you are still looking for "Long Term Rent", I may have a number of options available for you on the very popular waterfront neighbourhood called