FAQ: Just how cheap is cheap?
CAN AMERICANS/CANADIANS OWN REAL ESTATE IN MEXICO OR CENTRAL AMERICA?
ARE LIVTOPIA’S LOCATIONS SAFE?/IS IT SAFE LIVING IN ANOTHER COUNTRY?
DON’T YOU NEED TO SPEAK SPANISH TO LIVE IN LATIN AMERICA?
CAN I GET MY SOCIAL SECURITY CHECK IF I’M LIVING ABROAD?
WHAT PLACES CAN YOU RECOMMEND THAT HAVE LOTS OF AMERICANS/CANADIANS?
HOW DO I BUY/HOW MUCH IS A HOUSE IN LIVTOPIA OR IN ANY FOREIGN COUNTRY FOR THAT MATTER?
CAN I GET BY ON $2000 USD A MONTH?
I’VE NEVER / RARELY LEFT THE US—WON’T LIVING IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY BE SCARY?
HOW CAN LIVTOPIA DO SO MUCH - FOR FREE?
WHAT SERVICES DOES LIVTOPIA PROVIDE?
HOW DO SERVICE LISTINGS DIFFER FROM LIVTOPIA’S CONCIERGE?
WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR INFORMATION?
WHEN SHOULD I START PLANNING MY RETIREMENT?
HOW ABOUT POLLUTION AND QUALITY OF AIR?
HOW CHEAP IS CHEAP?
While real estate prices have gone up a bit over the last few years, mostly driven by foreigners moving to Latin America, on average, prices are less than a third of US equivalents. You can still buy a very nice beach-front property for less than US$150,000. That same property in the US would cost a million dollars!
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO HAVE A MAID?
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO HAVE A NURSE?
HOW ABOUT THE FOOD / COOKING INGREDIENTS?
CAN I FIND MY CHURCH / SYNAGOGUE / MOSQUE?
HOW IS THE TRANSPORTATION TO/FROM THE USA?
WHAT ARE THE LOCALS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD AMERICANS & CANADIANS?
