La Ley de Plusvalia – Capital Gains Tax in Ecuador
Up until December of 2016, capital gains taxes in Ecuador were quite reasonable. Rural properties were entirely exempt and urban...
Social Security and Ecuador – Tax Planning for Americans
This is a guest post written by Author and CPA Olivier Wagner of 1040abroad.com May expatriates chose the Ecuadorian lifestyle, but there...
Cultural Tips and Strategies
Overview The most important advice we can give is that if you don’t speak Spanish ask for help. Over your first several months or even...
Real Estate In Ecuador: an Overview
Summary We are often asked what is needed for foreigners buying real estate in Ecuador. In some ways it is a very straightforward...
Ecuador: South America’s Brightest Star or the Next Venezuela?
This piece was recently featured on VivaTropical click here to read entire post. Measured by nearly any economic or social metric,...
The Real Estate Market in Ecuador: Time to Invest?
This piece was recently featured on GringosAbroad, click here to read entire post. Following the collapse of the Sucre in 2000,...
Moving to Ecuador? Read this.
I don’t particularly enjoy writing blogs. Fortunately my business partner Jesse takes on the bulk of that aspect of the business so I...
The Real Estate Market in Ecuador
It is no secret Ecuador is facing significant economic headwinds. Massive government spending/borrowing, tax increases, falling oil...
Hitting the Expat Wall
Nearly three years into my time in Ecuador, my experiences running a real estate company that caters somewhat to foreigners, investing,...
Papers Please
In many ways I came to Ecuador to escape the overbearing state. There is no shortage of examples of tyrannical government action in the...
