"Name and website address" of any leading real estate agent or agency
located in the Margarita island of Venezuela is required offering the
BEST LUXURY Condominiums for sale in the Porlamar area of Margarita
island for 'investment' so that I shall be able to apply to it for
that Condominium purchase.

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Request for Question Clarification by crabcakes-ga on 26 Nov 2002 19:21 PST

Ola shoaib, 

I have a niece who has a clothing business on Margarita, and can
contact her if need be. First, I'd like to clarify that you want to
"purchase" the best luxury condominiums you can find in Porlamar, and
the real estate agency that is selling them? Do you have any size or
price preferences? Do you speak Spanish(Castellano)?
Regards,
crabcakes

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Clarification of Question by shoaib-ga on 27 Nov 2002 19:38 PST

As asked by you please note that best luxury Condominium should have 
"3 bedrooms OR 2 bedrooms"  whichever is beautiful and should have
'investment potential'  and that Condominium should have "any 
maximum"  price limit. I  can  speak  English language but I cannot
speak Spanish language. So please proceed my request and as told by
you please note that I shall contact your niece in Margarita island
whenever I get the opportunity. Many thanks.

Hello shoaib,

While I wait to hear from my niece, I thought I would post what I have
found myself. You may be aware that most internet services in
Venezuela are dial-up, and the telephone companies there are about as
stable as their government these days.


I have found quite a few realtor selections for you. Some of the sites
are in Spanish, but I would write/call anyway, as many realtors in
Venezuela speak English.Please keep in mind that when translated into
English, condominium and apartment  are often used interchangeably.
Some words you may encounter in your web travels:
 “habitación” or “hab” is Venezuelan Spanish for “bedroom”
 “en venta” means “For sale”
“ubicada” means “located”
“disponible” is “available”
“formulario” is “form”



This  Margarita Real Estate site claims to work with investors. On
their home page, you can fill out a request form to receive more
information from this realtor on Porlamar, Margarita island.
http://margarita-real-estate.com/english.html

This Unocasa2 site is almost completely in Spanish, but on the right
side of the page, in the oink area, is a form in English where you can
request information. There is also an e-mail address, and a phone
number, which I am including here:  (0058) 416 695 4608  
mdh2002@cantv.net . Chances are good someone there will speak
English.(If you need a part of this page translated into English, let
me know and I can do so.)
http://www.unocasa2.com/



Plenty of condos for sale here. If you click on the link labeled 
     Mas Información
          @
You can send them an e-mail asking for further information. Again, I
am sure someone there will understand English. The English version
link does not appear to work on this site.
http://www.margaritaonline.com/bienesraices/apartamentostodos.htm



ReMax Realtors began selling this year on Margarita Island.
Unfortunately, the web site is down tonight. (We don’t know if this is
the unstable telecommunications in Venezuela, or if the site is truly
down)
http://www.remax.com.ve/

Here is information about the site:
BeMax Caamaño & Asociados
Calle Fermín, No. 16-74, Porlamar, Margarita
Phone: 0295 2631760 – 2614501
Fax: 0295 2640954
e-mail   bebo@telcel.net.ve


Even though pristine beachfront property is not what you want, this
company has English speaking folks available, and this site is in
English.
Jorge Luis Tani, Phone: 584143226498,   Fax   058212320234 
Click on to “Contact Now” for a form to request more information, on
this page:
http://realestate.escapeartist.com/P-11983/

An oceanfront apartment in Margarita:
Bruno Rocco, Home:  813-249-6115  , Fax: 813-249-6115 , Office:
813-831-5990  ext.24
http://realestate.escapeartist.com/P-13756/

Escape Artists Luxury Properties
http://realestate.escapeartist.com/Properties/For_Sale/
This page has their new secure e-mail contact system to request
information:
http://www.escapeartist.com/privacy_mail/privacy_mail.html



This realty site has a fill in form that is very detailed, so you can
specisfy exactly what you are looking for.
http://www.ve.net/multibusiness/info.htm



Brokers, development, and property management services in Caribbean
Venezuela:
http://caribbean-connection.com/venezuela/realestate.html


Venezuelan Realtors (in general), with sites in English who may be of
help:

Exclusive Properties
http://www.rentsell.com/

http://www.ve.net/palazzi/

http://www.sandicom.com/morrohouse/aptvent.htm



Finally, I leave you with this link, which is broken tonight, but
<may> work another day.
Marcha Bienes Raices, Margarita’s Unofficial Official Realty Guide.
http://www.enlared.net/marcha/


I hope this is what you were seeking. Please use the Answer
Clarification button if any part of this answer is not clear, before
rating.

Regards,
crabcakes


Search Stategy

Realtors + Venezuela
Realtors + Margarita Island
Bienes raices +  Isla de Margarita
Condominios a la venta + Isla de Margarita

'Excellent answer' has been provided to me by crabcakes-ga. I want to
mention that I had been searching in the  internet for quite sometime
for that answer but I have not been able to find that excellent
answer. Sincere thanks to crabcakes-ga for it.

Here is some information on a real estate scam which also applies to
Venezuela. It probably doesn't apply to you, since you're doing your
own research, but just in case, I thought you should be aware of it.

"...get a bunch of wealthy Gringos to come to Costa Rica. Show them
some beautiful (and vacant) Costa Rica property, and get them to pay
you big dollars for it. Then, as soon as they get back on the
airplane, move some squatters onto the land. When the Gringos show
back up again, they own beautiful property that they can’t use because
of the squatters. Thus, the Costa Rica salesman approaches the Gringos
and tells them that it is unfortunate that the squatters showed up on
the property, but there is nothing either he or the courts can do to
get them off. However, out of the kindness of his heart he will
purchase the land back at some nominal sum, say 10% (which the Gringos
take because the land completely worthless with the squatters on it).
Then, the salesman moves the squatters off the land, once again
leaving it vacant, and repeats the process..."
http://www.quatloos.com/traps/costaric.htm