Golf resorts are coming into fashion here as well. http://www.panama-guide.com/article.php?story=20060731144349937
about the property taxes, yes true, but that also depends on how much you make as the no state income tax gets more attractive the higher up you are.
new development comes with impact resistant windows and garage doors so, all you need to do is stock up ..
..impact resistant windows and garage doors wont do you squat when a class 4 or 5 mows down ur house...and leaves you with all your stocked up food blocks away.... no seriously i saw some devastating aftermath during hurricane andrew..meaning I dont care what you had on them windows when you aint gots a roof...peace
Again , you have no clue, you keep talking of things you don't know, things you never experienced, things you heard or read on some tabloid. You talk of exceptions as they were the norm. There are areas where people is very poor and surely a "rich" westerner is a target for gold diggers. That happens in any developing country (brazil, cuba, DR, Mex, Hungary etc) This is a very small percentage and not the norm. They gather around tourist areas obviously, like the infamous Pattaya. Some tourists go to Thailand for 2 weeks, what do you expect, to find the love of your life in 2 weeks? Locals although very polite and friendly don't want to be involved in a long relationship with tourists, for obvious reasons When you are a resident, you have the opportunity to meet "regular" people with a job, an education etc. Thailand is not Pattaya, heck is like going to Las Vegas and thinking " geez, the US is a gambler and whoremonger paradise". Do you think you don't have prostitution and gold diggers in the US? Think again, just different prices and different ambitions. I'm not the one who says western women are ugly or bad by the way. I'd take a piece of those sweeties in Miami any day , just no plastic boobs thanks
Ahh those are the new houses they built past Paitilla going towards the airport right? Nice new homes they are building out there. Have you had troubles with mosquitos. I remember looking at some of the sites when it was just the roads and dirt plots and it was a bit marshy due to the fill they put down to extend the land. Nice view by the way...
If you dont mind me asking which attorney or firm you are using. Familiair with a bunch of firms down there and just curious.