HELP ME, SO I CAN DO A BETTER JOB IN HELPING YOU
Please Email me BEFORE you come to Cartagena

Give me some specifics to work with, so I can be ready BEFORE your visit to Cartagena! Tell me up front what are you looking for. What, where, and what's your budget? Tell me the date you are arriving, when you plan to leave, and where are you staying. If you like, send me an Email for a good selection on hotels, including prices or photos. If you have specific hotel or apartment requirements, I can help. If your plans call for a quick one day visit I can even pick you up, show you properties, and return you to the airport. I want to serve you better. You can help by sending a good description of your investment plans and arrival schedule before you depart.

My "Gringo" business model has always been:

1. Efficient, personalized, ethical service.
2. To use my website to PRE-QUALIFY buyers, saving them time by showing complete photographs, facts and prices.
3. To update the website on a DAILY, or even more frequent basis.
4. To try to set an example, and if asked, to freely assist other real estate professionals here in Cartagena.

And, thanks to people like you, the business model is a success! "The word" about Cartagena is spreading fast. Independent statistics show that this website is currently attracting 90-100+ new visitors a day. On many days I'll receive and respond to more than a dozen Emails. The quick Email response I try to give may cause some prospects to think: "he's just sitting around" and waiting for us to "drop in". NOT SO, most of my day is out with prospects! Please Email ahead of your visit to Cartagena, and naturally, if your plans change, send me an E. Thanks.

NOTE: Events during the past three days prompted me to write this plea for your understanding. I had lined up properties to show to three different sets of clients during each of these three days. On the first day two prospects dropped by the office wanting to see properties right then. Of course I was out showing. The second day, fortunately, there was only one couple who were disappointed that I was not waiting for them to drop in. AND today really got to me....two men who did not know each other arrived at the office, one in the morning and one during lunch. I had been Emailing them with information for a few months. They had been in town for almost a week, sightseeing, dating our local lovelies and having a great time. In both cases, it was their last day, they apologized, but said they were anxious "to buy something". WOW, I don't work this way-sorry.

p.s. Each of them volunteered to Rosa, our webmaster/secretary, that they had already made plans to return to Cartagena. Both promised her that they would Email or phone ahead. I hope so! Poor Rosa-Hispanic culture teaches you to be helpful and not disappoint people.