My mother and I are considering selling our homes in America and moving to Ecuador. All our initial research seemed to suggest that we could purchase a good home on, or around, the beach for around $50-$75,000. Now we are seeing houses far central starting at $175,000! And we've been told there is almost no financing.
We've heard the cost of living is really low, but then we hear about outrageous shipping from the US, not being able to obtain things like cell phones, or light-skinned make-up, pet specialty supplies (in fact we've been told there is no pet culture and good luck finding supplies for your animals outside of major cities!), and other disheartening things.
We would greatly appreciate any information you can give, realtors I should contact, lawyers, or other sites with good information.
Thank you for your help!