Trevor72
9/12/2012 03:50 EST
Hello,
I was following some of the "experts" of expat-ing and finally checked out Leon, Nicaragua. I liked it. I liked it except for the HEAT that is! To my joy, a little research revealed that there is a more temperate "highland" there, so I started snooping for cities that would have decent infrastructure for Internet and electricity, etc.
Now, one of the next things that came to mind is: if Matagalpa and or Jinotega are such great finds, then why isn't Kathleen Peddicord and International Living singing their praises?
Whichever the case, as long as those places have modern Internet and constant electricity, well then I'm almost certainly interested. I would like to know about the expat communities there, though... So long as they exist. I have many questions as I just discovered this.
Let me know!
trevor72
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Nicaman
9/12/2012 10:20 EST
HELLO TREVOR, GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU.
YES YOU CAN BUY A GUN AND GET A PERMIT, AS LONG AS YOU HAVE ALL THE PROPER DOCUMENTS AND MEET ALL THE REQUIRMENTS. I HAVE A VERY GOOD FRIEND IN ESTELI THAT CAN HELP YOU EXPEDITE THE WHOLE PROCEDURE. LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU ARE READY, I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SHOW YOU ESTELI AND THE WORK WE ARE DOING. LOOK FORWARDS HEARING FROM YOU. MANNY
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jimgkiss3
12/13/2012 22:38 EST
Re Matagalpa, can you tell me if there is good internet there and the possibility of renting a small, clean furnished place for a month for under $500? And if there is an ex-pat or two who live there who I could talk to. Tks
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tunjio
12/24/2012 17:23 EST
it is very possible to rent a 3 bed room unfurnished house for $350..i encountered one decmber 6 this month...i was looking for something smaller...the common problem in jinotega is availability of what you want...for $350 to $450,you could live in one of the hotels/motels in town...i and other people have been searching for months for better places to change to and the options are slim and not room to be pickky,so i just stay where i am very cheap but not to good standard...my plans are to look in matagalpa and other towns south of managua-grenada area,after i get back from holiday travels...i heard first hand, matagalpa was also hard to find available....prices are not the issue,availability is,i was advised that the season change will have a lot of people moving away after their "tour" and new rentals are likey to be more available for while if not a short window.....i stayed 6 months in jinotega and will be back after X-mas for my next 6 months there or matagalpa or jinotepe or the best available anywhere
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tunjio
12/24/2012 17:31 EST
if you have $500 to spare,its best to take it easy in a hotel monthly for $350 to $450.and make a more careful and well explored encounter of what you need..all the best hotels to stay are well within walking distance of each other and relatively central town area..in fact "hotel central"is not a bad place to start and every taxi will know where it is..JINOTEGA is such a smal town,it will only take days to meet the helpful people you need to fill you in on much
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Whitedove
3/18/2017 19:50 EST
Hello, I see that this is a much older post, but am wondering if you would be able to answer some questions. Are there many expats in Jinotega? I am looking for a cooler climate - how cool is it during the day in Jinotega? How about area northeast in the mountains - many expats? What is the average rental price?
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johnchip
3/18/2017 20:32 EST
I would suggest you post anew with the specifics of why you are coming here, what you are interested doing as a life style, and what you will need to be sucessful. I am afraidbif you ae on a walker outside your house, no matter where you think you want to live, you will be extemely limited in Nicargaua without a constant companion.
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novato1953
3/18/2017 22:48 EST
If you're a Caucasian American in Jinotega, small children may stop in their tracks on the street at stare at you. I take this as an indication there are not many Caucasian Americans in Jinotega. There are even fewer a little bit up the road in San Rafael del Norte. Afternoon weather forecasts far into the future aren't my forte, but you are going to need more than one blanket on many nights in either place.
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elduendegrande
3/19/2017 19:31 EST
You need to get your definitions right ' "House " is a vague term. Most of what exits in the north I call "shed houses". Masonry walls and floor, tin roof, no ceilings, poor plumbing and electricity, etc.
As somebody pointed out, availability is the problem. Go cut a deal to stay in a hospedaje with better construction for a while till you get the hang of it.
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elduendegrande
3/19/2017 19:36 EST
ps
international living is a scam for the rich and famous, or people pretending to be so.
They don't do cow towns!
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johnchip
3/20/2017 08:45 EST
Just listen to this eldueno guy. He still speaks like a gringo outsider expecting Nicaragua to adjust to him. A "shed house"? What a snob you are. A house here is a home for those who can have one, not on your 'standards'. You belong in a 'special place' not here. Yankee Go Home. I live and work to help my family and friends get 'shed houses'.
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johnchip
3/20/2017 08:57 EST
But back to basics, your question is about housing. Check: Encuentra24.com to see about listed housing. (And there is no real expat communiies in Nicaragua except maybe Granada and San Juan al Sur.)
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elduendegrande
3/20/2017 10:39 EST
The fact that many Nicas live in poor housing has little to do with what foreign people want to live in, especially retirees.
Except when those foreigners go to look for housing that is fit for long=term use because it is very rare. I suspect that only a couple percent of the housing in Nic. is suitable to the standards of lower middle class foreigners.
Keep looking or build it yourself. Some of the best housing on the market are the houses of Nicas who have moved to the states. They don't want to pay a caretaker so they rent them out or sell them.
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johnchip
3/20/2017 11:45 EST
Have a look at "Encuentra24.com" for market housing. Think 20%+ less than asking price. Rental prices may be negotiable about 10-20% , but utilities can run $100 month.
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thesisters
3/21/2017 23:03 EST
My sister and I are seniors thinking about retiring to Matagalpa or some other city in Nicaragua. We are having a difficult time getting in contact with expats in Matagalpa. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you, Janet & Stella
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elduendegrande
3/23/2017 10:50 EST
I think you will find the more sociable and new expats dwell in facebook and outside of sjds and granada there are not many.
From the "Americans" I have seen at the consulate and at an information meeting the consulate held locally a few years ago, most of the Americans are, in fact, Nicaraguan dual nationals.
Expats who stick around in the boonies (which includes the department capitals) do so because they have Nic. families, businesses, or church missions. They tend to be busy people, even if it is only wheel spinning.
Get what info you can online, but come visit and check things out for yourselves. You have the advantage that there are 2 of you and can bounce ideas off of each other.
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mate31658649
3/25/2017 15:02 EST
Janet & Stella
I live in Esteli, but if you would like to ask me any questions about Nicaragua my name is Mike and my MagicJack telephone number is 786-955-9066
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novato1953
3/30/2017 17:39 EST
If you mean International Living: I've neither read nor seen a copy ever, but at every travel site I follow it's often beset at every turn by frenzied reader attacks. That may be the first encouraging words I've ever heard about it, in fact. What did they get right?
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johnchip
3/30/2017 19:13 EST
In my experience having owned a B&B, most of these publications have articles submitted to them by 'wayfair' writers trying to travel for free by claiming to be 'on staff' or on job for a well known publication. This is mostly false. They are on the cheap vagabonds.
Their information is generic, with a sprinkle of local color, and applies to most anywhere someone might want to retire or move to. It is magazine fodder for dreamers. .
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