ME Business & Lifestyle
10 years ago Robert Ross sold everything he owned packed up a suitcase, 6 surfboards and his dog and moved to a small surf town called Montañita, Ecuador where he built and operates a large Hotel and Real Estate business @montanitaestates, ME Hotel & Villas - Montañita Estates. Do you want to follow your passion and walk away from your 9-5 corporate job but curious how other people afford to their lives traveling and living in exotic locations? Before, leaving the United States, Robert lived in Los Angeles, worked in financial services and used every vacation for 12 years traveling to exotic surf destinations in Central, South America and Asia scouting the world for the ideal place to live on a beauitful beach and leave his corporate life behind. Today, he focuses his energy on spending every minute of the day on exactly what he wants to do, time with his family, Surfing, Kiting and growing the ME Hotel. A long the way Robert has spent countless hours meeting and talking to others who have traded in their corporate lifestyle to take control of their future enjoying the life of the nomadic traveler and business abroad. Robert seeks to share his experiences and that of others that are doing business while traveling and living abroad on this podcast.
ME Business & Lifestyle
Entrepreneur and Real Estate Developer in Coastal Ecuador: Garrett Parker Full Interview
If you want to know what it's is like to do business and raise a family in a foreign country, Garrett Parker is the perfect example.
Garrett is an international entrepreneur, developer and real estate agent living in Manta, Ecuador. Over the last 10 years Garrett Parker, President of Ecuadorian Coastal Properties, has been involved in hundreds of commercial and residential real estate transactions in Ecuador. A long the way he has found time to get married to his beautiful wife Mariuxi with whom he has two two small children. Garrett also is an avid surfer traveling the whole country with locals and visiting surfers exploring every part of the coast in search of perfect waves.
In my recent full interview with Garrett we cover:
- The full spectrum of Real Estate questions including, the cost of condos and lots in Ecuador, cost of building a home in Ecuador, and different commercial investment opportunities Garrett has worked on in Ecuador and continues to pursue
- Differences between the Ecuadorian Real Estate market and buying process vs. the USA.
- The details of starting and growing a successful real estate career in a foreign country.
- How did Garrett end up in Ecuador and what it was like to assimilate?
- Where is Manta, Ecuador and whats it like?
- Having a family and raising kids in Ecuador.
- The school system in Ecuador for young children.
- What a typical day is like for a surfer and entrepreneur in Ecuador.
- What is next for Garrett and ECP especially after the Pandemic.
This interview is a rare opportunity to talk in detail to someone who has deep experience leaving the USA to pursue a dream of living on an exotic beach, starting and growing a business and becoming a father a family man. I hope you enjoy the interview.
Robert Ross http://www.montanitaestates.com/, robert@montanitaestates.com, Instagram: @montanitaestates @robertxross1
Garrett Parker http://www.ecuadoriancoastalproperties.com/, garrett@ecuadoriancoastalproperties.com, Instagram: @Ecuadorian_Coastal_Properties