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Moving to Culebra?
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Robert McClellan (---.fv.dl.cox.net)
Date:   01-22-06 18:32

I'm a 54 yr old male looking for somewhere to start a small business, find a lady, and live out the remaining years in peace watching the sun go down
Is Culebra where I'm looking for ??
Robert
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Re: Moving to Culebra?
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Rob Tison (---.sub-70-203-3.myvzw.com)
Date:   01-22-06 20:20

Yeah well if I knew where the lady was I would romance her myself:) but hey you can do a lot worse than Culebra... It is small though, good luck!
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Re: Moving to Culebra?
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Robert McClellan (---.fv.dl.cox.net)
Date:   01-22-06 21:26

thanks again Rob for the reply... any suggestions on a needed or wanted business on the island ?
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Re: Moving to Culebra?
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: JoseGuzman (---.mia.bellsouth.net)
Date:   01-23-06 06:03

I would think of good hamburger place.
But you have not expressed which type of business...

Another good business would be a good, clean, sharp in shcedule, boat rides, even a mean of transportation between Culebra/Vieques.

Capt. J.Guzman
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Re: Moving to Culebra?
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Jean K. Rosselit (---.dhcp.bycy.mi.charter.com)
Date:   01-23-06 10:07

hi, just spent 2 weeks there, and have a few comments to add. As for the lady she will need to be a low-maintenance type. Culebra is great unless you need the high-life, or a lot of name brand merchandise. Shopping other than necessities requires a trip to the "big island".
The things I felt the island could use were more reliable transportation, a good cheap place to eat, and a good source for reading material. Problem is that part of the charm of the island is the unreliability of transportation etc. If it gets too easy it will also get crowded!! We tried the buses from the beach. Fine on the weekends, but during the week they are pretty off and on. same with the taxi, we were unable to reach anyone for a taxi for 2 hours one afternoon. Fine on Culebra, but a little difficult to get to used to. Definitely need your own transportation there if time is a factor. We had 2 weeks, so the laid-back style was wonderful. A good business might be a mail-order type business where you could take orders and find and ship what you customers needed, maybe e-bay. Not sure how long people would wait for things tho, and best to ship to Fajardo and pick them up on the ferry. I would love to live there someday, but would like to have an income from retirement etc to do it, as businesses seem to come and go there at a pretty fast rate. My advice is do it anyway, just have something to fall back on if it doesn't work out. Culebra is definitely worth the gamble. Have hundreds of pictures, e-mail me if you like and I will try to get back to you.

Jean in Michigan
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Re: Moving to Culebra?
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: casablancacondo.com (---.tc.faa.gov)
Date:   01-23-06 12:15

If you are looking for a place to lease, just send me an e-mail.
coxswain@reinhardtdesigns.com

John
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Re: Moving to Culebra?
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Javier Martinez (64.237.191.---)
Date:   01-25-06 15:50

Hi people,I wanna move to Culebra,does anyone know if there are houses on rent and how much could be the prices?
I want to rent first and then look for some house to buy.If anyone of you can be helpful I will thank you.Also I wanna buy a small boat,20 or 22 feets just in case .anyone knows
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Re: Moving to Culebra?
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: William Rodriguez (---.halliburton.com)
Date:   01-25-06 21:07

Hi !!

I was wondering if it is houses for rent or for sell, I will like to buy one if it is possible, I think that Culebra make a good places to retired.
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Re: Moving to Culebra?
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Robert McClellan (---.fv.dl.cox.net)
Date:   01-27-06 23:27

some great ideas are coming to me from everyone .. thank you :-)

two other things that have come across my little mind

Internet service ??
Communications.. ie TV Cable Cellular ??
Golf course ??
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Re: Moving to Culebra?
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Arroz (201.225.221.---)
Date:   01-28-06 10:46

This is not really the best way to do market research! For instance, there is already an internet service provider. There is not really any area for a golf course and golf courses tend to disrupt the environment (e.g., fertilizing grass, weed killers, etc.)
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Re: Moving to Culebra?
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Debbie (---.aep.bellsouth.net)
Date:   01-28-06 11:37

Robert -

I take it you have never been to Culebra? Why don't you visit first, and then decide whether it would be beneficial, or even do-able to start any kind of a business there? A golf course would be most unwelcome (even if there were flat areas for greens, which there are not), satellite TV is already prevalent on the island, and as Abe mentioned, there are already reliable dial-up and wireless internet services. Culebra is a small community, and you need to be able to "fit in" before you begin a business, or it may fail.

I disagree with Jean's assessments that the island needs reliable transportation, a good cheap place to eat, and a good source for reading material, all of which I feel the island alread has. Reading materials are FREE in the gift shops - there are boxes of books, and everyone is welcome to take one. Of course, it is appreciated if you leave one as well. A mail-order type business already exists, and many residents use the internet successfully to mail order their own supplies. The only problem is that some places won't ship to Puerto Rico, in which event it wouldn't do any good to have it shipped to Fajardo, and pick it up on the ferry.

Anyway, just my 2 cents. . .

Happy Diving!
Debbie
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