Utilities on Aruba

October 5, 2009

Right after the passing of the deeds at the notary, we picked up the previous owner and went for a small tour of the utility companies of Aruba. Armed with our letter of proof of purchase of the house, ID's and our debit cards we went about getting everything transferred to our names. Total elapsed time: 2 hours - not bad considering we thought it'd take at least double that time.

Electricity - Elmar N.V.
Deposit - Afl. 50,= plus Afl. 75,= per air-conditioning unit

Water - WEB Aruba
Deposit - Afl. 80,=
Connection - Afl. 50,=


Gas - Arugas
Cylinder - Afl. 125,=
Gas Fill - Afl. 44,10
Inspection - Afl. 52,=

 

Real Estate Agents - Helps and Horrors

September 29, 2009
In the course of our search we came into contact with nearly every realtor on the island. Some were helpful and great, others should have their licenses revoked (wait a minute, do realtors even need licenses here? hmmm).

Those who were really supportive, gave practical tips and advice, were always available and brought some of the best houses to our attention:

Reinier - Coldwell Banker
Randalf - Living Today Aruba
Rudolph - Alto Vista Real Estate
Miriam - Century 21 Best & Solid

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