Become a Resident - You could live here too!
Only ONE room remains available! - as of May 1st
Poolside View Rooms
Room 1Resident: Matt Voss (U.S. Army)
This room has private bathroom, a lot of closet space, and a view to the pool overseeing the town.
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Room 2Resident: Eric Svensen (U.S. Army)
This room has private bathroom, a lot of closet space, and a view to the pool overseeing the town. Eric personally decorated & furnished his room. Sorry, if you want it pimp like his, it's on you.
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Room 3Resident: Errol Kimble (U.S. Army)
This room has private bathroom, a lot of closet space, and a view to the pool overseeing the town.
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Courtside View Rooms
Room 4Available
This unique room with two balconies, also a private bathroom, and the view to the garden, the courts, and the soccer field. This room's floor will be awesome tile. We had to use the wood flooring tiles in this room to complete the floors in the others rooms. When the facility is completed this will be a spectular room & view.
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Room 5Reserved: James McKinnon (U.S. Guard)
This large space is being converted into the largest bedroom. It has three views, outside patio, and large bathoom. The bedroom and bathroom will have a ramp and is spacious enough to accomodate the use a wheel chair.
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Short-Term Guest Quarters2 Rooms Available, 2 bunk beds
This half of the double-double garage is being converted into two room(s) with a bunk bed in each room for our temporary short-term volunteers.
For example: Workaway chefs-of-the-month, permaculture & gardening gurus, yoga instructors, artists, physical therapists, trade professionals, and others who wish to suppot ou project & residents in barter for free lodging. |
How to become a resident and how it works
VISA: You may become a resident by renting a room for a minimum stay is 90 days, which is also the default initial stay tourist stay period in Colombia. An extensions of 90 additional days is easily attained by paying approximately $96,000 COP online to Colombian immigration services in nearby Manizales, Caldas (something our staff can easily help you accomplish). Without extending obtaining a VISA via employment, investment, volunteering, marriage, or some other means, you are limited to stay in Colombia 180 days per year as a tourist. We can discuss your options and help you make it happen.
The Plan: All the monthly rental income collected will be spent on the facility overhead, plus ongoing renovation, maintenance, and operations. As we increase the rental income with additional live-in residents until we reach seven, then we will fully staffed with housekeepers, cooks, and ground keepers. The goal is to be a self-sustaining home for our residents. Our budget will be transparent and be run as an HOA where the residents may decide how the money is spent. The residents may choose to roll any unexpensed money from month to month to make future capital investments or purchase equipment or sponsor an event, much like an HOA functions. However, residents only have recommendation power; not final decision power. All final decisions of expenditures rest on property managers who hold the property lease and are ultimately liable & responsible for all decisions (Glen & Bart).
The Plan: All the monthly rental income collected will be spent on the facility overhead, plus ongoing renovation, maintenance, and operations. As we increase the rental income with additional live-in residents until we reach seven, then we will fully staffed with housekeepers, cooks, and ground keepers. The goal is to be a self-sustaining home for our residents. Our budget will be transparent and be run as an HOA where the residents may decide how the money is spent. The residents may choose to roll any unexpensed money from month to month to make future capital investments or purchase equipment or sponsor an event, much like an HOA functions. However, residents only have recommendation power; not final decision power. All final decisions of expenditures rest on property managers who hold the property lease and are ultimately liable & responsible for all decisions (Glen & Bart).
Our property renovation process will far from being completed during 2019! We have done most of the electrical and most of the plumbing. But we need to finish the floors, improve the roof, finish painting the inside & start painting the outside, finish a lot of wood work, do cement & tile repairs, do a bit of layout modifications, and just flat out do a lot more renovation work still! We are expecting residents who join to fully engage in the efforts in getting this facility prime-time ready for the very enjoyment of the very same residents.
Cost: The monthly cost for our residents is $700 USD per month. Residents will be entitled to a private bedroom with a private full bathroom and with a balcony to a beautiful view. The monthly fee will cover all services and basic meals. Plus residents have access to indoor & outdoor common areas and can expect the property will be kept clean, orderly, and in constant improvement. Rental agreement is a month-to-month contract and property manager has complete authority to terminate the agreement on a same-day-notice for any action in order to ensure all residents are following community rules for the welfare and peace of all the residents. The key goal is to have our small community of 7 long-term residents with a peaceful and healthy setting without conflict, with much support, and high levels of positive energy.
Co-Founder, Glen Galindo, Project Intro
Celebrating Fireman's Day with their families (2018).
This could be your backyard!