About Ursula Kiener Expertise I can answer questions regarding Insurance, Real Estate, Mortgages, Investing, Relocation, Retirement, Types of Visas, Laws, Places to go to, Night Clubs, Restaurants, Hotels, and Tourism in general.
Experience My company has over 30 years of experience in the insurance industry. Founded in 1976, Forlacol is a family oriented company, with me (Ursula) as the third generation in the business. I obtained my insurance license in 2004 and I am qualified to sell personal, property and casualty, and guarantee bonds in the country of Panama.
I also have worked in Real Estate in Panama.
Most of my friends and clients are foreigners so I'm pretty used to being a tour guide.
Organizations International School of Panama Alumni Society (Vice President 2002-2005)
Florida State University Real Estate Society
Florida State University Insurance Society (Vice President 2005-2006)
Publications Panama Real Estate Magazine
Building the Best
The Pananole - FSU Panama’s Online Newspaper. (Founder and writer 2002 - 2004)
Education/Credentials I went to college at Florida State University with a scholarship. I graduated with a double major in Multinational Business and Human Resource Management. I took my Real Estate course in 2004 and my Insurance Course in 2003.
Awards and Honors Florida State University 2 2 Scholarship
Hispanic Honor Society
Past/Present Clients My clients are mostly foreigners. Countries of origin include: the US, Canada, Europe, and Central/South America.
Expert: Ursula Kiener Date: 5/10/2008 Subject: moving FROM panama to US
Question we want to take our Panama-purchased 2005 Nissan Frontier pickup back to
the US. is this possible? if we can't take it back, then what is the best way to
sell the vehicle without losing too much of our investment. we've been told
"yes, we can take the car" and "no we can't"... and the cost varies considerably
from mover to mover. we are confused.
moving to Panama offers one great service. we are forever indebted to mario
and karina of MoveToPanama who were (and still are) fabulous! no such
service seems to exist going the other way.
do you have resources for approximate cost of moving household goods for a
two bedroom home? and resources for how to get a vehicle to the US without
losing your mind?
thank you so very much
oonagh+
Answer I would not take a car back to the US - your car here has European specs not American and this would make it a problem to sell in the US.
Also taxes here are higher than in the US - so if you would take your car to the US - you would pay entry taxes to the US - and your car would be worth considerably less than it currently is in Panama.
So my advice would be to sell it. I am an insurance broker so I know what I am talking about.
How to sell it - your car - the new value - is depreciated 20% the first year and 15% every other year. So do the depreciation and I would use classifieds such as La Prensa, Encuentra24.com, and the Visitor newspaper.
For your moving - I honestly do not have a clue. Contact Karla - she is a friend of mine and she does international moving - she is based of Miami and I am sure she could help you.
