Bolivia situation guide
Same apartment, three doors in
Andrea sends you the same kind of unit offered three ways: a estrenar, usado, and en preventa. The mode is the only variable, and each one lets you see and verify something different, a estrenar shows you the finished thing, usado shows you the finished thing plus its papers, and preventa shows you a promise: renders, a showroom, a contract. This chapter teaches the caution question that fits each door, the developer's track record and the delay contingency for off-plan, the document check for resale, without ever ranking the three modes or telling you which one is safer. That judgment, and the professional review of any contract, stay outside this app.
Essential vocabulary
- a estrenar: brand-new, never lived in The mode where you see the finished thing, with fresh papers, today.
- usado: used, previously lived in The mode that lets you inspect the actual unit AND its documents before deciding anything.
- en preventa / sobre planos: off-plan, bought before it's built The mode where you see a promise, not a finished unit, which is exactly why it has its own caution questions.
- la desarrolladora: the developer (company) Who is behind an off-plan project; asking about their history is the main off-plan safeguard.
- ¿qué proyectos han entregado?: what projects have they delivered? The single most useful off-plan question, it checks a track record, not a promise.
- ¿qué pasa si se atrasa la obra?: what happens if the build is delayed? The delay question that marks a serious buyer; the real answer lives in the contract, checked later by a professional.
- en usado, ¿puedo ver los documentos?: with a used property, can I see the documents? Turns resale inspection into an advantage over off-plan promises, you can check something today.
- la antigüedad: the age (of the building) The number that tells you how long a used building has stood, one basic fact to always ask for.
- ¿qué garantía hay?: what guarantee is there? The new-build question about what's covered if something fails, and who provides that cover.
Bolivian Spanish terms
- la reserva: the reservation (deposit/contract) The first document signed on an off-plan unit, before the full purchase contract. This mission teaches you to recognize the word, its money and contract details are covered later in this goal.
- en obra: under construction The opposite of 'listo' (ready), used constantly in Santa Cruz to describe a building's current stage.
- las expensas: the monthly building fees Shown on almost every ficha as a monthly Bs figure, a normal recurring cost of apartment life, whatever mode you buy in.
Useful phrases
- ¿Qué proyectos han entregado?: What projects have they delivered? Your default off-plan opener whenever a desarrolladora is mentioned.
- ¿Qué pasa si se atrasa la obra?: What happens if the build is delayed? The contingency question that marks a careful off-plan buyer, in any conversation about a project's timeline.
- En usado, ¿puedo ver los documentos?: With a used property, can I see the documents? The resale counter-question, turning what usado offers today into a concrete check.
- Por ahora me atrae más [modo], porque [razón].: For now I'm more drawn to [mode], because [reason]. State your own leaning between the three modes without asking Andrea, or the app, to decide for you.
Learn this in the app
Define Your Property Plan in Bolivia, Spanish