Bolivia situation guide
The lines that change everything
The same Equipetrol Norte apartment from your first exchange with Andrea comes back with a few extra lines at the bottom, fine print. 'Negociable', 'acepta crédito bancario', 'entrega a la firma', 'comisión 3% comprador', 'sujeto a aprobación del directorio': none of these are traps, but each one changes the cost or the timeline in a way the headline listing didn't show. This chapter teaches you to decode each phrase and to ask what it means without ever committing to a price, a term, or an offer. Negotiating the actual number, reading the contract clause behind 'sujeto a', and weighing financing options all belong to later notebooks, here, you only learn to notice the fine print and ask.
Essential vocabulary
- precio negociable: negotiable price An invitation to talk about the number, not a promise that it's already lower, the actual negotiating comes in a later notebook.
- acepta crédito bancario: accepts bank financing Tells you a bank loan is a valid way to pay, recognition only, not a recommendation to take one.
- entrega a la firma: delivery upon signing Ties the handover date to a future event, the contract signing, not to today, different from 'entrega inmediata'.
- comisión: commission (agent's fee) Names a cost line beyond the sale price; asking who pays it is recognition, never a negotiation move this app coaches.
- sujeto a aprobación del directorio: subject to board approval A 'sujeto a' clause marks a step still pending, it points at a contract, read carefully by a notario later in this goal.
- ¿qué quiere decir con [término]?: what do you mean by [term]? The safe, all-purpose question for any unclear fine-print term, it asks for meaning without accepting or offering anything.
- ¿la comisión la paga el comprador?: does the buyer pay the commission? Confirms a cost-relevant fact instead of assuming it from the ficha's wording alone.
Bolivian Spanish terms
- anticrético: anticrético (a Bolivian deposit-based financing form) Sometimes mentioned alongside or instead of 'crédito bancario' on Bolivian fichas, recognition-level vocabulary here, not something this chapter coaches you to choose.
- letra chica: the fine print The everyday Bolivian way to name the small conditions at the bottom of a listing or contract, worth asking about line by line.
- por escrito: in writing A spoken reassurance about a clause is not the same as having it 'por escrito', asking for the written version is normal, careful-buyer behavior in Bolivia.
Useful phrases
- ¿Qué quiere decir con [término]?: What do you mean by [term]? The all-purpose way to ask about any unclear fine-print phrase without committing to anything.
- ¿La comisión la paga el comprador?: Does the buyer pay the commission? Confirm a cost-relevant claim from the ficha instead of assuming it.
- ¿A qué está sujeta la venta?: What is the sale subject to? Surface the pending condition behind any 'sujeto a' clause before assuming a sale is final.
- Prefiero que lo revise un abogado antes de avanzar.: I'd prefer a lawyer to review it before I move forward. Route any contract-shaped condition to a professional, warmly and without accusing anyone.
Learn this in the app
Read Property and Land Listings in Bolivia, Spanish