10yrs ago a brother of a friend married a woman through Latin Life Mates and I almost took the plunge to go there myself. However, I met a local woman who I thought was the one. We were together for several years and split just a year ago. I stayed in the town we moved to and finished my college degree in business admin management and minor in public health at the age of 42 just recently. After I broke up I lived in an apartment on campus dating women from 23-45. I moved back to my home area after I graduated and my parents fell ill. I spent two months setting up the care they needed and now looking for employment. I do not expect it will take long to gain employment and quickly stabilize my life financially as before college once again.
I'm a goal planner who sees vision and I see no vision with the women I have dated. In the last year I have gone out with nearly 80 women and I just get the same ball busting, feminist entitlement, anti-masculinity, ball busting, "my life sucks and I want you in it, but I don't need a man", lying, classless, mean, spoiled, hateful females. Often they just wind up being some one nite stand or some crazy person you wouldn't trust to walk your dog.
So I have had it with local women you could say. I saw 4 women when I first got home and had enough. So I got online and have been digging through articles, reviews etc and see there seems to be many companies who do not have your best interest at heart. I have traveled extensively as I was stationed in Germany during my military days and spent time in Kosovo & Honduras. I am aware of many security risks but at 6'6, blonde hair, blue eyes, I stick out like a sore thumb there. So my plan it to go through an agency. I looked up Latin Life Mates and see many of the same pictures I saw there nearly 10 years ago. This made me start looking for other agencies like International Introductions like Jamie's. I've read his site extensively and looked up some of the complaints and still think I will use an agency like his provided I can find others to compare to. I would probably use full services like hotel, introductions, translator etc. (just got materials to learn Spanish) for many reasons from security to enhance communications and to bounce opinions off of etc. (I really don't want to make it a regular trip starting from scratch each time.) Probably won't do much with email etc until maybe a month prior to departure if at all.
My questions is this to those who have married a Columbian woman. How much should one have stuffed aside to execute such a plan up to marriage and bringing her up to the states? $10k,$15K, $20k...? Also, can anyone suggest any other reputable services? Any to absolutely avoid? (PM me those rather than publish maybe)