Property and hospitality decisions in Colombia, with an operations lens.
Regulation, investing, buildings, maintenance, guest safety and resilience for owners and operators in Cartagena and Medellín.
Headline data: Medellín city data · H1 2026 occupancy · SGC, Aug. 10 2026 earthquake. Figures are date-specific, not forecasts.
Legal & compliance
RNT, condo rules, guests, visitors and the rules that determine whether the model can operate.
Medellín Airbnb rules in 2026
RNT, condo rules, land use, SIRE, TRA, safety and controls.
Legal & complianceCartagena condo rules and Airbnb
What PH can authorize, the 70% threshold and what is proposed rather than law.
Legal & complianceTRA vs SIRE guest registration
Two different systems an operator should not confuse.
Legal & complianceMedellín Airbnb visitor rules
National law, building rules and host policy are different layers.
Buying & operating
The building, systems and costs that turn a beautiful purchase into a good or bad operation.
Before buying a Medellín Airbnb
Legal, building, damp, noise, access and economic due diligence.
Buying & operatingBefore buying a Cartagena Airbnb
PH, coastal climate, AC, corrosion, assessments and real operations.
Buying & operatingCartagena STR maintenance costs
A defensible cost model without invented local price bands.
Buying & operatingNoise, neighbors and short-term rentals
Protecting reviews, coexistence and building viability.
Safety & destination
Decisions that reduce guest friction and exposure without fearmongering or false guarantees.
Poblado vs Laureles vs Envigado
Choose by objective, micro-location, slopes, noise and building.
Safety & destinationWhere to stay in Cartagena
Bocagrande, Centro, Getsemaní or Zona Norte by trip type.
Safety & destinationMedellín Airbnb safety guide
Access, dating apps, transport, valuables and emergency 123.
Safety & destinationCartagena without surprises
Beaches, prices, operators, island trips, sea conditions and official channels.
Maintenance & resilience
AC, damp, technicians, earthquakes and the physical layer that protects the asset.
What to check after an earthquake
Post-event protocol, documentation and when to escalate to engineering.
Maintenance & resilienceSeismic due diligence before buying
Code era, soil, drawings, alterations and limits of a viewing.
Maintenance & resilienceCoastal air-conditioning maintenance
Intervals, failure signals and Cartagena operating conditions.
Maintenance & resilienceDamp and leaks in Medellín apartments
Separating condensation, ingress, plumbing and façade failures.
Maintenance & resilienceCartagena Airbnb maintenance checklist
A practical high-turnover property review.
Maintenance & resilienceQuestions before hiring a technician
Scope, diagnosis, materials, warranty and documentation.
Capital, management & structures
Decision tools for owners and investors: how to buy, compare operators, model the full cost stack and choose an operating structure.
The 5 ways to work with TALOA Hospitality
Fixed rent, revenue share, hybrid, management and investor partnership—compared by economics, risk and control.
ManagementHow to compare property managers
A 100-point owner scorecard across revenue, guests, housekeeping, maintenance, compliance and reporting.
InvestmentBuying property in Colombia as a foreigner
Title, condominium rules, capital traceability, foreign investment, tax and technical due diligence.
Owner economicsThe full short-term-rental cost stack
Distribution, management, housekeeping, utilities, maintenance, property costs and replacement reserves.
Information for better-informed decisions
We use primary sources, dated numbers, real owner/guest questions and operating logic. When a number is a TALOA recommendation, we label it; when a decision belongs to a lawyer or engineer, we mark that boundary. We do not publish reviews, completed-job claims, response times or performance metrics TALOA has not actually measured.