Re: [ranchos] Re: Digest Number 686

[jose munoz <jmunoz2781@...>]

Arturo,
   I would suggest if anyone hires him to do research
that he be paid by the job upon delivery. We know one
person whom hired him and prepaid for research and
never got any results over a year. 
    Then on the other hand we did get documentation
and paid him upon delivery. Anna was satisfied with
her results. I was not. 

Jose Munoz

--- Arturo Ramos <arturo.ramos2@...> wrote:

> Leonardo de la Torre does NOT speak English.  I
> think that if I worked 
> out a deal with him, I would be willing to
> communicate project goals, 
> etc., to him for members who would sign up.  My
> Spanish is not perfect, 
> but I can hold my own.
> 
> When we were discussing my reimbursing his travel
> expenses for him to 
> come to Colotlan, he was adamant about getting the
> money wired to 
> him... he specifically did not want checks or money
> orders.
> 
> Since Paypal works more or less like a wire service
> once it is linked 
> to a bank account and they do allow linking to
> Mexican bank accounts 
> (it a bit slower since they have to make their money
> on the float), he 
> may be amenable to that... depends on how much of a
> technophobe he is.  
> However, I am sure that we can find a solution to
> this problem in one 
> way or another.
> 
> I was thinking that what I would discuss with him
> was the possibility 
> of working on an hourly basis with an ongoing list
> of projects... that 
> way people could set out a budget for their given
> project and know that 
> he would not go beyond that without asking for more
> time to work on 
> it... sort of the way law firm billing works.  That
> way he would also 
> have to be accountable for the work he is
> performing.
> 
> I imagine that even the smallest project is going to
> be in the dozens 
> of hours but you can set out a small project every
> three or four months 
> as your budget allows... Others will get their
> projects in the queue in 
> the meantime so we can keep work flowing to him.
> 
> What I am hoping is that multiple members may have
> overlapping 
> genealogies and can therefore share the cost of a
> project in certain 
> instances.
> 
> 
> 
> --- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, Linda R Romero
> <romero89@e...> wrote:
> >
> > I, too, would be interested in having someone in
> Mexico do some  
> > research for me.  But I have several questions.  I
> am one of the 
> list  
> > members who does not speak Spanish.  Does Senor de
> la Torre speak 
> any  
> > English?  How would we communicate?  I have names
> and dates for a  
> > starting point.  What else would he need.  I have
> a Paypal account.   
> > Can this be used to transfer money?  I can pay,
> but not in the  
> > hundreds each month.  I will lurk a little longer
> on the list until  
> > these and list member's other questions are asked.
> > 
> > Linda Romero
> > 
> > researching:  Romero, de la Torre, Barba,
> >
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 



		
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