Coastal Dreaming

When investing offshore, there are many risks you have to deal with.  Local legal systems, level of political stability, ownership rights, crime levels, business transparency etc.  The level of control an investor has over most of these is minimal, however understanding how to mitigate these goes a long way to reduce your risk/return ratio.  [...]

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An inspiring article from Forbes on Carlos Pellas Chamorro and the empire that has been built by he and his family over the past 100 years. 

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Improving infrastructure in developing nations is a big deal.  Infrastructure is what takes a country to the next level in economic development.  Whenever we visit Nicaragua, there is always new road infrastructure projects on the go and moving quickly!  I came across this great article on Beyond Borders Internet TV today talking about the [...]

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Part 3 in our series on Buy Low, Sell High.
Part 1 - Buy Low Sell High
Part 2 - Buy High Sell Low?

This could be a fantastic opportunity to buy low and sell high. This lender-owned property is ready for the smart investor. The lender needs to remove the asset off their books so they [...]

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As we have said a number of times on this blog - the level of media coverage in an area will bring with it increased traffic making for great investments.  If you get in before a location goes mainstream, your investment margins will be much higher.  Nicaragua is already starting to be known on [...]

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Recently I came across an article in Nuwire about a new Real Estate Investment site for Central America called RevealRealEstate.com.  According to the article the content is managed by a set of former brokers who have worked in the region and after seeing the difficulty of finding reliable information built this application. 
I decided [...]

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(Photo: Bill Wooten)
Despite a world financial crisis and a year of political turmoil here, Nicaragua’s small yet feisty tourism sector proved its resilience in 2008 by growing 7.2 percent, according to numbers released this week by the Nicaraguan Tourism Institute (INTUR).
This from an article this past week in the Nica Times. INTUR is calling this [...]

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In 2009 if you have the cash you will find some amazing deals, and likely some quick and painless negotiations and closings.  This article from NuWire talks about the power of cash buying in the domestic market, however the same is also very true in other areas also being affected by the economic downturn.  Foreign [...]

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Recently we had one of our readers contact us.  He is considering Nicaragua as an investment location but had some concerns about Daniel Ortega and all the recent media surrounding him.  We really appreciated the message and thought we would share our response back with everyone.  We share the concern that some [...]

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Fractional Ownership offers investors yet another option for owning an investing in foreign real estate.  Some will say that fractional ownership properties should remain a luxury item, there are ways to use this vehicle to make investment returns.
What exactly is Fractional Ownership?
Just like the name implies, fractional ownership allows you and a group of other [...]

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