A blog dedicated to entrepreneurial adventures around wealth building through offshore property investment in Central America. Our current focus is on Nicaragua
Posted in Coastal Dreams, Nicaragua, Offshore Investment, Retirement, tourism, travel on Sep 13th, 2008
I wanted to point of a great article on Nicaragua from the Toronto Star that talks to the changing face of Nicaraguan. Although the article focus’s mostly on on tourism, this should get any foreign investor excited about the potential of this amazing country. Nicaragua is still at the head of […]
Posted in Offshore Business, Offshore Investment, Real Estate, tourism, travel on Sep 11th, 2008
Growing up in Canada under a socialized health care system and now residing in the United states under a system with private insurance companies, I can see the pros and cons of each system. Neither is perfect and like most systems there is always room for improvement.
However, one misconception held by many US […]
Posted in Media, Nicaragua, Offshore Investment, Real Estate on Aug 7th, 2008
Jones Lang LaSalle just released to the public their 2008 Real Estate Transparency Index (free). For anyone interested in foreign real estate, is is a good read and helps you understand the different types of indicators that institutional investors look at when assessing global real estate opportunities. This is a bi-annual report […]
Posted in Media, Offshore Investment on Aug 6th, 2008
When most offshore real estate investors think about their target market, it is often the retiree that has the freedom, and the capital to make such a move, but times are a changing…
There is a growing population of younger people starting to relocate outside of their home countries and central America is no exception. […]
Posted in Nicaragua, Offshore Investment, tourism on Jul 13th, 2008
If you saw the news that Nicaragua’s San Cristobal volcano had a small eruption of gas and ash you may be wondering - is this a safe place to invest? Nicaragua is the land of lakes and volcanoes and these geological formations are part of the draw to this wonderful country. Yes San […]
Posted in Coastal Dreams, Media, Offshore Investment, Real Estate on Jul 8th, 2008
As traditional markets continue to struggle, the word about alternative options for IRA investment is starting to spread. Investors just like you are waking up to realize that the people that you are paying to manage your IRA money at the banks or large brokerage houses aren’t doing much to protect your nest eggs. […]
Posted in Offshore Investment, Real Estate on Jun 29th, 2008
I good thought provoking article about setting goals and when to reward yourself by Todd Millar on the NewWire Investor Site. The article points to 3 keys to staying on track:
Don’t let current appetites steal from your future feast
Don’t reward before the deal is done and don’t sacrifice long term benefits for short term […]
Posted in Coastal Dreams, Offshore Investment, Real Estate on Jun 26th, 2008
The stock market plunged today, shooting the Dow down to its lowest point in nearly two years, as investors contended with a barrage of bad news: a surge in the price of oil past $140 per barrel and warnings of trouble in the key financial, automotive and high-tech industries. The Dow fell 358.41, or 3.03%, […]
Posted in Coastal Dreams, Las Laderas, Nicaragua, Offshore Investment, Real Estate on Jun 21st, 2008
A couple weeks back I connected with James Krieger who has started a great blog in Nicaragua Real Estate Investing, which I highly encourage you to check out. It can also be found in the Offshore investment links to the right.
James recently posted about the ongoing saga of the coastal easement/land reform laws […]
Posted in Coastal Dreams, Las Laderas, Nicaragua, Offshore Investment, Real Estate on Jun 11th, 2008
When many investors buy land to build that second home typically the infrastructure is already there. Roads, ditches, etc. Most take this for granted, but in places like Nicaragua and other Central American countries there is often hard and continuous work to build and maintain this infrastructure. Take for instance, something […]
