Coastal Dreaming

We live in interesting and historic times with the current credit crisis. It seems that this is all everyone is talking about these days. I actually read an interesting article today that compared the current situation in the US to the Japanese financial crisis of the 1990’s, but I digress…
As most investors know [...]

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The Financial Times released an article a few days back where it compared Costa Rica to Nicaragua. It described the same situation this blog has many times over. The amazing price differences on property between the two countries that have essentially all of the same great qualities. Gaps like this are where [...]

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Playa Coco is one of the most spectacular beaches in Central America and one of our scheduled stops on our E-Travel (Entrepreneurial Travel) Adventure tour in January. Only 20 miles South of San Juan Del Sur, this beach has been a local favorite for many years. Playa Coco is a classic 1-mile half-moon beach. The [...]

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E-Travel Adventures has scheduled our January 2009 Winter Excursion to Nicaragua!
What is E-Travel Adventure? First E-Travel is short for Entrepreneurial Travel, and Coastal Dreams Worldwide wants to share the passion, excitement and opportunities that exist with Foreign Land Investment and ownership!

When was the last time you got to go visit your [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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. [...]

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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 [...]

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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. [...]

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