Coastal Dreaming

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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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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Continuing our conversation about buy low/sell high started in our last post, here is an example of someone who bought high and sold low.
In this case the sale was a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure. The buyer (owner) could not afford the payments so the buyer gave the property back to the lender. This is still a [...]

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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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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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Playa Madera is a great sandy beach with easy access (assuming you are not traveling during the rainy season) only about 15 minutes by car north of San Juan Del Sur in South western Nicaragua.  While considered one of the more popular beaches to the north of San Juan, it is still relatively quiet, and [...]

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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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Many people ask us: How exactly can I invest in property in a foreign country, such as Nicaragua, using a US based IRA? The first step is to contact a qualified IRA custodian and set up a self-directed IRA account. A good custodian will have the knowledge of using self-directed IRAs for non-traditional investments. There [...]

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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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