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, 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 […]
Posted in Coastal Dreams, Offshore Investment, Real Estate on Jun 5th, 2008
Last week I wrote about the current buying power of the Canadian dollar, and how this is an idea time for Canadian investors to take advantage of investments such as offshore real estate which have little to no correlation other US investments but are typically still priced in US dollars. The dollar has stayed […]
Posted in Coastal Dreams, Nicaragua, Offshore Investment, Real Estate on May 29th, 2008
The Canadian dollar continues to show strength against the greenback. For Canadian investors it is an ideal time to be looking at investments that are in US dollar denominations. Offshore real estate in Central America is no exception.
As a youngster growing up in Canada, it was just a given that when you went […]
Posted in Coastal Dreams, Offshore Investment, Real Estate, Retirement on May 26th, 2008
Self Directed IRA’s are a powerful tool for the knowledgeable investor. We have blogged about them here, we have discussed them in our newsletters, and talk about them extensively in our seminars. They still remain a mystery to most, and especially how they can be used for real estate investments. Recently I […]
Posted in Coastal Dreams, Nicaragua, Offshore Investment, Real Estate, Retirement on May 19th, 2008
This weekend there was an interesting article in our local paper that was a re-print from USA today by Sandra Block entitled ‘Nest eggs shrink as growth slows’. The genesis of the article is that with the current downturn in the US, many people will not have as much for retirement as they […]
Posted in Nicaragua, Offshore Investment, Real Estate, Retirement on May 18th, 2008
Here is an article published this weekend about the home renovations happening in the historic town of Grenada. Grenada was one of the first cities Spain founded in the New World in 1524. The article talks about trying to maintain the historic look of this ancient city, and about the changing nature […]
Posted in Coastal Dreams, Nicaragua, Offshore Investment, Real Estate on May 14th, 2008
(from San Juan Del Sur) As much as I have decided I do not like Daniel Ortega I have to admit infrastructure has improved immensely. Whether or not he deserves the credit, the highway system in Southeastern Nicaragua continues its dramatic improvement. The road through Masaya is complete. We saved 20 […]
Posted in Nicaragua, Offshore Investment, Real Estate on Apr 20th, 2008
I have been to both Costa Rica and Nicaragua and they are both beautiful, both have great surfing, amazing beaches and hundreds of miles of pacific coast, however many people discount Nicaragua due to its history, and frankly how low it is on the international media scene as a tourist destination. Nicaragua can definitely […]
