Coastal Dreaming

Straw Bale construction workshop coming to Nicaragua in April!  Slide show of a workshop from Sept 2010:

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More tourists came to Nicaragua in 2010 than ever before, and the country continues to gain in status as an outstanding place to visit, retire and live. These developments are supported by Nicaragua’s growing economy and increasing international investment in the country. 
A few stats:

1.01 million foreign visitors came to Nicaragua during 2010, an increase [...]

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1. 1 million Tourists in 2010
2. New Marina Development
3. A New Airport scheduled for development
4. A Vacation rental site focused on Nicaragua
5. The First Season of Survivor Nicaragua
6. A World class surf company stations in Northern Nicaragua
7. The Global Peace Index
8. Government sponsored tourist marketing program
All great signs of how things are changing in this [...]

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With Nicaragua’s recent media fame from the reality TV show Survivor, there is a definite uptick on people looking a little more closely about this central American country.  Here is a short video talking about the perceptions about Nicaragua and reality.  You will mind many of these items scattered through our blog archives, and this [...]

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International Living lists its top 30 retirement destinations here.  What’s important about this index for investors is that Nicaragua ties for 3rd place in the category of real estate!  The real estate category is defined as:
Countries where real estate prices are low and the purchase of real estate is relatively easy receive the highest scores. [...]

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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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More good news for this growing tourism and investment destination!
If you have never heard of it The World is is a resort community that continually circumnavigates the globe.  It is in fact the only private community at sea.
We have heard news that they will be docking in San Juan Del Sur Nicaragua on April 23/24!  [...]

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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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I was thinking about this statement today. My father is a conservative man. He got a college degree, worked for the same company for over 30 years, had a very successful career, saved his money in pension and retirement accounts, raised three kids, sent them all to college and retired at the very young age [...]

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In Retirement do you want to…

Sit in food stamp lines or sit in cruise ship lines?

Who cares more about your answer…

You or Your Broker?

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