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, 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 Offshore Investment, Real Estate, Retirement on Apr 17th, 2008
Its been a little too long with no updates on the blog. Its definitely not a shortage of material - mostly a shortage of time these days. I wanted to point out a nice simple rating structure I read about recently in International Living. I have referenced their material before, […]
Posted in Nicaragua, Retirement on Feb 10th, 2008
Many people that we talk to have an interest in living abroad when they retire, and are looking for ways to secure land now, or are looking for stepping stones on how to get there through an initial offshore investment, rolling over into a purchase of retirement property.
There are many reasons why people consider offshore […]
Posted in Nicaragua, Offerings, Offshore Investment, Real Estate, Retirement on Jan 4th, 2008
Property will change hands approximately 4-5 times before it reaches its final end user. Along the way supply goes down, demand and interest grow, prices rise, and lot sizes shrink. Property will change hands from the original land owner, through speculators and investors to developers and or retirement investments, and then to second […]
Posted in Nicaragua, Offshore Investment, Retirement, tourism on Dec 14th, 2007
In Nicaragua, tourism brought in almost $200 million in 2005, according to the Nicaraguan government. This is more than any other single industry in its $5 billion economy. Tourism has recently surpassed Coffee exportation, the countries next leading revenue resource by over $71,000,000 ($189,000,000 vs. $260,000,000 for 2006). Furthermore, the profile of visitors […]
Posted in Nicaragua, Offshore Investment, Retirement, tourism on Dec 11th, 2007
We all have thought this at one time or another: I should have invested in that 5/10/15 years ago! Hindsight is always 20/20, but the interesting thing is that often when you see an opportunity in front of you, most people dismiss it as to good to be true. By the time that everyone […]
Posted in Offshore Investment, Retirement on Dec 8th, 2007
In the U.S. most people that I know are try to be somewhat diligent these days about saving for retirement typically via a company offered 401k plan, which are offered through a number of financial institutions with a mild selections of mutual funds that are usually categorized in 3 or 4 categories from risk averse […]
Posted in Media, Nicaragua, Retirement on Dec 6th, 2007
With real estate prices at record highs, and millions of baby boomer’s living on fixed incomes, retirees not only in North America, but the world over are looking more and more at Central America as a retirement option due to the high cost of living in their home countries. Panama, Costa Rica, and more […]
