Coastal Dreaming

A well thought out article in the Nica Times about the expected spillover effects on Nicaragua from the US financial crisis. I would expect that many central American countries will feel similar effects described here. One section in particular was very interesting. They referred to it as the possible silver lining, which [...]

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Property development in central America is not easy. Infrastructure if often the most expensive component of a new development. Roads, drainage, water, waste, electricity etc. The structures themselves are often relatively cheap by comparison.
Developments are increasingly turning to green, off-the-grid technology to support the building of new developments. In addition to [...]

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Yesterday on the front page of USA today there was an article explaining that about 20% of retirement savings or about $2 trillion has disappeared, in the last 15 months according to government analysts. A different study has 1 in 5 workers over the age of 45 have stopped putting money into retirement vehicles.
Sad [...]

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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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I saw a couple of back to back posts today from marketing guru Seth Godin that I though were very applicable to not only offshore investing but any entrepreneurial business venture you take part in…
The first:
Its easy to be against something you are afraid of.  
And its easy to be afraid of something you don’t [...]

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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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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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Have you ever attempted to find a large piece of property? Maybe you are looking to develop a resort, subdivide the land and sell it, farm it etc. Land ownership subdivision in many places creates problems for investors trying to do something that requires a large piece of property.
Michael Heller recently published [...]

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