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, 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 on Jun 8th, 2008
A very one-sided story today in the Chicago tribute by Arthur Frommer about the exploitation of Nicaraguan poverty by real estate investors. He titles it ‘Beauty with an Ugly Side’. Frankly, I am a little surprised that such narrow view would come from such a respected expert in the travel industry. [...]
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, travel on May 20th, 2008
(This is a guest post from my wife Paula!)
I am sitting now looking out over the bay at the beautiful blue of the ocean. It’s spectacular. The heat has dropped considerably and my energy has settled into living at an interesting pace. Life is so different in a developing country. Some things [...]
The transportation strike is over. Taxis and buses are running again. Our lawyer contact told us last week he did not think the strike would go through the weekend and he was right. Ortega decreased the price of diesel $1.30. See the article in the Tico Times for more information.
We had a fantastic time [...]
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 Nicaragua, Offshore Investment, tourism, travel on May 17th, 2008
All is quiet in San Juan Del Sur. We have had no incidents concerning the strike. As a matter of fact, life is quite normal here now. Most tourists have learned how to get around without taxi or bus. No one is complaining. Life is just moving on like any normal day. I have not [...]
The strike is still on. Very peaceful. We did notice today a few taxis out on the streets. I could not tell if they had paying customers or not. It is still very difficult to get around if you do not have your own car. The four surfers from the East Coast staying at Casa [...]
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