Overseas Property Investment

The most recent central america property investment news from a variety of international property news sources.

Recently we had one of our readers contact us.  He is considering Nicaragua as an investment location but had some concerns about Daniel Ortega and all the recent media surrounding him.  We really appreciated the message and thought we would share our response back with everyone.  We share the concern that some have about about Daniel Ortega [...]

Are you a fan of Tim Ferriss and/or the 4 Hour Work Week?  If you haven’t heard, Tim is piloting a TV show – Trial by Fire tonight on this History Channel, where he shows his approach to learning any type of new skill.  The Pilot Episode: “This episode was shot in HD in Tokyo [...]

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 [...]

When we were up in northwestern Nicaragua earlier this year, the reason for the massive road construction project into the Cosiguina region of Nicaragua was to facilitate commerce for not only the peanut farming in the area but also to support the expected traffic from the new ferry that would connect Potosi with El Salvador. [...]

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 I have re-printed [...]

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 being the environmentally [...]

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 [...]

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 the property lifecycle curve, [...]

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 citizens [...]

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 a book [...]