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Understanding Market Stages: The Key to Profiting on Central American Real Estate – Part 1 of 5

Understanding land and property values in Central America can be tricky. Pricing is often all over the board. There are virtually no such things as market comps. It’s an analytical, left-brained, North American real estate professional’s worst nightmare.

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Nicaragua

Buying Property in Nicaragua

Before getting into the steps of buying real estate in Nicaragua, we would like to repeat a very old but very valuable advice: Rent first before buying. And if possible…

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Nicaragua

Nicaragua

History Nicaragua’s history is a rich one-storied with various periods of political unrest and turbulence. On his fourth voyage in 1502, Christopher Columbus was the first known European to touch…

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El Salvador

Living In El Salvador: A Forgotten Beauty

Living In El Salvador: A Forgotten Beauty I have lived in San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador, since April 1999. El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America,…

Nicaragua

Understanding Time, Reliability, and Class in Nicaraguan Culture, Part 2

In the previous article in this series, Bill Drake explained “The Lateness Phenomenon” among Nicaraguans. Click here to read Part 1 of “Understanding Time, Reliability, and Class in Nicaraguan Culture.”…

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Belize

Exploring and Enjoying the Natural Beauty of Belize

The Blue Hole is in one of the atolls. It’s in the Lighthouse Reef, and it was discovered by Jacques Cousteau. Basically, it’s a beautiful location for diving and some snorkeling. It’s…

Guatemala

Guatemala: Arriving and Setting Up Your Residence

The hotels most used by north Americans in Guatemala City are the Camino Real, El Dorado, and Guatemala Fiesta, all located near the Chancery. Rates at these hotels are within…

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Guatemala

6 Reasons to Move to Guatemala

Why Guatemala? It’s affordable. A middle-class retirement can buy an improved lifestyle, with plenty left over to support your activities. You can attain a much higher standard of living on…

Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Trouble in Paradise

Make no mistake, events that have developed the character of Nicaragua and its people have not always been pretty, and have not been without lasting consequence. Even the capital city…

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Belize

How We Moved to Belize and Made It Work, Part 1

How We Moved to Belize and Made It Work, Part 1 From our recent chat with Michelle Jacobs, co-owner of the Melt Cafe on Ambergris Caye, Belize. I am in…