Nicaragua Real Estate Investment U
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Nicaragua Real Estate: One of the World’s Two Most Compelling Ocean Front Investment Buys
Part 1 of our Investment U White Paper Report
From the Investment U Research Team
It’s fair to say that paradise never loses its appeal, but these days, and at these prices, you’re not likely to find the next Eden in the United States-at least not at attractive prices. Places like Florida, California, the Carolinas-or any other desirable coastal areas, for that matter-are simply too expensive, or are too developed, to offer the kind of explosive profit opportunities or exotic getaways we’re always looking for. For significant price appreciation and enduring privacy, sophisticated investors are looking outside the U.S.
And here at Investment U and The Oxford Club. we’ve come across two separate real estate investment opportunities that have already proven themselves signficantly profitable. The first is a Nicaragua real estate opportunity that we will disclose in the following white paper report.
To make sure you completely understand the opportunities presented to you in this report on beachfront property in Nicaragua, consider the following information about international real estate investing.
International Real Estate: Going Global Never Cost so Little
This is the perfect time to consider a real estate investment overseas-for three compelling reasons:
1) Certain foreign markets will be much more predictable than the United States in the coming years .
Yes, the U.S. has seen a great real estate boom over the past few years. The national median price for an existing home at the end of 2002 was $148,000, up 6.2% from the previous year. And January 2003 was the biggest January on record for sales of existing single-family homes. following record-setting home sales in 2001. (Note that in January 2005, the national median price for homes was nearly $225,000.)
Will the U.S. real estate markets continue to soar. or will prices eventually top out and then tumble, as they did in the technology markets? No one knows for sure, of course. But instead of trying to guess, I recommend that you look right now at places where the profit potentials are much greater and the move of the markets more predictable.
One thing’s for sure: If you stick to only U.S. investments, you will miss out on the fastest-growing economies in the world.
2) Global real estate is an excellent hedge against the U.S. economy and the U.S. stock markets .
We could spend hours debating what the future will bring for the U.S. economy and U.S. markets. Stock experts like to show that stocks have produced an average annual return of about 10% a year over the past 65 or so years, easily beating most other investments.
But what they don’t mention is the fact that there can be very long periods in which the markets stagnate. What this means is that, when you factor in inflation, you’re actually losing money with most stock investments. but not in real estate.
Because real estate is also the most effective hedge against inflation.
And real estate, as the investment adage goes, can’t go to zero. It’s a hard asset. You can visit it. Stand on it. You can take enjoyment from it, and use it for vacations, for example, while you’re watching the capital appreciate year after year.
A smart property investment, like the Nicaragua real estate venture we’ll share below, can make you short-term returns in the form of rental income, for example. Long-term, it can make you rich.
3) Overseas real estate investment will position you to take advantage of the growing trend taking shape in the United States and in other developed countries.
(That is, people’s growing desire to invest, live, vacation or even retire outside their home countries.)
People are starting to relocate on a global scale. One article in The International Herald Tribune stated that, in the past 30 years, the number of Americans living abroad has more than quadrupled. In fact, according to the U.S. State Department, the number has risen from 2.3 million to 3.3 million since 1990 alone.
This movement is expected by some to increase exponentially. To profit from it, you need to look for real estate markets that will capitalize on the direction in which the world is starting to move.
Overseas retirement is going to be big business in the coming years. As the first of the 76-million-strong Baby Boomer generation turns 55 this year, more people are going to look outside the United States for second homes and retirement havens. They will come looking for privacy, safety, warm weather and a relaxed or even more adventurous lifestyle.
According to Time Magazine
As Time Magazine recently reported: Many of the 76 million American Boomers are more likely than their parents to consider retiring to a foreign land, because they have traveled more, have higher hopes for retirement, and tend to be more active and adventuresome.
Think about it this way: More than three million U.S. citizens have already moved abroad, looking for cheap real estate, low taxes and better qualities of living. This trend will only increase in the years to come.
As an international real estate investor, you can look to make money in three ways, primarily:
The Key to Overseas Property Investing
An overseas property investment can make you money-a lot of money. If you identify the right market at the right time, you can invest for returns of 800% and more in as little as three to five years. The key is to identify undervalued properties in up-and-coming markets before the rest of the world catches on.
However, there are other, less quantifiable benefits to this type of investing. In addition to diversifying your portfolio, it can allow you to arrange your own private escape in an attractive but not-yet-overrun location-something that is increasingly difficult to accomplish in the United States.
It also makes it possible for you to get more for your money. It’s no secret that the vacation-home real estate market in the United States is ridiculously inflated right now. The average price of a second home, according to the National Association of Realtors, is now $162,000. And the most desirable vacation properties cost many times as much.
On the other hand, outside the United States you can own a place of beauty and luxury, charm and history, for the price of a cookie-cutter house in a homogeneous U.S. suburban development. So where, then, should you think about buying?
A Little-Known Corner of Nicaragua Real Estate
After extensive research and travel to evaluate the best potential destinations for investing today, we have uncovered two gems that are poised for explosive growth in value. And beyond their investment allure, they also offer you unrivaled recreational opportunities with easy access to the U.S.
In Part I of this report, you’ll learn all about The World’s Most Affordable Pacific Coast Property-a little-known corner of Nicaragua that’s attractive as both a destination and real estate investment.
In Part II. we’ll reveal our second coastal jewel, México’s Last Affordable Beachfront. You will get a tour of this patch of prime real estate.
In this Special Investor’s Report, we’ll tell you all about these two bits of undiscovered country-and how to cash in on these unbelievably gorgeous beachfront paradises ahead of the U.S. Boomer retiree bulge.
Most have heard the saying that real estate is about location, location, location-and the respective locations of these two future hot spots are just about perfect. But real estate is also about timing, timing, timing. The time is now. Hesitate and you’ll be trampled by waves of retirees with fistfuls of dollars.
One more important note before we explore Nicaragua:
It’s important to be clear up front that when it comes to international real estate investing, you need to know your stuff-and you’ll likely need the help of a local lawyer and/or real estate agent to ensure that your transactions go smoothly. As with every investment you make, Investment U and the Oxford Club recommend that you obtain the help of qualified, trustworthy professionals. For that reason, at the end of this report, we’ve provided contact information for professionals in México and Nicaragua who can help you navigate the sometimes-tricky world of international real estate investing.
In addition, you should also educate yourself as much as possible about this investment opportunity. To help in that regard, here are a few quick tips on the DO’s and DO NOT’s for buying real estate abroad.
Warnings on Real Estate Investing Abroad:
Solution: In this report, we recommend using title insurance, negotiating strategies, and reliable contacts.
Part 1: The World’s Most Affordable Ocean Front Real Estate Pacific Coast Property (Why We Love Nicaragua)
Amazingly, we’re often asked if Nicaragua is a dangerous place to visit. Unfortunately these days-what with international travel warnings being issued on a daily basis-we have to reply, Compared to.
Today, Nicaragua remains virtually unknown and misunderstood by most of the world. This is probably why it’s so darn appealing to us. We’ve spent the last four years feeling like pioneers moving across a stunningly beautiful western land that very few have touched. We’ve carefully and respectfully invested a lot of money and sweat equity into this country.
Yes, Nicaragua is still a bit wild, but it’s also most welcoming and peaceful-to say nothing of extremely un-crowded-and undervalued.
And yes, Nicaragua is still a little rough around the edges. And there are no guarantees as to what will happen in the future here or anywhere.
But it doesn’t take much imagination to see where Nicaragua is headed. The situation is similar to that in Costa Rica and Belize in the late 1980s (and the Honduras Bay Islands in the late 1990s), when real estate prices increased by 500% or more in a very short time.
Consider, in particular, what happened in neighboring Costa Rica.
Back in the 1980s, the country was an unpopular outpost, known only to the backpackers. But as a result of a ceasefire negotiated in 1987 by then President Oscar Arian Sanchez and a concerted government effort to market the country, Costa Rica changed forever.
Before these two events, very few tourists came to Costa Rica and prices for everything, including real estate, were ridiculously low-you could have bought a two-bedroom house in the capital city of San Jose for less than $20,000. But then the country kicked its marketing plan into high gear.
The tourists began coming in record numbers. Retirees came, too, by the tens of thousands. And then the developers. In the last 15 years, the price of real estate in this country has increased tenfold and more. That house in San Jose we mentioned above selling for $20,000 in the late 1980s would go for $200,000 today.
Investors who got in early made a killing. Nicaragua will most likely be remembered as the Costa Rica of this decade
Turning the Corner: Nicaragua Becoming the Next Costa Rica
Yes, prices in Nicaragua are higher than they were a year or two ago, but gone, too, is the threat of any political unrest.
Importantly, this country, in a pivotal election, elected a new business-minded, market-reform president, Enrique Bolanos. With each subsequent election, Nicaraguans are reaffirming their commitment to peace and prosperity.
But the world has yet to catch on to Nicaragua and, meantime, everything here (including real estate) still costs a fraction of what you’d pay in neighboring Costa Rica.
Last year, tourism replaced fishing as Nicaragua’s # 1 industry. Still, though, the tourist numbers are relatively small (compared, for example, to Costa Rica’s). But this is going to change.
In fact, the country has opened its first-ever tourist office in the United States, on the streets of downtown Miami, with a toll-free number for the U.S. and Canada (800.948.3770).
To give you an idea of just how far this country has come already, from 1979 to 1989, according to World Bank statistics, Nicaragua’s gross domestic product (GDP) shrank by an average of 1% per year. From 1989 to 1999, GDP averaged 2.8% growth. In 1999 alone, the GDP grew 7%. Nicaragua is expected to continue its current growth at 5% over the next few years.
A Decade of Democracy in Nicaragua
Also, for the past decade, three consecutive administrations have continued to pass legislation assuring land ownership rights for both foreigners and Nicaraguans.
Yes, the country is continuing on the right track. President Bolanos, more than any president in the past, is encouraging foreign investment. In fact, he invited 500 business people from 28 countries to attend his inauguration, and he has initiated a series of cost-cutting measures that signal his commitment to trimming government waste. Bolanos actually dropped his own salary by 30% to $80,000 and slashed his expense account to a paltry $48,000 (compared with a ridiculous $2.8 million slush fund used by the former administration).
Nicaragua also made headlines a few years ago when the people voted to oust-on charges of corruption-the former president Aleman from his seat in the legislative branch. This is a tremendous stride for the Nicaraguan people and their government. It will mark the first time in Nicaraguan history that a former leader is being called to account for his actions-and it will set the bar higher for other Latin American nations if they want continued economic cooperation from the donor nations. These court proceedings will take time, as all things do in Nicaragua, but it looks as though the indictment of Aleman may be imminent.
We were encouraged, too, when the capital, Managua, hosted an important Central American Economic Forum that could mark a dramatic turning point in the way trade and aid is enabled in that region. U.S. government and world aid officials met with more than 1,000 business people and political leaders from around the world at the new Intercontinental Hotel to discuss a NAFTA-type agreement for that region. These talks will be continued in Miami in the coming months.
And the World Takes Notice: What the Media Is Reporting
We’re not the only recent explorers, however. Nicaragua’s veil of anonymity is slowly but surely coming down. U.S. News & World Report rated Nicaragua one of the 10 best places to retire in the magazine’s most recent survey.
Conde Nast Traveler reported this in a recent issue: Nicaragua seems to be the next logical choice for adventurous travelers in Central America. Costa Rica is more crowded and more expensive than it used to be, and Guatemala is still suffering from the effects of a 36-year-old civil war. Even Panama, a relatively wealthier nation, is much more developed and expensive than Nicaragua. The New York Times and USA Today reported the same trend not long ago.
The New York Times explained that Nicaragua is where the people who’ve tired of Costa Rica’s high prices are heading.
This all bodes well both for the countryand for potential Nicaragua real estate investors who recognize the importance of getting in ahead of the crowd.
See Nicaragua’s Real Estate Potential Firsthand: Visit Our Rancho Santana Clubhouse
And if you count yourself in that number, we’ve got the perfect way for you to begin assessing the real estate investment potential here. To see the best of what Nicaragua offers to investors today, you can visit the Rancho Santana website-there you’ll learn all about Pacific resort community managed by our affiliate, International Living Properties, S.A. This should be the first stop for your visits to this exotic land of lakes, volcanoes and pristine, isolated beaches.
If you’re intrigued by what you see, we’ll share with you the best way to invest in a gorgeous seaside home, with million-dollar views, for one-tenth that amount. Fellow Oxford Club members own most of them-perhaps you’d like to be their neighbor.
In Nicaragua the sun shines most of the year, on rugged tropical rivers, charming colonial cities, gentle rolling hills accenting soaring volcanic peaks, and Lake Nicaragua, the largest inland body of water south of the Great Lakes. Rancho Santana is about two hours south of Managua, 90 minutes from Granada (the next San Miguel de Allende) on the Pacific coast.
But these facts don’t tell the story of the laid-back atmosphere, friendly people and dramatic beauty that many of us at The Oxford Club have come to love about Nicaragua-Rancho Santana in particular. The Rancho Santana Clubhouse is still one of the only coastally located Clubhouses in the world. Like its counterparts, this facility certainly is worthy of a feature spread in Architectural Digest.
The Rancho Santana Clubhouse
The clubhouse is available year round for you to enjoy a seaside vacation, check out the property available for investment at Rancho Santana, or from which to explore the fascinating local environs in Nicaragua.
Reservation and travel information and recommendations for our Rancho Santana Clubhouse are included at the end of this section of the report.
Buy an Oceanfront Lot in Nicaragua, and Build Your Dream Home-For Pennies on the Dollar
Why did we choose Nicaragua as our top global real estate investment recommendation? First, there’s the tremendous investment potential. Dollar for dollar, the best deals in North American beachfront are in Nicaraguan Pacific beachfront property. Take a $35,000 to $65,000 beachfront lot in Nicaragua, for example. You would pay three times more in Belize, four times more in Honduras, almost five times more in Costa Rica, and of course, 10 to 50 times more in U.S. beachfront real estate property!
Second, Nicaragua real estate prices are already on the rise. The region has solid footing and is benefiting from the free-market phenomenon that gave political tranquility to so many other countries after long periods of turmoil. You can see the spark of prosperity all around Nicaragua, and its tourist industry has already caught fire. We moved quickly to take a position by setting up the Clubhouse. We have seen several international hotel consortiums start to move in around Managua, such as Princess Hotels, Hampton Inns and the luxurious 157-room InterContinental Hotel.
As you will see, Rancho Santana (St. Ann’s Ranch) is a stunning 1,700-acre reserve with 3.2 kilometers of coastline and three distinct beaches: Playa Rosada (Rose Beach), Playa Dorada (Golden Beach), and Playa Escondida (Hidden Beach). It’s on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua, just 50 miles from the Costa Rican border.
Rancho Santana is set on a rolling hillside rising away from the water, allowing dramatic Pacific Ocean views no matter where you stand. The lots on either side of the beaches are cliffside and no less spectacular, where you can enjoy magnificent coastal views, brilliant orange-pink sunsets, and stunningly vivid starlit skies at night.
You don’t want to wait. With Nicaragua offering the best bargains in Central America, the Rancho Santana real estate lots are moving fast-mostly to Oxford Club members.
For more information on purchasing real estate lots in Nicaragua, visit www.ranchosantana.com or contact Tom Gordon with International Living Properties at TomG@ranchosantana.com.
Resources and Recommendations for Travel to Nicaragua
To help you make arrangements for travel to Nicaragua, please contact Agora Travel at:
235 NE 4th Avenue, Suite 102, Delray Beach, FL 33483
(800) 926-6575, (561) 243-6276, Fax: (561) 278-8765
info @ agoratravel.com, www.agoratravel.com
You should contact Agora Travel to make arrangements to get from the airport to any hotel or the Clubhouse. It is about two hours from Rancho Santana to the airport. You should ask for a driver that speaks English if you do not speak Spanish. We recommend that first-time visitors do not drive themselves, as it is a bit tricky since there are no road signs. It is also a good idea to plan to travel during daylight hours.
If you hire a driver to bring you out, you may want to pay him to stop in Rivas for provisions as this is the nearest big town for 40 minutes.
If you would like to tour Nicaragua, you should contact Agora Travel. If you are coming to view the Rancho Santana real estate property, contact Tom Gordon.
The Clubhouse should be thought of as a beach house/bed and breakfast as opposed to a hotel. There is a Manager/Caretaker on duty, and there is maid service. There are four bedrooms with bathrooms and patios that face the pool and the ocean. Two rooms have one queen-sized bed; two have two twin beds. All have air conditioning, ceiling fans, clock radios, bottled water/glasses. Also on the Clubhouse grounds are a library, an outside pavilion, a pool, access to a health club, tennis courts, riding stables, nature trails, beach walks and more.
Good investing,
The Investment U Research Team
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