Kenny Guinn came to live full-time on the tropical island of Ambergris Caye, Belize, five years ago. “I come from Texas, mainly Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston. I worked in the printing and graphics industry for many years. But I’ve been coming to these parts since I was 18, and have been smitten with the area and people for many years now...
There’s barely been a better time to look at the beachside real estate market in beautiful Belize. Prices have been dropping for the past year or two, making more homes affordable no matter what your budget, whether you intend to rent or buy.
The statistics don’t lie—Belize is in a major growth period, and has been for the last two decades. Certainly that growth is happening at a slower pace than in other developing locations. But as someone who has lived here for years, running a successful business in the hospitality industry, I see this as a good thing. So do many other expats I talk to. It’s sustainable growth, not a bubble...
Tricia Koba and her husband, Charlie, have a lifestyle that most only dream about…They live in a beachfront condo with a pool in Ambergris Caye, Belize, where they are just steps away from their successful beachfront bar business.
Sittee River has a frozen-in-time feel, nestled next to the welcoming Garifuna community of Hopkins in southern Belize. This sleepy, historically Kriol area has seen a slow but steady increase in the expat population.
Placencia Village looks like a postcard. Jauntily colored wooden Caribbean homes, beach bars, and coffee shops abound, and little stores sell wood carvings and Mayan souvenirs. All the while, you can see the Maya Mountains on your right and the sparkling Caribbean Sea on your left.
There is a common thread in the conversation that many expats have when they first move to Belize and try to find long-term rentals—it is hard to do.
Strolling along the water’s edge, Per glimpsed a beautiful white mansion right on the beach and noticed it had a ‘for sale by owner’ sign.
Placencia Village looks like a postcard. Jauntily colored wooden Caribbean homes, beach bars, and coffee shops abound, and little stores sell wood carvings and Mayan souvenirs...
Canadian, Chris Applebe has been living full-time in Belize for the last seven years. Home is Placencia, a 16-mile tropical peninsula in the south of the country—a hotspot for both expats and tourists alike.