Category: Property Tours
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A Spicy life in Granada
Grenada is known as “The Spice Island.” Locally grown spices include cinnamon, cloves, ginger, bay leaf, turmeric, nutmeg, and chocolate! The Point at Petite Calivigny Our first stop is The Point at Petite Calivigny. This development is focused on wellness, incorporating high European standards and Hyatt management tools. It sits above Woburn Bay, on the…
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Bay Side Living in St. Lucia
St. Lucia is one of the most beautiful islands in the Caribbean. The vehicles drive on the left side of the road, there is no Uber, but taxis are plentiful. Here is a nice overview from a local Real Estate Professional: https://allluxury.properties/st-lucia/ Ashiana Villa We visited a 5 bedroom vacation rental home overlooking Marigot Bay.…
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Elegant Living in St. Kitts
You can’t help but notice how lush and beautiful St Kitts is. The island is also home to four Medical schools, one of which is a veterinary school. The car ride was scenic and very enjoyable. The roads were smooth and wide, although traffic moves on the left side of the road. At the south…
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Sipping Rum in Old San Juan
San Juan has Uber! San Juan is on the north side of Puerto Rico, and it was business as usual with no issues while Earthquakes were rumbling on the southwest side of the island. Officials in San Juan had considered canceling the annual Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián, but decided that the party must…
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Vacation Rental Shopping in old town Key West
Old Town Key West is one of the hottest vacation spots in the world. It is also convenient to Fort Myers Beach with a ride on the Key West Express. So, I decided to explore the possibility of owning a vacation rental. Vacation rental property in Old Town is very controlled and limited. The rental…
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Top 5 Questions about Owning a Vacation Rental
1: Why own a vacation rental? Because it’s fun! If it doesn’t sound fun, it’s not for you. We are a family of 5. Vacationing in hotel rooms was limiting, cramped, and stressful. We had been enjoying vacation home rentals, and timeshares as a family for more than 10 years before we purchased our first…
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Life’s a beach! in Sint Maartin
Vacation rental condo shopping A year after the big hurricanes of 2017 and Sint Maartin is back in business. Sint Maartin is the Dutch side of the island, and post hurricane, the vast deference between the the Dutch and French sides has grown very apparent. The last major hurricane to hit the island was about…
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High Rise Living in Chi-Town
540 N State St. Chicago IL, Downtown Dreamer Unit #4601 at 540 N State St. Chicago IL is also known as the Downtown Dreamer. The building is entirely rental apartments. The apartment complex is allowed to rent a portion of the building as short term. This unit can not be purchased, but there is a…
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Playtime in Playa Del Carmen
Condo shopping by the beach Playa Del Carmen Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, east coast, with sunrise over the Caribbean. We were scheduled to go to St. Maarten, but then hurricane Irma did too much damage. The only cost effective airline reschedule option we had for the Caribbean, was to fly into Cancun. So,…
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A Spice of Life in Grenada
Grenada is known as “The Spice Island.” Locally grown spices include cinnamon, cloves, ginger, bay leaf, turmeric, nutmeg, and chocolate! We toured two Luxury resort properties while visiting the island. Both properties are located in a popular tourist area know as Grand Anse. Silver Sands The first development we visited was Silver Sands. This is a view from one of…