BEAUTIFUL WATERFRONT
HOME NORTH OF MAYA BEACH PLACENCIA
$398,500 US Dollars
Casa Laguna
Vista is a home with a view! This active and popular VRBO vacation rental
home sits across the road from the Caribbean Sea on the shoes of the Placencia
Lagoon. This modern two-bedroom, two-bathroom vacation home is a short walk
from a white-sandy beach on the coast of Placencia. This home offers a splendid
view of the Maya Mountains, the Placencia Lagoon, and the Caribbean Sea – you
get the best of both worlds! Built in 2012, this home is part of the Plantation
Development on the Placencia Peninsula.
The 1,276-square-foot house sits on a 76' X 165' X 82' X
134' property adorned with tropical trees. This property is fully-fenced so
visitors enter through a gated entryway paved with stones. The home features
vaulted ceilings with a wrap-around veranda that opens to a sprawling living
room and kitchen. There is beautiful hardwood finishing’s throughout the home. A
palapa covered boat dock complete with hammock sits at the rear of the property
along the shore of the Lagoon.
Other amenities include a 4,000 gallon concrete cistern and
a remotely monitored four-camera security system. Property taxes in this area
is about $50.00 US.
MARKET WATCH
Belize is poised to become the next retirement haven in the
Caribbean. With its Blue Hole listed as the 8th Wonder of the World, Belize is quickly
moving to the top of list of premier vacation destinations – translating into
one of the best places to retire.
In recent years, Belize has been known for its laid back
lifestyle and tropical weather, but visitors have been noticing other excellent
qualities about Belize – good standard of living, convenient and reasonably
priced travel to and from popular International destinations, exceptional
retirement program for those 45 years or older, no inheritance and capital
gains taxes, fixed
exchange rate, good education system, peaceful, friendly
locals, breathtakingly beautiful scenery, and the list goes on.
WHO BUYS IN BELIZE
The north and south primarily attract US and Canadian buyers
looking to retire
and make a permanent investment in home and business. Foreigners make up the
vast majority of the buyers across the country with locals looking within the
Belize, Belmopan and Cayo Districts – which are the business areas – to
purchase and settle down.
BUYING FUNDAMENTALS
There are no restrictions on Foreign Nationals buying
property in Belize, a Non-Belizean may purchase land and property in Belize
with full title being granted shortly after.
Belize's property tax is considered to be one of the lowest
of any of the Commonwealth countries. Foreign Nationals pay 8% of the selling
consideration as a stamp duty or transfer tax to the Government of Belize.
Registration and fees are very minimal and lawyer’s fees for legal services for
conveying property are approximately 1-2% of the selling consideration. Each
individual is entitled to seek their own personal legal counsel. Approximate
total closing costs for a Foreign National is 9 - 10% of the selling
consideration.
Find out more about Real Estate and Commercial Investment
Opportunities here.
LANGUAGES AND
CURRENCIES
Belize is a melting pot of cultures. English is the
universal language, but the multi-racial make-up contributes to other spoken
languages and dialects such as Creole, Spanish, Mayan, Chinese, Mennonite
German, Lebanese, Arabic, Hindi, Garifuna and Q'eqchi'.
The National currency of Belize is the Belize Dollar (BZ)
which is fixed to the American dollar (US) at a rate of $2.00 BZ to $1.00 US
dollar.
