The Best Caribbean Real Estate

But Anguilla is, amazingly, still unknown. Hollywood stars go to St. Bart's to be seen, but they come to Anguilla because the paparazzi don't.

Yet this little-known island, secret home to Hollywood stars and business elite, is surprisingly also the best Caribbean real estate bargain. The rest of this site pretty much explains why Anguilla is "the best at any price."

From Costa Rica to Trinidad and Tobago, from Cuba to Barbados, you simply won't find more value in Caribbean real estate, whether you seek a condo or villa, inland (with oceanview) or waterfront, or undeveloped land so you can build your own perfect tropical esacpe.

And if you missed my primer on why Anguilla is the best bargain in Caribbean real estate, please click here. Then, please return for a detailed discussion and round-the-island tour of the real estate opportunities on this island.

Before we go further, I'd like to thank my dad and Jackie Pascher for their help putting this tour together. My dad is determined to find the perfect Caribbean property -- so he has taken tons of photos of just about every square inch of Anguilla.

(Update: My dad did find his perfect piece of Caribbean real estate.)

And Jackie is simply the most knowledgeable and hard-working realtor that my dad has ever met. To find out more about Jackie, click here.

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Jackie will also be invaluable in helping you get over the government hurdles to owning land.

Make sure you discuss these issues with Jackie.

Even my dad (who likes to take things into his own hands), does not want to handle these issues by himself...

the alien land holders license application -- "non-belongers" have to go through quite a process, but it's worth it
transfer tax and stamp duty
performance payment (if you buy undeveloped land)
finding the right builder/contractor (if you own undeveloped land)annual property taxes
renting your villa or condo.

While some people are put off by these issues, they (along with Anguilla's obscurity) are what make it, by far, the best bargain to be had in Caribbean real estate. Jackie can walk you past, through, and around the hurdles so you can own your piece of Caribbean paradise.

OK, ready?

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You should be armed with your Land and Survey high-scale map of Anguilla. And that reminds me...

Let's say that you really want to hunt down that perfect property by yourself. Once you take this round-the-island tour, you should be able to go just about anywhere and find raw land, villa or condo that interests you.

Purchasing a condo is easy -- just knock on the office door and inquire. And I suppose you could do the same if you fell in love with a villa. But there's a better way...

For villas and raw land... you can find any property, who owns it, and contact information (including the phone number) at the Land and Survey office. You can also check the title. A surveyor should also survey the property boundaries and road access, etc.

But it's easiest to just have a great real estate agent handle all this for you. In any event, you don't know the market and could very well end up paying way too much if "you're in love." Even if it is the best Caribbean real estate bargain, why pay too much? The photographic, round-the-island tour that you are about to take should give you some great ideas of what you are looking for...

lively, nightspot oceanfront, or
quiet, secluded beachfront, or
nearer the valley, or
far away and remote, or even
inland, where the views can be spectacular and the prices cheaper.

While you are touring, think about whether you'd prefer to own undeveloped land and build your own dream home (my dad's dream), purchase a villa, or (the most bother-free option) buy a condo (there are some beauties available -- and management takes care of all the bothers of owning and renting while you're away). Each has their own advantages and disadvantages that Jackie can explain further.

Some of the spots on this tour are super-secret places, discovered by my Dad. He has driven down every dusty, pot-holed road on the island... some that aren't even on the Land and Survey map... even across fields. He doesn't mind sharing -- the island is so unknown, and so few properties change hands each year (only about 20!), that he's glad to share the best of this Caribbean real estate secret.

Let's start our search for the "best of the best" of Caribbean real estate. Each black dot on the map below represents an area that we will visit on the round-the-island tour. Just click on the dot that you want to visit -- if you hover your mouse over for a couple of seconds, a small window will show you the exact destination. Enjoy the Best of Caribbean Real Estate Tour...

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