When it's time for you to purchase real estate for investment or retirement, don't gamble- consider the security of doing business in a country with English as it's official language- the contracts you sign are in English, and you will be subject to laws you can understand.
When it's time for a lifestyle, you will find that in Belize you are not separate and apart as an ex-pat, but rather can become part of the community in which you live.
As for property appreciation, it has remained steady and strong, and yet there is still excellent value for your dollar. and .... Belize has no capital gains tax, no inheritance taxes, and a fixed currency exchange rate.
Belize is stunningly beautiful and its tourism industry is thriving and growing. Additionally, as stated it’s firmly in the sights of North American baby boomers who, just about now, are beginning to retire abroad to locations like Belize with its fantastic climate and excellent quality and low cost of living.
There are opportunities for investors to buy anything from a rundown wreck and transform it into a backpacking lodge on the Maya trail, to buy sophisticated condos ripe for rental to Americans in Placencia, to develop beachside homes to sell to retirees or to buy properties off plan and flip upon completion to other investors, holiday home hunters or those in search of their place in the sun.