The story so far …
We finally bought our home - Casa Olivia - on the island of Cozumel in 2005. Since 1998 we had been spending a lot of time in the Caribbean, and like all tourists on vacation, had often daydreamed of homeownership in these exotic locales.
When we decided to try to make our dream a reality our research was extensive. Considerations, too numerous to mention in this short introduction, figured in our choice. We had already enjoyed many vacations on Cozumel and felt it would definitely hold our interests for years to come, in the end there was little competition. We signed a contract in the early spring and have never looked back.
We had origionally planned to purchase a turnkey, income producing, part rental, part vacation home. We would then upgrade it gradually and maybe sell it further down the road but, as with many well-laid plans, we threw all our ideas out the window when we instantly fell in love with a little casa in Corpus Christi. Our house is in the Gonzalo Guerrero neighbourhood of the town, the area more commonly known to the many gringo renters and settlers here like us as Corpus Christi, because of the Corpus Christi Church and a park, just footsteps from our house.
For the record … the esposa is the planner/blog writer and general web nerd, who prefers a the building site to the beach (unless there is Sol and food involved). The esposo is the diver/tourist who prefers to enjoy the final product of the building work rather than pariticpate in the execution (and preferably after a dive!).
And so … we are now in the process of adding, upgrading, and generally re-styling our house to be the “home away from home” we had always wished for.
Stop off here from time to time or at Casa Olivia and find out more about trials and tribulations, ... and ultimately the pleasures of home ownership on Cozumel.
A note to readers:
I intend not to mention particular names or products here … it seems poor form to mention that or those who may not know they have been mentioned. If that seems excessively formal for a blog, it probably is … but i'm a Brit ... and we do formal so well!
If you want any info on the unmentioned, do drop me a line either to "myblog at casaolivia dot com" or at CasaOlivia.com and I will (probably) be happy to answer. But be warned, spam me, or add me to one of your joke of the day lists ... and very bad things will happen to you!
When we decided to try to make our dream a reality our research was extensive. Considerations, too numerous to mention in this short introduction, figured in our choice. We had already enjoyed many vacations on Cozumel and felt it would definitely hold our interests for years to come, in the end there was little competition. We signed a contract in the early spring and have never looked back.
We had origionally planned to purchase a turnkey, income producing, part rental, part vacation home. We would then upgrade it gradually and maybe sell it further down the road but, as with many well-laid plans, we threw all our ideas out the window when we instantly fell in love with a little casa in Corpus Christi. Our house is in the Gonzalo Guerrero neighbourhood of the town, the area more commonly known to the many gringo renters and settlers here like us as Corpus Christi, because of the Corpus Christi Church and a park, just footsteps from our house.
For the record … the esposa is the planner/blog writer and general web nerd, who prefers a the building site to the beach (unless there is Sol and food involved). The esposo is the diver/tourist who prefers to enjoy the final product of the building work rather than pariticpate in the execution (and preferably after a dive!).
And so … we are now in the process of adding, upgrading, and generally re-styling our house to be the “home away from home” we had always wished for.
Stop off here from time to time or at Casa Olivia and find out more about trials and tribulations, ... and ultimately the pleasures of home ownership on Cozumel.
A note to readers:
I intend not to mention particular names or products here … it seems poor form to mention that or those who may not know they have been mentioned. If that seems excessively formal for a blog, it probably is … but i'm a Brit ... and we do formal so well!
If you want any info on the unmentioned, do drop me a line either to "myblog at casaolivia dot com" or at CasaOlivia.com and I will (probably) be happy to answer. But be warned, spam me, or add me to one of your joke of the day lists ... and very bad things will happen to you!
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