S
sqftmag
<B>Moderator</B> & Senior Member
Well, that got your attention!
But I have a serious point to make. I love the Caribbean, although I've only managed 3 trips in 40-something years.
I've written about some enticing deals there in Square Foot Property Investor Magazine but I'm worried. The Caribbean suffers from hurricanes. (OK, some islands are worse hit than others.) But, supposing I invest there, who is going to clear up damage to my property? Is there specialist insurance? Aren't storms putting off visitors?
Also, when I first visited Barbados' lovely west coast I could walk from the Sandpiper hotel in St James north up the beach quite a long way on wide, perfect beaches. When I revisited some 4 years later, these wide beaches had been reduced in parts to very narrow strips of land, so that walking the same route necessitated swimming around coves rather than a straight walk. I've not been back since the 90s, but I can't see those beaches having widened at all.
So the global warming worries me and yes, it's put me off investing there, despite the weakenss of the dollar.
Am I alone with my concerns?
Regards
Michele Andrew
But I have a serious point to make. I love the Caribbean, although I've only managed 3 trips in 40-something years.
I've written about some enticing deals there in Square Foot Property Investor Magazine but I'm worried. The Caribbean suffers from hurricanes. (OK, some islands are worse hit than others.) But, supposing I invest there, who is going to clear up damage to my property? Is there specialist insurance? Aren't storms putting off visitors?
Also, when I first visited Barbados' lovely west coast I could walk from the Sandpiper hotel in St James north up the beach quite a long way on wide, perfect beaches. When I revisited some 4 years later, these wide beaches had been reduced in parts to very narrow strips of land, so that walking the same route necessitated swimming around coves rather than a straight walk. I've not been back since the 90s, but I can't see those beaches having widened at all.
So the global warming worries me and yes, it's put me off investing there, despite the weakenss of the dollar.
Am I alone with my concerns?
Regards
Michele Andrew