{"id":6661,"date":"2013-06-14T13:18:12","date_gmt":"2013-06-14T19:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/temp-blog\/?p=6661"},"modified":"2017-08-28T16:18:20","modified_gmt":"2017-08-28T21:18:20","slug":"it-just-feels-so-right-what-its-ike-to-own-a-condo-on-the-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/it-just-feels-so-right-what-its-ike-to-own-a-condo-on-the-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"<!--:en-->\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It Just Feels So Right!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d &#8211; What It&#8217;s Like to Own a Condo on the Beach<!--:-->"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--:en-->We always tell buyers not to get to hung up on buying directly on the beachfront.\u00c2\u00a0 There are excellent homes and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/playadelcarmen-real-estate\/preconstruction-playadelcarmen.php\">condos for sale in Playa del Carmen<\/a>, just a little back from the beach and the price difference is significant.\u00c2\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"http:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/Riviera%20Maya%20Beaches\/Thebeachisyourfrontlawn_zps40460d8c.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/Riviera%20Maya%20Beaches\/Thebeachisyourfrontlawn_zps40460d8c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tom and the others always point out that we&#8217;re talking about a 10 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 15 minute walk.\u00c2\u00a0 For most people, it&#8217;s well worth the savings \u00e2\u20ac\u201c after all you&#8217;re still living so close to the world&#8217;s nicest beaches.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>But, If You Really Want It \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today, I&#8217;m going to bend the opinion back the other way a little, with a little but important reminder:<em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/top-beaches-mexico\/top-beaches-riviera-maya\/\">life directly on the beachfront<\/a><em> is what you really want<\/em>, if you want to get up, and have coffee in your pyjamas on your balcony overlooking the most pristine turquoise beaches to be found, if you want to walk out your front door and feel the sand in your toes, then it&#8217;s very much within reach.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It just feels so right &#8230;\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m writing this post today because a couple of days ago I was chatting with a friend of ours \u00e2\u20ac\u201c actually a past client who bought through us \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 we&#8217;ve found some wonderful friendships this way! She and her husband had bought a condo right on the beach.<\/p>\n<p>They went through that whole question of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Should we save that 50 grand and go a few blocks back?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (I don&#8217;t remember if it was really 50 grand, but just for a number &#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>They decided to go for it.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Imagine this every morning\" src=\"http:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/Riviera%20Maya%20Beaches\/Imaginethiseverymorning_zps64f865d7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" \/>Yes, they had to work through the budget a bit more. Yes, there were been plenty of things they could&#8217;ve done with that much extra cash.\u00c2\u00a0 But when I asked her about it now, she said:<em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It just feels so right!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>No regrets.\u00c2\u00a0 They traded off some extra traveling or a new car for the pleasure of having the world&#8217;s nicest beach as their front yard, and they feel it&#8217;s worth it.<\/p>\n<p>And for you? It might be.\u00c2\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/playadelcarmen-real-estate\/oceanfront-playadelcarmen.php\">You can see prices here<\/a>.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Not For Everyone<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As Tom and the others always point out, this choice is not for everyone.\u00c2\u00a0 Some people simply aren&#8217;t in position to pay out that extra cash.\u00c2\u00a0 Others would rather get a property that&#8217;s that much nicer or larger a few blocks back.<\/p>\n<p>But the point is: if you want to live right on the beach \u00e2\u20ac\u201c if this is important for your lifestyle, and you&#8217;re willing to make that trade-off \u00e2\u20ac\u201c in Playa del Carmen, it&#8217;s within reach!<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<br \/>\n<strong>Bea Lozano<\/strong> <em> holds degrees in business and computing. \u00c2\u00a0With years of intense business experience, she uses her skills to coordinate Top Mexico Real Estate\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s marketing strategies and web site. To contact Bea, call<\/em> <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">(512) 879-6546<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The <em><a title=\"Mexico Real Estate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">TOP<\/span> Mexico Real Estate<\/a><\/em> Network; <span><em>&#8220;Mexico\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Leading Network of Specialists for Finding and Purchasing Mexican Properties Safely!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/mexico-real-estate-guide\/Mexico-real-estate-investment\/?web=Blog\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/Banners\/kit-c2a-investment.jpg\" alt=\"Mexico Real Estate Investment Kit\" width=\"464\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><!--:--><!--:es--><br \/>\n<!--:--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We always tell buyers not to get to hung up on buying directly on the beachfront.\u00c2\u00a0 There are excellent homes and condos for sale in Playa del Carmen, just a little back from the beach and the price difference is significant.\u00c2\u00a0 Tom and the others always point out that we&#8217;re talking about a 10 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[271,1858,135,266,236,5,79],"tags":[991,739,113,232,1530],"class_list":{"0":"post-6661","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-mexico-cost-of-living-living-in-mexico","7":"category-living-and-retirement","8":"category-living-in-mexico","9":"category-mexico-condos","10":"category-mexico-homes","11":"category-mexico-oceanfront","12":"category-mexico-property-tips","13":"tag-beachfront-lifestyle","14":"tag-mexico-beachfront-for-sale","15":"tag-mexico-cost-of-living","16":"tag-mexico-property-search","17":"tag-mexico-property-tips","18":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6661"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6664,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6661\/revisions\/6664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}