We built our house in Nicaragua
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- Опубликовано: 22 мар 2024
- Hear about our experience building a house in Nicaragua and see a photo reel of our project that took only 11 months to build.
We don't rent our house out...but here is a recommendation if you are interested in visiting this area...
airbnb.com/h/la-sombra-fantas...
Be sure to tell them Laura sent you :)
#expatlife #livinginnicaragua #nicaragualiving #ranchosantana #nicaragua
#buildahouseinnicaragua
Musical credits:
Frankie and Dobby by Burnt
The Bandy Tract by Perro Bravo
This is so helpful and inspiring! Congrats on building a beautiful home of your dreams in Nica! Well done! 👏🏻
@tanyasalah I agree. I think we should move there and not tell Laura and Jim. Just show up in their pool one day.
Felicidades x tan bonita y hermosa casa. Sueño cumplido. 🎉
Gracias!
Sharing your experience takes a lot of the mystery out of such a potentially daunting project. Thank you!! Great video.
Amazing place!! Great video! So happy for you both.
I love it. Thanks for sharing. Greetings from a Nicaraguan living in California for 45 years.
No doubt the super star of this beautiful story is your beautiful doggy. ❤❤❤lots of love to the three of you! from a Salvadorean living in New York 😘
Thank you!
Amazing, a dream come true. A nicaraguan
Lots of great tips. Thank you for sharing .
Awesomeness, inspirational. Thanks for sharing.
Wow,what a awesome home 👍👍
Please verify electrical grounding especially pool and bathroom. Mexico / Nicaragua... substandard pool electrical ,bath your house is beautiful ! And love had courage to build. Welcome to Nicaragua!
Love it. absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
So beautiful, congratulations!
🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽 awesome.
your house its gorgeous
Rosie!!❤🐾
I love this video, because my husband and me, planning to build in El Salvador and we don’t know where to start. Thank you
I'm so glad you found it to be helpful!
well,you could start by staying put. As a citizen of the wealthy/developed global north you have the moral responsibility to help developing countries by visiting, paying for services, and then leaving. You know, being the good ol' average tourist. If you buy land, whether you want it or not, you gentrify. 😥
House tour please💕
what a beautiful house. Felicidades!
Thank you so much for showing your home and photos. Would you recommend the builders to others and which area of Nicaragua do they cover? If you wouldn’t mind sharing what city or town you are in?
Is it a gated community and are there HOA’s if you custom build there? We love your simple design choices and your home is beautiful. Wishing you many happy adventures❤
Hi! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I would absolutely recommend the builders. I don't know how far out they go but we are in the Popoyo area in a gated community called Rancho Santana. And yes they have guidelines to maintain the integrity of the vibe.
@@LivingInNicaragua thanks so much , that is good to know. Does this mean there are HOA’s?
Yes there is an annual fee of $5000 USD for the infrastructure provided, including security, road maintenance, resort amenities, etc
@@LivingInNicaragua hat is very good to know. Thank you. Enjoy your sunsets
You are so beautiful. I love you.
You are so kind
Thanks. I may use that info someday. Right now, my apologies for posing an off topic question. No worries if you don't have time to respond.
How are you with noise there? You're lovely residence looks fairly secluded. So I'm talking about to the extent you're in the town or city.
My needs are fairly simple and as a child and young adult I lived in some other countries (incl in Latin America). Nevertheless, noise levels are my biggest concern re moving from my small city in Northern CA.
Noise is not a problem in our little area as we are not in a busy town. Closer to more activity would have more noise but there is a lot of space to find a nice quiet spot :)
@@LivingInNicaragua Thanks!
Hi who was your builder or contractor and how much it cost it in total? thank you
Horizon Group NIcaragua built our house. It was approximately $115 per square foot.
@@LivingInNicaragua Great video I love your Doggie lol so cute! I'm wondering aren't you not worried about the government seizing property? I was considering Nicaragua but I'm worried about expropriation by the government. Thanks
That house cost at least $400.000 in Nicaragua
I imagine it would now as prices have risen across the board.
Here in Costa Rica it could easily go for 800 k to a million $ depending on the area, the contempt of the locals is free though :)
That is because they got ripped off by an American contractor. You can build a house like that for less than 100k. You can buy a small basic house in middle class Nicaraguan community for $15k
Are mortgages available for Europeans or North Americans wanting to build?
Can you tell me here or in video the cost of the design. Architect and engineers.
@@rola4721 good question. The design cost was $1 per square foot. I don't remember the breakdown for engineering and permits but It was all around $3000
@LivingInNicaragua great thank so much for the information. Do you have a POC?
Congratulations on building your dream home in Nicaragua. Does it make sense to build a beautiful home in an unstable political country? The reason for my questions is because, I do want to build or purchase land down there as well and I keep asking myself the same question.
It is HOT. Like 90 EVERY DAY. At 70% + humidity. That is brutal. How do you live in that heat?
Some days I wonder if I can..lol...fortunately it's only about 2 months of the year that are really uncomfortable. Also, we live on a hill in the trees with a nice breeze.
How much was the grand total to finish it?
approx $350k
How do I get in touch with you. Planning to visit there. How much to build something like that over there.
There is a wide range depending on what is important to you. We paid approximately $115 USD per square foot.
@@LivingInNicaragua thanks if I come there do you provide Airbnb? I would be interested for me and my husband. I showed him your video he loved your home. Beautiful. We are in Canada.
We live in our house full time so it's not for rent but I can recommend some others
@@LivingInNicaragua ok not problem please do I appreciate and keep making videos.
@@cliasta9614 here is a rental that I highly recommend in our area.
airbnb.com/h/la-sombra-fantastic-location-ranchosantana-nicaragua
How much cost to built the house I have land in masachapa at the pacific of Nicaragua
We paid about $115 per square foot. It's possible to pay less and a lot more😜
@@LivingInNicaraguaMay I ask what your lot dimensions are and what price you paid for that?
@@SilverbugInc the lit is 1.25 acres. We paid $35,000. We are also in a gated community.
@@LivingInNicaragua is there any financing available for Europeans or North Americans? That’s quite a price considering I can buy in southern France, Spain, Italy, or Portugal
@@SilverbugInc I don't know but will ask when I interview my real estate friend
In Nicaragua there was a Communist revolution in 1979 many land owners were Confiscated and up to date about 45% of old owners haven't been paid any Compensation from government, many lawsuits are still on courts.
Hi Laura, could you please explain, if you would be so kind, if either you or your husband consider yourselves gentrifiers? We're facing a LOT of issues with locals here in Costa Rica being displaced by "expats", who buy land, destroy our forests, and build obscene villas which consume massive amounts of fresh water, an already scarce resource in the Guanacaste province ...I just found your video and it's pretty sad to see that Nicaragua might be facing the same issues.
Maybe you should learn to speak Spanish...???
@@charlielima9855 yes working on it😃👍🏼