Affordable Beach With Ocean View

Affordable Beach: A Special IL Report on 3 Hot Destinations Right Now

The average price of homes for sale on Sarasota, Florida’s Lido Key was $2,257,527 at the end of last year. The lowest-priced canal front lot there lists for $998,500.

But in Latin America’s best-value destinations you can have your own affordable beach escape for a small fraction of that. Here are three places where your dollars really stretch…

Affordable Beach Pick #1: Puerto Escondido

Puerto Escondido is one of my very favorite Mexican beach towns on the Pacific Coast in the state of Oaxaca. There, I found a luxurious four-bedroom, three-bath oceanfront home for $480,000. A two-bed, two-bath penthouse condo in the best-located and most elegant oceanfront complex in town is currently selling for $240,000. I found an attractive one-bedroom condo with a studio, a sizeable terrace, and a sparkling ocean view for just $69,000.

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Affordable Beach Pick #2: Southern Costa Rica

In Costa Rica, my favorite spot is the southern coast, between Dominical and the Osa Peninsula. There’s a lot of national park land, so it can be difficult--though not impossible--to find properties on the ocean here. Quarter-acre ocean-view lots list from $50,000. A 2,000-square-foot home with a guest house and a swimming pool on a five-acre lot with expansive ocean views just sold. Asking price? $495,000.

Affordable Beach Pick #3: Panama City

If small towns aren’t your thing, the bustle of coastal Panama City might suit you. I know of a stylish 1,100-square-foot, two-bedroom, two-bath condo on the 17th floor of a new building that comes beautifully furnished and with views of both the city and ocean. It’s perfectly located in the quiet San Francisco neighborhood. (A great rental location if you’re looking for an income property.) And it comes with a 19-year property tax exemption. Move-right-in price just $167,000.

Suzan Haskins
Your Latin America Insider

P.S. Next week, we'll announce a way you can save $150 on a flight to Quito, Ecuador…but as this is our "Save Money, Make Money" week, I wanted to give you a heads-up now. We'll issue flight credits of $150 per person when you register for the Ultimate Event before Jan. 31. To keep it as simple as possible, we'll deduct $150 off your registration fee...money you can put toward your flight to Quito. Although this will only officially launch next week…you can get your flight credit now with this link.

To read more IL articles about affordable beach, see:

Affordable Beach in Latin America

The Best Beach in Panama

Revealed: Mexico's Most Beautiful Beaches

Costa Rica's "Forgotten Coast" Could Boom

Beachfront Property in Brazil For Under $35,000

The Best Beach in Panama (They Tried to Keep it Secret)

How I Discovered the Best Beach in Panama