Brazil Owners: Introduce Yourselves!!

[benedito]

Hi my name is Benny and this is my first post in this forum. Im from Sweden and i have a flat in Natal, Ponta Negra. The location is perfect, close to shopping and the ocean.
I´ve been here now since 5 months now, furnishing the flat, working on some projects and doing a lot of surfing.
Any other members in Ponta negra?
I´ve just put the flat for sale but after that im going to buy something bigger hopefully.
Anyone having good advices what to buy next time? I want to buy in Ponta Negra or in some other neighbourhood in Natal.

/Benny

[michaelbush]

Originally Posted by benedito

Hi my name is Benny and this is my first post in this forum. Im from Sweden and i have a flat in Natal, Ponta Negra. The location is perfect, close to shopping and the ocean.
I´ve been here now since 5 months now, furnishing the flat, working on some projects and doing a lot of surfing.
Any other members in Ponta negra?
I´ve just put the flat for sale but after that im going to buy something bigger hopefully.
Anyone having good advices what to buy next time? I want to buy in Ponta Negra or in some other neighbourhood in Natal.

/Benny

Hi Benny
I live and work here in Ponta Negra- if you would like to meet up for a beer and a chat, send me a private message and I will call you.

Ladies and Gentlemen -

I'm not sure if I ever introduced myself, so here goes.

Name: Ray
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Age: 40 years old
Occupation: Former long-time Landlord now Lender/Real Estate Consultant, Author and Website/Forum Owner
Hobbies: Family, Beach, Gym, Travel and Golf

I’ve traveled extensively in Latin America and Brazil for the last 10 years, and I've lived in Colombia and Brazil on two separate occasions lasting about two years total combined time living, and this does not count my extended stays, traveling abroad since 1999. My stays to Latin America and Brazil generally last on average 3-6 months. I also have experience in Europe, Spain and Portugal mostly. Unfortunately, I was also involved in a scam land deal north of Natal in 2001.

I'd like to finish and say that TotallyProperty is in my biased opinion the best Website/Forum on the Interent on worldwide Real Estate, and their Brazil Forum is loaded with great information.

-Thank you

[Golfingworld]

Ray,

welcome...I think you have a good Golf Course near you!

[JMBroad]

Belated welcome to the forums as I'm sure you've been posting for a while.

[PeixeGato]

Originally Posted by Raimundo

Ladies and Gentlemen -

I'm not sure if I ever introduced myself, so here goes.

Name: Ray
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Age: 40 years old
Occupation: Former long-time Landlord now Lender/Real Estate Consultant, Author and Website/Forum Owner
Hobbies: Family, Beach, Gym, Travel and Golf

I’ve traveled extensively in Latin America and Brazil for the last 10 years, and I've lived in Colombia and Brazil on two separate occasions lasting about two years total combined time living, and this does not count my extended stays, traveling abroad since 1999. My stays to Latin America and Brazil generally last on average 3-6 months. I also have experience in Europe, Spain and Portugal mostly. Unfortunately, I was also involved in a scam land deal north of Natal in 2001.

I'd like to finish and say that TotallyProperty is in my biased opinion the best Website/Forum on the Interent on worldwide Real Estate, and their Brazil Forum is loaded with great information.

-Thank you

Welcome Ray. I'd be curious to hear about whether or not you did any real estate activity in your travles/time spent in Latin America. I'd love to hear about them and learn from them

Greg

Hi Greg -

Thanks.

Right now, I'm involved in a few projects in Latin America.

My past projects were...

- Bought and sold a condo/adjacent land in Costa Rica.
- Group investment (Resort Hotel) in DR (Punta Cana), bailed out (possible scam)
- Expensive Flat transaction (deposit) in Rio de Janeiro (Lagoa area) - lost $5k
- Lost $100k on scam deal north of Natal, Brazil (MARACAJAÚ) next to Ma-Noa Water Park. Landowner 'Olga', and watch out she might scam you to!

I've walked the coast of every major city and small town in Brazil. from Floripa to Belem. Costa Rica, Panama, bussed around the DR for weeks and know Colombia like the back of my hand (and still alive to tell about it).

I am currently looking at RJ state, Pernambuco and other areas I'm not ready to divulge here!

[allisean]

Hi, just wanted to introduce myself, based in London, about to complete on property in Salvador, is anyone out there in my area, would love to hear from you any experience and sound advice from this part of Brazil. Will be over there in a few weeks to see how things are going. thanks alli

[polleke]

I read a lot about people investing in Brazil. Most foreigners buy in holiday resorts. I started like this to. My first property I bought in Fortaleza some years ago. Now I buy office space in commercial buildings in Sao Paulo. Does anyone have experience in this line of investment?

Leon

[FCZ]

Originally Posted by sugna

Hi, We bought in Brazil over 2 years ago and are very very happy with our investment. We bought a house about 45km North of Recife. We use it as a holiday home and eventually we want to spend at least 6 months a year there. We have found the local people to be very friendly and we have made good friends of them. We have found if you are good to them they will be good to you. Some English people we have met treat the locals like servants and that is not good. We believe in treating people as you would wish to be treated how says you all.

Congrats Sugna!!!