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Hi tonymarsico!

Please post in Belize classifieds, accommodation section.

Thanks
Armand

Thanks, Sorry about that.

I will hate to see genie leave,she is a great part of hopkins.we have known her for five years.great lady,sorry I can't remember her husbands name,also very nice.

I am interested, please advise contact information to develop a plan.  TS

I am quite sure this is not for Jungle Jeanie's, this is for mama noots.  Google it and you will find the listing information.

I wonder, if it is such a great investment, why  doesn't she  keep the ownership and let someone manage it for her?
People rarely - if ever - sell hens who bear golden eggs.

BasiaAlm, that is not true. The best time to sell is when a business is profitable.  The best time to buy is when the owner needs to get out fast or has personal issues.  There\'s nothing wrong with either scenario, and a savvy business person uses whichever situation they\'re in to their advantage.

I sold my business in the States so I could move here after it experienced a 2% growth in a down economy (2009). I was happy to pass those golden eggs on to someone else so that I could live my dream in Belize, and my timing was perfect!

Sharon Hiebing

Yes, Wealthship, you might be right. But selling in a depressing market after a business has been closed for a year and needs reestablishing (= has zero goodwill at best, and might have a negative goodwill) sound suspicious to me. But there shall almost always be an eager greenhorn ready for plucking - and pretty often it will be a gringo dreamer...

Well I don\'t think there\'s anything "suspcious" about it. I know Tony, and he\'s straight up. If you read his post, he says:

"she is willing to let someone get into it for about $75K down, no payments for a year while you get re-established. this is a very viable business that needs some TLC as it has not been run for a year now"

How much more honest can you be that the biz needs reestablishing?  Goodwill\'s nice to have, but not a necessity (all new businesses open with zero), as long as it\'s reflected in the purchase price, which is 100% negotiable.

If a gringo dreamer does come here to buy it, without doing proper due diligence, then they\'ll only have themselves to blame. But it doesn\'t make Tony or the owner bad people for trying to sell if that\'s what they want to do. After all, it\'s not like it\'s a secret the market is depressed.

I did not question Tony's honesty - just the owners expectations. A potential of loosing $75 000 trying to reestablish an abandoned business ... with a worldwide recession looming -  just did not seem like a wonderful opportunity to me. But, of course, I could be wrong.

Um, you called him "suspicious."

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    adjective /səˈspiSHəs/ 

        Having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something
            - he was suspicious of her motives
            - she gave him a suspicious look

        Causing one to have the idea or impression that something or someone is of questionable, dishonest, or dangerous character or condition

            - they are not treating the fire as suspicious

        Having the belief or impression that someone is involved in an illegal or dishonest activity

            - police were called when staff became suspicious

I\'m glad to hear that\'s not really what you meant tho.

I did not call HIM suspicious, I called the DEAL suspicious.... or at best iffy...

Granted, English is - chronologically - my fourth language, but my lawyer's etc. training usually makes me sensitive to nuances of meanings.

... and if I weren't so "blue eyed" , I soon might start to think that you - and belizeexpertise - deliberately try to discredit me on this forum ... whether because you think I am wrong (which I well might be) or because you have different agendas.

Well, at least he did it openly, to which I can only tilt my hat ... but, Wealthship, can we  at least agree on not trying to divide linguistic "hair" any further???...

as it starts to remind me of a favorite discussion topic of medieval scholars: "how many angels can dance on a tip of a needle" ;-), but those guys had waaaaaaaaaay too much time on their hands...

Basia, he\'s the poster. In calling the deal suspicious, I believe you are also calling him suspicious. In case it was vague, I was giving you the benefit of the doubt in my ending paragraph of my last post.

I\'m not sure why you feel so threatened on this forum? If you choose to leave your opinions about things here, inevitably other members will feel the need to respond - that\'s what a forum does.

I think you give me far too much credit - I am not in a position to discredit anyone. Other members will undoubtedly judge your comments and mine on their own merits. I really was just looking to have a business discussion with you in respect to your first comment, but unfortunately, did feel the need to point out that the use of the word suspicious was, in my humble opinion, a bad choice of words.

Again, not trying to pick a fight here at all - it\'s good to know English is not your first language, and I appreciate the further explanation.

That area of Belize is really growing.

If it is next to a National Forrest and has a waterfall  that price is a good buy.

Note: This comment is on the land only. Business is a complicated thing, especially in Belize.

I am sure it would be a lot of work but I imagine someone who wants a jungle area could no quite well with it.

Yes of course someone would have to go down there and check it out.
If I did not have so much land now. I would take a look.

Just my opinion. I do not know the seller and have no investments or interest in that area.

Ah, another  somewhat "under the belt"  stipulation... this time about "feeling threatened". LOL.  I might enjoy talking to you, Wealthship, so I am looking forward to attending one of the expat meetings in San Ignacio.

Just responding to my intrepretation of what you write - not trying to be under the belt.

I would welcome an opportunity to meet you in person - my co creator of the group is actually leaving Cayo, so I\'ll be running it on my own. I\'ll be in the States until 10/23, though, so will announce the next meeting when I return. Look forward to meeting you.

Hi aqll, I wasn\'t able to access this forum for 2 months until someone showed me how to use a proxy server. the point is quite moot. Mama Noots sold and I feel it was a great investment. it is 50 acres of beautiful land, waterfalls, caves. i am now looking for someone to open a Zipline/ Canopy walk there. the plan is that they would lease the land from the new owners (at $1 a year) build and operate the Zip/canopy walk for a period of time to be discussed and then turn it over to the new owners. At present, we send and Placencioa sends an enormous amount of people on a 2 hopur drive to doit and i think the mutualism of this operation would be profitable to the builder operator.If anyone is interested in this, contact me at
vacation_belize@yahoo.com
I am now representing another owner of a Jungle Resort for sale in PG that i think is a great deal but wil post that in the appropriate place on the forums.....cheers. And behave yourselves kids!

and PS. I was one of those Gringo dreamers and guess what....dreams come true when you mix them with hard work and experience. If you can\'t dream and follow your dreams, what\'s the point?