Arif
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After six months of looking at stuff we couldn't afford. My family and I finally found a lot to build our house on. It's not huge, about a 1/4 acre but the view is perfect. It is located in a gated weekend community called Costa Esmerelda about an hour from the city.
The owner wanted 60k but we agreed on 55k. Based on other lots we have seen it is worth about $78k.
These pictures were taken with our architects as we plan the best way to take advantage of the view. For those interested, it costs about $50 (cheap labor) per sq ft to build here in Panama. It can be higher if you opt for marble, granite and other expensive items. The major obstacle to building here is in the short supply of dependable labor because of the construction boom going on in the city. I'll be taking notes along the way for a project that I have in mind later and will post pictures as we progress. Another note, here is Panama it is currently rainy season so we will wait till January (our summertime) which is the dry season to start building. This will give us plenty of time to finalize the plans and hopefully limit the amount of changes and costs during construction.
And of course the wild life...
Here's a pic of the beach which is about a 5 min walk away.
Panama beaches on the Pacific side all have the same black and white mix sand. From what I've been told the black sand comes from the iron ore in the ground.
The owner wanted 60k but we agreed on 55k. Based on other lots we have seen it is worth about $78k.
These pictures were taken with our architects as we plan the best way to take advantage of the view. For those interested, it costs about $50 (cheap labor) per sq ft to build here in Panama. It can be higher if you opt for marble, granite and other expensive items. The major obstacle to building here is in the short supply of dependable labor because of the construction boom going on in the city. I'll be taking notes along the way for a project that I have in mind later and will post pictures as we progress. Another note, here is Panama it is currently rainy season so we will wait till January (our summertime) which is the dry season to start building. This will give us plenty of time to finalize the plans and hopefully limit the amount of changes and costs during construction.
And of course the wild life...
Here's a pic of the beach which is about a 5 min walk away.
Panama beaches on the Pacific side all have the same black and white mix sand. From what I've been told the black sand comes from the iron ore in the ground.