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Belize FAQs: A detailed guide for those interested in moving to Belize
Belize FAQs is dedicated to providing well-researched, accurate information to anyone who is thinking about moving to Belize. The author, Mark Furr, is a self-confessed news nerd and research geek, so when he decided to look into moving to Belize, he spent over a year reading everything he could find online about the country and how to go about moving there. Prior to his first visit, he also followed dozens of Facebook Groups and other Belize-related forums.
With all of this research on Belize, what Mark discovered was that many of the sources he found online provided contradictory information, and much of the information was also woefully out of date. After he had made the move to Belize and started working on things like getting the license needed to run vacation rental apartments, getting a permit to operate a golf cart in San Pedro, opening a bank account, getting a Trade License for the rental business, working towards Permanent Residency, and a number of other official things, he quickly realized that a great deal of what he had learned in advance of his move, even from government sites, differed from what actually happens in practice.
Having spent much of his adult life working overseas, he decided to publish a Blog, Belize FAQs, dedicated to offering a minor correction to the overly rosy scenarios about Belize he often saw painted by many who are involved in the real estate business in the country.
Here in the Belize FAQs book, Mark assembles several years of research he has conducted on all matters concerning moving to, and living in Belize. He answers the most common questions from potential expats which he has found in the Belize forums online for the past several years.
And he offers a mix of the official line on many matters concerning moving to Belize, with the experienced reality of having moved to Belize, bought and completely renovated a building in San Pedro, started a business, gained Permanent Residency, sold his first Belize property by owner, and then having bought a home in Corozal, moving from an island to the Belize mainland.
In short, Mark says, "As a former writer and editor in the education sector, I guess that I just needed to produce a book, something that felt more robust than a series of blog posts online, so I have tried to put together the book on moving to Belize that I wish someone had written when I was doing my research before moving here. I hope that you will find it helpful!"
With all of this research on Belize, what Mark discovered was that many of the sources he found online provided contradictory information, and much of the information was also woefully out of date. After he had made the move to Belize and started working on things like getting the license needed to run vacation rental apartments, getting a permit to operate a golf cart in San Pedro, opening a bank account, getting a Trade License for the rental business, working towards Permanent Residency, and a number of other official things, he quickly realized that a great deal of what he had learned in advance of his move, even from government sites, differed from what actually happens in practice.
Having spent much of his adult life working overseas, he decided to publish a Blog, Belize FAQs, dedicated to offering a minor correction to the overly rosy scenarios about Belize he often saw painted by many who are involved in the real estate business in the country.
Here in the Belize FAQs book, Mark assembles several years of research he has conducted on all matters concerning moving to, and living in Belize. He answers the most common questions from potential expats which he has found in the Belize forums online for the past several years.
And he offers a mix of the official line on many matters concerning moving to Belize, with the experienced reality of having moved to Belize, bought and completely renovated a building in San Pedro, started a business, gained Permanent Residency, sold his first Belize property by owner, and then having bought a home in Corozal, moving from an island to the Belize mainland.
In short, Mark says, "As a former writer and editor in the education sector, I guess that I just needed to produce a book, something that felt more robust than a series of blog posts online, so I have tried to put together the book on moving to Belize that I wish someone had written when I was doing my research before moving here. I hope that you will find it helpful!"
158 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 7, 2024
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December 14, 2024
helpful information
A little repetitive but informative and I expect to refer back to it as needed. Detailed information and advice on things like buying appliances and cars were especially helpful
A little repetitive but informative and I expect to refer back to it as needed. Detailed information and advice on things like buying appliances and cars were especially helpful
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