Explore Mexico’s Riviera Maya For Free

Today’s Twelve Days of Christmas giveaway is in Mexico’s Riviera Maya. It’s a stunning location, with translucent turquoise ocean that shades to the deepest blue, and white powder-sand beaches.

There’s a stunning real estate opportunity here, too, one of the best I’ve seen in recent years. If you’re looking for a perfect vacation property…completely kitted out…with true hands-off property management…and a fixed rental income, you might think the Riviera Maya is outside your budget. Especially when the property in question is located on a 27-hole Robert Trent Jones golf course.

Not so. The beauty of this deal is that the condos start at only $154,000…with a furniture and appliance package included.

Back to the giveaway, though (I know that’s what you’re waiting for). The developer Benjamin Beja is offering three free chill weekends (January 28-31, 2010). Just get yourself to Cancun airport, and Benjamin’s team will take over from there. The prize draw takes place on January 2nd. Click here to enter.

In addition, Benjamin will knock $2000 off the list price of any unit in phase 1 purchased by January 31, 2010.

See the full report on the development below…or click here to take  part in the prize draw.

Ronan McMahon

A Mini-Vacation in Mexico’s Riviera Maya

Dear Reader,

The Riviera Maya is a series of crescent-shaped white sand beaches, lapped gently by the turquoise Caribbean. The jungle interior reveals Mayan ruins and exotic wildlife, and the world’s second-longest coral reef—which has attracted divers, snorkelers, and eco-tourists for years—hugs the coastline. This area has become increasingly popular with second-home buyers looking to escape Cancun’s crowds. 

Akumal lies in the center of Mexico’s stunning Riviera Maya, which runs from Playa del Carmen to Tulum. It’s close enough (100km) to Cancun’s international airport but far removed from the jaded over-development that has marred Cancun.

Today, we are offering you the chance to explore this stunning coastline—and three of you will get to explore it for free.

A Real Estate Opportunity You Won’t Want to Miss

Gran Bahia Principe is located close to Akumal. It boasts all the amenities you would expect from a quality beach resort. A 27-hole Robert Trent Jones golf course opens this month, which will be the best golf course along this stretch of the Riviera Maya.

Gran Bahia Principe is owned by Spanish company, Grupo Pinero. They also own Europe’s second biggest travel agency Soltour, which sells and runs 2.5 million vacations every year. Grupo Pinero’s hotels along this stretch of coast have been operating at 88% occupancy for the past 10 years. Gran Bahia Principe has a total of 2,700 rooms. Fortunately 2,700 isn’t enough. They need 3,000.

Benjamin Beja spotted this opportunity and is building 300 condos on the Robert Trent Jones golf course. His Sian Ka’an condos will be built to hotel specs, a block from the new 7,600-square-meter clubhouse. Clubhouse amenities include tennis courts, a spa, and restaurants overlooking the natural cenotes (wells) dotting the golf course. A shuttle bus takes you to and from the beach and main hotel amenities every 10 minutes. Residents and visitors have full use of the entire resorts amenities…restaurants, the beach, the medical center, and the shopping market.

Prices for Sian Ka’an units run from $154,000. Each unit comes with approximately $18,000 worth of furniture and appliances. That works out a long way short of Playa del Carmen’s prices, and with all the amenities of an upscale established resort.

In Playa, 35 minutes away, beachfront units cost $4,000 to $5,000 per square meter. Units back from the beach are in the $2,650 to $2,700 per square meter range. Sian Ka’an units start at $1623 per square meter.

Fixed rental income

The folk at Gran Bahia Principe have agreed to lease the 300 Sian Ka’an units; owners will receive a fixed annual rent of $9,000 to $13,500 depending on the size of their unit. You won’t have to take care of the expenses during the course of the lease—no maintenance, HOA, administration fees, or property tax. That gives you a net yield of 6% up to 6.5% depending on the unit you opt for.

Rent is paid quarterly, and is not dependant on the occupancy achieved by the operator. They assume the entire risk for filling the unit.

Try Before You Buy—Three Free Trips

Now, while this all seems tempting—gorgeous area, condos at half the price per square meter of Playa del Carmen, and a fixed rent, we always advise to buy what you see. And we understand that to be seduced by the allure of the Riviera Maya, you need to see it first-hand ...to snorkel the jewel-like coral reef…to explore the enchanting Mayan ruins…to soak up the sunshine on a wide, sandy beach.

So Benjamin is offering Sian Ka’an Discovery Weekends. Benjamin is offering three free trips for the next discovery weekend, whch runs from January 28-31, 2010. Three readers will win a three night, four day trip…absolutely free (all they pay for is their airfare).

You’ll be met at Cancun airport, and taken to Gran Bahia Principe. Your trip includes accommodation, food, cocktail receptions, dinner in Playa del Carmen’s finest restaurant, and the chance to learn more about the investment opportunity of Sian Ka’an. You’ll have a whole day to relax, too, or explore the Riviera Maya. 

Join us this January 28-31, 2010. Click here and you could become one of the three lucky winners.

Margaret Summerfield