Author: Liz Larroquette

I realize I am one of the lucky ones. I have food and medicine, a clean, safe home and enough funds for my immediate future. I’m not too anxious even though Panama is in complete lock-down. I also know I am lucky that I live in Panama. The news coming out of the United States is […]

Panama has been hit with the COVID-19 virus, but the government and other senior leaders are working in unison to put steps in place which should mitigate the spread of this deadly outbreak.  Generally speaking, all Panamanians are taking the virus seriously and are responding positively to the new regulations.   While it is difficult to […]

The second Johns Hopkins Medicine International Hospital in Panama is under construction in the Panama City suburb of Costa del Este and it promises to promote even further, medical tourism in Panama. It is estimated that 2.2 million citizens from the United States alone will travel internationally in 2020 for medical procedures and thousands of those […]

If managing investments were easy, everyone would do it, routinely driving amazing profits to a portfolio’s bottom line. For new construction real estate investments, every estimated dot on the timeline from concept to completion would be met or exceeded. But, because it’s not easy to be a savvy investor, this scenario rarely happens and when it […]

I am always interested in what type of personality a new residential building is going to develop. I know you are thinking an inanimate object like a building can’t really have a personality and of course, you’d be right! I know it’s really the personalities of the people who inhabit the building, but I also think […]

“I’m 29-years old and I make $125,000 annually, my husband makes $80,000 a year and we have about $60,000 to invest in a piece of property,” said the young woman on the phone. I couldn’t help but smile. This was not the first Millennial buyer I had worked with recently, so I was prepared for the […]

Buying property is rarely as simple as just running the numbers, waiting for the best opportunity and closing the deal when everything is just right. Problem is, you, and everyone else, are rarely aware of all the factors that can play into a final cost. The best thing, is to simply watch as many moving parts […]

It is hard to think about the fact it will soon be a new year and a new decade. Time seems to move so quickly. After more than ten years in Panama, I have been privileged to witness the growth and development of this amazing country and it has been an astonishing fast-paced ride. But, it’s […]

Lists And How To Know What To Do In Panama? It is difficult for me to brush past a list of just about anything. I almost always check to see if Panama is among those listed, regardless of the category. Best places to retire (https://www.bestplacesretire.com/panama/), fastest growing economy (https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/panama/overview), where The New York Times says you [...]

Currently, There Is Only One Railroad in Panama It is incredibly easy to be misled about what is really happening in Panama, but if you are considering investing in this country, you should carefully do your homework. Today, there are many information outlets, from articles published in The New York Times to posts by the casual [...]

We Are All Worried About The World Economy I have to give my friends in the States credit for being able to cope with their wildly fluctuating economy. One day the market will be up 400 points and the next it’s down 650. I remember when a 75 point downturn was enough to reach for the [...]