Real Estate
which is in itself very significant. When that happens we in Grenada will be able to tick all the boxes : the weather, the accessibility, the facilities and a nation that welcomes visitors. Q. Where would you advocate locating a high-end residence? In the south if you are keen to be near the main supermarkets, the airport and the restaurants and in the north if you want less noise and more privacy. Both are staggeringly beautiful and largely unspoiled environments. The key to positioning a residence in the tropics is to locate the Breeze. Do not go looking at a house at 8 or 9 in the morning; insist on seeing it at 3 - 4 in the afternoon. By and large (unless you are besotted with sunsets) go for an easterly orientation : that’s where the main winds come from. This way you won’t be bankrupted by the high cost of air-conditioning. Q. Why Dull Men’s Club? Because it is free advice from the likes of George Grant, myself and others in our situation – with years of experience with the local scene, we may be able to stop you committing the many mistakes that we have seen foreigners make when they first come over. As George says, it is to everyone’s advantage for you to succeed. You succeed and we all benefit; Grenada included. Q. But George tells us that there are all sorts of peculiarities to look out for – positioning, choice of materials, professional supervision, building standards, budgeting. It all sounds horrendously hazardous. Proper little know it all, isn’t he? But he’s right. We have both seen dreams turned into long, painful and expensive nightmares, largely because people were using their own customs and parameters - and inadvisedly cut corners in an environment that works differently. If you have decided to invest or live in Grenada you should be guided by Grenada rules. You’ll succeed this way – and sleep nights. Q. Yes I see that but what would you say to someone who says : “Look, this is my money I am investing and I want to invest it my way, and by my rules. OK” ? I would say : “OK. By all means. Just remember that if you get into trouble, call me - and I’ll drive you to the airport”. Q. You and George have a pretty hectic lifestyle. George is involved with broadcasting; he runs a real-time website that acts as a news wire. You are active in the Grenada National Trust (www.grenadanationaltrust.gd); you are a Hasher; you are involved with the Grenada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (GSPCA) and you serve ???? ????!???????
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