Can El Salvador Real Estate Prices Keep Skyrocketing? Watch THIS Before Buying in Bitcoin Country | Lexi Cross of GoodLife El Salvador

Is El Salvador real estate overpriced, or is everyone who called El Zonte a bubble two years ago now wishing they’d bought? Lexi Cross thought prices were already too high back then, and they’ve gone up again since!

You’ve seen the headlines about El Salvador tourism and the apartment projects going up along the coast. What you can’t tell from outside is who’s buying now, what it takes to run a rental there, and which months are worth the trip.

Mike sits down with Lexi, who runs Good Life El Salvador with Chimbera and is on the show for the third time. Since her last visit they’ve started a rental management company, a hardwood furniture shop, and a free concierge service for people who want to see the country before they buy anything.

The buyer mix has changed. Lexi is taking more calls from Salvadorans coming home from the US, and they ask about San Miguel and Sonsonate while foreign buyers only ever ask about the coast. Then an email arrived from a client who went to her high school in Washington State.

Managing those units turned out harder than selling them. The railings rust and get cleaned every week. Guests want to bring pets. People negotiate the nightly rate, which Lexi never knew you could do. The cleaning fee on a two bedroom came in close to a hundred dollars, far higher than she’d planned. She’s also decided which properties she won’t manage, and she’s honest about why.

Then there’s timing. The best time to visit El Salvador depends on what you came for, and rainy season is the one most people skip for the wrong reasons. Mike and Lexi walk through when the rains arrive, what the waves do, and why bookings no longer collapse in the wet months. Mike’s place in punta mango had no rooms open on a weeknight in the middle of it.

For all the modernizing, Lexi says living in El Salvador is still an adventure, and that’s what makes this country special.

Whether you’re weighing moving to El Salvador or just trying to pick a week to come see it, listen before you book the flight.


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Browse through this quick guide to learn more about the episode:
00:00 Intro
02:09 Is El Salvador real estate a bubble and are Bitcoiners still buying in El Zonte?
04:44 Who is buying property in El Salvador right now and why are Salvadorans moving back from the US?
08:29 Where to stay in El Zonte, beachfront condos with a kitchen or surf hotels?
11:07 How hard is it to own a beachfront rental in El Salvador with salt air and rust?
12:18 What is it like running a vacation rental in El Salvador, pets, haggling, and cleaning fees?
15:46 What is the best time to visit El Salvador, rainy season or dry season?
19:19 Who manages vacation rentals in El Zonte and what properties do they take?
22:28 Where to buy custom hardwood furniture in El Salvador?
27:28 What is living in El Salvador really like and how do discovery trips work for moving to El Salvador? 

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