ATTENTION: Citizens of the USA

Living Standards of the 21st Century!
 

Our communication	-	Wireless
Our phones	-	Cordless
Our cooking	-	Fireless
Our food	-	Fatless
Our Sweets	-	Sugarless
Our labor	-	Effortless
Our relations	-	Fruitless
Our attitude	-	Careless
Our feelings	-	Heartless
Our politics	-	Shameless
Our education	-	Worthless
Our Mistakes	-	Countless
Our arguments	-	Baseless
Our  youth	-	Jobless
Our Ladies	-	Topless
Our Boss	-	Brainless
Our Jobs	-	Thankless
Our Needs	-	Endless
Our situation	-	Hopeless
Our Income	-	Less & less

This is why we say When You Come To Panama, You Can Turn Your Frown Upside Down!

Real Estate Acquisition in Panama

Purchasing property in Panama is usually done in two different stages.

Stage 1: The Promise of Sale and Purchase
This contract is performed preliminary to the sale and purchase contract. In this particular contract the seller agrees to sell to the buyer at an established price the property. It is common that the buyer consigns a down payment to the seller to ratify his commitment to the sale. If the buyer decides not to proceed with the acquisition of the property, he will usually lose the money that was given beforehand to guarantee the sale. On the other hand, the seller is bound to sell the property object of the contract.

Stage 2: The Final Contract
This contract is done in the form of a public deed and has to be registered at the Public Registry of Panama. Prices for registration will depend on the value of the property or on the price of the sale. When the contract is registered, the change in the ownership of the property is done.
As of the time of the registration, you become the owner. By far the safest possible way to pay the remainder of the purchase price to the seller is by an irrevocable letter of payment issued by a bank. The bank holding the funds issues the irrevocable letter of payment to the seller and pays it as soon as it is presented with the registered public deed transferring title to the buyer.
Please be advised that the law establishes that the seller pays the transfer tax and the buyer pays for the legal and registration costs.  For more information please visit www.beachesandcity.com.

Real Estate Choices Abound in Panama

Panama City condos with ocean views, homes in resort communities in the coffee growing highlands, the Caribbean and Pacific islands and beaches, and homes in golf resort communities are Panama's most popular real estate buys for foreigners seeking a second home or to retire. In all the same places, there are also real estate investment opportunities.  Have a question?  Need an answer?  visit the Panama Real Estate experts at www.beachesandcity.com.

Things you may not know about Panama

Things you may not know about Panama:

80 miles coast to coast, about 135 Km, is a mixed environment that has city life with vibrant shopping, jungle life to pump your adrenaline, and for those that like to relax at the beach, there are mountains, 14 national parks with exuberant,endemic and precious wildlife.

Would you like to Scuba dive in the morning on the Atlantic side of Panama (TheNorth or Atlantic side), have lunch, and then go surfing on the Pacific (theSouth part of the country) in the afternoon?? in Panama,you can!! In Panama, it's possible! Would you like to have breakfast and then go explore right into the deep rain forest in less than 1 hour?  Did you know that you could use your US coins in Panama? Do you know if you are able to use your ATM card in Panama?

How does civilization lives along with Nature? Come and find out in Panama!!

Linking South and North America, Panama is bordered by oceanon the north and south,and neighbored by Colombia and Costa Rica.Panama has two seasons: Wet and Dry.

The dry season lasts from January through April. The temperature is generally 80 to 90 (F) degrees, and it rarely rains all day.  Did you know that the word"Panama" has different meaning to different people, but the vast majority define Panama as an old indian word meaning "lots of fish and butterflies". There is also a meaning as "Panama" as the "Panama Hat", that interestingly enough, is not made in Panama, but in Ecuador.

The Panama Audubon Society has several world records for most species seen on one day (over 400 species seen on 1 day)

You can see the white-tipped sickle bill, Rufous-crestedcoquette, and the Brown-billed scythe bill, the Brown-backed Dove and manymore.

Looking for a place to stay?  Contact us at www.beachesandcity.com and we will help

Paradise Found in Panama!

RE/MAX Beaches & City! Wants to be your "Boots on the Ground" in the Republic of Panama!. We are constantly doing the hard work, the time consuming legwork of researching the vast, ever-changing Panama Real Estate Market – be it the beaches, the city, the islands and/or the mountains.

Sit back, relax and let your fingers do the walking. Journey through our website that was created with YOU in mind! Remember the RE/MAX Beaches & City! TEAM has already put our "Boots on the Ground" here, there and eventually, maybe just about everywhere on this wonderful golden isthmus that we call our home.

We can save you a big bunch of your time, a whopping bundle of your money and provide you with proven Panama Real Estate Investment Expertise when you are ready to put your "Boots on the Ground" here in the Republic of Panama. Come join us here in Panama right now! We are waiting for You! PARADISO!

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If you want to retire, Panama wants you!

Greetings, Panama an excellent choice for retirement, but here are some very direct incentives. As a pensionado [retiree] in Panama, you receive: 50% discount at most recreational, movie, and sporting events; 30% discount off public transportation (including buses and ships); 25% discount off Copa airline flights; 50% discount off hotel stays on weekdays (30% on weekends); 25% discount at selected restaurants; 15% discount at fast food restaurants; 10% discount off prescription drugs; 20% discount on doctor's visits; 15% discount on dental work; 25% discount on your electric bill (if less than $50); 25% discount on your telephone and water bills. In addition, you can bring in all your household goods free of taxes and import a new car every two years for private use.

All that is required to qualify as a pensionado is that you must be in good health, AIDS-free, have an up-to-date passport from your country of citizenship and a verifiable monthly pension income of at least $1000 per month for an individual, $1250 for a couple, plus $250 for each additional dependent, if any. Foreigners who become pensionados can buy and own Panama property and enjoy exactly the same rights and protections as Panamanians, not always the case in many nations and an important point people often forget to consider. As for income taxes, you will be pleased to know that in Panama you pay no taxes on income earned outside of Panama.

Panama is not paradise, no nation is. Panama is still a relatively young nation and has its growing pains, but it's made a great deal of progress already and it's headed in the right direction. For the rest of us who are not Panamanians, it is a nation where we can live comfortably for much less money and far less stress than we have come to expect in our own societies. Best of all, we are "good" immigrants. We save money living in Panama, but we also bring with us the money that creates jobs and opens possibilities for Panamanians they would not have otherwise. They know that and so we are genuinely welcome.

Panama Pacifico

I would like to share this video of Panama Pacifico that I came across. Panama Pacifico Video

Panama Pacifico is a mixed use area in Panama. For more information please contact us at www.beachesandcity.com