Luxury Resort Condos
Your portfolio is bursting at the seams, maybe bonuses have come through at work or perhaps you have been putting money aside to set yourself up with a home away from home to escape to. Is it time to look at luxury resort condos? In Canada in early 2011, a survey found that a staggering 89% of current owners or prospective buyers agree that a recreational property is or would be a good long term investment. Of the people polled, more than half indicated that they are or will be renting out their property to offset the costs associated with ownership.
When it comes to investment properties, an increasingly popular trend is investing in luxury resort condos, or resort condo hotels. The concept originated in Florida, but has caught on worldwide in a big way.
The concept is simple, when purchasers invest in luxury resort condos, they get a personal getaway vacation home and they also build equity. Each private residence is marketed on an ongoing basis as a resort getaway which is available when the owner is away. All the ensuing income from the rentals works towards offsetting the costs of managing and maintaining the property; costs that would still be incurred when you are not occupying the condo. This in turn makes it a practical way to own a vacation home.
If this concept is starting to pique your interest, the ease of owning should pique it even further. All you have to do is arrange with hotel management your personal reservation dates and when you are not there. Your condo is rented out as though it were a regular hotel room. You have an investment property without the worry of maintenance, security or upkeep when you are not there.
When it comes to investing in luxury resort condos, there is really no comparison with other options such as time shares. With hotel employees marketing and maintaining your new home, you really don’t have to do anything. The rental income can work to offset the costs of maintaining your property all the while helping you to build long term equity. You are able to enjoy your property when you want and watch your equity grow when you are away.
Owning a vacation property that can potentially produce income and long term equity has a lot of investors looking harder at what luxury resort condos can do for them. They can obtain an investment property in a location that may offer vacation luxuries such as spas, restaurants and shopping as well as a bustling nightlife, all in a location designed to be desired by eager vacationers. And, they have a vacation home that they can enjoy themselves with the peace of mind that they aren’t walking away at the end of their stay.
