phil43061
American looking for information about Belize
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Recommendations for areas to live for retirees by kelley21063
Hi All,My wife and I are selling out and moving to Belize. I've read that there is a large expat community down there. I'd like to ask for some recommendations for areas to live. Both of us are retired and are looking for a laid back community. We ...
@kelley21063 Be sure to look at Carmelita Gardens in Santa Familia, just north of San Ignacio and Santa Elena. Great place if you are retiring and looking for more laid back living. Read More
Long-term mission work in San Ignacio area? by Bill and Jenn
My wife and I are considering a ~2-year move to San Ignacio to support a local mission. We have so many questions...Are there many expats in that area, and on this forum? We are looking at a house off Bullet Tree Road, in an area that we've heard ...
@Bill and Jenn Check out Carmelita Gardens in Santa Familia. Lots of expats from us, Canada, and elsewhere. Good folks! Read More
US citizen IRS tax by mannydas
If I use my Belize address on the tax return. What, if any, state tax would be due?I have been using a Florida friend's address in recent tax returns. I lived in Florida before moving to Belize. I prefer to not burden him with any mails he may ...
@mannydas Hopefully not !! Read More
Where do expats meet in SL or SI ? by mannydas
Is there a place in SL or SI where expats meet regularly?
@Manoranjan Das Hi Manoranjan. We just bought property in Carmelita Gardens and look forward to becoming part of the Santa Familia community. We don鈥檛 have a build plan yet, but are hoping to create one soon. The new roadway and bridge to San ... Read More
RETIRING TO BELIZE by stevebiffin
Hello, can anyone form UK or United States advise me as to 1st best steps to moving to Belize, I'm planning on visiting in 2026 with a view to living here.
Here鈥檚 where we are - carmelitagardens Read More
RETIRING TO BELIZE by stevebiffin
Hello, can anyone form UK or United States advise me as to 1st best steps to moving to Belize, I'm planning on visiting in 2026 with a view to living here.
@stevebiffin - We are in about the same position. Just closing on property on the Belize River this month. Now we need to plan a build and get things organized. Surely a few years out. We flew into Belize City and spent two weeks traveling down the ... Read More
RETIRING TO BELIZE by stevebiffin
Hello, can anyone form UK or United States advise me as to 1st best steps to moving to Belize, I'm planning on visiting in 2026 with a view to living here.
We should talk! I'm closing on property there this week! Read More
RETIRING TO BELIZE by stevebiffin
Hello, can anyone form UK or United States advise me as to 1st best steps to moving to Belize, I'm planning on visiting in 2026 with a view to living here.
Be sure to check out Carmelita Gardens on the Belize River just north of San Ignacio. Amazing off-grid community.Phil Read More
Life changes by djdjod97
Greetings everyone, We are a retired couple in our early seventies. We tend to have a bit of wanderlust in us and have lived in Montana, New Mexico, and Maine. We also spent 4 years on a twenty-year-old, 34 foot, sailboat traveling from Brinnon, ...
Be sure to take time to visit Carmelita Gardens in Cayo.聽 It's just north of Santa Elena on the other side of the river.聽 Right now you need to go via Bullet Tree Falls and Santa Familia to get there, but the highway is being redone in the ... Read More