Home for Sale in Bullet Tree Falls, Cayo, Belize

Cool Adobe Vacation or Retirement Home in the Tropics

Cool Adobe in the style of the American Southwest in a tropical setting.
Outside the home you will find your very own piece of tropical paradise. Inside you will be kept cool by thick adobe walls.
From the Living Room and open spacious kitchen wander down the polished hardwood floors to the all tile bathroom and airy bedroom.
The house has white stucco inside and out with dark beamed ceilings and mixed hard word floors.
It is truly a unique and stylish home built with your comfort in mind.
The house comes fully furnished, ready to move in, very competitively priced at US$98,500.

One of the concerns of potential buyers is "Why is the property being sold?".
The owner of this home has lived in Belize for many years. She recently moved back to the US to be closer to her aging brother and the rest of her family.

Is there financing available?
Cash sale referred but owner may carry with a substantial down payment..

How big is the property?
The house sits on a house lot measuring 75'x90'. The house itself is 964sft.

What is Adobe and why do I want it?
Adobe is a natural building material made from sand, clay, water, and some kind of fibrous or organic material (in this case grass), which the builders shape into bricks using frames and dry in the sun. Adobe structures are extremely durable and account for some of the oldest existing buildings in the world. In hot climates, compared with wooden buildings, adobe buildings offer significant advantages due to their greater thermal mass . Due to this construction method this home is energy efficient and at least 10 degrees cooler than the outside without any air conditioning.

What does it cost to run the place? (BZ$1 = US$0.50)
Annual property taxes are BZ$9.20.
Municipal Water is a flat BZ$10 per month
Electricity runs right around BZ$40 per month
Internet and land line phone come to BZ$175 - 200. Depending on usage.
There is Cable TV available.

Is there a well?
No. The property is on municipal water.

Is there sewer?
The house has has a septic tank. Most towns in Belize rely on private septic systems.

Can we live in the houses without having to remodel?
Yes. Since all household items stay, all you have to bring is your clothes.

What Appliances are there?
An LG Washing Machine, Range, Full Size Refrigerator, Microwave Oven

What is the road to the property like?
The road is dirt but only a few blocks from the paved main road. Like most Belizean roads it could do with more maintenance. But it is passable in all weather.

What kind of internet service is available?
The property comes BTL hook-up for internet and a land line phone.

What else is special about this house?
The house has a 2' crawl space below the wood floors. This space is accessed from the kitchen entry.
There is also a whole house dry storage above the ceiling and below the roof. This space is accessed via a ladder in the rear. This space could be converted to living quarters.

Where is Bullet Tree Falls?
Bullet Tree Falls is in the Cayo district only 10 minutes from San Ignacio, Belize's second biggest city. Cayo has attracted many Expats because of its beauty and climate: Tropical, yet with cool nights, breezes, fewer insect due to the elevation and out of the coastal hurricane zone.

Where's the beach?
While Belize has many of them, there's none in Bullet Tree. Bullet Tree is about 2 hour's drive from the ocean. How ever.... The river is very close and has some nice swimming places. Beach and all.