This cute little one bedroom, one bath house sits directly in front of the water with a view of turquoise blue waters and diamond cay to the left and pigeon cay ahead, only a 15 minute kayak ride across the water.
This home that is for sale is a owned by a private individual. ANd this crazy gringa girl is constantly trying to imporve the world and her surroundings. THere are 7 other small family homes designed exactly the same (only two other built right now) with 10 sided 'huts'. You ask, why am i selling this?
The original plan was designed as a family owned paddle and dive destination. ONe for mom and dad, brother, sister, daughter, neice, nephew, BUT, the one thing that is constant in life is change. Family has gotten ill, old, divorced, or too involved with 'real life' situations and sitcoms, and have gone their seperate ways, but have given up 'their space' to sunni to do with it what she feels is correct. Each home has its own parcel of land titled to it.
Another situation that has 'forced this sale, of course' is the economy. No longer can the big bucks buy big spaces. there just are NO MORE big bucks around. so for small bucks this little home is affordable. But you'd be joining in with the 'family' and we are truly a nutty case. To be here at the endof the grid, it gets lonely sometimes. BUt oh so peaceful also! THAT said, hope you have not been totally enthralled by its so called remoteness.
There are mountain bikes and kayaks, stand up surfboards to use, and plenty of snorkeling right off the white sandy beach to keep you busy for many days. and the plentiful hammocks to be hung above the water, or swinging lazily amongst te branches of the many palm trees while sipping pina coladas, reading one of the many novels available.......nawww, boring!
THsoTHIS home that is for sale is on property where it is cozily nestled among 7 other small pieces of platted and surveyed land, for PRIVATE family dwelling habitations. There have been 3 huts built and almost complete except for the drapes. Also a caretakers bodega has been completed, to watch over the rest of the private surroundings.
This is by NO MEANS a commercial development. There are so many wonderful neighbors, located within their own 'community settings', and they will welcome you with johnny cakes upon your arrival!
BY manageable, i mean ONE couple per house. One thing that needs to be understood is that the water that is available at the moment is rainwater that is collected from the roofs of each house, as there is no 'city' water that reaches that far. So each home has its own private cistern, as well as septic tank.
This is not a homeowners association in the fact that YOU DO own the land with the house. I would be happy to take care of your new purchase with the utmost care, if you should desire to lend it out to friends or family that you know and trust, in the future.
If i cannot do it, then i will have someone take care of it, so YOUR HOME will l never sit unmanaged along with the grounds and newly started orchid garden, by master gardener JOHN himself, a proclaimed expert that has taught me all he knows!
This home is located in a naturally protected 'cove' and also a reef protected area dubbed 'sunni's cove' and has also been referred to 'the well'. The beautiful white sandy beach, reef, AND surrounding mangroves is a rare combination and the neighbors are all trying with concerted effort to keep them all alive!
The dive boats that cruise by daily can be caught from the mainland or also from the dive operation located straight across the bay !
One of the very nicest particular features of this property is that it is located at the very end of the 'grid' where elecricity ends on mainland utila, and THERE is no car road but an electrical line road that spans the entire length to reach the canal crossing to the mainland and road, and thus no motorized vehicles to disturb your rest or privacy. The only access to get here is by boat. Or you can walk the beach for 5 miles, til you get to the end, at which point you can kayak across the canal which has a nice protected harbor if you were be a yachtie, looking for stretching your sea legs on land.
Another HUGE bonus about this property location is that on the southeastern shore of mainland utila this is about the ONLY place where one can walk into the white sandy shore to snorkel to the reef. Most of the shores here are called the iron shore which are famously called so because they are volcanic and very razor sharp and the color of iron or rust, and totally impossible to walk on even in tennis shoes.
Many people walk all the way down here from resorts to walk into the water to snorkel the beautiful reefs.
This could certainly be a rare opportunity not to be missed as the economy elsewhere in the world is under extreme pressure. ANY pressure here is subsidized by turqoise waters, clean east winds, the lapping of the water on the shore to lull you to sleep, breath-taking sunsets, plentiful fishfare for underwater photography or on your plate for a delicious meal.
Creative owner finanacing can be arranged if so desired.
