Building your
PROPERTY PORTFOLIO
Mauritius beckons
Good advice from island experts
Jan and Erika Minnie boast decades of experience in the property industry , being based alternately in Plettenberg Bay and in Grand Baie on the north coast of Mauritius .
Erika explains that Covid necessitated their return to South Africa after having lived on the island for two years ; at the time of this interview , they had returned to Mauritius – to stay – just three weeks earlier .
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You ’ re fresh back from a magnificent holiday , and now the bug won ’ t stop biting : You ’ ve simply got to invest in Mauritius … if not relocate for good . But is this a sensible move , especially if deals may have to be clinched over a fair stretch of Indian Ocean ?
‘ We are elated to be back ,’ she says , adding that it truly is an island paradise with all the bounty , beauty and business opportunities that form the basis of many a marketing brochure and web page . But there are tried and tested ways for potential buyers to go about investing in this particular environment .
Local agents and agendas
Where do buyers begin to search for properties on the island ? After an initial check on the internet , is it best to contact locally based agents ?
According to Jan Minnie , this course of action is not advisable : ‘ People can and they do , but the market is extremely buoyant and the local agents are mostly interested in taking your money .