Exploring Playa Tesoro 🇳🇮 Nicaragua with Interview

Discover the new beach community of #Playa Tesoro on the southern edge of Salinas Grandes in the middle of the León & La Paz Centro #beach zone on the Pacific Ocean in #Nicaragua
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:50 Playa Tesoro
2:30 Tesoro Houses
3:10 Interview with Geoff
27:15 Short Term Rentals

[@user-ms1og6gx5t]

“I don’t just want to be the Good Gringo, I wish to be the new Nica.”

[@ScottAlanMillerVlog]

when did we say that?

[@user-ms1og6gx5t]

@@ScottAlanMillerVlog , I’d say about a week before the vac-trolls came out of hiding.

[@yositlsilva5101]

that is so nice to say...🥰

[@humanisms5516]

Hey guys, loving the interview format and the sound is great. No wind issues.

[@jmartinez4368]

Wow this interview was awesome!! Thank you for showing the details of daily life and the reality of managing expectations. Keep up the great work!

[@enough1494]

Wow. I understand Napolianic law. Have a home and was born in PR, and I also live in Louisiana. Business in both….mire affirmations, Scott Alan! Hahahaha

[@labonnevie5698]

It’s amazing that part of Nicaragua…the beach is awesome, unbelievable beautiful ocean!!

[@carmensarria9871]

if you want to sit in any depth of ocean other than up to your ankle , you will need to walk out about 150 yards for the water to reach your bikini bottom. $100 a night will be 3000.00 U.S. a month, no clinics, no stores no gas station. come on down just be ready or it will b difficult

[@GeoffBramwell]

Hmm, well the soft sand underfoot, with no rocks, hazards, glass, sharp objects makes 30 yards go quickly till u get your bikini wet. Further, the long ride in on the boogie board to a soft gentle landing is amazing . Maybe there be 3 of you doing this for 3 miles either direction. It is unbeatable

[@dieterbrokop8387]

Still so much to see and experience from Nicaragua. Another year and I can retire in Nicaragua. I’m from New Westminster B.C. . Looking forward to the new life . I’m ready

[@ScottAlanMillerVlog]

Awesome, welcome to our community!

[@GeoffBramwell]

Hope to see you soon . Welcome

[@richardwilkinson72]

Really good interview. You should do more.

[@ScottAlanMillerVlog]

I hope to, that was a lot of work, but also really fun and we are getting amazing feedback on it (like your post.) Definitely worth some effort.

[@josemadrizcenteno3491]

Amazing video, you should create more content like this

[@ScottAlanMillerVlog]

i'd love to. takes a LOT of time though :)

[@dallasbarkman1261]

Wow, nice concept . I'd prefer this over the "busy-ness" of las penitas

[@rafanicoya7585]

Awesome interview 💪💪 that's the hidden gem in Leon... very tranquilo 🤙🤙

[@Pinerocks]

Looks beautiful there Scott!! 😍👍🏻

[@robertcampbell6745]

Excellent video. Nicely edited and love this dude Bramwell. What a great guy!

[@ScottAlanMillerVlog]

Thanks! Lots of work to film and edit that. Several cameras and mics to mix together. Not like I normally do.

[@user-ms1og6gx5t]

Already perused the website: great pricing for N.American-friendly accommodations.

[@ScottAlanMillerVlog]

yeah. super nice. but the links are down below. no need to pause ;)

[@oscarcampos7160]

Fantastic Show. A Gem of a country.

[@GeoffBramwell]

I agree that Bramwell dude is great . Ha ha

[@briansuppin1363]

He’s not bad. Great hair though!

[@Brent-ox8lk]

Great interview and info! Also, just wow! on the geography of the place. The beaches, the inland waterway flanked by jungle. Fabulous.

[@ScottAlanMillerVlog]

Thanks! And yeah, what a great location!

[@GeoffBramwell]

We have some more great footage in about 30 u tube videos. Search playa Tesoro nicaragua on u tube. My brilliant, Italian movie director wife assembles the video. She is really getting good at it . Spielberg better watch his back !

[@ask-mw5hk]

Nicaragua is amazing!

[@richmasis5529]

Such a fan! love your work btw I'm a seasoned sales man love to know more about what you do for work. Would love a job with you!

[@ScottAlanMillerVlog]

Thanks!

[@crstranzio]

I was looking at Leon on the map and was wondering about those little beach towns around there. Thanks for doing this video, it's exactly what i was intersted in.

[@destinationmax]

Love this interview!!! Ohhh yes, i’m planning an exploratory trip down in or August. I currently live here in Mexico full-time for the last two years. I was looking for places on Airbnb and recognized a couple of these rentals and had already put a heart in it. May I ask? What is the most popular mode of transport/vehicle to get around there?

[@ScottAlanMillerVlog]

On Tesoro? you need a sturdy truck. watch the DriveWarp footage of the road.

[@destinationmax]

@@ScottAlanMillerVlog Yes thank you 😊 I watched the footage. It looks like a great place. I should rent a sturdy truck to spend a month and to get to the property?

[@ScottAlanMillerVlog]

With a good truck you can get there in an hour, You don't need a month ;) LOL Often easiest to just hire a driver to get you out there. But if you are going to stay a month, at that property, you'll want a way to come and go on your own of course.

[@playatesoro1249]

We can arrange transport to Tesoro from Managua and Leon. Managua is a little more expensive for a transport but from Leon we can make a good deal for you. Reach out and we will help you out 😊

[@destinationmax]

@@playatesoro1249 thank you so much. I just subscribed to your channel. I’m really looking forward to meeting you guys.

[@gravedadpuntocero]

SCOTT THIS INTERVIEW WENT OUT OF THE PARK, NICELY DONE, KEEP IT REAL AND THANK YOU TO GEOFF

[@ScottAlanMillerVlog]

Thank you so much!

[@GeoffBramwell]

I love you . Ha ha

[@Macsimus75]

Is there a link to houses on sale in the area? Sorry if I missed it

[@ScottAlanMillerVlog]

yes, in the show notes... playatesoro.com

[@GeoffBramwell]

Lo siento. Tiny letters and fat fingers . $180k for casa amarilla. $35k for cabaña Gillian

[@Macsimus75]

@@ScottAlanMillerVlog Found it, thanks Scott

[@user-ms1og6gx5t]

After the affirmation on how things get done in Nica gov, I now envision seeking wisdom like I’m Dorothy: heading down the yellow brick road to Managua, to speak to the great & wonderful OZ (whichever agency director that is the subject matter expert for your query). A sloth to replace the lion, no tin man since drones are a no-go, & my scarecrow is actually a Howler; swap the slippers for some aqua-socks. “There’s no place like my future home”

[@ScottAlanMillerVlog]

That's kind of how it is. There is a lot of "foot work" in researching things here. That part isn't ideal. But you get used to it and it's second nature after a while.

[@user-ms1og6gx5t]

@@ScottAlanMillerVlog , better than calling offices who can’t afford to to staffed or refuse to help. I’d much rather meet the person who can give the thumb up/down.

[@ramongaldamez5208]

Prices in Rivas Nicaragua beaches have gone through the roof , so investors are exploring other areas that are more affordable in Nicaragua.

[@ScottAlanMillerVlog]

I don't think that that's true. Eveyrone says that, but when you look at the real sales, the prices have kept going down. Every real estate agent will tell you prices are up, but they said that all along. I've been a buyer down there and it wasn't even remotely true.

[@lamerafiera]

As far as I understand beaches can not be private in Nicaragua. you can have a beach front property lot but the beaches are public unless you have natural barriers to it and even then you can not kick someone out of a beach over there.

[@ScottAlanMillerVlog]

That's correct, the Nicaraguan BEACHES themselves belong to the public.

[@GeoffBramwell]

Agreed, the actual beach is public . I stand corrected . The beauty of Tesoro is that south of our beach development , there is a few friends with some cows, not much else . So for the 4 km to the river opening to our south, it is more of not inhabited . The few that are there are friends . So, it feels like a park. We have pieces of property in this un serviced area as well. We rode dirt bikes and atv in this area. This beach front is a beautiful morning walk to the rock out cropping at the south end. Meanwhile across the river is another bustling area called puerto sandino and a series of crowded surf break towns . More things to do with a boat and motor bike from playa Tesoro . Then there is the sea turtles . We have multitudes of sea turtles nesting on our beaches

[@lamerafiera]

@@GeoffBramwell I will see if I can make it there next time I visit my country, it sounds like a great place to stay at for a visit, do get some jet skies if you can and rent them. and don't forget to subscribe.

[@ScottAlanMillerVlog]

We state "owning the beach" because when you own the land "to the sand" no one can access through you and no one can obscure you. You "own" that part of the beach, but the public can always use it. I own beach front too, and where I don't own people can put up structures, squat, do anything. Where I own, they can't stay in front of me. But they can freely use the beach to swim, picnic, sunbath, volleyball, whatever. I like it, full beach ownership destroyed so much of Mexico.

[@geoffbramwell3128]

Hawaii is another example of private beach ownership ruining the experience. Very small pieces are reserved for public access and use . The majority of the beach is fenced off and private . I think a huge mistake.

[@lamerafiera]

Hello Scott, Have you been to Gran pacifica? I learned of the tiny houses a few years ago through some "Anarcho capitalist" guy who is originally from Canada but lives in Mexico, I noticed that it is now very different to what they wanted to have originally,, now it's more like a resort with high prices, I think big investors spoil it for most people who are looking for a more affordable place. they are now asking for a lot more than what they were asking for originally.

[@ScottAlanMillerVlog]

I've not, but I have a viewer living there and I"ve been invited down to see some places there. The reports are that it's not very good. The infrastructure and support are bad, road is dirt, prices have collapsed. It's insanely cheap (big houses are $80K and not moving at all as no one wants to live there) but without good Internet, it's really only viable for retirees who don't care about good internet - which isn't very many people. It's a super undesirable area and no one in Nicaragua thinks of it as a place to be proud of. It's mostly forgotten as a remote, mostly empty, kind of failed project. But I want to get down and film and see first hand.

[@lamerafiera]

@@ScottAlanMillerVlog I wiil be wating for your trip there to get the real and present scoop as to what is going on there.

[@ScottAlanMillerVlog]

Me too :) All heresay at the moment, but from people who I spoke to on a long call living there. BUT he says he can get me in contact with people trying to dump their homes so that we can get tours and get the story.

[@lamerafiera]

@@ScottAlanMillerVlog kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3bQhqOveZtsea8si=_zoV9GQG5E8jlnE5

[@ScottAlanMillerVlog]

Yeah, that guy's a crook. Thank goodness after we caught him stealing from Nicaraguan workers and committing tax fraud he was run out of the country. His and his business is gone (I assume with every last penny from his investors.) I hear he can't re-enter the country. I don't trust what he shows on the videos.

[@tugolditocaribeno2922]

As long you do not get into the government drama in Nicaragu you can live more peacefully then here in the U.S.

[@ScottAlanMillerVlog]

the drama is essentially all in the US news. the US is full of drama in politics so it's easy for the US media to pretend other places have drama too and Americans find it very plausible. but it's pretty drama free here. by comparison to the US it's utterly drama free.

[@tugolditocaribeno2922]

@@ScottAlanMillerVlog I completely agreed sir. I for one is looking into moving to another country like Nicaragüa or Guatemala. I love the U.S and I have always thought the U.S as the gate keeper of peace and plenty of opportunities, however, I no longer see the U.S this way. Can't even live comfortable in the U.S without sacrificing your time with your family because you have too work two jobs nowadays. I am lucky the mother of my daughter is from Nicaragua and she owns plenty of lands so we are making our plans to making the move.

[@ScottAlanMillerVlog]

I think even decades ago it wasn't the case. The media engine is just so strong that it's hard to see past it and to take the chance to investigate abroad to evaluate what is best for "you". Plus the US works so hard to define success by the "numerical value of your salary", but not by the power of that income, or quality of life, or doing good for your fellow human beings. If health, happiness and "doing good" aren't the measurements of success, that says a lot. Unhappy, unhealthy, and "rich on paper" but struggling to go out to dinner is an odd choice for the "American dream".

[@travisphilmleesr3567]

Yeah, nice place, if you're interested in paying $40 a night for a cabana without air-conditioning...maybe something I'd consider for a weekend getaway, but definitely WAY out of my range for retirement...clearly he's looking for an upper-class client....which I'm definitely not...😢😢

[@ScottAlanMillerVlog]

Well AirBnB is not a retirement option. When retiring you want to look at long term rentals (if not ownership), not short term or vacation stays. AirBnB is a hotel option, not a "living" option.

[@playatesoro1249]

We make deals for long term rentals so please don’t base your budget on our airbnb prices. Reach out to us and we can discuss if you are interested in coming out to Tesoro

[@4GoHireAVet]

WOW, excellent stuff, I'm retired now but still have my websites for real estate targeting the "Baby Boomers" like myself already for various locales around the Caribbean. I'll be reaching out to the Bramwell brothers for sure, honestly Geoff had me at burning some bud on the beach & having the chill lifestyle! And yet not too far off from the city and I just came back from a month in Jamaica where I'll be spending some time as well but I'd be curious about any local scuba diving options around Playa Tesoro? I'd love to explore the possibility of opening a "Dive shop and maybe a combo American Breakfast Bar & Grill" on the beach there among the 200+ acres! I also love the fact that Nicaragua offers their "Retirement Visa" with about only a $600-700 Social Security minimum since I made money online for nearly 30 yrs all under the radar & that doesn't work well with living here in San Diego! Hell maybe I can do some side hustle work promoting their property there!! Scott thanks again, I'll be getting you a coffee & looking forward to chatting with you sometime soon about making Nicaragua part of my Central American/Caribbean Retirement Tours, I've been to Belize already too and have setup AmbergrisCayeForSale.com & SecretBeachForSale.com websites for those areas but Nicaragua is near the top of my list now for sure! Thanks again! Ric 🏝🤿😎

[@ScottAlanMillerVlog]

Scuba diving is possible, pretty much anywhere, but this is not a scuba area by any stretch. That's rocky out there, and very dark, rough Pacific waters. There is a reason that no one has ever opened a dive shop on the Pacific Nicaraguan coast. You'd be unique, but I think you'd struggle to find customers. I work in Belize too!