However, those proclaiming to be a real estate company are not the only ones getting in on the game. For just about every taxi driver, tour guide, tour operator, bartender, restaurant owner, waiter, waitress, housekeeper, bellman, boat captain, bus driver, electrician and taco street vendor in Belize will try to sell you a piece of property. In their efforts, they will explain that they represent their aunt or uncle, their father or mother, their cousin, nephew or niece, their next-door neighbor as well as their brother or sister now living in Miami or New York or Houston.

And who cares if the land is leased with no clear title. They will explain to the interested buyer that they can take the leased land to title after you pay them the down payment. That's all it takes in order for them to do a survey and then take the survey to the lands office in Belmopan. Once there, the government will establish a price for them to buy the land, at which time a title is created. Of course the one thing they often forget to tell the prospective buyer, that after they have used your funds to get the title, they might just turn around and jack the price. Reason being, that old piece of worthless leased bush land is now clear titled land, its value has increased threefold and they know it. It's at this point that they have indeed realize and explain straightforwardly and direct, "I sold it to you too cheap".

Then there are the countless developers and their elaborate and tastefully presented projects with names like Scarlet Macaw Resort, The Phoenix, The Placencia, Sanctuary Bay and Bella Maya to name only a few. These beautifully designed resort properties are collectively redefining the landscape of Belize. And surly as property values from the Jersey shore to Cape Hatteras to Hilton Head to the Florida Keys along the east coast of the United States, as well as the entire west coast from Seattle to San Diego soar even higher, the new multimillion dollar resorts are increasingly reflecting what lies ahead for Belize.

So the next time someone stops you on a street corner in Belize and says to you and your wife in English in what you detect to be a slight Spanish accent, "hi guys, is this your first time in Belize??" don't necessarily stop in your tracks thinking you have run into a long lost friend. And if you do stop, then don't be surprised that as you stroll off with your new found friend in tow towards a watering hole that just after that first round of Belikins hits the table on your tab that the question pops up, "so guys, have you ever thought about the benefits of owning an interval timeshare property ownership??"