By: Amber Hightower Picture your dream home; Start with an island in the Mexican Caribbean

Next, add a spacious, impeccably crafted home in a gated community with state of the art appliances, ceramic tiled floors, exquisitely tiled bathrooms, vaulted ceilings, and an Infinity pool with cascading falls. All of this nestled in a lush tropical Eden, and then you open your front door and step out onto 400 feet of private white sandy beach where one of the world's most spectacular coral reefs awaits beneath the crystalline sea lapping at the shore. As long as we're dreaming, let's throw in a 135-foot pier off the beach where you have arranged for your dive boat to pick you up, an architecturally landscaped garden of indigenous plants, some of which leave the scent of honey lingering in the ocean breezes, and 24-hour security. Now what if I told you this is not a dream? ..

It is Villas Costa del Sol, Cozumel.

When Ric and Lynda McCoy had such a dream, and nothing in Cozumel fit the bill, Ric applied his 40 years of experience as a developer in Chicago to create the ultimate in Caribbean living - Costa del Sol, a beachfront gated community of 26 single family homes with 24-hour security set off the costal highway just down the road from Playa Corona at KM 12.8.

The concept is unique to the island and unparalleled in every way, from the superior quality of the construction and outstanding list of standard amenities to the exclusivity of the community and the opportunity to own a beachfront home on the island, rather than an apartment disguised as a condominium or a pesky time-share.

Costa del Sol offers 3 styles of homes with standard and optional floor plans, as well as 6 "D" type townhouses. The homes are spacious with anywhere from approx. 1,700 sq. ft. to more than 3,500 sq. ft. of living space. The 2-level "B" and "C" type homes have terraces of more than 1,500 sq. ft. that offer breathtaking panoramic vistas of the sea. Even each tri-level townhouse is approx.2,100 sq.ft. with 300 sq. ft. of terrace with a view to the shore.

Each home comes with standard amenities that will make your head spin: GE appliances, including a dishwasher, refrigerator, stove, oven, microwave, and a stackable washer/dryer, Kraftmaid brand kitchen cupboards, a stainless steel kitchen sink set in a granite countertop, and chrome sink fixtures (Delta or Kohler).

Each home is TV, telephone, and Internet ready with connections in every room and electrical outlets every 4 meters along the walls. The windows are 1" insulated hurricane resistant low "E" glass. Every house has 2- 5 ton air conditioners, an 80 gallon quick return electric water heater, and both a reverse osmosis and a UV water filtration system and a water softener unit, so every drop of water coming into the home is bottled water quality, and it is pressurized. Each unit also boasts a modern individual sanitary system. There are ceiling fans and French doors and… I could go on and on. And this is all standard, folks.

Lynda McCoy, who has worked in interior design for ten years, has put together a beautiful array of high-quality standard and upgrade tile, fabric, granite, and paint selections that allow home buyers to customize the details of their new homes. She will also work with you to customize your furnishings and get them all moved into your dream home.

The townhouses are reasonably priced at $395,000 US, and the A, B, and C type homes, considering the superior quality of the home and the surrounding community, are really a steal at prices starting from $575,000 US and staying mostly in the mid-$600,000 range. Financing is available to US, Canadian, and British citizens.

Each home is an excellent investment property. Beachfront property in Cozumel is becoming scarcer by the day, while demand is increasing, so it's no surprise that the value of shoreline property has been consistently appreciating each year. If you can't make paradise your home year-round, you may be pleased to that learn that your island retreat can serve as a high grossing vacation rental. You are welcome to make arrangements with rental companies on the island, such as Cozumel Houses, that manage vacation rentals.

I highly recommend a trip out to Costa del Sol to visit the spectacular model home that is now open to guests. A Coldwell Banker agent is on-duty on the site from 10am-4pm, 7 days a week to assist you. Ric and Lynda are usually on-site, as well, and are happy to share information about their Caribbean Mecca. Start your visit early by checking out http://www.costadelsolcozumel.com/.

Villas Costa del Sol …….. Proof that dreams really do come true.

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