Jamaican real estate advice

Concrete, Climate and Commitment: The Quiet Drama of a Jamaican Home Inspection There is something deeply theatrical about buying a home in Jamaica. Not theatrical in the sense of spectacle, but in tension. Hope stands opposite caution. Emotion competes with evidence. A freshly painted facade glows in the late afternoon sun, and for a moment, everything feels settled — inevitable, even. But...

When I was a young boy growing up in the UK in the 1980s and 1990s, the houses around me in my neck of the woods were uniform and uninspired. Rows of terraced houses stretched endlessly, their brick facades blending into one another like a monotonous sea of grey. The architecture was functional, designed to provide shelter rather than to inspire wonder or joy. It wasn’t until I first set foot in Jamaica...