TL;DR Marina berths in Sint Maarten range from $3,500–$8,000 per year for monthly dockage at small boat slips to $1.2M+ for purchased megayacht slips at Yacht Club Port de Plaisance. Mid-sized 40–60 ft berths typically sell for $180,000–$650,000 with annual maintenance fees of $4,800–$15,000. Charter income for a well-managed slip in season can offset 30–60%...
Sint Maarten Yacht Slip Ownership: Investment or Lifestyle?
TL;DR Sint Maarten yacht slip ownership in 2026 runs $35,000 for a 35-foot Simpson Bay slip up to $850,000 for a 150-foot superyacht berth in Isle de Sol. Annual carrying costs (HOA, electricity, water, insurance) typically run 4–7% of purchase price. Rental income on transient charter slips ranges from $4,000 to $90,000+ per year depending...
Investing in Anguilla Property from Sint Maarten
TL;DR Anguilla property investment for Sint Maarten residents and visitors is one of the most accessible cross-island plays in the Eastern Caribbean. Property prices range from $450,000 for inland villas to $9 million for beachfront estates. Foreign buyers need an Alien Land Holding License (ALHL), which adds 12.5% to the purchase price and 4-8 months...
Buying a Caribbean Investment Villa: ROI Breakdown by Island
TL;DR Caribbean investment villa ROI in 2026 typically ranges from 4 to 11 percent gross annual yield depending on the island, property tier, and operating model (long-term rental, short-term vacation rental, or hybrid). Sint Maarten leads on all-around yield (7 to 10 percent net on well-positioned short-term villas) thanks to airlift via SXM airport. Anguilla...
Maxwell Alexander Sint Maarten Q&A: Investor’s Perspective
TL;DR Maxwell Alexander is one of several established real estate names that investors evaluating Sint Maarten property come across. For investors building a Caribbean portfolio, the practical question isn’t which name to know but how to evaluate any Sint Maarten brokerage on the four things that matter: inventory depth, market data transparency, transaction execution, and...
Houses for Sale in Sint Maarten: The Complete Villa and Freestanding Home Buyer’s Guide for SXM Property
There is a specific kind of buyer who looks at Sint Maarten real estate and thinks: not a condo. Not a shared building with HOA politics and elevator maintenance committees. An actual house. A villa. Something with a garden, a private pool, a gate, and a view that belongs to you alone. That buyer is...
Sint Maarten Real Estate Investment: The Honest Investor’s Guide to Rental Yield, ROI, and Building an Island Portfolio
Most people who discover Sint Maarten real estate do so through emotion — a holiday that went too well, a sunset they couldn’t stop thinking about, a friend who bought here and keeps talking about it. That emotional pull is real, and it’s part of what makes SXM such a consistent market. But emotion is...
Cost of Owning Property in Sint Maarten: The Transparent 2026 Owner’s Guide
Most buyers begin their Caribbean property search by comparing listing prices. That’s the wrong starting point. What really separates a rewarding ownership experience from a regretful one in Sint Maarten isn’t the purchase price — it’s understanding the true annual cost of holding the property year after year. This guide walks through every cost category...
Sint Maarten Real Estate Investment: The 2026 ROI, Rental Yield & Tax Guide
Caribbean real estate investment gets romanticized in glossy magazines, but serious investors look at the same three things anywhere in the world: cash yield, capital appreciation, and tax treatment. That’s the framework we’ll use here, and the underlying data comes from our transaction ledger and rental management records through Q1 2026. Sint Maarten sits in...
SXM Real Estate as an Investment: How Dutch-Side Property Actually Performs
Most articles about SXM real estate treat the island like a vacation daydream. Fair enough — it’s beautiful. But if you’re actually deploying capital, the question isn’t whether Sint Maarten is pretty. It’s whether the numbers hold up.They do, but not in the way people assume. The tax setup is the real edge This is...

