How we spent New Years Eve 2019/ Dane’s birthday

Dane PoseyEl Pescadero, Baja California Sur, Everything Pose Knows Cabo 2 Comments

Angie opening the gate

Birthdays come but once a year

This year we had the great fortune of both Christmas Eve and New Years Eve falling on a Tuesday. Since that is our mutual free day we always make an effort to get to our ranchito in Pescadero, and NYE was no different. It started with a 6 AM wakeup call before packing the car and heading out. Upon arrival we grabbed our bags and did a quick circle around the property gathering all of the passionfruit that had fallen, picking guava’s before the birds got to them, and bagging the last of the season’s limes.

Composting me crazy

The job of the day was one that I had put off all year. Our compost pile had become a four-foot mound of nature. Although I had tried in earnest to explain to our caretaker that large sticks, branches, and irrigation hosing were not to be put into the mini-mountain, there it lay. It was determined by my jefa that a true compost bin needed to be constructed. This required hand-digging into the hill to create a level surface of seven feet with enough space to be framed by pallets we had lying around. We used rocks at the base to stabilize them before filling them with palm fronds so the dirt wouldn’t fall through. The end result is below. What do you think?

New Years Eve 2019 Compost Bin
Compost bin v.2020

Rumi Garden/ Baja Oriental

Building a compost bin can work up an appetite, plus we needed to go to the bank to pay our workers so a quick trip to Todos Santos fit the bill. For years I had passed by Rumi Garden at the entrance to town and for years I said to myself, I need to try that but never did. Under new ownership as “Baja Oriental” and is now on the “Our Local Favorites” list. They have both indoor and outdoor seating, a zen garden, a tea bar and the spring rolls, wonton soup, hot and sour soup, and shrimp pad thai all nailed it. Definitely going back. It should be noted, however, that they do not serve alcohol. With food like this do you really need booze? Don’t answer that.

Final swim of the decade

With the hard labor done and full bellies, we drove to San Pedrito beach for the last sunset of 2019. Pulling up we found a spot in between two RVs and a pickup truck. The beach was a popular place to be at this moment. Families and friends gathered for bonfires. Kids were sharing their lists that Santa fulfilled. Dogs were sniffing each other with total disregard of creed or breed. A snapshot of life the way it is meant to be enjoyed. As the sun set on the cloudy horizon, Shooter followed me into the surprisingly warm waters of the Pacific Ocean. Our final swim of the decade.

Last sunset of the decade at San Pedrito beach in El Pescadero, Baja California Sur

READY TO PARTY?

Driving back to San Jose del Cabo my phone buzzed non-stop. Messages like, “What’s ur plan?” and “READY TO PARTY?” lit up my notifications. The whole world was in a pre-party mode ready for the festivities of the evening. We arrived at the house at 7 PM. Unloaded the car by 7:15 PM. Hot showers at 7:30 PM. Turned off the light at 8PM and didn’t even make it to midnight EST. Happy New Year indeed!

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The Cape Penthouse

Change in Cabo is good

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Surf The Cape Hotel

“Was it always this loud?”

I was having breakfast with one of my new real estate owners here at The Cape, a Thompson Hotel. We were watching a small group of surfers paddle out from Monuments Beach when he asked me this question. Puzzled, I scanned my immediate surroundings. No racket I could detect, or music, no traffic noise, or construction sounds. Not even chismes from the guests at a nearby table.

My client pointed to the beach. “I grew up surfing these waves. Seems like so much has changed in Cabo that it wouldn’t surprise me if the waves are louder now too!” We laughed, but his comment hit the nail on the head.

Full ownership at The Cape, a Thompson Hotel

Change in Cabo is good!

Cabo HAS changed. I’ve heard it so often that I even thought about designing a bumper sticker to replace the “No Bad Days” stickers frequently seen on dusty, sun-bleached pickup trucks with surf racks. I remember the time there was one Hummer in town and everyone would gawk when they saw it in the streets. Fast forward to 2019 and you wouldn’t be faulted for not even noticing two Hummers double-parked outside of LuLu’s while their drivers run in to pick up hot-off-the-parrilla tortillas de harina.

Luxury cars at the tip of the Baja peninsula are not the only recent changes. Luxury branded-residences have recently made a strong entry into the Cabo real estate market and the satisfaction of these residence owners is a clear indication that the trend is here to stay. In a resort town like Cabo San Lucas, high-end residences attached to a branded hotel are so aligned in their goals and functions; the only surprise is that this pairing was not developed sooner.

Rooftop at The Cape Residences

For the vacation-home buyer, a branded residence satisfies the desire for a property in a location they love and eliminates the factors that can make owning a second or third home in another country a challenge. Owning a Cabo vacation rental property that is producing serious net income is fantastic but owning a Cabo vacation rental property and having renters calling you late in the evening because a light bulb went out is the opposite of fantastic.

Branded residences attached to a high-performing hotel offering a full-service rental program and 24-hour on-site staff to respond to emergencies on behalf of their homeowners is the evolution of this niche of the Cabo real estate market.

Surfing Monuments at The Cape Residences

Brand familiarity

Vacationers choose luxury resorts like The Cape, a Thompson Hotel, Las Ventanas al Paraiso, Montage Los Cabos or Ritz Carlton as they know what to expect. Superior service, restaurants with renown chefs, amenities designed for maximum enjoyment and a friendly staff that becomes like family over the years. Features including on-site property management, 24-hour security, no-hassle rental programs managed by the hotel, room service, concierge, valet, fitness centers, pools, rooftop bars, and trademark parties make up a typical day of the week. More than likely the property is also located on a premium beachfront lot developed to take full advantage of its geography. Best of all, when it comes time to sell, there is already an established client base familiar with the brand and the positive experiences connected to the hotel operator.

The Cape Residences

Continuing on with our morning, we finished breakfast and decided to catch some waves. Just like riding a bicycle, my buddy paddled out and popped up on his first wave of the day riding it all the way into the sand. He looked at me with wide eyes and a big grin and had one more thing to say.

“I’ll tell you this about Cabo… the stoke will always be the same.”

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Merry Christmas from Cabo

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Merry Christmas 2019!

Thank you to all of my clients, family, and friends for making 2019 memorable. 2020 will certainly be one for the history books. Angie and I have some very exciting news to share with those we love in the new year. We wish you an amazing end to the year and hope to see you again real soon! Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

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The place in Cabo where love radiates

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Have you ever been to an opening of a hotel or residential development that no one has ever stayed in before? As beautiful as the construction and design might be if there has never been anyone living there it can feel, well, lifeless.

There are many factors to consider when pursuing the purchase of a Cabo vacation property. Often I am asked about oceanviews, access to swimmable beaches, on-property amenities, rental returns, and comparisons of prices per square foot. On occasion, I am asked about safety and travel time to the airport but no one has ever asked me about the energy of the property. Prior to working on-site at The Cape, a Thompson Hotel as the lead agent at The Cape Residences I have to admit that I rarely thought of it either. Not anymore.

Love is in the air, does it bounce off concrete?

At The Cape, a Thompson Hotel in Cabo San Lucas, there are so many happy life events that take place. Monumental events like weddings, anniversaries, engagements, birthdays, vow renewals, baby showers, and the like. Celebrations that are made with such powerful positive intentions that the walls of the property have no choice but to absorb and reflect.

Is The Cape haunted? No, of course not but there is definitely an energy that radiates throughout. That energy is so powerful that even though the building is primarily concrete, a building material that is often associated as being cold, the grounds always have a warmth to them that lights up the eyes of every guest and resident. No matter if occupancy is 90% or 40%, The Cape, a Thompson Hotel and The Cape Residences never feels “dead.”

Feel it to believe it

Don’t believe me? If you can’t make it down to experience the love for yourself, watch the video above from a recent wedding at The Cape and see for yourself.

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