I am happy that you
have clicked on this page and are wanting to learn something about
the person you are considering doing business with. Purchasing
off of the internet can be a daunting experience, especially with so
much money and international borders involved. I too want to
know about the people I am dealing with before turning over my home
or one of my neighbors homes to them. Let's start by telling you
a little about me... and this business which I have created.
I am the
owner of the villa Brisa Caribe and business of the same name.
I am a Canadian who has been
fortunate enough to travel to, and live in, numerous countries around
the world before making Puerto Aventuras Mexico my home.
I was in in the
seismic business for 27 years involved in the exploration for oil &
gas. My work took me from within 200 miles of the North Pole to the
far reaches of the Empty Quarter Desert, which separates Oman from Saudi Arabia,
the United Arab Emirates, and
Yemen. I have been privileged to meet people and see things
which ordinary travel would not allow one to reach.
Researching, setting up, and then conducting business and field
operations in numerous countries and cultures has provided an insight
that has been both rewarding and frustrating, but never without
challenge. In addition to travel and business, my other
passions are diving, powder skiing and off-road motorcycle riding & racing.
(To learn about my adventures including a dual sport motorcycle trip
from Calgary to Puerto Aventuras that I recently completed
CLICK here
www.WazzyWorld.com
)
In early 2000 I was
living in the Sultanate of Oman and married to a wonderful woman who
shared my sense of adventure, travel and sports. Upon reaching a
crossroads in our lives we decided to put our careers
on the back burner and pursue a different course. With a love of
tropical water diving, warm weather, and the Latin culture, we
decided to return to Mexico and look for the perfect place to set
down roots. Attracted to the general area by the fabulous diving
opportunities, we drove into Puerto Aventuras and immediately knew we
had found our new home.
We rented a condo
here in “Puerto”, as we locals call it, then spent the next 15 months
purchasing a lot, designing our home (villa Brisa Caribe), and going
through all of the often painful steps of building it. While this
close involvement certainly paid off in the attention to detail and
the quality of the finishing, it also exposed us to a great deal
about “how things get done here” which has proven to be an invaluable
learning experience.
With the intention of
renting our home as a vacation rental for part of the year while we
traveled, I designed the web site and began marketing our villa
on the internet. With some success, neighbors and friends
began to ask me to market their places. As the popularity of
the web site, the area, and my reputation grew, so did the business.
Soon I needed more properties to meet the demand. I
then started working with some local agents who manage other
properties outside of Puerto Aventuras.
Unfortunately late
in 2006 after 20 years together, the marriage failed and she decided
to move back to Canada. My love of Mexico and this lifestyle
had not faded so I chose to stay here and continue on. That is
where I am today.
 I
struggle to keep the business small and simple so that I can
hopefully provide a level of service and local knowledge that just
may not be available elsewhere. I am very selective about the
properties that I represent and the people I choose to work with.
I try to specialize in oceanfront properties that offer casual
luxury and
minimal
hassles... for you and me. This is Mexico and it is a 3rd
world country so we must be realistic and understand that many things
are simply not predictable or controllable. To help
achieve this, I try to represent properties that are well equipped,
properly maintained and have good staff employed who understand the
needs of vacationing guests.
I do not manage any
of the properties except my own home Brisa Caribe. I market
them on the internet and answer all questions up to the point of
arrival. After you get here you will deal with an employee or
management company chosen by the owner.
I want the guests,
the owners and the staff working at the properties to all be happy.
That equates to you getting what you think you are renting and the
owner being satisfied that I am putting responsible guests in their
homes who will respect the property, the rules the owners have laid
out, and the staff working there. I like nothing more than to
hear from guests that our web site did not do the property justice.
Or to hear from owners or staff that they have few problems with the
guests I send. I would rather you not rent from me then to
have you rent and later learn that either you or the owner were
disappointed. After all, I moved here to semi retire and enjoy
a stress reduced lifestyle.
My responsibility to
the owners is to market their property, screen potential guests,
collect the rental payments and provide the guests with the
information they require to show up on the door step. Each
owner has a staff employed directly by them to maintain the property
and handle guest concerns while on the property should they arise. These are the
people you will deal with while here. I have taken the photos
and written the descriptions of each property. I visit the
properties on a regular basis to update my information and ensure
standards are being kept up. All of the properties I represent
are privately owned so style, amenities and decor may vary or even
change without notice.
I operate from my home office here in Puerto Aventuras Mexico.
I like to travel 4 - 5 months of the year so i have a full time
assistant working the emails with me who has visited the properties
and knows the are. Since the mail service here in Mexico is
not reliable or secure I have a part time assistant in Colorado who
handles the rental agreements. I don't take credit cards because the
local charges for using them are high, thereby inflating my costs
and the rates I must charge. Since I have been involved in
the property rental business I
have developed a strong reputation in the local community and with
the guests I have helped to find a vacation rental.
(please see the comments
page of our web site) If you require references, I would
be happy to supply them. Doug is a member of ASTA (American
Society of Travel Agents).
I look forward to
working with you and sharing this little slice of paradise.
Doug Wasmuth
To learn more about
the services we provide and what you should expect with a vacation
property rental please see
SERVICES OFFERED &
EXPECTATIONS
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