My Investment Journey.
My first-person record as an independent investor on São Vicente and owner of Boa Mindelo Apartments. Acquisitions, operating data, permits, mistakes, all in my own words.
The purpose of this section is credibility through transparency. Not sales.
Mijn eigen exploitatie
Boa Mindelo Apartments
In 2024 heb ik Boa Mindelo Apartments aangekocht: mijn eigen appartementen in Mindelo, São Vicente, die ik sindsdien verhuur aan toeristen.
Alles wat je hieronder leest, bezettingsgraden, tarieven, kosten, onderhoudsproblemen, seizoenspatronen, komt uit de dagelijkse exploitatie van deze appartementen. Geen theorie, geen makelaarsverhalen: echte cijfers uit mijn eigen administratie.
Bekijk Boa Mindelo ApartmentsHere I share lessons from my own experience with buying, furnishing and renting on São Vicente. Not as theory, but as practical knowledge picked up along the way.
Units operated
Long-let & short-stay
Disclosure
Figures from source documents
Conflicts
No commissions, no listings
July 1, 2026 · 8 min read
Water and electricity are not details
After delivery, the apartment looked ready. It was not yet rental ready. A first-person account of what I learned about ramal, water tanks and operational start.
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June 22, 2026 · 12 min read
How I bought my first apartment on São Vicente
A first-person account of one transaction: the search, the diligence, the renovation overrun and what I would do differently. One data point, not a market average.
Read the dossierJune 15, 2026 · 11 min read
My 2026 net yield, with the methodology
Twelve months of bookings, costs, repairs and taxes for one Mindelo two-bedroom. Why my net came in well below the gross headline. And how I track it.
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May 30, 2026 · 9 min read
My biggest mistakes
Five decisions I would unmake. Including a verbal contractor quote that taught me to never accept one again.
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April 18, 2026 · 7 min read
How long the permit really took
From dossier submission to stamp on one renovation, the actual elapsed time was meaningfully longer than the developer's guidance. Here is what sped it up and what slowed it down.
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Editorial note. The case studies above are personal accounts. They are not investment advice and they do not represent typical outcomes. Where figures appear, they have been reproduced from source documents in the founder's archive. The rest of Invest São Vicente. Research, neighbourhood profiles, legal guides. Is written in the third person and reflects editorial work, not personal experience.