Wellness, Lifestyle and Real?Estate

How are Wellness, Lifestyle and Real Estate connected?

After more than two decades of consulting in the Wellness Industry, the importance of a healthy Home, and a secure and comfortable place to practice our wellness modalities has surfaced as one of the most important factors in creating a balanced and happy Life!

There was a time when sitting by the side of a pool in an all-you-can-eat and all-you-can-drink resort for a week, defined getting away from it all. Times have changed and there has been a big shift in these parameters.? Everyone wants something a little different these days.

The first change is that just laying around a for a week does not satisfy. People also want better and healthier food choices, a more nurturing setting and environment, and the BIG one… more time!

Wellness, in the context of international real estate, means finding something that you can go back to and something that lasts much longer. Having a relaxation experience that lasts a month or two or three, benefits our soul in a much deeper way. Renting is an option, but purchasing has many benefits as well. The Vacation Property ownership option is very attractive.

This is where you purchase a property in a Tropical setting, a mountain setting, whatever setting inspires you. You own the property!? What makes a vacation property different is that there is a management company that rents out the property for rental revenue when you are not using it. The rental revenue helps pay for maintenance and repairs, while the real estate value grows.

The security factor is also very nice. Since we can’t always be on the property, it is a good way to securely own it in a faraway place. Because you own the property, you can pick the dates you want for you and your family. Some people don’t have it in the what is called, “the rental pool”. You can opt out of the rental revenue and just use it for yourself. You choose, you own it!

When you have a getaway property in a long-term setting, the attention to diet, activity and creating a sustainable and happy lifestyle becomes more possible. One or two weeks is not enough to settle into routines and a schedule that feeds your soul and supports better mental health. In this era of the Digital Nomad, we can take more time to “just be”!

Having more than one place and context for living our day to day life is not new! The Cottage has been an integral part of family life for a long time. Having a cottage or a summer place has been popular through the years. It is a place where we can determine what is important to us. A place to re-evaluate our daily routines or even create new routines that serve us better.

In this day and age, the cottage can be in far away. For some, the summer house has become the winter getaway. Location may have changed, but the role that these places play in our life has not. It has always been tied to our mental health and to our wellness. The “other home” gives us the opportunity to have a fresh look at our habits and routines. It gives us a place to relax, be inspired, and change it up.

Many companies now have a work-from-home option. There is some good and some bad with that, but it all depends on how you manage it. It is also why we can go live in a tropical location for several months and keep working (if need be).

Working less hours and spending more time doing activities that serve our mental health is better. Being more active physically gets us into better shape and improves our state of mind. Sometimes the routines we get in to at “Home” don’t serve our physical condition very well. The shift to the vacation property, to the home away from home, to the cottage, offers an opportunity to do things differently.

That is how Wellness enters the picture of real estate and Lifestyle. Timeshares have been popular through the last couple of decades,,, however the “one week” stay is not enough for true rest and re-balancing. Two weeks is better, but still not enough form many.? The world is a smaller place, but that does not mean you want to spend all your time on a plane, a train or in an automobile!?

Wellness has become an integral part of Lifestyle. Finding real estate where we can establish routines and activities that nurture our life experience has become an important criterion. At Elemental Lifestyle we help sort through what is possible in the international real estate scenario. How can it fit into your life plan?

Where can you go to find the peace you need to create a balanced and healthy lifestyle. Wellness has a lot to do with your home circumstances and the environment you live in…

Wellness, lifestyle and real estate do go together!

Marcus Dupuis

ElementalLifestyle.ca