Best Countries for Property-Based Residency in 2025: Colombia, Belize, Costa Rica, Peru, Brazil, Argentina & Mexico Compared
Quick comparison table – 2025 investor / property thresholds Country Minimum investment / property value (2025) Type of residency / visa Key notes Colombia ≈ COP 500–520 million (about US$110k–120k ) in real estate M-6/M-10 investor visa (temporary) Law requires 350× monthly minimum wage (SMMLV) in 2025. With SMMLV around COP 1.43M, that’s ~COP 500.5M for real-estate investment, which gives you an M-class investor visa first, then renewable. ( https://nexo.legal ) Belize BZ$500,000 (≈ US$250,000 ) in real estate / business Temporary Investment Residency You must invest BZ$500k in Belizean real estate, business or other approved projects; this gives Temporary Investment Residency renewable yearly and can lead to permanent residency if maintained. ( CitizenMatch ) Costa Rica US$150,000 in most real estate / productive investments Inversionista (Investor) temporary residency Law 9996 reduced the minimum from $200k to $150k . You can qualify by buyi...