Foreign Mortgages in Sint Maarten: Your Options TL;DR Yes, foreigners can finance property in Sint Maarten, but most US and Canadian buyers pay cash or use home-country financing because local mortgages for non-residents are limited. Local and regional banks that do lend to foreigners typically require 30 to 50 percent [...]

Due Diligence on Sint Maarten Property: A Complete Checklist TL;DR Property due diligence on Sint Maarten is more rigorous than most North American buyers expect: there is no MLS, no centralized title database, and the legal system is Dutch civil law, not US common law. A complete checklist covers title [...]