Fourteen years a go, when I first visited San Pedro, I fell in love with this beautiful island and the people, so as a real estate developer, my dream was always to come to San Pedro and build a fantastic resort and purchase a condo for my guests and clients to stay at and enjoy, while visiting San Pedro. Little did I know, how developments are done here. Little did I know, you that have to threaten the developer with legal action to get a Strata Title to a condo that you paid in full. Little did I know that it takes up to 8 years to finish a small development. I trusted the developer at The Residences at Barrier Reef about 4 years a go and purchased a condo there. Four years later, instead of overlooking from the beautiful lake and swimming pool, they promised me, I overlook the construction storage and a stinking dredged lake. Construction is still going on all day with the banging noise all days after 4 years. I can not even sell my condo as no sane person wants to buy a condo and be in middle of construction storage and a awful dredged lake. These are the pitfalls for the dreamers who come to this beautiful island and want to establish residence. I hope my experience can help other dreamers coming to this island.