It’s important to identify exactly what you’re looking for, beyond the givens like swaying palm trees, golden sand beaches and amazing views. Cabo San Lucas proper offers many upscale beachfront residential communities, each with its own unique charms and amenities, from beach clubs and boutique markets to infinity pools and golf courses designed by major champions like Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. Amazingly, the Land’s End city even has two different coastlines: one facing the Sea of Cortez, the other the Pacific Ocean.

It should also be noted that Cabo San Lucas is part of the larger Los Cabos municipality, which includes San José del Cabo, the 20-mile coastal corridor which connects the sister cities, and even a rustic East Cape region that stretches over 70 miles from San José to Los Barriles. Like the many neighborhoods of Cabo San Lucas, each of these areas has its advantages and disadvantages when it comes to buying a condo, from list prices to the proximity of fine dining restaurants or famous surfing beaches.

So your own specific situation and your preferences in terms of things like space and seclusion, the security of gated communities, schools (there are several excellent bilingual schools in the area), and sports and fitness (is easy access to golf or fishing a priority?) will all come into play when you begin refining your parameters, and searching in earnest for beachfront condos for sale in Cabo San Lucas. It’s not paradise, after all, if everything isn’t perfect.