For folks thinking of living here- advice from those with 20 years of experience.
Don't make plans from your home country. Make them here in a local context.
Come stay for a season without breaking ties in your home country. You will almost surely go home with an entirely new plan for the next season.
Don't start on the North Island.It is hard enought on make it on the South.
Don't buy land until you have lived in places like North Island and find you like the current status of the area. No foreigner has succeeded there yet,and almost no Belizian. Rent in the South, build in the North after many years of success in the easy to live part of the island.
Don't try to make a living your first two years here. Bring an income stream with you.
Don't try to build a house the first year.Building on South Caye Caulker is twice as hard as building in the US or Canada. Building on North Island is twice as hard again. Once you have lived here a while you will want to tear down the house you built the first year and build a more appropriate design based on your real needs.
Simply moving here, getting a household routine, and a personal life going is so challenging that 19 of 20 new people don't make it. If you also plan to make a living, build a house,protect your pets,etc. then you may find you bit off too much to chew.
It is possible to move here by ignoring these precepts but- will it be fun? I've noticed those new folks who have proven to us that you can ignore all the advice above have one thing in common. They don't live here anymore.