“I’m here because I need to find a way forward. I feel like I don’t know which way is up right now. I have a lot of money invested in U.S. markets. Is that smart at this point? I have no idea…”
“My family and I have decided it’s time for a big change. My children, my grandchildren, and I… we’re starting over. I’m looking at Portugal, and I need help finding a home that works for our unique situation…”
“I’m here to make money. I want to see the numbers. Show me the numbers.”
–Attendees at last week’s International Property Summit
The crowd attending last week’s International Property Summit was diverse and motivated.
They came looking for options and opportunities for safeguarding their futures, both personally and financially.
The words “uncertain” and “unprecedented” have lost meaning. Our current reality seems beyond both.
That’s why it’s never been more important than it is right now to have a diversified plan for your investment portfolio and, indeed, for your life.
“We won’t be talking about what’s going on in the world,” I told attendees during my opening remarks. “That’s not our beat, and we figure you’re aware.
“Our agenda during our time together this week is not to bemoan global goings-on we can’t control but to point you in the direction of strategies you can use to take control of your personal future, global goings-on notwithstanding.”
The program for our event followed two tracks. We introduced attendees to the world’s best opportunities for investing in the world’s best asset class (real estate)… while arming them with the know-how required to pursue those opportunities efficiently and profitably.
That second aim was addressed through a series of panel discussions.
Host Lief Simon launched his real estate investing career 30 years ago. In the three decades since, Lief has bought and sold property in 24 countries. His resulting portfolio today includes rentals, commercial space, agriculture, land that he’s banking, and the private Los Islotes community on Panama’s Pacific Veraguas coast that he’s developing, as well as personal residences.
Lief has enormous depth and breadth of experience. Still, his is but one perspective. We wanted attendees to benefit from other views, as well, so we invited two dozen fellow global property pros to join Lief on stage over the three days of last week’s event.
It was not an accident that we staged last week’s International Property Summit, our biggest investor event of the year, in Panama City.
At this critical point in world history, Panama stands out as the surest property investment market in the world. Lief and his team spotlighted the best options available right now to position yourself for profit here… including one that, for me, is hard to beat.
The unusual investment comes with a low point of entry and a short timeline to return, and it has a proven track record, paying out more to Live And Invest Overseas investors than any other opportunity in our history.
Those are compelling reasons to take a look… but what makes this opportunity so appealing to me is that it’s a chance to make money while having a positive impact on the local community.
Over the past decade, middle classes across Latin America have boomed. Panama’s has led the charge.
Young professionals in this country today have far more disposable income than their parents’ generation. They want to own their own homes, and they want bigger and better homes—with more green areas and amenities on their doorstep—than have typically been available to them.
There’s a lot of construction going on in Panama, but it’s geared mostly toward investors and foreign buyers. The average Panamanian has been left out in the cold.
There is currently a shortfall of at least 100,000 affordable homes across the country.
To address the problem, back in 2015, the government committed $1 billion to the local housing sector, subsidizing mortgages for qualified buyers and creating a chance for young Panamanians to realize their dreams.
One area of notable demand is David, Panama’s second-largest city… with a shortage of almost 11,000 low- to middle-income homes.
Local developers are eager to fill the gap, but the Panamanian bureaucracy gets in their way. It can take months or years to jump through the hoops required to secure financial backing for a construction project.
That’s why many builders—like the one in David that we’ve been working with since 2018—invite private investors to help them power ahead with construction.
You, as the investor, are essentially providing a bridge loan to the developer… and collecting your interest when the home is sold on to the end buyer.
This is the best possible kind of investment—a win-win-win.
The developer can push ahead without delay. The buyer gets a high-quality home in an attractive area with a low-cost mortgage…
Happy buyers colleting the keys to their new homes…
And, once the keys are handed over, you get your return—your initial investment back plus $17,700… all within two years.
If you weren’t able to join us in the room last week to speak with the developer about this opportunity directly, you can get in touch here for more details now.
Until next time,
