One big downside with real estate is that it’s relatively illiquid. You can sell a stock, bond, or mutual fund ...

The cost of holding real estate overseas can be as important a factor to bear in mind when considering a ...

Mandy and Kevin Patterson spent their entire careers in hospitality in Houston, Texas. Preparing for Kevin’s 40th birthday in 2013, ...

Often, people move abroad at the request of their employer, and, just as often, the opportunity to be placed overseas ...

Americans used to be the great movers of the world. Think of the pioneers who settled the West... traveling thousands ...

I went to work for Agora Publishing as a copy editor fresh out of school aged 21. Then I spent ...

Nestled in the verdant highlands of Panama’s Chiriquí Province, Boquete is a small town with a big reputation. This charming ...

Buying real estate overseas is fundamentally about diversification. This is true whether you buy for investment or for retirement and ...

In the four years following my divorce, my role at publishing house Agora continued to expand. Now I was a ...

The Portuguese love their bread, and broa enjoys a special place in the hearts and stomachs of many.Broa is a traditional type ...

Surrounded by the turquoise waters of the northwestern Caribbean Sea, the Cayman Islands are made up of three beautiful yet ...

Investing in property overseas might seem like a daunting idea. With a whole world of options, choosing where and what ...

Today I want to bring your attention to two things that Americans should but usually don’t think about when buying ...

“I’ve told the buyer from Dublin that the other buyer, the gentleman from Cork, is considering by how much he’d ...

In high school, my best friend moved from Phoenix to Milwaukee. His family kept their house in Phoenix and turned ...

In 1494, in the kingdom of Fife—the ancient seat of Scottish kings—James IV sent an order to his preferred apothecary, ...

Everyone who appreciates the Caribbean has heard of Cartagena, Colombia. This Spanish-colonial city on the Caribbean Sea is Colombia’s #1 ...

Cartagena is considered the exotic jewel of Colombia’s Caribbean coast... It’s a beach resort city that is increasingly popular with ...

You’re moving to a new country. You’ll need a place to live. I say rent one. At least at first ...

White-sand beaches, swaying palm trees, warm turquoise water, year-round sunshine... The Dominican Republic is steeped in true Caribbean charm. This island ...

The island of Amorgos rises proudly up from the Aegean Sea at the eastern edge of the Cyclades. It feels ...

I first heard Lief talk about Northern Cyprus in 2018. I’m about as well-traveled as a person my age can ...

“Let me know when you start talking about mild climates and I’ll consider it. I have no interest in tropical ...

“I am still surprised by the reactions I get when I tell people I live in Medellín, Colombia,” says Wendy ...

Book a plane ticket to Colombia.Hop your flight… When you land you’ll be twice as wealthy as you are right now.No ...

Medellín is one of the world’s most livable cities thanks to its efficient public transportation system, friendly locals, ample green ...

When we arrived in Waterford in 1998 and decided we wanted to own a home of our own there, we ...

“We wanted to retire somewhere where the weather is better… the pace of life is slower… the quality of life ...

Buying property to rent out for profit can be easy money. You identify the right market, invest in a piece ...

I was an average, non-professional stock investor. I made plenty of money up until 1999—when anyone could do it—and lost ...

Negotiating a real estate deal in another country—both the purchase and the sale—is likely to be different for you than ...

I’ve made a career of scouting the globe to identify interesting places for people to spend time and money. I’ve ...

Properties shape us more than we know.Settling into my new apartment here in Paris stirred up memories of all the houses in ...

Owning real estate overseas can mean profit…And, if you ask me, I’ll tell you that it always means fun.Buying a ...

Resident global real estate investing expert Lief Simon—also, coincidentally, my husband—and I have been shopping the globe for real estate ...

I didn’t start my investment career overseas. My investing journey began at home.I bought my first investment property in the ...

Property buyers are faced with a decision: will they invest in move-in-ready or pre-construction property? Both have pros and cons, ...

I stood on the cracked sidewalk staring at the door plaque. Yes, this was 824 East Baltimore Street. Maybe my ...

I would never advise someone to choose a place to live or retire based solely on the jurisdiction’s approach to ...

There are plenty of advantages to living (and investing) overseas when it comes to your U.S. taxes. But not having ...

Corn. Just saying it feels dull. Let’s try Spanish: maíz. That already sounds more interesting. But how intriguing is corn, ...

Cyprus, the third largest island in the Mediterranean, is full of white-sand beaches, surrounded by warm water, enjoys year-round sunshine, ...

Once a sleepy fishing village, Cascais became a sunny playground for people from Lisbon, just 30 minutes away. In fact, ...

We sat al fresco at a café table at the edge of the cobblestoned plaza sipping prosecco in the shade ...

What if you could go anywhere, do anything, and spend your time and your money any way you wanted? My ...

My friend Daniel moved to Kraków from Portland, Oregon, with the MBA Enterprise Corps in 1995, fell in love, and ...

I’ve participated in Live And Invest Overseas’ annual Belize conferences for years. In recent years, one common theme has been ...

Last Sunday I shared an email from your fellow reader Barbara C.Barbara and her husband began reading my publications 30 ...

For nearly a decade we named Portugal as the world’s #1 retirement haven, and we’ve been helping Americans and Canadians ...

When it comes to choosing a place to call home overseas some factors rank higher than others… Cost of living ...