Stake Your Claim: Global Real Estate Is On Sale, Right Now
We've all been through the wringer these last few months. And the tough times are not over yet. But the ...
How To Retire Overseas With Your Stimulus Check
Obviously the stimulus check isn’t going to pay for a retirement overseas. But if you spend it wisely it can ...
Identifying Overseas Property Investments During A Travel Ban
Traveling to make a real estate purchase in another country is complicated if not impossible right now. COVID-19 restrictions mean ...
What Colombia Looks Like As It Begins to Reopen
On the March 6th the first confirmed case of COVID 19 was made in Colombia from a traveler who had ...
What Mexico Looks Like As It Begins To Reopen
Before the World Health Organization announced a global pandemic, the government of Mexico designed a Preparation and Response Plan on ...
What Ireland Looks Like As It Begins to Reopen
On the 12th of February, in response to the growing situation in China and spreading to other parts of the ...
How To Buy Rental Property And Select A Property Manager
When it comes time to flip the switch to retirement, Lief and I hope to have organized our lives so ...
Comparing Best Lifestyle Options: The Americas Vs Europe Vs Asia
In these dispatches, I give a lot of virtual ink to Latin America. That's because it's nearby to North America ...
Expat Communities In Mexico
One of the main objections that people raise when considering a new life overseas is that they’re not sure if ...
10 Tips For Moving Abroad
More than 22 years living overseas, first in Ireland, then France, and most recently Panama, have taught me... 1. Patience... ...
What Greece Looks Like As It Begins to Reopen
Several news outlets have said that Greece has become the role model for beating COVID 19. With a population of ...
What Italy Looks Like As It Begins to Reopen
Without a doubt, COVID 19 hit Italy hard. While quick action was taken starting in January by the suspension of ...
What Canada Looks Like As It Begins To Reopen?
With the initial stages of the pandemic slowing down in many parts of Canada, provinces and territories started implementing their ...
Does Living Overseas Make You Less American?
Do I feel more or less American living overseas? I get this question a lot. I've been living outside the ...
8 Things To Do In Mexico
Mexico came joint first in our list of the Best Countries To Retire Overseas 2020. Here are 8things to do ...
The Live and Invest Overseas Podcast #18: Do you have any experience with Empresas Bern?
Here are the questions addressed in today's episode: - Starting a self-sufficient dream "Kathleen and Lief, I have been reading ...
Why You Shouldn’t Retire Overseas
We speak every day about all the good and compelling reasons to think about launching a new life in a ...
Cooking With Coconuts And Living In Belize Long-Term
I recently moved to Ambergris Caye, Belize, from Portland, Oregon… While preparing for the move, the topic of how most ...
9 Critical Issues To Consider Before Deciding To Live Overseas
This week, while much of the world remains on pause, we’re taking the opportunity to take a step back and ...
Best RVing Destinations Around The World
Top Destinations In North America Some of the best RVing destination are on your doorstep. Whether you’re seeking the sun, ...
The Benefits Of Having A Second Passport
We often talk about the benefits of diversification, residency, and second passports. If you’re new to the site you might ...
10 Ways To Make Money Overseas
One of the most common reasons to move overseas is to live better for less. In many cases you can ...
How To Retire Overseas And Launch Your New Life, Step 2
You’ve got your list. (If you missed yesterday’s issue, catch up here.) Now you need another list, this one of ...
How To Move Overseas And Launch Your New Life, Step 1
As much of the world continues on pause, readers are writing every day to ask: "Is there anything I can ...
Invest In The Top Independent Living Option In Latin America
In 2018, the number of people aged over 65 living in the United States was 52 million. That's expected to ...
4 Of The Top Options For Expats Moving To Mexico
Fellow reader Dianne R.—a full-time expat in Mexico—shared this note last week on our Overseas Living Club page... "My husband and ...
The Fascinating History Of Contadora Island, Panama
Panama is surrounded by countless stunning islands that add to her allure. But none are as steeped in history or ...
Podcast from Paris #17: Can you recommend solid banks in Panama or abroad?
Here are the questions addressed in today's episode: - Banks in Panama "I am currently in Panama and looking to ...
Move To America’s Most Popular Expat Destination In 2 Weeks
More Americans and Canadians have chosen to live or retire on Mexico's two long and beautiful coastlines than they have ...
7 Places Where You Could Retire On Your Stimulus Check
The stimulus checks sent out by the U.S. government to lessen the impact of COVID-19 have been a lifeline for ...
How To Get Started With A Self-Sufficient Life
How do you get started making your life more self-sufficient? Do you sell all your earthly goods and walk off ...
Is Colombia Safe?
It depends who you listen too. Some bloggers will say it’s the safest place in the world. Some mainstream media ...
10 Things To Do In Colombia
Colombia is a long-term favorite of Live and Invest Overseas. Thanks to the historically strong dollar, there may never be ...
How To Enjoy A Self-Sufficient Lifestyle In Sunny Belize
The breeze blows gently as you step from your kitchen into your yard. In the distance are vegetable gardens and ...
Simple Escape: The Back-To-Basics Lifestyle In Cayo, Belize
Lief and I have been in Paris since December. We came for the holidays then were caught in the lockdown. ...
A Safety Talk: Why Diversifying Is More Important Than Ever
In Argentina, crisis isn’t the exceptional state of affairs. It’s the usual. Each generation of Argentines grows up watching its ...
What Portugal Looks Like As It Begins to Reopen
What Does Portugal Look Like As It Begins to Reopen? Portugal is one of the countries that is really ahead ...
International Living Myths–Debunked
All You Need To Know About The Myths Of Moving Towards International Living The idea of picking up and moving ...
Diversify With Affordable Off-Grid Real Estate In Belize
My beat is global property investing. However, it’s not always only about making money. Owning property in another country is ...
Podcast From Paris #16: Isn’t that a typo? Can it really be that affordable?
Here are the questions addressed in today's episode: - Renting in Belize "I will be ordering your subscription in the ...
Why We Left It All Behind And Moved To Panama City
Coley and his wife weren't worried about money, making ends meet, or how they'd pay for retirement. Coley was making ...
What You Should Know About Property Management In Belize
When it comes to owning rental property overseas, we all want to have our cake and eat it too. We ...
8 Overseas Options Where You Can Work From Home
If you could take your work anywhere, where would you go? One thing this pandemic has shown us is how ...
Where You Should Be Opening An Offshore Bank Account
We’ve been reporting lately on your best choices for establishing alternative residency overseas… and why the right to live indefinitely in ...
10 Retiree-Friendly Visa Options For Easy Residency
Friday, resident go-offshore expert Lief Simon introduced you to the best places worldwide to establish residency to cut your tax bill... even ...
11 Simple RVing Tips and Tricks
An RV allows you to travel through all of North and Central America. Our list of countries that you can ...
Portugal Vs Spain: Which Is Best For You?
Spain and Portugal are two are neighboring countries with a long rivalry. These two nations have a lot in common ...
A Guide To Tax Obligations For U.S. Citizens Living Overseas
The United States and Eritrea, a small African nation, are the only two countries in the world to tax citizens ...
6 Global Diversification Strategies To Secure Your Future
In this time of global uncertainty, you can't hang all your hopes on any one country... any one economy... or ...
Why I Moved To Panama And Started Jungle Eco Reserve
Al van Meurs decided to move from Canada to Panama due to this country's welcoming nature toward foreign investors. Soon ...
