“Would you say this is a trend... and that it is growing?” the reporter who interviewed me this week wondered....

Lief and I are spending a lot of time these days talking about travel plans. Now that it's possible to...

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

What’s the most important factor when considering a potential rental property purchase overseas? The pleasure potential for you and your...

Any global real estate investment portfolio should include at least one rental property. A rental investment won't make you rich,...

Buying to flip is a common real estate investment strategy in the United States that doesn’t make sense in most...

How much money do you need to retire and move to a new country? In fact, that’s not where I’d...

In 2012, Lief and I bought an apartment in Medellín, Colombia. It was nearly 400 square meters in an architecturally...

My first trip to Belize, about 30 years ago, was organized courtesy of the Belize Tourism Authority. I was a...

Leverage is a key tool in every U.S. property investor’s kit. As late-night TV real estate investment gurus with courses...

"But haven't we done this already? “Haven't we already bought an old stone house surrounded by mud? Isn't that what...

Starting about 34 years ago (yikes), wide-eyed, pony-tailed, and straight out of college, I went to work in the publishing...

You do not need a jet-set budget to take advantage of the world's number-one wealth-building strategy. I’m talking about opportunities...

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

We’re speaking this week about how to purchase real estate overseas, sharing hard-won wisdom and decades of experience to help...

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

There are two reasons to purchase real estate overseas... First, because you have moved there and you decide you want...

What if the country where you'd like to retire uses a currency other than the U.S. dollar? That is, how...

Nearly two-and-a-half decades living overseas—in Ireland, France, and Panama—have taught me...  1. Patience... the kind of patience you learn doing...

I receive your Mailbag questions for me direct to my inbox each morning. I read through them before I do...

Where Have All The Expats Gone? 9 Top Expat Havens One of the fundamental issues you should consider early on in...

Most countries make it possible to acquire citizenship through residency. After you’ve been a full-time resident of the country for...

Excellent infrastructure... strong investor rights... appreciating property markets... Biggest salsa festival in the world... plus important theater and poetry festivals......

While they both have so much to offer right now, Panama and Colombia couldn't be more different. We've been alerting...

The first place I ever recommended Americans think about retiring overseas was Costa Rica. That was back in 1985. A...

Julia, our Simon Letter Managing Editor, is a first-generation Panama immigrant. In fact, she was the first person in her...

I've been covering this beat for more than 30 years. And I've identified one country that meets all my criteria...

The pandemic has impacted every aspect of life, including tax filing deadlines. Rather than the usual April 15, the filing...

Here are 11 things I've learned from the school of hard knocks after four international moves across three continents with...

Yesterday, I promised thoughts today on where Live And Invest Overseas is headed next. All this week, as we’re celebrating...

In 2007, I left the publishing company where I’d been working since the age of 21. I thought I was...

The key to finding the right fit for your new life overseas is having a clear picture in your mind...

We’ve named Portugal’s Algarve region the World’s #1 Best Place To Retire Overseas for nine years running. And we stand...

We speak every day about all the good and compelling reasons to think about launching a new life in a...

I’ve been traveling internationally in earnest since I was 21.  It wasn’t until a decade later, though, that I expanded...

The world is alive with opportunity. Specifically, in the context of the conversation we carry on day-to-day in these dispatches,...

"About four years ago, my wife and I made the leap," writes Terry O'Halloran. "We moved halfway around the world,...

One of Mexico’s greatest appeals for the would-be retiree and expat is the diversity of lifestyles it offers. You could...

"It's hard to describe how much this view has changed over the past 20 years that I've been spending time...

It's easier to adapt to a new life overseas when you move with a spouse or partner. You can laugh...

"We have a word in Portuguese," a friend from Lisbon, Miguel, told me once, "that doesn't exist in any other...

What is your biggest fear related to the idea of moving overseas? That’s the question we put to members of...

I'd say that this world of ours is a pretty great place to be. I make the point in case...

No matter where you’re dreaming of reinventing your life overseas, the key to success is a network of support. I’m...

The dictionary defines "retirement" as a state of "being withdrawn from the rest of the world or from a former...

One of the biggest challenges you'll face as you launch your new life in a new country is seldom discussed....

Should you really be thinking about retiring to a new country? That is... who should consider this idea? Surely it's...

The world’s best buys on beachfront property in 2021 are to be found in Northern Cyprus, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, and...

Lief and I have tromped a lot of beaches. From Nicaragua to Belize, from Uruguay to Ecuador, from the shores...

Longtime editor and friend Lee Harrison and his wife Julie divide their time between California and Mazatlán, Mexico. However, Mazatlán...