When we moved in, Lucia's first child was 2-years-old. Lucia is the guardienne (property manager) for the building housing the apartment in...

Normally, I look for any excuse for a trip to Belize. This week, though, while Live and Invest Overseas readers...

Some years ago, back home in Baltimore for the holidays, I caught up with an old friend. Bill had a...

A reporter recently got in touch to ask how many people I've inspired to retire overseas. So I tried to...

If you’ve been to our Retire Overseas Conference in the past, you’ll identify with this… If you haven’t, but are...

The world is alive with opportunity for fun and for profit. Let’s begin there. And let’s meet in my hometown...

As recently as four years ago, Barbara Petrohan never thought she’d be shopping for recipe ingredients from the farmers’ market...

All the calendar days of a new year in front of us... Each one begging to be filled with discovery....

If I'm able to go to one new place in the New Year it will be the city that was...

Cheapest, safest… best weather, best infrastructure, best health care… most tax-advantaged and most foreign-resident friendly… Not to mention most romantic,...

For me and Belize, it was love at first sight. From the first morning I arrived in Belize City, some...

I'm a die-hard Jimmy Buffett fan. I've seen him in concert a dozen times... know the lyrics to most all...

This morning, Lief and I took to the stage in the meeting rooms of the Playa Bonita Beach Resort just...

The #1 most frequently asked question I've received over the more than 30 years that I've been covering the live-and-invest-overseas...

I've participated in Live and Invest Overseas' annual Belize conferences for years. This year, more than any other, the common...

Yesterday, Lief Simon shared his picks for top property investment markets in 2019. Today, I'd like to share mine... Brazil...

"Welcome to Houston... welcome to Live and Invest Overseas’ 10th Annual Retire Overseas Conference..." So I addressed the crowd Saturday...

“Kathleen, I’m Here To Find Out If All These Promises You Make Are For Real…” "Kathleen, I have to tell...

Ecuador remains a top option for living, retiring, and investing overseas. It’s also one of your best current choices for...

Until recently, if you wanted to teach English overseas—one of the most accessible gigs for job-seeking expats—you needed two things:...

Not having the money you think you need to live where you dream of living is not a reason not...

If you could live anywhere... where would you choose? It can be hard to find an answer to a question...

It's not marketing hype. It's true... You really can reduce your cost of living, increase your quality of life, and...

For the past week, we've been making the point that Europe is a more affordable live- or retire-overseas option than...

Over the weekend, Lief and I traveled from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where we hosted last week's Offshore Wealth Summit, to...

Eighteenth- and 19th-century apartments in central Paris... and land. If you're deliberating over what to do with your investment capital...

Yesterday I detailed the nine critical questions you must answer before launching a new life in a new country. Today I'd...

Retiring in Europe is about launching a new life in a new country, starting over in a unique place with...

"If you want to understand how the French think and what is on their minds... start here: "This map is...

Staying IRS Compliant As An American Abroad It’s tax time again for us Americans. That is, tomorrow, Monday, Oct. 16,...

Kathleen’s Take—Proof That You Could Live In France On As Little As 1,380 Euros Per Month Earlier this week, Lief...

When you think about the world’s cheapest places to live or retire, you probably think first of Latin America or...

How would you like to opt out of the daily grind and take off for grand global adventures? Today’s technology...

I’ve bought, sold, and renovated houses in more than a dozen countries. But, until this year in Panama, I’d never...

Overnight, I received this question from a reader: "Kathleen, my husband, 10-year-old son, and I are taking the leap and...

I wrote yesterday about a region of Western Europe that I believe qualifies as the best place to live or...

For three years running we have named Portugal's Algarve region as the best place in the world, all things considered,...

As we come around the bend of 2016 and look ahead to the New Year, we here at Live and...

Self-Sufficient Tiny Homes In Belize For $69,000 Belize is a country of freedom-seekers. The pirates came to ply their pirate...

Growing Up In Panama—Why Panama Is A Top Choice For Raising A Family My son Jackson was born in Ireland....

Coming Of Age In The Caribbean My first visit to the island of Ambergris Caye, Belize, I climbed down the...

Like Paris But With A Wicked Sense Of Humor If I were to choose one word to describe Paris, it...

New Video Showcases The Beauty Of This Historic, Charming, And Very Affordable Old World Escape Yesterday I shared a short...

Set yourself up properly, and you'll be liable for no corporate tax. Not in Panama and not anywhere else either...

World's #1 Retirement Haven For 2016 As I explained yesterday, my Overseas Retirement Letter team is all out this week...

Renaissance In Ireland’s Oldest City Timing is everything. Waterford City on Ireland's southeast coast, from where I write, has always...

What are the reasons to buy property in Europe? Diversifying your portfolio into euro-valued real estate is a better idea...

If The Caribbean Is Your Fantasy, Las Terrenas Is Your Dream Come True For some, the dream of living or...

This Country Will Steal Your Heart Paraguay’s biggest problem is a lack of marketing. If Madison Avenue were on this,...