Why I Believe A Backup Residency Is More Critical Than Ever
In this month's issue of my Simon Letter advisory service, I continue my "Residency Through Real Estate" conversation. Last month, I detailed...
7 Best Countries To Qualify For Residency Overseas
The American interested in establishing residency or citizenship in Europe has more options today than ever in history, depending on...
The 5 Best Reasons To Move Your Wealth Offshore
Moving assets offshore isn't a new idea. But, in the minds of most Americans, it continues to bear the stigma...
Be Aware Of These Risks Before Buying Overseas Real Estate
How do I assess the potential risks of a real estate investment opportunity I'm considering making in another country? That...
Should You Get An Attorney For Residency In Panama?
A friend in Panama who is connected to the country’s new president is soliciting ideas for improving the country’s immigration...
Why It’s Important You Maximize Pricing Arbitrage Overseas
Inflation erodes buying power over time. That's why inflation-resistant investments like real estate and precious metals should be a part...
How I Learned The Value Of Truffles And Why I’m Investing
One sunny summer afternoon in 2012 I had the most expensive lunch of my life. Kathleen, the kids, and I...
Tropical Avocado Investment In Panama Promising Big Returns
In 2014, we reported for the first time on a group in Panama developing an organic fruit tree plantation and...
Should You Invest In Panama’s Middle-Class Housing Market?
This month’s issue of my Global Property Advisor has a theme: It reveals a series of opportunities that share a common target...
Black Truffle Investment: Earn Up To 19% Yearly For 30 Years
My latest agriculture discovery is in Europe... But it's not a vineyard. It's a truffle plantation. What's a truffle? Well,...
Why I’m Freeing Up Funds To Buy Beachfront Lots In Brazil
For the past few years, I've been working systematically to consolidate my existing real estate holdings... while, at the same...
What To Look For In A Rental Management Agency Overseas
Any global real estate investment portfolio should include at least one rental property. A rental investment won't make you rich,...
6 Steps To A Successful Overseas Property Investment
The advantages and rewards of buying and owning property overseas are greater right now than ever before in our lifetime....
Top Countries Where U.S. Dollars Get You A Big Discount
If you're holding U.S. dollars, 2019 is the best year in a long time for harnessing your buying power abroad....
Why I Focus On Real Estate Price And Not Exchange Rate
I don’t usually pay attention to exchange rates on a daily basis. However, being in Europe for the last month,...
Why A Farm In Portugal Should Be Your Next Investment
As they say, it can be better to be lucky than to be smart. Best case, of course, is when...
Portugal Investments Offering Up Profit And Peace Of Mind
Driving from Lisbon to Lagos yesterday afternoon, as I’ve done several times in the past when coming to the Algarve...
Rake In Turnkey 13.4% Returns By Investing In Cali, Colombia
American investors are snapping up seriously undervalued property in Colombia thanks to the strength of the U.S. dollar against the...
4 Reasons Life In Medellín, Colombia, Might Not Be For You
I've been spending time and investing money in Colombia and reporting on those adventures for 10 years. Still, people tell...
Repatriating Funds From Overseas: Transfers, Taxes, And More
Something to consider when investing in another country is the requirements for repatriating your funds if and when you decide...
The Cost Of Living Is Low, But Should You Retire In Ecuador?
I came to Ecuador for the first time 20 years ago. This was pre-dollarization. The place was crazy cheap… but...
Where To Find The Best Real Estate Buys In Portugal
Broad market statistics show that property prices in Portugal bottomed out in the first quarter of 2015. I bought an...
10 Best Places To Buy Real Estate Overseas In 2019
In today's complicated world, international property stands out among investment options because it is both a hard asset and one...
An Update On Tax Changes And Qualified Opportunity Zones
The U.S. tax code is nearly 75,000 pages long. That is to say… U.S. taxes are the most complicated in...
Fortaleza, Brazil: Earn 18% To 20% Return On Your Investment
Generally speaking, a successful residential rental investment will give you net yields of between 5% and 8% a year. I've...
How To Stay Compliant With Offshore Taxes
This month’s issue of my Simon Letter service features my annual review, overview, and update on taxes for the American abroad. The big...
Find Out The Top 5 Panama Property Markets In 2019
The death of Panama’s property market has been rumored for the last 10 years at least. Starting in 2003 and...
How We Choose An Overseas Property Investment
At lunch yesterday, a friend in town for this week’s Live and Invest in Panama Conference broke out his phone and started...
Things To Consider When Investing In Properties Overseas
If you purchase a piece of real estate in another country, should you have the ownership documents issued in your...
Global Property Investment 101: Where To Start
If I were just starting out as an investor today, with little capital and an eye to converting that capital...
Final Chance To Invest In Aquaponics Before The Price Rises
Agricultural production using aquaponics technology is on the rise… and so is the cost of investing in the opportunity that...
Why My 2019 Diversification Plans Include Buying More Stocks
As a New Year's exercise last year, I ran the numbers for a rough comparison. I was wondering how the...
My Top Three Picks For Agricultural Investment In 2019
No matter how big or small your real estate investment portfolio, it should include agriculture. We live in a world...
Why Portugal Is Europe’s Easiest Place To Finance Property
Where in the world can you obtain bank financing as a foreigner for the purchase of real estate? I get...
Why Portugal Could Be Your Best Bet In A Doomsday Scenario
A reader wrote this week to ask where I’d recommend as the ideal destination in a doomsday scenario. Where would...
The Three Ways You Can Qualify For Portugal’s Golden Visa
Dozens of countries offer residency- and citizenship-through-investment programs. The United States and Canada, for example, have used these kinds of...
Investing In Wine In France: A Good (And Tasty) Venture
After Thanksgiving with family and old friends in Baltimore, Kathleen and I returned to Paris for six weeks. We seldom...
How And Why To Obtain Ecuadorean Citizenship
Other than for random, one-off real estate investment opportunities, Ecuador has never been high on my list of top offshore...
Bargain Real Estate And A Warm Welcome In Abruzzo, Italy
Last week's Live and Invest in Italy Conference proved to be an exciting, high-profile affair. Local news stations camped out at the...
Find Out Where Money Grows On Trees For Up To 80 Years
2018 has been a great year for us global property investors... And it's not over yet. In fact, I'd say...
Top 5 Global Investments To Suit Any Portfolio
At the Retire Overseas Conference we hosted a few weeks ago in Las Vegas, the question I was most frequently...
3 Ways To Profit From Panama City’s Property Market
Panama City property values have been impressively resilient over the past 10 years. The global real estate crisis of 2008...
Is Panama Setting The Stage To Become The Next Singapore?
Panama City will be the next Singapore… I couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve heard that prediction—from Panama property...
You May Be Surprised At How Low Taxes In Europe Can Be
People often take Europe off the list of possibilities for where to move or invest overseas because they assume the...
Is Singapore A Suitable Destination For Diversification?
Singapore sits on the path of ancient shipping lanes... which is why it has long been an attractive destination, first...
Thailand Aquaponics Project (And Profits) Continue To Grow
Two years ago I made a quick trip from France to Thailand to visit with a developer embarking on a...
Why My Property Portfolio Is Doubled Down On Diversification
Lief Simon’s Personal Global Property Investing Strategy As longtime readers know, 99% of my investment portfolio is in real estate....
Top 4 Countries With Real Estate You Should Invest In Now
This Is How You Make Real Money From Real Estate Overseas Yesterday, Kathleen Peddicord laid out the phases of development an...
Three Important Lessons I Learned Internationalizing My Life
The Biggest Mistake Of My Life Overseas I've been working to internationalize my life for more than two decades. It...
How To Go Offshore And Diversify Your Life In 5 Simple Steps
5 Steps To Hedge Your Economic Bets And Ensure A Legacy For Your Heirs In the financial world, diversification is...
