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May 13, 2018

13 Real-Deal Pieces Of Advice For Anyone Considering A Move To Portugal Making a move to a new country is...

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Traveling Visa Free: How We Avoid The Hassle Of Tourist Visas

by Paul Terhorst

May 10, 2018

Stay Away From The Visa Cha-Cha These days Vicki and I try to only do visa-free travel. That is, we...

Offshore

Why A Plan B Residency In Colombia Should Be Your Plan A

May 9, 2018

World’s Best Residency Option? I spent the past several months working on a massive expansion and a complete updating of...

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Lifestyle

Why The American Dream Stretches Far Beyond U.S. Borders

May 6, 2018

I receive your Mailbag questions for me direct to my inbox each morning. Reading through them is one of the highlights of...

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Navigating The World’s Top Residency Options Firsthand

May 2, 2018

At the opening of every conference we host, I ask a few general questions to get an idea of the...

How to

The Offshore Guru’s Guide To Residency And 2nd Citizenship

April 29, 2018

Freedom... security... special benefits... a reduced cost of living... a new life... a new start... a better retirement... a grand...

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Life In the United States Can Be Cheap, But Is It Fulfilling?

April 27, 2018

I'm just back from a cross-country road trip... followed by a few days in New York City. I drove from...

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Retirement/Living

Take Your Pick: Custom-Tailor Your New Life Overseas

April 26, 2018

This will be a piece of cake, I told myself as we prepared for our move from Baltimore to Waterford...

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Retirement/Living

Living Overseas At All Ages: The 21st Century Adventure

April 24, 2018

How To Retire Overseas—Take Two I'm in New York this week for the launch of the new edition of my...

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There Are Many Reasons For Going Offshore, Taxes Aren’t One

April 23, 2018

Last week was the end of the official tax season for Americans. We all got an extra day this year...

How to

The Word Is Out: Retiring Overseas Is Going Mainstream

April 22, 2018

Eight years ago this month, the first edition of my "How To Retire Overseas" book appeared on bookstore shelves. Two...

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How to

Weighing Risk Vs Reward For Long-Term Subsidized Renters

April 20, 2018

I'm receiving emails and alerts daily from U.K. real estate promoters touting U.S. property investment opportunities to their British investor...

Dominican Republic

Get Hard-Won Advice From Real Expats At Our DR Conference

by Valentine Fouche

April 17, 2018

When Lindsay de Feliz, originally from the U.K., decided to relocate to the Dominican Republic, she needed to find a...

How to

Your Plan For Retiring Overseas Can Be Part-Time

April 12, 2018

This doesn't have to be all or nothing. You could "retire overseas" and still spend part or even lots of...

Belize

Planning For The Next Stage Of Life

April 11, 2018

For better than two decades now, Lief and I have been working together to identify and then position pieces of...

How to

The Real Reason To Retire Overseas Is Purpose

April 9, 2018

"I just don't know what to do now. I mean... what do I do with myself at this stage? Where...

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Our Adventure Retiring And Buying A Home In Tavira, Portugal

by Marie Moore

April 4, 2018

Marie’s Amazing Overseas Retirement Adventure In Tavira When my husband and I decided we wanted to move to the Algarve......

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How to

How I Created A Life And Business For Myself Overseas (And You Can Too!)

April 1, 2018

For four years in Paris, my daily commute was a 20-minute walk across the Seine and through the Tuileries Gardens....

How to

How To Choose The Right Country For Your Overseas Move

March 30, 2018

Why did Lief and I move to Ireland 20 years ago? Why did we decide to base ourselves in Paris...

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How to

Buying Property In Paris Was One Of Our Best Decisions Ever

March 29, 2018

The Secret To Timing Your Overseas Property Purchase If I could live anywhere, where would I live? My answer to...

Have Them always with you - Essential Tips To Plan Your Retirement Overseas

How to

11 Essential Tips To Plan Your Retirement Overseas

March 28, 2018

As we begin this live-and-invest-overseas conversation, here are 11 things I've learned from the school of hard knocks after two...

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How to

Granada, Nicaragua: Our Grand Retirement Building Condos

by Jay Snyder

March 26, 2018

Ten years ago this month, Kathleen Peddicord launched her Live and Invest Overseas publishing group. What started out as a...

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How to

Why I Don’t Recommend Offshore Banks Anymore (From An Offshore Expert)

March 23, 2018

Banking overseas is more challenging today than it's ever been and more challenging all the time thanks to the constantly...

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How to

How Trump’s Tax Changes Impact Americans Offshore

March 22, 2018

Trump threw us Americans with businesses overseas a curveball in December. His tax changes eliminated the deferred tax status for...

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Why It’s More Urgent Than Ever To Be Diversified Offshore

March 21, 2018

The key advantage to "going offshore," as we refer to it, is diversification. The very good news is that you...

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Belize

Your Ticket To Passive Income: Global Property Investing

March 20, 2018

We had two agendas in Panama City last week. First, we shared all the practical information, collective experience, and hard-won...

Belize

Global Property Investing Made Easy – Here’s How

March 19, 2018

On stage at last week's Global Property Summit in Panama City, with the help of friends, colleagues, and property experts from around...

How to

Overseas Property Adventures From Ireland To Paris

March 18, 2018

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

Colombia

Global Property Investment 101: Where To Start

March 16, 2018

If I were just starting out as an investor today, with little capital and an eye to converting that capital...

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How to

8 Questions You Need To Answer Before Retiring Overseas

March 15, 2018

When we convene in Las Vegas Sept. 8–11, for this year's Retire Overseas Conference, we'll be joined by our top experts,...

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How to

3 Quick And Easy Odd Jobs To Earn Extra Retirement Income

by Mindy Bockewitz

March 14, 2018

Have you considered moving overseas but just can't pull the trigger? Maybe you are thinking about retiring but can't imagine...

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How to

Find Your Ideal Overseas Destination: A 10-Part Questionnaire

March 12, 2018

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

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How to

9 Critical Issues To Consider Before Deciding To Live Overseas

March 11, 2018

The first and perhaps most important step you must take to make sure that you arrive where you want to...

Colombia

Retire Overseas Conference Helps Couple Retire To Medellín

by Wendy Howarter

March 2, 2018

"I get two weeks of vacation a year from my stressful job, and you want me to spend one of...

How to

From Potholes To Paying Bills: Adjusting To Life In Panama

February 26, 2018

“I'm a recent arrival in this country. I moved to Panama in October of last year. “As a new arrival...

Colombia

Finding An Apartment In Medellin’s Booming Property Market

by Wendy Howarter

February 19, 2018

I recently shared a cup of coffee with a couple in their mid-40s living here in Medellín, Colombia. As RJ...

How to

How I Funded My Early Retirement With Overseas Real Estate

by Lee Harrison

February 16, 2018

I bought a beachfront home, directly on the sand, for less than US$62,000. After furnishing the solid, 2,000-square-foot house, I...

How to

8 Exclusive (And Affordable) Property Opportunities Earning Up To 18% Per Year

February 14, 2018

For the past 22 years, I have spent the better part of each year reviewing real estate opportunities around the...

How to

How, When, And Why I Decided To Make The Move Overseas

by Melanie Veah

February 13, 2018

I admit it. If you're right now looking into making a move to a new country, I'm a little jealous....

A fish jumping out of a bowl and into a bigger bowl filled with stuff from across the world, used to signify moving to another country.

Lifestyle

What It’s Really Like Moving To Another Country

by Oliver Lovett

February 7, 2018

At some point in their life, nearly everyone has dreamed of moving to a foreign country. For me, that time...

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How to

How To Vet An Overseas Property Purchase (And Avoid Being Taken!)

January 26, 2018

Due Diligence 101—How To Vet A Foreign Property Purchase A reader recently asked me for specific recommendations for how to...

How to

Why 2018 Will Be An Exciting Year For LIOS (And For You Too!)

January 15, 2018

Step One: Walk Away From The News Cycle Back in Panama, fresh off a month in Europe, all the calendar...

How to

Total Immersion: How I Learned A New Language, Even At 70+

by Doug Rosecrans

January 10, 2018

Immersion Spanish In Your 70s—Communication Makes All The Difference Does moving overseas mean having to learn a new language? Well,...

How to

Why Is Bitcoin Rising So Quickly?

by Adam Sharp

January 8, 2018

What You Should Know About Bitcoin In mid-December, Bitcoin hit a new all-time high of close to US$20,000. While the...

How to

How I Escaped The 9-To-5 And Found My Dream Life Overseas

by Wendy Howarter

January 7, 2018

Tired Of Your Current Life? Imagine A Better One… As we begin 2018 you may be reminiscing about the past...

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How to

The 2 Biggest Concerns Retirees Have Before Living Overseas

January 3, 2018

Two Big Reasons Not To Move Overseas The Forbes reporter who interviewed me this week wanted me to give it...

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How to

The Secret To Being Happy In Your New Life Overseas

January 2, 2018

When Is The Best Time For You To Make A Move Overseas? When is the right time for you to...

How to

Making Connections Overseas: Experts, Expats, And Resources

January 1, 2018

Oh, The Places We’re Going In 2018 If I had to name one thing that could make the difference between...

How to

How To Retire Overseas And Launch Your New Life, Step 2

December 29, 2017