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The Critical Issues You Face Relocating To Another Country
"I read something you wrote on Thailand several months ago and decided that that was the place for me," explained...
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Conference Attendees Consider Their Options For Retiring Overseas
"Kathleen, I have to tell you the truth," began the Retire Overseas Conference attendee who pulled me aside in the hotel hallway...
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Retire Overseas Conference Q&A Session With Kathleen Peddicord
"Welcome to Houston... welcome to Live and Invest Overseas’ 10th Annual Retire Overseas Conference..." So I addressed the crowd Saturday...
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Overheard At This Year’s Retire Overseas Conference
Overheard yesterday (day one of this year's Retire Overseas Conference) from a few of the hundreds of folks joining us...
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Discover How To Retire Overseas At Our Houston Conference
"We made you two promises when we extended the invitation for you to join us here in Houston for this...
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Retire Overseas Expo Express Pass: Get Personalized Advice
We aren't able to do this every year... but this year we've made it a priority... meaning I'm writing today...
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The Retire Overseas Challenge No One Talks About
Planning for a retirement that includes spending some or even all your time in another country is an increasingly appealing...
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Your Plan For Retiring Overseas Can Be Part-Time
This doesn't have to be all or nothing. You could "retire overseas" and still spend part or even lots of...
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The Pros And Cons Of Being A Snowbird In Sunny Panama
OK... to set the record straight... in my experience, there is no ugly. My husband and I have been snowbirds...
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Planning For The Next Stage Of Life
For better than two decades now, Lief and I have been working together to identify and then position pieces of...
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Real Expat Story: Moving To Valencia, Spain, Was My Destiny
There is a scene in the 2003 movie "Under The Tuscan Sun" that I now can identify as the moment...
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9 Critical Issues To Consider Before Deciding To Live Overseas
The first and perhaps most important step you must take to make sure that you arrive where you want to...
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8 Things To Consider Before You Commit To Moving Overseas
Retirement is looming. With it comes the challenge of deciding where to live. We plan to take the next three...
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How To Make Money Writing Content In 9 Easy Steps
One of the most frequently asked questions I get at conferences and by email is to do with how an...
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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...
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Four Factors Key To A Successful Rental Property Overseas
There's no single secret to making money from a rental property overseas. Instead, four factors need to come together to...
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Everything You Need To Find Your Dream Home Overseas
Of all the investment options out there, why put your money into real estate? For international real estate guru Lief...
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9 Reasons Why Buying Real Estate Overseas Makes Sense
Why might it make sense for you to buy a piece of property overseas? The answers to that question are...
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How I Funded My Early Retirement With Overseas Real Estate
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...
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Overseas Property Adventures From Ireland To Paris
"I've told the buyer from Dublin that the other buyer, the gentleman from Cork, is considering by how much he'd...
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How To Rent Or Buy Real Estate In Unregulated Markets Overseas
Rum and real estate don't mix. You want to be sober when considering property purchase options in a foreign land....
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Global Property Investing Made Easy—Here’s How
On stage yesterday for the opening morning of this week’s Global Property Summit taking place in Panama City, with the...
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Your Ticket To Passive Income: Global Property Investing
This morning, Lief and I took to the stage in the meeting rooms of the Playa Bonita Beach Resort just...
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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...
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Figuring Out Your Best Choices For An Alternative Residency
Choices. The whole live-and-invest-overseas thing comes down to choices. Because taking control of your future is all about understanding your...
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Location Chemistry And The 21 Best Places To Live Overseas
Places are just like people. They all have some good in them along with some bad… some embarrassing things they...
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Protect Your Money From The IRS With Overseas Real Estate
8938. That is the number of the IRS form you have to fill out to report foreign financial assets. If...
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Staying IRS Compliant While Abroad: Dates And Common Qs
How many tax dates do we Americans have to deal with? Let's see... There's the initial tax deadline of April...
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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...
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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...
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How An Overseas Citizenship Can Protect Your Wealth
Could Royal Baby Archie be the herald of a new dawn for Americans overseas? I've been following his story with...
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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...
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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...
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100% Mortgages, Warning Signs And The Irish Property Market
In the summer of 2005, I took a day trip with friends and work colleagues to Isla Contadora—one of the...
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Achieve Your Real Estate Goals At Our Global Property Summit
Properties shape us more than we know. Settling into my new apartment here in Paris stirred up memories of all...
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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...
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Is It Safe? Living Overseas In Panama City And Paris
When my husband Harry told his friends and family back in D.C. that he was moving from Panama to Paris,...
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How To Find Work Teaching English Overseas
If you’ve ever dreamed of moving overseas but worried that you wouldn’t be able to find work, you are not...
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How To Invest During A Downturn
Beware... the market is falling. The 10+-year bull run is finally coming to an end... and you stand to lose...
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Why Planning Is Vital For Long-Term Property Investments
In preparation for our recent move to Paris, my husband Harry and I had a plan. Because we were visiting...
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We’ve Entered The Golden Age For Global Property Investing
We've been beating this drum lately, but I'll make the point here again, one more time, for the record: We...
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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,...
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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,...
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5 Rules You Should Apply ASAP If You Don’t Want To Retire Broke
I had a revelation the other day. I was researching long-term health care investment opportunities for my True Retirement Wealth subscribers when...
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Some Helpful Tips Before You Buy Real Estate In Portugal
While I feel very lucky to wake up every day in my new Portuguese home, it took more than good...
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Our Adventure Retiring And Buying A Home In Tavira, Portugal
When my husband and I decided we wanted to move to the Algarve... and then further decided that we wanted...
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Back In Paris, But For How Long? My Life As A Serial Expat
After almost 12 years away, I'm finally back in France. Just how long I'll get to stay this time is...
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How I Escaped The 9-To-5 And Found My Dream Life Overseas
Looking back, I can see that 2011 was one of the biggest turning points in my life. Little did I...
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Ranking Medellín, Colombia, As A City For Digital Nomads
All over the globe, people are rethinking the way we work and live. Unsatisfied with the confines of the cubicle...
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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...
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