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Years ago, my mother knew a lady named Janet who bought a small piece of land on the southwestern coast...

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

One big loss can wipe out a lot of gains. After more than two-and-a-half decades of property investing experience across...

I was an average, non-professional stock investor. I made plenty of money up until 1999—when anyone could do it—and lost...

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...

Properties shape us more than we know. Settling into my new apartment here in Paris stirred up memories of all...

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...

Renovating a property overseas is something many of us dream about. But I can't go any further without asking you...

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

You know, of course, that you can gain from your property purchase when there’s a strong currency advantage. But this...

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

While I feel very lucky to wake up in my new Portuguese home every morning, it took more than good...

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

Retirement is looming. With it comes the challenge of deciding where to live. I plan to take the next three...

People often take Europe off the list of possibilities for where to move or invest overseas because they assume the...

The dictionary defines "retirement" as a state of "being withdrawn from the rest of the world or from a former...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

Thinking about making an overseas property purchase can arouse feelings such as excitement, fear, anxiety, relief, and accomplishment. Even seasoned...

Hindsight is 2020... and we’ve definitely learned a lot this year. Cities have been eerily quiet during the pandemic and...

About 30 years ago, I was sitting at a palapa bar in Playa del Carmen waiting for the ferry to...

The following questions, which we receive every day, are often preceded by, "I feel a little foolish asking, but I'm...

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

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

With just three days remaining until New Year 2021, I challenge you to get up and get going. It's time....

One of the best ways to generate cash flow from a property investment is through rental yields. But sometimes, keeping...

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

Years ago, a friend—a smart guy... a guy who’d been around the block... done business all over the world—engaged an...

Over the weekend I read one of those Q&A articles in a mainstream financial publication. A reader had written in...

Moving overseas comes with a lot of goodbyes. We say farewell to our houses, our families, our coworkers, and our...

Your most important ally when buying, selling, or renting real estate overseas is your attorney. First thing, therefore, when beginning...

If you want to open a bank account in the United States, you walk into a branch of a bank...

When Lief and I sat down to map out the plan for our new book "How To Buy Real Estate...

Other than “How can I move my pet overseas?”, “How can I find a vet once I’ve made the move...

I’ve been reviewing the schedule of confirmed speakers for my Offshore Wealth Virtual Summit taking place later this month, to...

Why would anyone want to become a legal resident of another country? If you're interested in becoming a resident of...

After four months in northern Illinois, Kathleen and I are taking our leave of these United States this weekend. That...

8938. That is the number of the IRS form you have to fill out to report foreign financial assets. If...

What a world we’re living in, right? The biggest global pandemic in 100 years... continuing terrorist threats... war... famine... mass...

All the world is asking: Trump or Biden? But it’s the wrong question. You can’t control the outcome of next...

Portugal is well known as a beautiful and picturesque country that enjoys many hours of sunshine and a mild climate....

If you’re a U.S. citizen over the year of 18 or older living abroad, you’re eligible to vote absentee for...

When planning a move overseas, most people are concerned with how much money they will need to achieve their retirement...

The American interested in establishing residency or citizenship in Europe has more options today than ever in history, depending on...

The benefits of spending time in water are well documented, as are the ways that simply living near water is...

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

Many who visit Panama come away praising the country for its thriving economy, in which everybody benefits and products are...