Real Estate

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...

Buying real estate in Portugal is one of the best things that you can do right now. It has grown...

Last week in Panama I went paddle boarding with Carlos, our Colombian property manager at Los Islotes, and we naturally...

Hidden away on a lush green clifftop site, boasting incredible ocean views, lies our chance to get in on Mexico's...

Mexico is one of the world’s top options for retirement living. Indeed, it ranks #2 (behind only Portugal) in our...

What’s the most important factor when considering a potential rental property purchase overseas? The pleasure potential for you and your...

When it comes to buying property overseas, cheap isn’t necessarily best. However, here are six overseas markets offering appealing property...

First, you aren’t buying real estate in most of the world today for capital appreciation. It’s possible in select markets,...

As I continue my mission to uncover the best deals—world-class properties in prime locations that I know will recover fast—Panama...

Panama has only recently begun to focus on tourism as a driver of GDP. Unlike neighboring Costa Rica, Panama has...

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

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

We're in a frothy situation... Right now, the United States is one of the most overheated property markets in the...

We have named Portugal's Algarve region as the world's best place to live or retire overseas for eight years running....

I'm most of the way through Alain De Botton's "The Consolations Of Philosophy." It's an entertaining collection of teachings from...

How can you fund the purchase of your second home or investment property in a foreign country? First, you need...

When investing in real estate abroad, buyers are often preoccupied researching real estate prices, health care facilities, and quality of...

This month we introduce our first-ever Global Property Investment Index. It’ll be an annual affair. The objective is to present...

Northern Belize is an area of mainland Belize made up of the districts of Corozal, Orange Walk, and parts of...

We’ve been spending a lot of virtual ink lately reminding you of the benefits of owning property overseas... I tend...

When we arrived in Waterford in 1998 and decided we wanted to own a home of our own there, we...

Cash is king, right? Not really. It’s cash flow you should care about. Cash flow is critical to most aspects...

Any global real estate investment portfolio should include at least one rental property. A rental investment won't make you rich,...

Buying to flip is a common real estate investment strategy in the United States that doesn’t make sense in most...

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...

This spring, my family has planted more vegetables in our garden than ever before. We don’t expect to be able...

"But haven't we done this already? “Haven't we already bought an old stone house surrounded by mud? Isn't that what...

Rights of possession is a term that dates back to Spanish colonial rule. Today the term is utilized in real...

Owning a piece of real estate in a foreign country doesn't only give you the opportunity to diversify. Depending on...

Given a budget of US$150,000, how would you start your global property portfolio? Each year at our annual Global Property...

If you want to find the best beaches in Central America, follow the surfers. You don’t need to be a...

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

There are two reasons to purchase real estate overseas... First, because you have moved there and you decide you want...

In a make-or-break year like 2021, it’s critical to make the smartest possible investment choices. Property is a safe bet,...

Whenever I tell people that I live in Puerto Vallarta, I hear, “Isn’t it really touristy?” The short answer is...

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

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

We dollar-holders have enjoyed increasing buying power abroad each year since 2013, with every year eclipsing the last. Procrastinators and...

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

Durango is my favorite spot for full-time city living in Mexico. In fact, I consider this city my most exciting...

Among the new trends we faced last summer in Ireland, a country home being snapped up by a foreign buyer...

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

Whether you are simply exploring this beautiful Central American country, or snow-birding for the winter months, or moving on a...

I didn’t realize it at the time, but, when I bought a pre-construction apartment on Panama City’s Avenida Balboa 17...

Negotiating a real estate deal in another country—both the purchase and the sale—is likely to be different for you than...

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

White-sand beaches... warm water... year-round sunshine... and one of the healthiest diets in the world... For sun and sand lovers,...

How can you keep up with your plans of moving and/or buying property overseas in the middle of a pandemic?...