Real Estate
4 Best Beaches In Panama: Sun, Surf, And Speculation
Four Best Beaches In Panama (For Both Fun And Profit) One of Panama's greatest assets is its beachfront. This is...
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New Beach Resort Hotel On Ambergris Caye, Belize
The Biggest News To Come Out Of Belize In Memory… And Live And Invest Overseas Readers Are Hearing About It...
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4 Foreign Property Markets With Big Dollar-Discounts In 2018
Since the U.S. dollar began gaining strength in 2014, I've written a lot about the resultant "currency discounts" in countries...
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Sizing Up Your Options On Properties In Las Terrenas, DR
If you dream of owning a Caribbean home featuring a spectacular water view close to sandy beaches for strolling and...
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Selecting A Property Manager For Your Overseas Rental
One of the most rewarding things you can do abroad is to own a rental property. I find it enjoyable...
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The Reason David Guetta Moved To Playa Del Carmen, Mexico
"For me, Playa del Carmen is one of the greatest cities of all time..." That's what I told one developer...
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The Strong Dollar Is Diminishing… It’s Time To Diversify
I typically ignore exchange rates when making an investment in another country... especially when making an investment in real estate...
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5 Major Benefits To Owning Foreign Real Estate
We write regularly of the importance of global diversification. However, I understand that, until you've begun taking steps to diversify...
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How Global Property Got Me 120 Times My Initial Investment
In 1995, I made my first real estate investment, a three-flat building in Chicago. I was able to make the...
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Why Laureles Is One Of Medellín’s Top Property Markets
I've written many times to say that the El Poblado sector of Medellín, Colombia, is considered to be the best...
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14 Important Items To Confirm Before Buying Property Abroad
Check These 14 Important Items Before Buying Abroad Last week, we talked about the need to rebalance our investments in the...
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The New Costa Rica? Real Estate In Belize Could Soar Soon
I wasn’t planning on writing about this today, but the excitement ran through my body and came out through my...
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Avoid Recession By Investing In An Overseas Property Portfolio
I've often heard that stock market investing is little more than gambling. And, given the way some people approach the...
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Why Younger Property Investors Are Starting To Look Abroad
"I have to tell you the truth," began the attendee at this week's Live and Invest in France Conference here...
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8 Things To Know About The Booming Paris Property Market
The Paris property market is booming. President Macron's policies, energy, and youthful enthusiasm are helping to reinvigorate the country in...
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Why Investing In Panama City Today Is A Different Ballgame
How To Make Money In Today’s Panama I didn’t realize it at the time, but, when I bought a pre-construction...
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Getting Started As A First-Time Overseas Property Investor
Stephen Gasque of Real Estate Today talk radio had me on his program last week. Topic of our discussion? Buying...
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Why Residency In Portugal Is Today’s Golden Opportunity
Portugal is hot. I’ve been focusing time and attention on this country for the past two-and-a-half years. My first visit,...
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Today’s Top Markets For Maximizing Your Declining Dollar Discount
The U.S. dollar came to life in 2014, after years in the doldrums. It gained dramatically against many of the...
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Buying Property In Languedoc: The Other “South Of France”
Great Wine And Low Prices—Why We Love The Languedoc It can change names as many times as it likes, but...
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Aquaponics Investment In Thailand Showing Major Progress
About 10 months ago, I told you about an aquaponics opportunity in Thailand. This, I explained, is a turnkey chance...
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Unveiling Our 2018 Live And Invest Overseas Conference Calendar
My Panama City-based team and I spent last week in meetings charting our course through 2018 and beyond. In addition...
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How To Start Investing In Real Estate Overseas With Success
How do you get started investing in real estate overseas? To borrow a page from Nike’s playbook... You just do...
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Buying Real Estate In Belize: What You Need To Know
About 30 years ago, I was sitting at a palapa bar in Playa del Carmen waiting for the ferry to...
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After A Little Time Apart, Panama Feels More Like Home
"I don’t know if I should tell you guys this or not," began our 17-year-old son Jackson as we exited...
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Navigating Your Legacy Planning, Probate, Taxes, And More
When I bought an apartment in Portugal two years ago, I ran into a snag with my standard offshore holding...
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Cambodia Emerging As Southeast Asia’s Next Top Destination
One destination in Southeast Asia is just emerging on the travel radar... It ticks the boxes of beautiful beaches, friendly...
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Are Vietnam’s Real Estate Markets Asia’s Next Big Opportunity?
Saigon, Vietnam, at sunrise. The streets are already bustling with vehicles—just as workers on a construction site next to my...
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Buying Property In Mexico: A Step-By-Step Guide For Expats
The purchase process for foreigners looking to buy real estate in Mexico is simple and straightforward. If you’ve done your...
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Cali, Colombia: An Urban Setting With Plenty Of Green Space
My workout over, I wipe my brow and walk over to chat with Sergio. Sergio comes to Parque El Ingenio...
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Buying Property In Europe: Don’t Window-Shop, It’ll Cost You!
Over the past three weeks that I’ve been traveling around Europe, from Paris to Siena to Florence to the Algarve...
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Why Occitanie (Formerly Known as Languedoc) Is Perfect For This Gay Expat Couple In France
What Alex And Greg Like Best About Their New Life In The South Of France Alex and his partner Greg...
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Here’s Why Real Estate In Lisbon, Portugal, Has Our Attention
Wandering around Lisbon and its suburbs during my most recent visit, the more I saw, the more I wanted to...
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Portugal: The Golden Goose Of Residency And Real Estate
Portugal’s population density is greater than that of France or Spain, but it sure doesn’t feel like it on the...
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Find A Local Attorney Overseas Before All Else
Step #1. Get A Reliable And Trusted Attorney Your most important ally when buying, selling, or renting real estate overseas...
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My Dream Of Owning Property In Paris, France
Lief and I have long agreed that, when we’re too old to continue moving around the world as we do...
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Paris Property Prices Rise And Fall But In the End… It’s Still Paris
Property prices in Paris are up. The entire city is worth 5.5% more today, on average, than it was a...
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FAQs On Banking And Buying Property Overseas
At this week’s Offshore Wealth Summit, the three dozen speakers and exhibitors, including myself, answered thousands of questions... some in the...
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Renting An Apartment Overseas
The most important thing to understand about finding rental accommodation (short- or long-term) in a foreign country is that you...
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100% Organic Agricultural Investment Opportunity
As I remind you often, when you find a flag-planting opportunity that interests you, you should take advantage of it...
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6 Options For Property Investing In Greece + A Big Bonus
If Europe is on your list of places to explore, but you are worried you can’t afford it, a visit...
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Why You Should Be Considering Real Estate In Greece
Its history dates back 4,000 years, its beaches are superb, the Mediterranean water is crystal clear, the healthy Mediterranean Diet...
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9 Questions To Ask Before Ruling Out Planned Communities
Every year, I speak with hundreds of potential expats at events and get thousands of emails from people considering moving...
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Why International Real Estate Investing Isn’t For Everybody
A reader sent this earlier this week: "Lief, I have seen a recent posting from Cherif Medawar on international real...
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5 Rules For Renting A Home Overseas
If you’re moving overseas for fun rather than profit—that is, if your agenda in considering the world map is lifestyle...
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My Top 3 Global Property Picks From This Year’s Summit
I just got home from spending time in Panama for our annual Global Property Summit, where our contacts from around...
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The Best Pre-Construction Properties Panama Has To Offer
I spent last weekend in the United States, in Atlanta and then Miami, where Access Panama Director Evie Brooks and...
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7 Things To Know Before Building A House Overseas
I’ve bought, sold, and renovated houses in more than a dozen countries. But, until this year in Panama, I’d never...
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3 Global Property Hot Spots Primed For High Returns
"It’s a magic spot," Juan Darío said simply as he began his presentation to the group assembled for this week’s...
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2 Critical Reasons Global Property Is Today’s Big Opportunity
In Panama City with us today are colleagues, friends, and real estate investment professionals from around the globe. Day 1...
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