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Not So Sexy, But You’ll Sleep Like A Baby

Kathleen Peddicord by Kathleen Peddicord
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“You still read about promises of triple-digit investment returns in a matter of weeks or months,” writes resident global real estate investing expert Lief Simon. “It’d sure be nice if these were realistic. We’ve all taken hits this past year, in the stock market and elsewhere, and we’d all like to find quick, easy ways to regain some of our losses.

“But the smart investors are going back to basics. (The smartest, of course, never abandoned them.) Slow and steady. It’s not sexy, but it’s the formula for long-term investment success.

“And slow and steady are the kinds of returns you can get from global yield-generating property investing.

“I’ve got my work cut out for me, I understand. Options traders and others who’ve known big returns in recent years turn their noses up at a rental investment generating a net yield of, say, 7% a year.

“I take a different point of view. A 7% annual yield compounded with perhaps 3% to 5% capital appreciation a year (in a normal market) gets you into double-digit total annual returns. Throw in some leverage, in the right market, and your return on investment can jump to 20% or even 100% a year. Yes, leverage increases your risk, but a little leverage can go a long way and, coupled with the right buy, can enhance your overall returns significantly.

“Even if we stick with the 7% net yield per year and assume even 3% annual appreciation, your total annualized return is 10% with no leverage. Add in low volatility and a downside that doesn’t approach zero, and rental real estate looks better to me than any stock option. Not as exciting, maybe. You don’t have the wild ups and downs of stocks and options to look forward to. But, frankly, the older I get, the more I value a good night’s sleep.

“Rentals aren’t the only real estate that can produce yields. Productive land–to farm trees, produce, or cattle–is another, and here the potential for annual return can be much greater. However, most real estate investors prefer more passive opportunities, so running cattle might not be in the cards (though leasing your land to a cattle farmer for a fixed rate plus a percentage of the herd could be a great long-term play).

“My preferred productive-land play, however, is the most passive of all–forestry. Not only is this a buy-it-and-forget-it kind of investment, but it also boasts the highest risk-adjusted returns of any investment vehicle. Generally speaking, a direct forestry investment can generate an annualized return of 12% to 15% and more over 20 years and longer.

“There are two downsides. First, the lack of liquidity; second, the length of the investment term. A forestry investment isn’t going to kick out cash flow year by year. You aren’t going to be able to pocket your 15% every 12 months. You can earn cash from thinnings along the way, but you’ll have to wait 15 to 25 years (depending on the type of tree), for the full harvest, to reap the real return.

“On the other hand, compounding 15% over 20 years means you can turn US$1 into more than US$16. That is to say, this is a vehicle that can earn you 16 times your initial investment. You just need to be patient (and otherwise liquid) enough to wait for it.

“If you can’t afford to have your capital tied up for 20 years, you could plan to sell your land and maturing trees on to another investor at some point along the way. Or you could buy a property already planted with mature trees.

“I did this a couple of years ago. I bought a piece of land planted with 10-year-old teak. The sales price for the property was the current value of the trees if they had been cut and sold the day of closing. In other words, the land was effectively free. Two years later, I’m now in the process of harvesting, meaning the return will be even greater.

“These kinds of yield-producing opportunities are many right now. Colleagues are developing rental properties, forestry products, and other yield-generating real estate plays that amount, I believe, to the smartest investment opportunities available anywhere.

“I’ve invited these gentlemen to join me in Panama next month to present their best current opportunities as part of my Third Annual Global Real Estate Profits Summit. Those in the room will have first-in and, in some cases, preferred-pricing chances to participate in the smartest global investing plays anywhere, including forestry investment opportunities in three countries, resort rental opportunities in at least four top markets, and private boutique offerings that will not be circulated further than those four walls. In total, my colleagues and I will present a minimum of 12 current plays.

“I invite you to come on down and join us. Discover how to diversify your investment portfolio into international real estate and reduce your risk profile while improving your overall and long-term returns.

“All the while, sleeping like a baby.

“I look forward to meeting you there.”

Kathleen Peddicord

 

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Kathleen Peddicord has covered the live, retire, and do business overseas beat for more than 30 years and is considered the world's foremost authority on these subjects. She has traveled to more than 75 countries, invested in real estate in 21, established businesses in 7, renovated historic properties in 6, and educated her children in 4.

Kathleen has moved children, staff, enterprises, household goods, and pets across three continents, from the East Coast of the United States to Waterford, Ireland... then to Paris, France... next to Panama City, where she has based her Live and Invest Overseas business. Most recently, Kathleen and her husband Lief Simon are dividing their time between Panama and Paris.

Kathleen was a partner with Agora Publishing’s International Living group for 23 years. In that capacity, she opened her first office overseas, in Waterford, Ireland, where she managed a staff of up to 30 employees for more than 10 years. Kathleen also opened, staffed, and operated International Living publishing and real estate marketing offices in Panama City, Panama; Granada, Nicaragua; Roatan, Honduras; San Miguel de Allende, Mexico; Quito, Ecuador; and Paris, France.

Kathleen moved on from her role with Agora in 2007 and launched her Live and Invest Overseas group in 2008. In the years since, she has built Live and Invest Overseas into a successful, recognized, and respected multi-million-dollar business that employs a staff of 35 in Panama City and dozens of writers and other resources around the world.

Kathleen has been quoted by The New York Times, Money magazine, MSNBC, Yahoo Finance, the AARP, and beyond. She has appeared often on radio and television (including Bloomberg and CNBC) and speaks regularly on topics to do with living, retiring, investing, and doing business around the world.

In addition to her own daily e-letter, the Overseas Opportunity Letter, with a circulation of more than 300,000 readers, Kathleen writes regularly for U.S. News & World Report and Forbes.

Her newest book, "How to Retire Overseas: Everything You Need to Know to Live Well (for Less) Abroad," published by Penguin Random House, is the culmination of decades of personal experience living and investing around the world.

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