Real Estate

This is it… now is the time. If you’re an American… and if you’ve been waiting for the perfect opportunity...

While I waited, I wandered from room to room. It was the house I'd had in mind since the day...

As you explore your real estate options in Belize, you’re going to have to decide what type of property is...

If you purchase a piece of real estate in another country, should you have the ownership documents issued in your...

There are reasons that, for eight years running, Live And Invest Overseas has named Portugal's Algarve coast as the World's...

Property in Europe is on sale for dollar holders right now... While inflation may be eating away at your savings...

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis reports that the median house price in the United States is US$440,000. This...

If you ever dreamed of a 5-star lifestyle in the sun... Waking to the sound of the ocean lapping at...

Brazil is vast. It's the fifth largest country in the world. And it hides both some of the most amazing...

Real Estate Hunting With Mr. O'Shea "This one isn't old either," I whispered in Lief's ear so that Mr. O'Shea...

Americans spend 33% of their income on housing. The average asking price for a new lease in the United States...

Buying property overseas is a great way to reliably increase profits over the long term. It diversifies your portfolio and...

Dollar-euro parity? We’re closing in. As I write, US$1 equates to 1.01 euro. The U.S. dollar holder has noteworthy buying...

Renting Real Estate Overseas I have a friend who moved to Paris a year or two before Kathleen and I...

One sunny summer afternoon in 2012 I had the most expensive lunch of my life. Kathleen, the kids, and I...

Most people think that purchasing real estate overseas is about having a second home to go to when you want...

Before you're ready to retire, you're likely to notice places around the world where you'd like to be able to...

Lief used Other People's Money (OPM) to launch his real estate investing career in the United States, and we were...

Can an average person really invest in real estate to generate reliable cash flow overseas?I get the question all the...

After months of due diligence and negotiation...Dozens of calls and even more emails...The deals for my 2022 Global Property Virtual...

Recent changes in exchange rates are creating real estate bargains in unexpected markets. Meantime, some long-time favorable rates—that had been...

Risk-taking is personal. Everyone has his threshold. Most people take few risks in their lives. They go with the comfortable...

I didn't set out to become an overseas property investor. It happened by accident. In 1998, I was moving, with...

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

Buying real estate overseas is fundamentally about diversification. This is true whether you buy for investment or for retirement and...

Owning real estate overseas can mean profit... And, if you ask me, I'll tell you that it always means fun....

Where could you retire overseas that is diverse… meaning lifestyle options from mountains and rain forests to Caribbean and Pacific...

You do not need a jet-set budget to take advantage of the world's number-one wealth-building strategy. I'm talking about opportunities...

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...

Rum and real estate don't mix. You want to be sober when considering property purchase options in a foreign land....

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...

Diocletian was on to something. After more than two decades as emperor of Rome, during which time he'd put down...

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....

Getting onto the property ladder has always been one of the safest and best ways of securing long-term wealth. Buying...

The overseas property market is booming, and now is a better time than ever to invest in real estate. Offshore...

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...

Lief and I spent last week online with hundreds of your fellow Live and Invest Overseas readers talking about why,...