Global Asset Protection Through Real Estate Diversification
Why Real Estate Is The Best Asset Protection Tool I missed out on the Great Recession. In fact, since I ...
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Why Should You Consider Living In Chile?
A Charming, Affordable Corner Of Chile You've Probably Never Heard Of As we walked along a quiet tree-lined street, looking ...
Managing A Rental Property Overseas
5 Keys To Success With A Rental Property Overseas A rental property overseas is one of the best types of ...
Making A Plan For Living, Retiring, Or Investing In Colombia
What Next In This Land Of Superlatives? "If I had only known the great opportunity here for assisted living... the ...
Live And Invest In Colombia Conference In Medellín
Day 1 In Medellín: "Kathleen, You Didn't Do This Place Justice!" Latin America Correspondent Lee Harrison, in Medellín this week ...
Invest In Teak, Mangos, And Coffee
Four Ways To Play The Global Race To Farmland As The Economist reported recently, the world will need to produce ...
Investing In Rental Income Property In Cuenca, Ecuador
Cuenca Is The Top Income Market You've Probably Never Thought Of If you're interested in generating a dollar-based income from ...
U.S. Dollar Surging Against Euro, Colombian Peso, Brazilian Real, And Chilean Peso
U.S. Dollar On A Tear—Now Is The Best Time In 10 Years To Be Buying Property Overseas The U.S. dollar ...
Retire Overseas Benefits Of Cuenca, Ecuador, Versus Medellin, Colombia
Where’s Your Perfect Retirement Spot? Kathleen is in transit today, returning from a quick visit to Medellin, Colombia. Kathleen's agenda ...
12 Items To Confirm Before Buying Real Estate In A Foreign Country
Check These 12 Important Items Before Buying Property Overseas I've bought a number of overseas properties—both for personal use and ...
Rental Property Investment In Salinas, Ecuador
Own In This Pacific Coast Resort Town For As Little As US$40,000 The coast of Ecuador is dotted with beautiful, unspoiled, ...
Rental Property Investment In Envigado, Medellin, Colombia
Editor's Pick—Top Rental Investment Opportunity In Our Favorite Emerging Market We don't normally report on individual real estate listings in ...
Etiquette For Traveling, Living, And Retiring In Ecuador
10 Rules For Navigating Your New Life In Ecuador "Let's start with the rules of engagement," began Lee Harrison, addressing ...
Own A Spanish-Colonial Home In Granada, Nicaragua
A Lot Of Charm For Just US$37,000 A Spanish-colonial city can be a great choice for retirement, and Granada, Nicaragua, ...
The World’s Best Places To Retire Overseas In 2014
This Just In: 2014 Retire Overseas Index "There are lies, damned lies, and statistics." --Mark Twain This week we reveal ...
Moving To Cuenca, Ecuador, Can Mean Retiring A Decade Sooner
Moving Up By Opting Out And Retiring Overseas "When I was 49, the engineering company I had been working for ...
Retirement in Cuenca, Ecuador
The World’s Most Affordable Place To Live Well? As far back as 2001, I considered Cuenca, Ecuador, to be the ...
What The Declaration Of Independence Means In Today’s…
Do Your Own Thing Thomas Jefferson began his draft of the Declaration of Independence on June 11, 1776. The Continental ...
Beachfront Property In Maceió, Brazil
Prices In This Coastal Paradise Are Deep In Bargain Territory Palm-studded sandy beaches, warm turquoise waters, and a great property ...
Where To Retire On US$1,500 Per Month
"Ms. Peddicord, I would first like to thank you for all of the information regarding overseas retirement options. You have ...
Retire To Loja, Ecuador
Why Nobody Is Retiring To Loja (Yet) Big opportunities await the expat entrepreneur in Loja, Ecuador. This is a city ...
Ecuador Uses The U.S. Dollar As Its Currency
"Kathleen, while the $ symbol is used for the currency system in Ecuador, it is not the same as the ...
Affordable Off-The-Grid Community On Mexico’s Riviera Maya Coast
Own On The Riviera Maya For Less Than US$37,000 (Interest-Free Financing Available) Living off-grid attracts two different kinds of personalities—those ...
Adventure Travel In Ecuador
This Is Why I Came To Ecuador We made a sharp turn off a small country road into the brush ...
Import/Export In Ecuador
Go Big Or Keep It Low-Key—How To Start An Import/Export Business In Ecuador "It was an incredible journey that took ...
Retirement In Cuenca, Ecuador, Versus Retirement In Medellin…
Cuenca Versus Medellin—Two Top City Choices Compared "If you liked Cuenca, Ecuador, so well, why did you ever leave?" I ...
Presidential Elections In Colombia
"Kathleen, excellent piece on the elections under way in Colombia. Having lived in Colombia in various cities as a Peace ...
The Property Market In Granada, Nicaragua
A Charming And Historic Home Of Your Own Overseas For US$37,000 Many of us dream of living in a Spanish-colonial ...
How, Why, And Where To Buy Real Estate Overseas
Global Property Summit Day 1—The Perks And Pitfalls Of Foreign Property Investing To the stage in the meeting room of ...
How To Vet A Property Developer Overseas
10 Questions To Ask Before Investing With A Developer Overseas Investing in a piece of foreign real estate can be ...
Retire To Sabaneta, Colombia
The Best Of Small-Town Life In Lovely, Friendly, Affordable Sabaneta We jumped off the bus and headed for the church ...
Retirement In Medellin, Colombia Vs. Montevideo, Uruguay
Medellin, Colombia, and Montevideo, Uruguay: Two More Top Retire Overseas Choices Compared "The two cities that I am presently considering ...
Why Uruguay May Be Right For You
Why This Top Retirement Haven Is Also One Of The Best Places In The World To “Go Offshore” I came ...
Envigado, Colombia
Medellin's Little Neighbor Is Full Of Charm In search of an unusual dining experience on a recent Saturday evening, I ...
Entrepreneurs Wanted In Loja
Entrepreneurs Wanted--Current Opportunities In Loja, Ecuador Big opportunities await expat entrepreneurs in Loja, Ecuador. This is a city that's just coming ...
Retire Earlier Than You’ve Planned
Retire Early (Even If You're Not Wealthy) I retired when I was 49... 13 years before I'd planned. And it ...
Affordable Retirement In Ecuador
The #1 Choice For Retiring Well On A Budget The CBS reporter who interviewed me last week for his article ...
Cuenca, A Great Retirement Choice
Why This #1 Overseas Retirement Haven Keeps Getting Better And Better As far back as 2001, I considered Cuenca, Ecuador, to ...
Cuenca, Ecuador: A Great Retirement Choice
Cuenca, Ecuador, one of the world’s top retirement havens, is a more appealing option for the would-be retiree all the ...
Best Lifestyle Options In Colombia
Nevermind The Hookers And The Winos “I got out of the cab and stepped over the homeless guys on the ...
Going Local Vs. Expat Communities
Gringos Go Local? One of the most important choices you have to make as you think through your options for ...
Retire To Santa Fe, Colombia
Best-Kept Colonial Living Secret (Plus, Property Is A Steal) For many, one of the biggest attractions of Latin America can ...
Medellin Vs. Montevideo
Medellin Versus Montevideo--Two Top Choices "The two cities that I am presently considering are Montevideo and Medellin," writes reader Phyllis ...
Retirement- Medellin Vs. Cuenca
Medellin Versus Cuenca--And The Winner Is... "If you like Cuenca, Ecuador so much, why did you ever leave?" That's the ...
Invest In Colombia Now
The Return Of The 6% Savings Account A pleasant surprise was waiting for me early this morning. The sun was ...
Colombia Real Estate
Obviously, I'd Come For The Sex I was obviously there for the sex, at least according to the taxi driver ...
Retire To Colombia in Astorga, Medellin
Discovering Astorga--The Neighborhood To Watch In Medellin, Colombia Mid-Sunday afternoon, and the three of us were settled at our open-air ...
Starting A Business In Ecuador
Most Important Thing To Know About Starting An Import-Export Business In Ecuador (And Much, Much More) "Perhaps the most appealing ...
Retiring in Cuenca vs. Medellin
Cuenca Versus Medellin? Which Is The Better Place to Retire Overseas? Lief and I, in Cuenca, Ecuador, since last Friday, ...
Expat Information and Resources
How To Build The In-Country Network Of Reliable Contacts You Need This week we finalized the program for our Live ...
