My big “currency awakening” came in Uruguay. I first visited Uruguay in 2004 and fell in love with its First World environment, honest culture, and super infrastructure. And, at an exchange rate of 34 pesos per U.S. dollar, life there was an amazing bargain. In fact, I finished my first article on Uruguay with the […]
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If you’ve been researching the topic of retiring or buying a property abroad, you’ve probably seen a lot about beaches, sun, sand, and warm-weather locations. But I routinely hear from readers who don’t like hot weather or humidity and have no desire to live near the beach. Just this week, I heard from two people
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After living for six years in Punta del Este, Uruguay, I swore to myself that I’d never, ever live in a tourist area again. Never. And that includes places with large numbers of expats, which can have the same impact as large numbers of tourists on an area. However, after making that declaration, I have
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When you buy a property overseas, it will sometimes come with an important bonus: It can open the door to foreign residency. When it does, you not only have a second home in the traditional sense, but you’ve got a second home in the broad sense as well—a place that, when you go there, they
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Back in the year 2000, on one of my final retire-overseas exploratory trips, I looked at a small, rustic home beside a rushing river in Mexico. Giant trees grew along the riverside, shading both the house and most of the large property. Among the trees, I found a plant that I didn’t recognize… it turned
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Discoverig Medellín’s Top Neighborhoods While enduring several complete lock-down situations here in Medellín, the real estate market struggled in 2020. As the world gradually opens again, and more tourists return to support Medellín’s short-term and long-term rental market, real estate agents are getting busier and there are more properties on the market. Here at Overseas
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This is my favorite condo deal over the past four years in Mexico’s Mazatlán: Casa Victoria. And since the project is right next door to me, I’ve been keeping an eye on it since they started restoration work in January. Casa Victoria is an original historic building in Mazatlán. Once a large family estate, it’s
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Each year, I like to take a close look at a number of major cities in Latin America to see what’s happening in their property markets. The cities are those that tend to be of interest to expats moving overseas and expat property investors. In each city, I look at current property listings and select
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Each year around this time, I take a snapshot of what properties cost around the world. To be honest, I do this mostly for my own convenience, so I can use it as a reference—one that’s consistent from one city to the next—while preparing event presentations and researching articles. But the survey is also full
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Lush Forests With Pacific Sunset Views And Luxury Living One aspect of Puerto Vallarta that really sets it apart from the pack is its ocean-view homes tucked away in a lush, green hillside… homes that afford a 50-mile view over the Pacific. In some cases, you’ll find oceanfront homes in this same setting. My earlier report looked
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