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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5 Ways To Fund Your Overseas Property Buy How can you fund the purchase of your second home or investment property in a foreign country? First, you need to figure how much capital you have available to invest. If you don’t know this number already, take time right now to do the math. (Sorry, you’re
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Should You Buy Or Rent Your Retirement Home Overseas? If you’re planning to retire overseas, should you buy or rent your property? Of course, you should always rent first… until you get to know a place and decide you’re ready to put down roots (or move on to the next adventure). The next step, once
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What Happens To Your Overseas Property If You Die Before Selling? Before you buy property in any country overseas, you need to understand the local inheritance laws. The good news is, with the right preparation, you should be able to leave your property to your chosen heir(s)… Senior Real Estate Correspondent Lee Harrison has invested
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One Little Piece Of Land = $752K In Your Bank Account I’m not a gardener. The past 14 years we’ve had our home, I’ve left it to my husband to maintain the modest patches of lawn to the front and rear. Despite any real plan, he’s had some growing successes… The bamboo he planted 10
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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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My colleague Kat Kalashian recently wrote about the many benefits of living near water… A few years back, Kat realized that, wherever in the world she decides to call home, it must be near a stretch of water… ocean, lake, or river. I’m with Kat. But for me, only the ocean will do. Right now, my
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I first came across the term “pocket money real estate” when I started out in publishing almost 20 years ago. Back then, we put out a weekly e-letter with a handful of current “pocket money” listings from around the world. The rule was that each property could cost no more than US$50,000… It was a
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