Plus: Finding properties on the non-gringo beaches of Nicaragua US$1 equals $1.42 Australian dollars For North Americans, there’s no better place to ride out the winter than here in Australia. South East Queensland, with The Gold Coast, The Sunshine Coast, and the regional capital city of Brisbane, is one of the most beautiful areas in […]
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Plus: “You’re An Ignorant, Anti-Oil-Sands Know-It-All!” Puerto Peñasco, Mexico US$1=16.8 Mexican pesos Dear Overseas Property Alert Reader, Expats and second-home owners here are enjoying miles of wide, sandy beaches… warm, crystal-clear waters… and one of the most convenient and hassle-free experiences you’ll find outside the United States. I’m spending the week in Puerto Peñasco, Mexico,
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Plus: Best Place For Golf And Renovating A Property Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past several months, you’re probably aware that the U.S. dollar is doing quite well. This has caused overseas property buyers to spring into action, seeking currency bargains in places like Colombia, Chile, Europe, and Mexico. But what
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“I’ll Assume You Have No Clue…” Readers Speak Out Aug. 25, 2015 Medellín, Colombia Dear Overseas Property Alert Reader, As of today, I have 99 pages of reader questions—of which, some 40 are unanswered. So I’m going to hand this issue over to the readers of Overseas Property Alert. This is a good way to
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Plus: Best Rental Markets Among Discounted Cities Aug. 18, 2015 Medellín, Colombia The property in this report is priced in U.S. dollars. Dear Overseas Property Alert Reader, Cartagena is the most popular destination in Colombia. People who know nothing about Colombia will have heard of this famous walled city… one of the oldest in the
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Plus: Options For Financing Abroad I missed out on the Great Recession. In fact, since I moved abroad in 2001, those recession years actually produced my highest income. My home in Punta del Este, Uruguay, jumped in value during the U.S. housing crash, as did our beach house in Brazil. My Brazilian reais jumped almost
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Plus: Expat Health Insurance Just yesterday a guy wrote to me, asking for advice on where to buy a property. He’s traveling this year to Ecuador, Uruguay, Panama, and Colombia, and wanted to know which one I favored for his list of requirements. I started to look at his criteria, when something dawned on me:
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Plus: Make Sure You Don’t Retain A State Tax Burden Abroad June 23, 2015 Medellín, Colombia Dear Overseas Property Alert Reader, You’ve been hearing a lot about rental returns lately. Over the past few years, it’s where property investors have been putting most of their attention. And along with this investment shift (from capital gains
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Plus: Seeking A Beach Property In Mazatlán June 16, 2015 Medellín, Colombia US$1=2,534 Colombian pesos Dear Overseas Property Alert Reader, Cartagena is Colombia‘s most popular tourist destination. Located on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, it’s one of the world’s few remaining walled cities. It’s a unique Spanish-colonial environment, unlike any other in the Americas. Potential expats, however,
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Plus: “…I Would Not Go There If They Gave Me A Villa.” May 19, 2015 Panama City, Panama Dear Overseas Property Alert Reader, Building a diversified real estate portfolio overseas isn’t easy. In addition to the time it takes to scout countries and identify properties for purchase, you also need a fair amount of cash,
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