Plus: Crooked Lawyer In Colombia, And Investments Under $25k Buying real estate overseas is fundamentally about diversification. This is true whether you buy for investment or for retirement and argues in favor of buying for retirement rather than renting. Buying your new retirement residence overseas means moving money out of the United States and putting […]
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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: “Why Should I Get A Visa In Colombia?” Beautiful, unspoiled beaches, warm weather, and friendly, English-speaking people. New Zealand fits the bill just about perfectly for anyone wanting to escape the harsh North American winter. And thanks to a dramatic shift in currency exchange rates, U.S. dollar-holders now have 38% more buying power in
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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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After 14 years of traveling and scouting properties in 17 different countries, there are not many countries left where I try to combine a real estate scouting trip with a vacation… at least not on the second or third trip. But I just realized this morning that we’ve vacationed in Nicaragua four times now. Almost
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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: “…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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Jan. 13, 2015 Santiago, Chile Panama uses the U.S. dollar Dear Overseas Property Alert Reader, Panama City was a miracle property market for many years. People who bought condos in those gleaming waterfront towers back in 2002 saw the values of their properties skyrocket over the next six years. Many income investors saw solid, double-digit
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Plus: Ecuador’s Bite Into Your Real Estate Profits Earlier this afternoon, I was standing at the municipal pier in Viña del Mar, taking photos of the beach and the adjoining condo construction. We’re nearing the peak of high season at Chile’s #1 resort and the crowds are beginning to show up. It’s not my first
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Plus: Where’s The “Real” Spring-Like Weather? Properties in this report are priced in U.S. dollars San Miguel de Allende is both the geographic and cultural heart of Mexico. About equidistant from Puerto Vallarta on the Pacific Ocean and Veracruz on the Gulf of Mexico, San Miguel is also just a day’s drive on good roads
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