As we begin 2018 you may be reminiscing about the past and dreaming about what the New Year will hold… I’m thinking about 2011, the year that I can see now was one of the biggest turning points in my life. Little did I know then that, just three years later, I would leave my […]
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Buying a property overseas opens up an exciting new way of life. And it’s always a good way to diversify your geopolitical footprint as well as your financial holdings. But one of the biggest benefits of buying abroad is the possibility of obtaining residency in a foreign country. It gives us another place that, when
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On our first scouting trip to Costa Rica, my travel companions were on the lookout for properties with a water view. Follow the link to see my report from last week on the Lake Arenal area. After a week on expansive Lake Arenal, we drove to the Pacific coastal areas around Playa Hermosa. Many people have
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Last week, we talked about the need to rebalance our investments in the U.S. markets by diversifying abroad. And the logical follow-on to that discussion is a word on how to get started. I’ve bought a number of overseas properties—both for personal use and as investments—and I find that evaluation of a potential property always
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Investing In Europe’s Economic Powerhouse Germany doesn’t get nearly enough credit. Its efficient economy is the powerhouse of the Continent, and its standard of living one of the highest in the entire world. Universal health care, free college, respect for individual rights, plenty of jobs, affordable housing—Germany seems to have it figured out. The city
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Own Your Own Private Island Starting At $60K The idea of buying any property abroad is exciting. But there’s nothing more exotic, romantic, and exciting than the idea of living on your own private island. In a way, you’ll feel like a pioneer no matter where you purchase abroad. But on an island—especially a private
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Most of us think of colonial cities as being situated in the highlands… not on the ocean. In fact, when we talk about various lifestyles in Latin America, we often discuss colonial city living and the beach lifestyle as if it were necessary to choose between the two. But the truth is that you can
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My first retirement plan—10 years before I moved to Ecuador—was to spend winters in Arizona and summers living on our 44-foot boat in the Chesapeake Bay. We planned to spend part of the season docked in the small town of Charlestown, Maryland, and the rest of the time cruising up and down the
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It can change names as many times as it likes, but the wine producing Languedoc area of southern France remains one of my favorite places in the world. More and more people are getting to know its wines, but property prices don’t appear to be reflecting the area’s growing appeal. The Languedoc region is sometimes
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