Most people who move abroad enjoy the familiarity of an existing expat community and seek out destinations with a number of expats already in residence. But not everyone. There are a few of us who want to live among the local community, become a part of the local culture, and are happy if we rarely […]
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My Top Three Property Picks From The Global Property Summit I just got home from spending last week at the annual Global Property Summit, where our contacts from around the world brought the best real estate offers from their respective countries. We saw a wide array of good investments. I know everyone has their own
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Peru: Offering The Best Destination You’re Not Hearing About Plus: She’s Stealing Your Apartment! And Where To Invest US$150,000 My first trip to Peru revealed one of my absolute best discoveries in Latin America… and also one of my most disappointing. And my biggest and best surprise was found by looking into Peru’s immigration and
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Plus: The Best Picks For Living In Costa Rica Aug 11, 2015 Granada, Nicaragua Properties in this report trade in U.S. dollars Dear Overseas Property Alert Reader, Nicaragua is one of my favorite countries in the Americas. I own a property in Granada, and have spent considerable time throughout the country. The time I spent
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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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An Undiscovered Trove Of Authentic Spanish Colonials I’ve just found a small treasure trove of authentic, historic properties from the Spanish colonial era. I’ve been traveling the Americas and looking at colonial homes since 1998, and I’ve never seen anything remotely like Álamos, Mexico. I’ll put this into perspective. My first choice among the properties
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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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Plus: Spain’s Best Weather | Upcoming Coverage Of The Dominican Republic Everyone who made it beyond third grade has heard of Cartagena, Colombia. It’s Colombia’s #1 draw for foreign visitors and home to a sizeable expat community. But just 150 miles up the Caribbean coast is Santa Marta. It’s a town that offers excellent diving,
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Plus: Taxes On Rental Income In Spain Lately, I’ve been keeping a close eye on Spain, and although it’s been a long time coming, I believe the Iberian nation is now on the precipice of a dramatic recovery. Spain’s real estate market—a long-time favorite for retirees, expats, and overseas investors—is set to burst out of
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The real estate market in Cali, Colombia, is the most exciting scene I’ve witnessed in a long time. This is an attractive city, with low property prices, a low cost of living, low cost of ownership, and high rental returns. Best of all, prices start at less than US$66,000 for a nice apartment in one
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