Tag: ‘investment’

Owning real estate overseas can mean profit… And, if you ask me, I’ll tell you that it always means fun. ...

Why were Lief and I drawn to Panama in the first place, some 26 years ago? And why have we ...

Europe is a continent of myths and legends. Whether it’s the “banshee,” the wailing old woman of Irish folklore who ...

Europe is a continent of myths and legends. Whether it’s the “banshee,” the wailing old woman of Irish folklore who ...

Lief and I recently welcomed two-dozen global property pros to Panama for the Global Property Summit. We look forward to ...

Last month, I was in eastern Canada. This part of the world has been getting a lot of bad press ...

Lief and I have returned to Panama after three weeks on the road. Much of that time was spent in ...

I recently returned to Paris for a couple weeks of meetings. One meeting was with friends who have lived in ...

Imagine a country that uses the very same currency you do now… A business hub that’s at the center of ...

I started to think of expert tips for renovating rental property overseas, in advance of the purchase of the property ...

Welcome to 2023. As you push ahead into this New Year, one of your priority resolutions should be to diversify ...

Where are America’s super-investors flocking for safe, high yields? The same place where you can beat inflation… and earn a ...

Dollar-euro parity? We’re closing in. As I write, US$1 equates to 1.01 euro. The U.S. dollar holder has noteworthy buying ...

Can an average person really invest in real estate to generate reliable cash flow overseas?I get the question all the ...

Buying real estate overseas is fundamentally about diversification. This is true whether you buy for investment or for retirement and ...

If you aren't taking at least some of your profits out of the U.S. stock market and putting it into ...

Panama has only recently begun to focus on tourism as a driver of GDP. Unlike neighboring Costa Rica, Panama has ...

"Who has my pig?" These words are uttered by desperate Oregon recluse Rob, played by Nicolas Cage, in the recently ...

We believe real estate is the best asset you can hold to protect and grow your wealth. We believe that ...

This month we introduce our first-ever Global Property Investment Index. It’ll be an annual affair. The objective is to present ...

“Would you say this is a trend... and that it is growing?” the reporter who interviewed me this week wondered. ...

Years ago, my mother knew a lady named Janet who bought a small piece of land on the southwestern coast ...

This spring, my family has planted more vegetables in our garden than ever before. We don’t expect to be able ...

Given a budget of US$150,000, how would you start your global property portfolio? Each year at our annual Global Property ...

Properties shape us more than we know. Settling into my new apartment here in Paris stirred up memories of all ...

Negotiating a real estate deal in another country—both the purchase and the sale—is likely to be different for you than ...

White-sand beaches... warm water... year-round sunshine... and one of the healthiest diets in the world... For sun and sand lovers, ...

I’m a big fan of the tiny home. Many times, I find myself dreaming of less clutter...better economy... a simpler ...

This doesn't have to be all or nothing. You could "retire overseas" and still spend part or even lots of ...

How can you keep up with your plans of moving and/or buying property overseas in the middle of a pandemic? ...

As with any question related to your personal life, the answer is: It depends. It depends on how much money ...

How do you get started investing in real estate overseas? To borrow a page from Nike’s playbook... You just do ...