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27 Nov
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Why I’m Applying For Residency In The Dominican Republic

This Country Ticks All The Go-Offshore Boxes About 18 months ago I began the process of applying for residency and citizenship in the Dominican Republic. My attorney in the DR contacted me last month to let me know that my naturalization paperwork is almost ready. How soon could I make it back to the country [...]
06 Nov
Investing In Wine In France

Investing In Wine In France: A Good (And Tasty) Venture

Lief Simon's Secret French Passions Kathleen and I are in Paris for six weeks. We seldom have the luxury of so much time in one place. How to fill our free days, I wondered when we arrived... Ah, ha, I thought. I'll reorganize the cave. A French cave is an underground area for storage. It's not like a [...]
23 Oct
Why Investing In Panama City Today Is A Different Ballgame

Why Investing In Panama City Today Is A Different Ballgame

Making Money In Panama City Today—Here’s Where To Buy I didn’t realize it at the time, but, when I bought a pre-construction apartment on Panama City’s Avenida Balboa 13 years ago, I was taking a position at a dramatic turning point in the history of Panama City’s property market. The Americans left Panama in 1999, […]

19 Oct
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The Strong Dollar Is Diminishing… It’s Time To Diversify

Your Dollar Advantage Window Is Closing I typically ignore exchange rates when making an investment in another country… especially when making an investment in real estate in another country. Trying to time short-term exchange rates to eke out a few more of whatever the local currency is when transferring money isn’t worth losing a property […]

12 Oct
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3 Perfectly Timed Investment Opportunities In Colombia

Three Ways To Cash In This Peace Dividend Last week a friend forwarded a report on Colombia issued by a U.S. investment group. The group is enthusiastically bullish on Colombia and finally prepared to recommend the country in the wake of the ceasefire agreed with the National Liberation Army (ELN). The Colombian government had already [...]
25 Sep
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Agricultural Property Investing: Scouting For Steady Yields

Here’s Where My Search For Reliable Yields Has Led Me… Pre-2008, anyone who could read a property ad was getting into real estate investing and buying anything he could afford. All those amateur investors helped to pump up the bubble and to distort markets all around the world. It’s hard to negotiate a reasonable price […]

21 Sep
Your Top Live and Invest Overseas Options For 2018 Identified

Your Top Live And Invest Overseas Options For 2018 Identified

Our editors are hunkered down mapping out answers to that question. Our planning is based first on our collective experience in recent months. Where have we scouted… what are we investing in personally… whither do we intend to travel in the next 12 months… In addition, as well, our editorial calendars, travel schedules, and conference […]

24 Aug
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My Simple (And Ever-Evolving) Strategy To Property Investing

What’s Your Property Investing Strategy? Here’s Mine… When I first started out investing in real estate overseas, my personal investment process was less refined than it is today. Twenty years ago when I got started at this, I would scout a new location to see what opportunities were available, and, because I could almost always [...]
10 Aug
Mexico's Riviera Maya

Mexico’s Riviera Maya Is A Convenient Coastal Investment

This Is The Sweet Spot For Investment On This Coast Right Now I first scouted the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico for real estate investment opportunities some 15 years ago, when the Costa Maya was just coming on to the world’s radar. The Costa Maya has developed some since I first looked at the region, but [...]