Welcome to Offshore Living Letter, Your #1 Resource for Offshore Diversification

Tag: Buy Real Estate Overseas

09 Sep
Sea port and Old Town of Kyrenia (Girne) is a city on the north coast of Cyprus.

Above-Average Appreciation In A Mediterranean Haven

I first found out about Northern Cyprus from Lief Simon back in 2018. I’ll admit that I didn’t know much about this tiny territory in the eastern Mediterranean back then. But Lief made a strong case for it, so I got up to speed quickly. It’s not every day that he identifies a new breakout [...]
03 Sep
View from the balcony on a beach at luxury hotel, Bodrum, Turkey.

How To Build The Perfect Portfolio

How do you define “being wealthy”? An offshore attorney I met years ago defined being wealthy as having enough passive income to cover all your monthly expenses. That’s an easy answer, but not as easy a goal to achieve… Rental income can be the perfect passive income… but unfortunately, most U.S. investment professionals don’t know [...]
10 Jun
Boats and house in beach big island (Ilha Grande), sea of Angra dos Reis bay with beautiful large mountains in the background, beach holidays on the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The #1 Way To Launch Your Global Property Portfolio

Yesterday I flew from Paris to Panama where later this week I’ll be joined by my global network of fellow real estate experts for this year’s International Property Summit. They’re coming from Mexico, Argentina, Belize, Cyprus, and beyond to share private property offerings worth at least $278,375 in cash savings and benefits across more than [...]
23 May
View of Malaga with bullring and harbor

Spanish Dream Homes From $215k

Spain is a land of rich heritage, beautiful landscapes, delicious cuisine, and vibrant celebrations. It’s the second-most visited country in the world after France and home to more expats than any other country in Europe. American expats alone number nearly 36,000. Despite its popularity, Spain remains fantastically affordable... from its overall cost of living to [...]
16 May
Holiday villas and palm trees in Cala Galdana village, Menorca island, Spain

How Much Can You Save Overseas?

Last year, more than 338,000 Americans moved away from home for retirement. That’s 44% more than in 2022. A cooling housing market and lower inflation help explain this big number. Put simply, more people could afford to move away from home last year compared to the year before. Where did all these retirees end up? [...]
13 May
The Old part in town of island Skiathos in Greece

Sea-View Homes And Mountain Town Escapes

We spend a lot of virtual ink lately reminding you of the benefits of owning property overseas... I tend to focus on the privacy, asset security, diversification, and tax upsides, in particular. But I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention what is arguably the biggest advantage. Property overseas is a much better bargain. Take a [...]
11 Apr
Sidewalk at public park with city skyline at coast promenade in Panama City Panama

Blazing A Trail In Panama

“You need to get on a plane.” That was the feedback Kathleen Peddicord got from her property scout when she sent him to Panama for the first time in 1998. Back then, real estate in Panama was a screaming bargain. You could buy big, well-built homes for as little as $20,000. Kathleen did indeed get on a plane and [...]
08 Jan
Traditional white houses with unspoilt idyllic view of marina, coastline and Mediterranean Sea in Moraira, Costa Blanca, Spain

How To Spot Profitable Properties

Returning to Spain for the recent Live And Invest In Spain Conference, I was reminded of my first pure real estate investment outside of the United States. In 2000, a colleague and I took a scouting trip along the coast of Spain… not just one of the Costas, but the entire southern coast of Spain [...]
09 Nov
Puente de Piedra, Logroño, Spain

11% Yields In Spanish Wine Country

We could debate the best country in Europe on several counts, such as natural beauty, economics, doing business, or investing in properties… But Spain can’t be matched for lifestyle. With its amazing food and wine culture, laid-back ambiance, and warm weather, you’ll find no other country quite like it. And there’s no better place to enjoy [...]
06 Nov
Ocean Views… A Beach Bar… And Getting In Early. los islotes

An Unexpected Opportunity On Panama’s Coast

In 2008, my husband Lief and I made the most important investment of our lives. After scouting the globe, we made an offer on a piece of land on Panama’s Veraguas coast. It was an oceanside finca known as Los Islotes. We recognized Los Islotes as unique… on the Azuero Peninsula, in Panama, and in [...]