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Author: Lief Simon

11 Jul
Property Market In Lagos, Portugal, is beginning to appreciate after six years. The time to invest is now.

How The Property Market In Lagos, Portugal, Could Earn You 25%

After last week’s Live and Invest in Portugal Conference in Carvoeiro, my family and I spent the weekend in Lagos in the apartment I bought after last year’s conference in this part of the world. At the time, last July, local contacts were telling me that Algarve real estate markets were finally turning a corner […]

27 Jun
Property in the UK and Europe

Which Property Market In Europe Will Benefit From Brexit?

So the Brits are leaving the EU. At least that’s how they voted last week. Today, though, it seems some from both sides of the argument would like to revisit the discussion. Both Remain voters and some Leavers have petitioned Parliament to consider holding a second referendum. Several Leave voters have been quoted as saying […]

23 Jun
A man signing papers for residency. Discover Where And How To Establish Foreign Residency

Where And How To Establish Foreign Residency

A friend is pursuing multiple residency options concurrently. He’s in different stages of trying to establish residency in several different countries with an eye to eventually obtaining citizenship in each one, as well. He figures that at least one of the applications won’t work out. Plus, each comes with different time lines and requirements, and […]

20 Jun
Los Islotes Beachfront Community

In Los Islotes, Panama, Developing Opportunities Are Endless

About 20 of us sat around the tables of the open-air “rancho on the hill,” as we call it, sipping Panama beers and Abuelo rum and Cokes and staring out at the crashing surf and the three little islands just offshore that give their name to my Los Islotes development project on Panama’s western Azuero […]

30 May
How much diversification is much diversification is much

How Much Offshore Diversification Do You Really Need?

Once you get started planting your flags around the world, you’ll eventually reach the point where you’ll ask yourself how much diversification is enough. My real estate portfolio has included investments in more than two dozen countries over the years and currently holds 24 properties in 11 countries. For some, that might qualify as over-diversification. […]

23 May
Dominican Republic Elections

Dominican Republic Elections Signify A Continued Growth

Last week’s presidential elections in the Dominican Republic caused quite a stir… not only for locals but also for attendees at the conference I hosted in Santo Domingo. About a third of the conference-goers had pulled together all the paperwork necessary to be able to submit their residency applications while in the country for the […]

19 May
Dominican Republic Residency

Dominican Republic Residency Raises Flag-Planting Options

In my Monday dispatch, I reported on the option to qualify for residency in the Dominican Republic by making a US$200,000 investment in a CD in that country. A reader wrote yesterday asking for clarification. He was confused, because his Dominican attorney had assured him that he had to use a corporation to qualify for […]