I regularly hear from readers struggling with how, specifically, to get started planning and benefiting from a life diversified offshore. Should they start with a second residency, many want to know… Or an offshore bank account? Is a property purchase a good initial step, or would it be better to open an offshore business first? […]
Posted by Kathleen Peddicord In Investing0 comment
The Importance Of Global Property In Panama City with us today are colleagues, friends, and real estate investment professionals from around the globe. Day 1 of this week’s Global Property Summit has been a tour of the most compelling opportunities for owning real estate in Brazil, Argentina, Panama, Portugal, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Thailand, and [...]
How And When To Defer Capital Gains Tax Using A 1031 Like-Kind Exchange At recent conferences, several attendees have asked about using a 1031 like-kind exchange to move capital overseas. Specifically, they wanted to sell investment property in the United States and use the proceeds to invest offshore. A 1031 like-kind exchange is an IRS [...]
16 Years Later, I Find I've Timed This Investment Perfectly—This Market Is On Fire Back in Croatia last week for the first time in more than 10 years, I'm happy to say that Istria is still a place I enjoy spending time. That's a good thing because we own a property here that finally, 16 [...]
If you’re a subscriber to my Global Property Advisor, your latest issue is in your inbox. I recommend you take a close look. This month we reveal our first-ever Global Property Investment Index. This is a giant research project. My team and I spent months rating and ranking the world’s best real estate markets. The […]
Chad might not have even been considered developing when I was there. The capital city N’Djamena had an international airport but not a terminal to speak of… and I don’t remember a single paved road at the time. Western Kazakhstan had oil (I was working for a drilling company) but not much else. Of course, […]
That was the first question one of the civil engineers we engaged asked at the very beginning of the planning for our residential development on the Azuero Sunset Coast of Panama—Los Islotes. She had never been to this part of the country, but she knew it didn’t have much, and groceries were her personal concern. […]
First Ever Global Property Investment Index Names The World’s Best Place To Invest In Real Estate Overseas This month we introduce our first-ever Global Property Investment Index. It’ll be an annual affair. The objective is to present a comprehensive overview of the markets we’ve identified as offering an abundance of real estate investment opportunity, rating [...]
My First-Ever Global Property Markets Index Rates And Ranks The World’s Best Places To Invest In Property Overseas This month’s issue of my Global Property Advisor will feature my first-ever Global Property Markets Index. My team and I have spent the past two months collecting data and crunching numbers. Our aim is to rate and [...]
Ever since the discovery of precious metals as a means of payment, wealth storage, and vanity, there have been forgers trying to replace the valuable metals with lesser ones to make a higher profit. Early attempts may seem crude from today’s perspective, but they worked for quite a long time, successfully cheating gullible buyers out […]
Offshore Living Letter is a publication of Live and Invest Overseas. Our goal is to provide timely, actionable information on all things offshore, including: how to go offshore, diversifying your portfolio, wealth creation, protecting your assets, and much more.