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Category: Real Estate
Weighing Risk Vs Reward For Long-Term Subsidized Renters
Panama City: Colonial Old Town Turned First-World Wonder
We held last week’s Live and Invest in Panama Conference in Casco Viejo, the colonial city built out on a peninsula after the original Panama City was destroyed by Henry Morgan in 1670. The new city on the peninsula was easier to protect. On my first trip to Panama in 1999, I took a quick taxi ride […]
Panama’s Los Islotes Community Adds Beachfront Amenities
Yesterday, Kathleen and I spent the day at the beach. This was a bigger deal than that simple statement might suggest… because it was a day at our beach. More than that, it was our first day at our new Los Islotes Rancho Playa. We’ve spent many days at our Los Islotes beaches, of course, […]
Why Portugal Is Europe’s Easiest Place To Finance Property
Where in the world can you obtain bank financing as a foreigner for the purchase of real estate? I get the question all the time. In fact, that’s not quite the question to ask. More precisely, the question is: Where can you obtain bank financing as a non-resident who is not earning income in the […]
How Each Region Of Belize Reveals Another Lifestyle Option
Finally… after three days inside the meeting rooms of the Ft. George Hotel, it was time to bug out of Belize City… Belize City is poor, underdeveloped, and, in parts, unsafe. I don’t mind the place. Beneath the gritty surface, I detect a long-faded charm. Or maybe I project one. Either way, I enjoy passing […]
Top 5 Rental Markets In The Dominican Republic Today
For the last four years, we’ve been touting the Dominican Republic as a place where investors can find quality overseas rental property investment opportunities that don’t require huge initial investment sums. Plus, local bank financing is available in this country for nonresidents and foreigners. Today, global property investors, particularly North Americans, are starting to take […]
3 Popular Seaside Towns In Mexico Within Driving Distance Of U.S.
As I explained to the entire group assembled in Cancún last week for our Live and Invest in Mexico Conference, the most valuable convenience you can hope for when purchasing a home abroad is the ability to load up the car and drive to it. And this is one of Mexico’s biggest advantages. During the meetings […]
How I Took $5K And Created A Million Dollar Property Portfolio
In 1995, I made my first real estate investment, a three-flat building in Chicago. I was able to make the purchase with US$5,000. Two-and-a-half years later, in early 1998, I sold the building for a leveraged return of 1,800%. I hadn’t planned to sell at that time. My first wife and I were divorcing, and […]