Before making an investment in real estate overseas, it’s important to understand what the total cost of the purchase will be, both immediately and long term, including your tax obligation. Transfer taxes, for example, can be considerably higher than in the United States. On the other hand, one big benefit of diversifying into property markets […]
A reader wrote this week to tell me why he’s not on board with our recommendation of Colombia as a top lifestyle choice in the Americas. His beef is taxes. Someone told the guy that Colombia taxes anyone who is in the country for more than six months on his worldwide income… and, further, that
People often take Europe off the list of possibilities for where to move or invest overseas because they
At my Offshore Wealth Virtual Summit last week, one attendee proudly commented that he was well into his flag-planting and had already taken several key steps toward internationalizing his life. He had a bank account in Panama… had made real estate investments in Panama… had actually moved to Panama… and was on his way to […]
The pandemic has investors panicking. Many are concerned because real estate investments they hold aren’t paying out as expected and wanting to sell. Others are worried that they are going to miss out on opportunities being created by those panic sellers because they can’t travel to put boots on the ground so they can scoop […]
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