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The 6 Rules For Making Money Buying Property Abroad

Making Money Buying Property Overseas

Plus: “How About The Risks Involved With That 17% Return?” You don’t make money when you sell a piece of real estate, but when you buy it. Before making any property purchase anywhere, you want to feel comfortable about the basic fundamentals. First, that you’re getting a good value… Second, that you’re buying into a […]

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Buying Property Overseas With A Self-Directed IRA Or 401K

Beautiful Oceanside Property purchased using your IRA or 401K funds

Plus: Mazatlán Versus Puerto Vallarta The ability to buy property with an IRA or a 401k was a huge breakthrough for investors seeking opportunities overseas. It has allowed people to “unleash” their retirement plans and give them access to the full potential of the world’s opportunities. These unusual retirement-plan investments are made with what we

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Envigado, Medellin’s Benign Neighbor, Is An Attractive Market

Envigado Colombia

Plus: Colombia Versus The Dominican Republic And Taxing Pensions Expats are expanding their horizons in the Medellín valley and turning it into a broad, well-rounded destination with plenty of varied options. Granted, Medellín’s long-trendy El Poblado neighborhood is still the big draw for tourists, business travelers, and expats alike. But over the past few years,

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The Impact Of Rising Sea Levels On Coastal Real Estate

Coastal real estate and the rising sea level

Plus: Beaches, Climate, Expat Community, Restaurants, And Sex “Seas Are Rising At Fastest Rate In Last 28 Centuries” In case you missed it, this was a page-one headline in the New York Times last week. The article reported on new statistics that quantify the current sea level rise and refine previous disaster predictions. Current models

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Reasons You Should Be Buying Property In Medellin, Colombia

property in Medellin, Colombia

Plus: Getting The “Real” Story On Belize “I can’t believe this place has stayed off the radar,” said my friend Lou… for the third time in as many days. We were having dinner in an open-air French restaurant in Medellín’s Zona Rosa, the city’s upscale dining and shopping area. Lou lives on Manhattan’s Upper West

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5 Best Values On Beach Property Markets For 2016

5 beautiful beaches with glamourous oceanfront property

Plus: “How Can You Recommend This Guy?” This week I’m going to focus in on the most popular of all overseas properties: beaches. Mountain lifestyles and city living are popular, to be sure… but beaches draw people to a full-time or part-time life abroad more reliably than anything else. Thanks to today’s volatile (and favorable)

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The Beaches Of Mazatlan Offer Good Real Estate Value

Beach In The South Of Mazatlan, Mexico

Plus: Where To Invest US$100k… And Prejudice Against Latinos In Ecuador The beachfront real estate market in Mazatlán has an impressive diversity that will satisfy the taste of most anyone who is shopping for beachfront real estate. I’ve been here in Mazatlán for a month now and I’m still sorting out the different lifestyle options

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