Buy What You See
Date: 03/21/2008Saturday, March 22, 2008
Read more about investing in overseas real estate in International Living Postcards—Saturday Edition
“Buy what you see” has always been one of my mantras. The trouble is, you can’t always be sure what you’re looking at.
For example...what if what you see is nothing? That is, what if there’s no infrastructure…and the developer isn’t promising any infrastructure? What does that mean?
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Where You Can Still Buy a Beachfront Lot for $40,000
Date: 03/19/2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Cuenca, Ecuador
Learn more about Ecuador in International Living Postcards—your daily escape
I’ve discovered what I believe is the most undervalued and overlooked section of coastline in South America. On the tropical coast of Ecuador you can still buy a beachfront home for $50,000 and live comfortably on $1,000 a month. Some properties in the area—specifically, in the towns of Manta and Salinas—have gone up by as much as 30% and 40% in the past year, and much of the rest of the coast looks poised to join the up-trend. But it’s not too late to get in on the opportunity.
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Beachfront Condos for $88,000 in This Peaceful Brazilian Town
Date: 03/17/2008
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Taiba, Brazil
Read more about Brazil in International Living Postcards—your daily escape
My last report to you on Brazil’s northeastern coast was about property in the town of Cumbuco.
From Cumbuco, we traveled 30 miles up the coast to the next up-and-coming hotspot, the town of Taiba. This is where the European expats are starting to look—finding beach lots cheaper than in Cumbuco.
Read OnOverheard at a Beach Bar...
Date: 03/12/2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Ambergris Caye, Belize
Learn more about how to buy foreign real estate in International Living Postcards—your daily escape
Suzan and I were having an afternoon cocktail at a local beach bar on Ambergris Caye, Belize, last weekend when we overheard this conversation. We felt uncomfortable listening in, but the participants were talking so loudly that we really couldn’t help it.
Read OnTurn Every Dollar You Invest Into $1.20…Instantly
Date: 03/07/2008International Living presents: You can create a safe retirement investment plan, secure a gorgeous vacation property, create a new income stream, or just increase your wealth…using what the guest author of today’s Saturday Edition describes as “the closest you’ll get to a sure thing.” Pathfinder’s Ronan McMahon explains more below.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Read more about foreign real estate in International Living Postcards—Saturday Edition
In today’s investment markets, a sure thing is hard to come by. In 10 years of investing in and scouting non-U.S. real estate markets, I’ve discovered something that comes close just once. And the phone call I had with a contact in Paris last night convinced me that this strategy remains the closest you’ll get to a sure thing in the international real estate investing game.
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Real Estate Bargains in a Rising Caribbean Market
Date: 03/06/2008
Friday, March 7, 2008
Corozal, Belize
Read more about Belize in International Living Postcards—your daily escape
Real estate prices in Belize are rising, thanks to a surge in demand from Canadians and Europeans, especially the Irish. The phenomenon is apparent all around the country. In Corozal you’re likely to see real estate agents showing property to European clients, and in San Pedro on Ambergris Caye, new Irish residents regularly meet at a local restaurant where they would have been a rare sight only a year ago.
Read OnGet a Luxury Apartment in Paris for $134,000
Date: 03/05/2008
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Paris, France
Read more about real estate in France in International Living Postcards—your daily escape
If you want your own Paris hideaway, but don’t want to spend a lot of money, what are your options?
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Buy a Home for $27,000 in a Secret Pocket of Italy
Date: 03/04/2008
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Termoli, Italy
Read more about finding affordable property in Italy in International Living Postcards—your daily escape
Molise is Italy’s youngest region. In 1963, it split from Abruzzo, the region lying to the north. Sharing the same Adriatic coastline, it’s also a wild and secret land of mountains and hilltowns. Very tiny, though—its coastline is only 40 kilometers long.
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