Timber Investing 101
Date: 09/21/2007Timber is touted as one of the best investments of all time from a risk-reward point of view. I also like it, because, when you cut down the trees, you still own the land.
See More [+]How to Get the French to Subsidize Your Island Adventure
Date: 09/17/2007
Thanks to subsidies from the French government, hurricane insurance is cheap on Guadeloupe and Martinique.
See More [+]Forget St. Barts…and Get a Real Caribbean Bargain
Date: 09/16/2007
Islands such as Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre have real estate bargains galore (as well as better beaches than St. Barts, beautiful scenery, and a far more interesting culture).
See More [+]High Prices, Bad Neighborhoods, and Good Investing
Date: 08/31/2007Forbes magazine published an article last week naming the world’s most overpriced real estate markets. The author goes through a convoluted calculation to come up with a price-to-earnings ratio for each market that he says is comparable to a stock P/E.
See More [+]Please Shut the Gate to Paradise Behind You
Date: 08/10/2007Last week's Saturday Edition generated a lot of reader response. One reader wrote to say: "I have lived in the Lake Chapala area for almost four years (thanks to IL opening up our world to the possibilities).
See More [+]The Devil's Work
Date: 08/03/2007Real estate developers are evil people. They turn a profit at the expense of destroying the environment. They create blight on the landscape of naturally beautiful places. And they exploit the local people.
See More [+]How to Negotiate the Best Deals in the Worst Situations
Date: 07/27/2007Five siblings are involved in the negotiations for a piece of property I’m interested in buying right now…despite the fact that the father is still alive and holds title to the land.
See More [+]How It's Playing Out in Panama City
Date: 07/13/2007Buying property pre-construction (off-plan) comes with risks, including the big and obvious one that the developer might not complete the building.
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