How to Manage Your Overseas Property
Date: 02/10/2006
International Living Postcards-- Saturday Edition
Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006
Waterford, Ireland
Dear International Living Reader,
In the world's hottest markets, you need to be prepared to act quickly.
I'm not suggesting you should decide today to buy an apartment in, say, Buenos Aires…then, without further consideration or research, proceed immediately with a purchase.
See More [+]25 Things You Must Know Before Buying Property Overseas
Date: 01/13/2006
International Living Postcards--Saturday Edition
Saturday, Jan. 14, 2006
Paris, France
Dear International Living Reader,
He's a nice guy; friendly. He seems to know what he's talking about, and, boy, he sure paints a pretty picture. "The clubhouse will go here…the tennis courts over there…and around the bend down there will be the marina…"
The sun is bright, the sand is soft and white, the water warm. Palm trees sway in the slight ocean breeze. Sitting beneath them, frozen rum drink in hand, you're hooked. If this ain't Paradise…what is?
See More [+]Where To Invest $50,000 Today?
Date: 11/04/2005
International Living Postcards-- Saturday Edition
Saturday, Nov. 5, 2005
Arlington, Virginia
Dear International Living Reader,
In the past few weeks, I've investigated vineyards and ranch-land in Argentina, coastal opportunities in Croatia, and renovation projects in Montenegro…and now I'm in a private meeting room only minutes from Washington, D.C.
As I write, 45 prospective investors and 14 global real estate experts are convened here…not to discuss politics…but to learn about the most profitable idea in the world today: global real estate investing.
See More [+]Through the Looking Glass
Date: 10/14/2005
International Living Postcards-- Saturday Edition
Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005
Paris, France
Dear International Living Reader,
You're not in Kansas (or, in my case, Arizona) anymore.
As you look beyond U.S. borders for real estate opportunities, whether for fun or for profit, you'll come across people and situations that seem comfortably familiar, and those that seem strange. The trick is to know the difference.
See More [+]Important: Don't Buy Real Estate Overseas Until You Talk to These 13 Insiders
Date: 09/23/2005
From: Lief Simon, real estate editor, International Living
To: International Living readers
Re: The third International Real Estate Investment Forum. If you missed out on the previous best-selling events…now's your chance!
I can now reveal that the dates--November 3 & 4--for the third International Real Estate Investment Forum are confirmed. What's more, the line up of speakers who have RSVP'd is our most impressive ever.
Please consider this fair warning--places are limited and the previous two events sold out fast.
I'll be there, along with some of the foremost international land investment experts we know.
That's right, on November 3 & 4, I am going to show 150 select individuals how you could soon buy and sell valuable property anywhere in the world -- without paying a single cent in capital gains taxes! We'll show you how you can use your IRA to buy overseas Real Estate.
See More [+]The Best FX Rates in Town
Date: 09/16/2005
International Living Postcards-- Saturday Edition
Saturday, Sept. 17, 2005
Paris, France
Dear International Living Reader,
I don't worry too much about which way the currency markets will go. It's true I hold real estate in three different currencies (U.S. dollar, euro, and sterling) but up or down, I know these currencies--and any other currency I get into in the future--will go my way.
Allow me to explain: If you buy the right type of international real estate, you can leverage your purchase in a foreign currency (perhaps generating a rental cash flow in that currency to repay your mortgage) and create a non-dollar denominated net worth for the long term.
See More [+]Taken By the Fifth
Date: 10/09/2005
International Living Postcards-- Saturday Edition
Saturday, Sept. 10, 2005
Paris, France
"Nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."
- The Fifth Amendment
Dear International Living Reader,
Don't governments of other countries steal property at will from foreign investors?
Readers ask us this question all the time. Sure, they wonder…these tropical paradises sound great…but what guarantee do I have that the government won't decide to boot me off my land someday?
In fact, you have no guarantee. But you enjoy no such guarantee anywhere…not even, some readers are surprised to hear…the good ol' US of A.
See More [+]Follow the Starving Artists
Date: 10/02/2005
International Living Postcards-- Saturday Edition
Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005
Paris, France
Dear International Living Reader,
The Jordaan district was built by the city of Amsterdam in the 1600s to house low income workers. It fell to ruin over the centuries and was almost demolished in the 1970s, but was saved by the locals at the time: painters, musicians, poets, sculptors, and writers.
These artists moved into the area because of low rents (and, sometimes, no rents) thirty years ago, although none of them can claim to be the district's first starving artist (Rembrandt has that honor).
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