Invest in a Piece of Italian History…From $31,000
Date: 04/29/2008
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Alberobello, Italy
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Small, conical, dry-stone-roofed houses, or trulli, cover the hill like barnacles on a turtle’s shell. The Lord of the Rings is what first springs to mind when you see Alberobello in Puglia’s Itria Valley, between the Adriatic and Ionian seas.
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High Rental Returns on Your Italian Sea-view Apartment
Date: 04/28/2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Bevagna, Italy
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San Pietro in Bevagna at night in the low season is not a place to get your pulse racing. At first sight, you might even be tempted to turn around and head back to the busy town of Manduria just a few miles north, as there are few shops open and fewer people on the street to give you directions. My friend Annette and I spent some time trawling the deserted main road of San Pietro looking for a hotel before the welcoming lights of Hotel Byzantine came into view.
Read OnThe Truth About Investing in Panama City
Date: 04/25/2008Saturday, April 26, 2008
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As world real estate markets settle out from years of rapid appreciation, rental yields are one way to continue to diversify your property investment portfolio.
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Merida’s abandoned colonials—buy your own piece of history in Mexico from $30,000
Date: 04/30/2008
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A Seaside Apartment for $75,000 in This Friendly Beach Town
Date: 04/22/2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Piriápolis, Uruguay
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The Uruguayan Atlantic coast goes through a dramatic evolution as it stretches from the Río de la Plata to Brazil. From Montevideo to the Costa de Oro, you’ll find a tree-lined coastline dotted with beachfront towns. Farther up the coast are the popular resorts of Punta del Este and José Ignacio with their glamorous beaches, fine restaurants, clubs, and shows. Beyond José Ignacio, it’s another world entirely: miles of remote, unspoiled, and undeveloped beaches.
But between the Costa de Oro and Punta del Este is a gem of a resort that fits the bill perfectly for an increasing number of North Americans: Piriápolis.
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Luxurious Riverside Living on Europe’s Famous Waterway
Date: 04/21/2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Bratislava, Slovakia
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It’s not every day you find yourself sharing a bedroom with the wife of the Slovak foreign minister...
Read OnNotes From the Trenches on Pre-Construction
Date: 04/19/2008Sunday, April 20, 2008
A while back, I wrote about some things I’ve come to look for—and to look out for—in pre-construction real estate deals.
We started getting e-mails almost immediately on the topic, and I want to share one of them with you.
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