Real Estate Articles
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Undiscovered Mexico—where you can still buy a two-bedroom, beachfront home for $129,000
Date: 04/01/2008
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The medieval magic of Italy’s hill towns—a vineyard of your own for less than $100,000
Date: 04/01/2008
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Pre-think Pre-construction and Dodge Disaster
Date: 03/30/2008Sunday, March 30, 2008
Read more about moving overseas in International Living Postcards—your daily escape
You’ve probably heard this before, but it bears repeating: Buying into a project or development in the pre-construction phase is risky. I don’t mean it could be risky. It is risky.
Read OnAsia’s Next Big Thing (and How to Buy Land Here)
Date: 03/29/2008Saturday, March 29, 2008
Read more about investing in foreign real estate in International Living Postcards—Saturday Edition
Real estate values in Cambodia have been on the rise for close to a decade. One friend active in the country tells me he’s doubling his money every 12 months. Another friend invested here is aggressively seeking further buy opportunities, even though land prices in the capital, Phnom Penh, are up 300% over the last two years.
Read OnSave Over $100,000 on Property at Panama Auctions
Date: 03/27/2008
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Panama City, Panama
Read more about Panama in International Living Postcards—your daily escape
Before you join the expats and investors flocking to Panama City, there’s one area you must know about. Possibly the most popular among expats today is the Canal Zone, which was formerly a U.S. military zone and is still referred to as las áreas revertidas, or the “reverted areas.” Here, the Ancon district encompasses neighborhoods such as Diablo, Cardenas, Los Rios, and Amador.
Read OnBuy What You See
Date: 03/22/2008Saturday, 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: 03/20/2008
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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