How to Buy Real Estate Overseas

Practical advice on how to enjoy the unique benefits and avoid the pitfalls of investing in real estate abroad In the current uncertain investment climate, foreign real estate represents a more important opportunity than ever before, for both the investor who wants to move a portion of their wealth abroad and the retiree looking for affordable living options. How to Buy Real Estate Overseas explains one of the best options available today for diversification, asset protection, and a safe haven for wealth. Foreign property is a hard asset that, unlike stocks, for example, can't go bankrupt and collapse to zero. This book is an expert guide to the advantages and the challenges of investing in real estate overseas. Author Kathleen Peddicord, an American currently based in Panama, is considered the world's foremost authority on overseas retirement and foreign property investment. She has traveled to more than 50 countries, invested in real estate in 18, established businesses in 7, renovated historic properties in 6, and educated her children in 4. She knows from personal experience how foreign real estate can appreciate significantly over time, throw off an annual cash flow, and provide personal enjoyment for you and your family. An investment in a piece of real estate in a foreign country is a chance for both profit and fun. How to Buy Real Estate Overseas offers practical advice on how to find great deals, buy and manage property profitably in unfamiliar and potentially volatile foreign markets.

Practical advice on how to enjoy the unique benefits and avoidthe pitfalls of investing in real estate abroadIn the current uncertain investment climate, foreign real estaterepresents a more important opportunity than ever before, for boththe investor who wants to move a portion of their wealth abroad andthe retiree looking for affordable living options. How to BuyReal Estate Overseas explains one of the best options availabletoday for diversification, asset protection, and a safe haven forwealth. Foreign property is a hard asset that, unlike stocks, forexample, can't go bankrupt and collapse to zero.This book is an expert guide to the advantages and thechallenges of investing in real estate overseas.Author Kathleen Peddicord, an American currently based inPanama, is considered the world's foremost authority on overseasretirement and foreign property investment. She has traveled tomore than 50 countries, invested in real estate in 18, establishedbusinesses in 7, renovated historic properties in 6, and educatedher children in 4. She knows from personal experience how foreignreal estate can appreciate significantly over time, throw off anannual cash flow, and provide personal enjoyment for you and yourfamily.An investment in a piece of real estate in a foreign country isa chance for both profit and fun. How to Buy Real EstateOverseas offers practical advice on how to find great deals,buy and manage property profitably in unfamiliar and potentiallyvolatile foreign markets.

I Launching Your Overseas Property Adventure 11 This Isn't Only about Making Money 92 Buy Overseas to Diversify Your Assets, Protect Your Wealth,and Avoid Taxes while Creating Cash Flow and Profits 173 Buy Overseas to Save Your Retirement 254 Buy Overseas to Make Travel and Adventure Part of Your LifeRight Now 35II How to Target Where to Buy: Five Strategies for Choosing aProperty Market Overseas 415 Buy Crisis Opportunity 456 Buy for the Income 617 Buy Growth 738 Buy Agri-Profits 959 Buy Where Your Heart and Your Wanderlust Lead You--20Countries to Consider 105III You're Not in Kansas Anymore: Eight UnexpectedRealities of Buying Real Estate Overseas and How to Prepare forThem 13110 Don't Count on Leverage 13511 Don't Expect Comps 13912 Google Isn't Always Your Friend 14313 Why Net Pricing Is a Dirty Word 14714 You're a Gringo--Get Over It 14915 Rights of Possession and Other Ownership Concerns 15116 Sometimes Really Cheap Isn't a Good Deal 15717 Margarita Madness and How to Avoid It 161IV How to Buy Real Estate Overseas: Eight Easy Steps16518 Get on a Plane 16919 Figure Your Budget 17120 Build an In-Country Network of Reliable Contacts 17521 Identify a Purchase 18122 Negotiate the Purchase 18323 Close the Deal 18724 Take Title 19125 Manage the Asset 195V What Every Overseas Property Buyer Needs to Know aboutMoving Money around the World 199VI Where Not to Buy: Markets Perhaps Better Avoided209Appendix A Market Data 215Appendix B Due Diligence Checklist 233Acknowledgments 237Index 239