Getting Lost In Portugal: Finding Warm Locals And Hot Coffee

January 29, 2018

Meet The World’s Friendliest Neighbors Picture the scene… Google Maps has completely let you down. You’re lost in a foreign city… where you only speak a little of the local language. You decide to step into the nearest café, hoping the staff may be able to help you out. The owner, an elderly gentleman, is…

Belize: An English-Speaking Escape, Both Quaint And Quirky

January 22, 2018

English-Speaking And Quirky: This Is Belize Most North Americans know Belize as a sunny, tropical destination. But white sand isn’t the only reason drawing people here to stay… In Belize City last week for our 2018 Live and Invest in Belize Conference, I caught up with many attendees over cocktails the first night. One of our…

The #1 Regret Expats Have When They Move Overseas

January 15, 2018

The Most Common Expat Complaint—And How To Avoid It “In my 15 years of living overseas, I’ve never met anybody who hated their new home so much that they packed up and went home,” Latin America correspondent Lee Harrison told the audience at last year’s Retire Overseas Conference. “What almost everybody has admitted to me,…

Opportunities To Live and Invest In Panama Are Everywhere

January 8, 2018

Never-Ending Opportunity In Panama The mañana attitude may still be upheld in Panama (really, there’s nothing that can’t wait until tomorrow), but, somehow, this tiny country—about the size of South Carolina—continues to move forward… If you’re worried that you’ve missed out on the best opportunities in Panama by now, please know that opportunities are everywhere for the…

You Should Be Investing In Property Overseas, Here’s Why

January 1, 2018

How To Secure Your Overseas Property This Year Of all the investment options out there, why put your money into real estate? And, more specifically, why overseas real estate? Our global property expert Lief Simon—who continues to grow his international real estate portfolio every year—says that diversifying into markets outside the United States helps him…

Christmas In The Tropics: All Of The Spirit, None Of The Snow

December 25, 2017

Pump Up The A/C: Celebrating Christmas In The Tropics It’s my first time staying in Panama for the holidays. And—while I can’t have the cold, snow, and Christmas vitrines of Paris—I’ve been working hard to continue my own festive traditions in the tropics. (I’m a huge fan of Christmas, by the way—second only to our…

Private Access: Your Very Own Team Of Overseas Experts

December 18, 2017

The Most Help You’ll Ever Get For Your Overseas Move Secretly, my favorite thing about being Conference Director for Live and Invest Overseas is seeing attendees’ spirits transform over the course of a day or two (and, often, within just a few hours). I’ve met many readers who, when they first step up to our…

A Sneak Peek At Our Early-2018 Conference Calendar

December 11, 2017

Some Good News And Some Bad News The bad news is… no Live and Invest Overseas events this month. The good news is… time to plan your schedule for 2018… Here’s what we’ve got lined up in the first half of next year… January In The Jungle Belize is where our adventures begin, Jan. 17–19,…

11 Reasons Why We Chose To Live In The Dominican Republic

December 4, 2017

11 Reasons Bill And Anne Piatt Chose To Retire To This Unsung Caribbean Isle “I’ve had enough of your Caribbean vacations for this year!” This is the response Bill Piatt got from his wife Anne when he proposed a trip to the Dominican Republic one cold February day in Virginia. At that point, the couple…

Global Property Summit: Our Expert Advice On Investing Overseas

November 27, 2017

Best Places To Buy Property In 2018 Last month, New Zealand announced that, going forward, foreign speculators would be banned from purchasing houses in the country. In the U.K., similar restrictions are currently being discussed. As you consider buying a new home or investment property overseas, should you be worried that your options are decreasing?…