Where In The World Will Your Overseas Retirement Take You? Out of this big ol’ world of 195 countries, how in the world do you figure out where in the world to go? If you’re just beginning to think about the idea of going overseas, whether for retirement or otherwise, this is a huge, daunting…
Sophisticated City Living In The Caribbean White-sand beaches, swaying palm trees, warm turquoise water, year-round sunshine—you’ll find them in abundance here in the Dominican Republic… and, of course, pretty much everywhere else in the Caribbean, as well. What sets the DR apart from other Caribbean islands and nations is its more sophisticated lifestyle—one that is…
5 Rules For Overseas Property Investing I grew up in a household that put great value on owning real estate. Before I was 10, my family had purchased property overseas, and would go on to do so many times over before I graduated high school. My stepfather, real estate investing guru Lief Simon, now maintains…
Can I Make Money In My New Home Overseas? One of the most important issues for some thinking of a move overseas is the potential to earn money in their new home… While getting a job overseas as a foreigner has never been easy—and it became even harder in the bleak COVID-19 era—there are some…
Why You Should Rent Before You Buy (Sometimes) Last week we offered some insights into how to purchase real estate overseas and explained that when it comes to foreign property, there can be two conflicting agendas: personal use versus a straight-up investment buy. If you’re buying for investment, then the decision to buy is simple;…
No More Sleepless Nights Of all the investment options out there, why put your money into real estate? And, more to the point, why foreign real estate? My husband Lief Simon—who continues to grow his international real estate portfolio every year—says that diversifying into markets outside the United States helps him sleep better at night.…
Canggu—A Nebulous Neighborhood In Bali’s Sweet Spot Offering an eclectic combination of modern lifestyle and traditional culture with visible vestiges of both is Canggu (pronounced CHAN-goo), an up-and-coming neighborhood on Indonesia’s most popular island—Bali. A few decades ago, Canggu was nothing more than scattered villages, a few rice paddies, and long expanses of black-sand beach.…
Sneak Peek: Look Who’s Joining Our Virtual Room Next Week… Next week begins our first-ever Live and Invest in Asia Virtual Conference and our events team is working full steam ahead to prepare all the experts and expats we’ve invited to join us for this three-day event. We’re all especially excited for this virtual event,…
Silvia’s Story—From Empty-Nester To Relentless Nomad Silvia Hagge, originally from Argentina, was bitten by the wanderlust bug at the precocious age of 13. She organized her early life around travel—her only goal was to see the world. When she started a family, though, they all settled down in Singapore… where she stayed for 25 years.…
Pining For Portugal… Today is my birthday. The fact that our annual Live and Invest in Portugal event is happening the same week—as it did when I first visited Portugal two years ago—has me feeling a little melancholy… Thinking back to that trip… back to pre-COVID days, back to travel, back to beaches, back to
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