Live And Invest Overseas Confidential

Life In The Dominican Republic: The Caribbean Within Reach

March 5, 2018

9 Reasons To Pack Your Bags For The Dominican Republic Just a little over five weeks from now, we’ll be touching down in Santo Domingo for our fourth Live and Invest in the Dominican Republic Conference. If you’re dreaming of the good life in the Caribbean and you haven’t yet grabbed your seat in Santo…

Everyone Is Hot On Colombia, Even The U.S. State Dept.

February 19, 2018

From “Bad-Ass Town” To Latin America’s Most Sophisticated Lifestyle Option You may have missed this announcement. It wasn’t shouted about in the press… But, on Jan. 12, 2018, the U.S. State Department raised Colombia’s overall travel advisory status from “Level 3: Reconsider travel” to “Level 2: Exercise increased caution.” So, “increased caution” is good? Well,…

Portugal Is An Old World Gem, You Owe It To Yourself To See

February 12, 2018

Portugal—An Endless Sea Of Opportunity We knew they’d go fast—but we weren’t prepared for just how fast… As I alerted you last week, all 40 of the original VIP seats for our Live and Invest in Portugal Conference sold out within a few days of announcing the event to the full readership… To deal with…

Q&A: What It’s Really Like Living In The Algarve

February 5, 2018

Best Of Old-World Europe—Still On Sale Last week, I gave you early notice of our 2018 Live And Invest In Portugal Conference, kicking off in Carvoeiro, Algarve this May 9. Doors are now officially open to all readers—and VIP seats are disappearing fast. If you’re in two minds about joining us, the following interview with…

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…