Dateline: Phnom Penh, Cambodia It's been eleven months to the date since I last departed Cambodia's capital city of Phnom Penh. To say that this city, and this country, is no...
Does foreign real estate qualify for a 1031 exchange?
Dateline: Los Angeles, United States For years, real estate agents here the United States have touted the benefits of using tax-friendly 1031 exchanges. Few places have seen more...
Should you avoid these four international investing mistakes?
Dateline: Skopje, Macedonia Economic growth here in Macedonia has floundered since the global recession as the country grapples with the issues surrounding it in Europe. Heck,...
Countries with No Property Taxes Where You REALLY Own Your Home
When in 1848, influential thinker John Stuart Mill said, ‘landlords grow rich in their sleep, without working, risking or economising’, he did so as a critique of profits he felt...
Getting Second Residency in Latvia | Real Estate or Business
Dateline: Riga, Latvia As they say: you snooze, you lose. Truer words cannot be spoken when it comes to international diversification and the topics we discuss here. One of those...
One more reason to favor emerging market real estate
Dateline: Vilnius, Lithuania I recently got a question from a reader who asked about Flag Theory and why it is important as opposed to simply finding a new place to live, work,...
Tulum: the next big real estate investment in Mexico
Dateline: Merida, Mexico The flight from Mexico City was about as good as one can get. Interjet is one of the newer airlines in Mexico challenging the Aeromexico monopoly, and...
The Cheapest Ocean View Real Estate in Central America
Dateline: San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua Surf season is in full force here. You can tell by the fact that hotel owners are getting heady: I paid all of $30 for a decent room near...
Philippine Pesos: Ones Reason to Make Real Estate Investment Philippines
Dateline: Manila, Philippines It’s been eight months since I was last here in the Makati central business district of Manila. It’s amazing how much has changed since then....
Buying Foreign Real Estate to Get Airbnb Rent Yields
Reporting from: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia A few months ago, I met with several expat entrepreneurs in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Among all of the business talk, they threw out one...
