Oct. 18, 2009
Casco Viejo, Panama
PLUS: Border Run...Easiest Way To Lose Money On An Overseas Rental...Retire to Lake Chapala?...
AND: Why This Country Qualifies As One Of The World's Last Remaining Banking Havens...
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Dear
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Buy a house and get the lot free. Total cost? US$115,000...
Own a garden cottage lot for US$15,000...
Fractional ownership in one of Europe's sunniest spots for as little as 8,995 euro...
Net yields in the world's most proven rental markets from 8% to 12% a year...
Reserve a lot with zero down...
Buy with only 1% to 2% down...pay for the rest of your oceanfront condo in this fast-emerging market in installments over 18 months...the cost of the unit is so low that your monthly installment could be less than your car payment...
The deals for those in the room were even better:
5%, 13%, and 20% discounts for conference attendees...
US$10,000 vouchers to be used like cash...
Free stays--two nights, even one full week free to come see what you're buying before you sign...
Plus: Two river-community lots for US$4,900 apiece. (These sold almost instantly...one lucky attendee purchased both on the spot...)
After two-and-a-half whirlwind days considering the top property investing opportunities worldwide, speakers and attendees at
Lief Simon's Third Annual Global Real Estate Profits Summit this morning are taking a breath...and beginning to plan their next moves.
Meantime, our staff has begun work already to edit the audio recordings of the event. We recorded every single presentation--more than 15 current (and many distress) offerings in the world's 12 most interesting markets right now, from Argentina to the Algarve...from Panama to the Philippines...from Belize to Australia...the UK to Costa Rica...from Nicaragua to Uruguay...and from Brazil to the Dominican Republic...
"I knew the event would be well-run and well-organized," said one attendee at the closing cocktail reception last night. "But I didn't expect such breadth and depth of current offerings. I'm really impressed by the deals you've put on the table here..."
Another remarked, "You delivered the deals...and you provided the education to support acting on them. That was tremendous added value."
Direct private offerings...deep developer discounts...special investor package opportunities...first-in and just-launched deals...plus the critical information you need to follow through and invest safely from attorneys and other experts with, among them, many, many decades of experience making real estate profits around the world.
We got it all on tape. And, as I said, we're editing the recordings as you read this. If you weren't able to be in the room, we missed you. But don't worry. You can still benefit from much that was discussed behind closed doors in the Veneto Hotel this week.
We can't package the lunch meetings, the poolside chats, or the cocktail party conversations. But the current deals? Again, we got them on tape.
More soon...
Kathleen Peddicord
P.S. Next up?
Live & Invest in Panama Feb. 25-17...and (in response to a tremendous demand among readers and an abundance of market opportunity, both lifestyle and investment)
Live & Invest in Argentina and Uruguay. Dates for this new event have not been confirmed. We want to be sure all key speakers are able to participate. We're looking at mid- to late April. Watch this space.
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P.S. What else this week?
- "Belize is a custom-made banking haven," explained longtime friend (and Belize banker) Peter Zipper to the group convened in the meeting rooms of the Wyndham Veneto Hotel in downtown Panama City last week.
"With their Belize Act in 1981, the Brits built themselves a banking haven. They looked around at the top banking havens worldwide at the time and cherry-picked the best elements of the banking laws in each case. These elements were incorporated into the banking law for the about-to-become independent nation to be known as Belize.
"Until that point, Belize had been British Honduras, a colony of the Crown.
"The constitution for this new country was based on the Canadian constitution. What does this mean?" Peter asked the crowd.
"That means boring. Boring politics, boring everything. Not much to rock anybody's boat.
"As a result, in the nearly three decades since, Belize has managed to remain largely under the radar. Ambergris Caye drew some attention as the setting for TV's 'Temptation Island.' Otherwise, other than from global divers and sun-seekers, Belize has been really successful at attracting very little attention.
"I spent many of the first 27 years of my 30-year banking career in Europe," Peter continued, "working with Swiss banks, for example. We Swiss bankers back then would turn up our noses at the mention of 'Belize banking.' Bank in Belize? Who would give their money to a Belize banker, we wanted to know. Bankers in Belize can't count, can they?
"Three years ago, I retired from the Euro-bank I'd been working for. Retirement's not so much fun, I realized after about two days. When I thought about returning to work, I considered not the opportunities in Europe, but those on this side of the world, in the Americas.
"That's looking like a smart move right now. In the 36 months since I moved from the banking industry in Europe to the one in Belize, the global banking industry has been turned on its head.
"Used to be, the mention of 'banking' brought places like Switzerland or Austria to mind. This paradigm has collapsed. There are dozens of 'banking havens' around the world. The truth is, though, that very few of them deserve the description right now. Belize is an exception. Belize is a true banking haven.
"Why? Two reasons.
"First, bank secrecy. Belize maintains it. Anyone in the Belize banking industry who violates the country's bank secrecy laws goes to jail for a minimum of 18 months. Trust me. You don't want to spend 18 months in a Belize jail.
"How has Belize managed to maintain its bank secrecy position while other better-known jurisdictions have all but abandoned the idea?
"That's it, precisely. Belize is little-known. Remember, this country has kept its head down. No one pays it any attention, and Belize is keen to keep it that way.
"The second reason Belize stands out among the world's bank havens right now is liquidity.
"Used to be, when I started talking about bank liquidity at a conference like this one, I'd notice people begin to nod off. Some would even head for the door. Nobody had any interest in the idea.
"I notice, though, today, you all seem wide awake. Thanks to recent events, bank liquidity has become a hot, sexy topic.
"Current liquidity among banks around the world is 0.7%. This is lower than in the 1930s.
"That's the average worldwide. What's the situation in Belize?
"Banks in this country maintain liquidity rates of 24%. This standard is mandated by the Belize government. A quarter out of every dollar in a Belize bank must be liquid. If a bank falls below this level of liquidity, the government can take the keys and close the
bank..."
PLUS: I launched my
Overseas Retirement Letter one year ago this week. I take great pleasure today in reporting that, in the 12 months since, my
Overseas Retirement Letter team has helped thousands of readers begin to make the leap and launch their adventures abroad. Subscribers write us every day to share the stories of their success...
"Here's me on the deck of my new Roatan home!" writes subscriber Pam S. recently, attaching a photo of her new retirement residence in the Bay Islands. "We found ourselves a dream house with a great ocean view. We now own a little piece of paradise..."
And:
"I left the USA in July 2009," writes Carol A. "I researched carefully and am now in the place I want to be: Isla la Piedra, Mexico. I have found a three-bedroom furnished house to rent through a local family here for US$300 per month..."
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