Valencia, Spain’s third-largest city, has so many nicknames and claims to fame, it’s hard to highlight just one aspect of ...

My high-powered, six-speed Opel was stranded... stopped partway through a turn onto a narrow, cobblestoned street, much to the annoyance ...

I’m headed to David, Panama, in one month to visit one of the most popular investment opportunities that Live And ...

A rental property is the most common way to diversify your investment portfolio beyond borders. Buy an ocean-view condo on ...

Negotiating a real estate deal in another country—both the purchase and the sale—is likely to be different for you than ...

Considering a move to Spain? Here’s my list of things you need to know before taking the plunge on this ...

As a reader of Live and Invest Overseas, you probably have dreams of living in another country, as I did ...

I first visited this expat haven in 2002, and found it sleepy beyond imagination. “I’m not old enough to live ...

The men in my life drink whisky. Lately they’ve been talking a lot about how it’s produced and what makes ...

Recently, a reader wrote to me to ask whether she should buy property in Greece to qualify for residency under ...

Why Europe? It’s been a while since I considered the question… Let’s take a step back today and reconsider Europe ...

Buying property to rent it out for profit can be easy money. You identify the right market, invest in a ...

Belize is one of my favorite places in the world… My first time in Belize was a press trip. This ...

Last week as shots rang out in Butler, Pennsylvania, the U.S. came within an inch of all-out chaos. Then came ...

For anyone considering moving overseas—but especially older folks—health insurance is a critical consideration. If you think that Medicare will cover ...

If you could live anywhere, where would you go? And, once you got there, what would you like your new ...

You heard it here first: 2024 is going to be big for global property investors. Key to having a profitable ...

From Panama to Paris I flew for the weekend… Then early this morning I was on a plane to Dublin, from ...

Four years ago, I had a total hip replacement at the Veteran’s Administration’s flagship facility in Orlando, FL. In December ...

Cordon Bleu pastry chef, Frédéric Hoël, held up two handfuls of dough, one that you could have mistaken for a ...

Some years ago, back home in Baltimore for the holidays, I caught up with an old friend. Bill had a ...

“I can only stay for about an hour. I have a meeting about establishing a food co-op at 10:30, and, ...

“You’re doing what?!” This was the reaction I got from family and friends when I told them I was going ...

I wrote my first book on retiring overseas in 1987. I was twenty-four years old. I’ve produced many titles on ...

For many people considering a retirement in Europe, one of the things they look forward to is the option to ...

Part of my reason for leaving Canada, the country of my birth, was to explore something different, something unique. To ...

Retiring by the beach is a popular dream of many, but while escaping the 9-to-5 grind on a deserted island ...

Dreaming of escape? Imagining your life somewhere welcoming, friendly, peaceful, and safe… Where the sun shines, your days are filled ...

If you’re not a Panamanian, Panama is a foreign country for you…which means the way people do things here will ...

Lee and Jennifer Scott were ready to retire when their son graduated from college in 2012. “We sold the house, ...

Starting about 35 years ago (yikes), wide-eyed, pony-tailed, and straight out of college, I went to work in the publishing ...

When the King of Rock and Roll died in August 1977, his estate was valued at more than US$10 million. ...

For decades now, I’ve tried to educate people on how to do some basic analysis on investment real estate. One ...

We focus a lot on the benefits of retiring overseas, or buying a second home overseas. But what about if ...

Finding quality health care overseas is a top priority for most expats and retirees. Luckily you can find excellent healthcare ...

Two core benefits of investing in property overseas are high-yield rental income and capital appreciation. But there’s another strategic benefit ...

“How much money do I need to retire comfortably?” That question was torn apart in a recent article I read. ...

Cyprus—north and south—is dead center of my radar. Property markets across this island nation are not only among the world's ...

Forty million lawsuits. Every year, Americans defend themselves against 40 million lawsuits. Not surprising—in a country with 1.3 million lawyers. ...

Belize is an irresistible destination offering white-sand beaches, azure waters, swaying palms… Plus, a low cost of living, investment opportunities, ...

It’s possible to live a richer, fuller, more active life as a senior overseas than in the United States. Senior ...

I’ve been reviewing the schedule of confirmed speakers for my Offshore Wealth Summit in Porto, Portugal, this Oct. 16-18, to ...

The number of American expatriations is at a record high, reports an international tax attorney friend. The reality right now ...

Spain should be near the top of your list for a retirement or second home destination. The lifestyle is fantastic… ...

Global diversification—that is, spreading your assets across multiple countries—is the only way to free yourself from becoming just another cog ...

There’s a lot of things about 2020 many of us would like to forget. The pandemic takes the top spot… ...

In 1964 “Goldfinger”, the third instalment in the James Bond franchise, hit movie theaters across the U.S. It had it ...

Lief and I have tromped a lot of beaches. From Nicaragua to Belize, from Uruguay to Ecuador, from the shores ...

I didn’t start my investment career overseas. My investing journey began at home. I bought my first investment property in ...

I don’t need to remind you of the challenges of our age. Cable news in the United States has got ...