If I had to name one thing that can make the difference between embracing an exciting, adventure-filled new life in a new country… and staying stuck in a situation that’s something less than that… it’d be:
Connections.
As you work to formulate and then realize your plan for where best to spend your time and money overseas, focus on making the right connections.
I’m talking about…
Connections With Experts—professionals with long experience helping others like you do the things you’re considering doing in the destinations that have your attention.
Who has the authority, judgment, and experience to help you navigate the local landscape safely, efficiently, and with maximum success?
Identify as many on-the-scene, English-speaking experts as you can, including lawyers, tax pros, medical professionals, shipping agents, bankers, real estate agents, developers, etc.
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Wherever you’re going and whatever you’re hoping to do once you get there, you’ll need an infrastructure of serious people who understand the challenges that expats, retirees, and investors face in the locale where you’re thinking about spending your time and money.
Connections With Expats—people just like you who have already made the move to Portugal, Spain, Greece, or France… to Belize, Colombia, Mexico, or Panama… to the Dominican Republic, the Cayman Islands, Thailand, Malaysia, or wherever it is you’re thinking about reinventing your life.
To maximize your chances of success and minimize both frustration and cost along the way, you need to connect with both professional local experts and expats with boots-on-the-ground knowledge of the Shangri-las on your short list.
Who knows better how to do what you’re thinking you want to do than other people like you who’ve already done it?
Connections With Like-Minded Folks
Retire-overseas is an idea whose time has come. A recent Monmouth survey found that 34% of Americans would consider moving to a new country. That’s 1 out of every 3 people.
More than a half-million of those folks read these dispatches every day.
It’s quite a community you’re part of. While your family and friends might find your go-overseas inclinations batty, your fellow Live And Invest Overseas readers have got your back.
They, like you, are seeking better lives somewhere sunny and warm… beautiful and adventure-rich… welcoming and safe. These folks, who have so much in common with you, could be sounding boards for your plans and ideas. They could be potential travel partners. Some could become your new neighbors overseas… even your next love interest.
Lief and I met on a tour of Ireland when we both were considering making moves from the States to the Emerald Isle. Did I imagine that two-and-a-half decades later Lief and I would be married and living part-time in Panama and part-time in Paris? Never.
Connections With Me And My Team
You could make a move to another country on your own. That’s how Lief and I got started down this path 27 years ago.
Looking back, though, I can tell you we did this the hard way. We set off armed with nothing but naïve enthusiasm for a country we knew only as tourists, counting on hope and force of will to carry us through. And, eventually, they did.
You could do the same, making your move on a wish and a promise, fingers crossed for luck. But you have an option that can greatly reduce your risk and the amount of effort required. This option can make your move, wherever you eventually decide to go, easier, more efficient, and less costly… not to mention a whole lot more fun.
You have a chance to leverage the hard-won knowledge and wisdom of me and my team… in effect goof-proofing your move to your dream home in the sun… or the mountains… the beach… or maybe the rain forest… or one of the world’s big, brand-name cities.
What new life overseas might be best for you? Only you can answer that question.
What I can tell you is that no matter who you are…
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Whether you’re in your 20s or your 80s or anywhere in between…
Whether you’re single or married…
Whether you have health concerns…
Whether you have kids to raise…
And no matter if you want or need to earn an income to support your adventures…
You could improve and enrich your lifestyle dramatically while perhaps reducing your cost of living significantly by reinventing your life in a new country.
And you could do it this year… by making the right connections.
You stand at the start of the best year of your life.
The best way I can think to achieve all these connections with a single action?: Join the dozens of your like-minded allies in becoming an All Access Pass Member.
This truly is the most fulfilling, useful, and fun service we offer…
Your All Access Pass lets you travel around the world with us at every event we hold.
Meet the contacts who can help you move forward…
Connect you with your fellow adventurers—like-minded friends who understand you and will support you through one of the biggest changes of your life…
Our conferences are one-stop shops, providing you with everything you need to know to move to a given country… or to invest in real estate globally… or how to work remotely overseas… or to understand health care options overseas… or to introduce a new exciting investment opportunity…
And being able to attend any and all of them—for life—leaves room for evolution in your journey. Because all this stuff is a moving target, with regular changes that you need to be aware of in the long term.
Plus, many people find that once they’ve made the first step in going overseas, they want to keep going. You might start with a move to Mexico and a few years down the road realize that Spain has caught your attention. Once you get to Spain, you may find that you also like spending time in Italy…
Or perhaps you tire of Europe and hop back across the pond to set up house in Panama or the Dominican Republic… or maybe you decide to keep a toehold in each of the destinations you love, splitting time between them all.
Why limit yourself?
All Access Pass Members are able to roll with the punches, being kept up to date with all the latest they need to know to make the most of every overseas opportunity that pops up, thanks to our vast team of on-the-ground experts.
And should they decide they want to learn about a new country, they have all the information, contacts, and support they need to pursue their options.
As one member told us, “This doesn’t all stop once we make a decision and make a move overseas. We’re going to have a whole new life to establish and then to get used to… and we have no idea where all this will lead us next…
“I feel there’s so much more out there for us,” he went on. “This first step we’re taking now is only the beginning. We definitely are going to need your ongoing help!”
Our schedule changes every year… with new destinations, new topics, and even new formats…
Portugal, France, Italy, Cyprus, Montenegro, Malta, Spain…
Panama, Belize, Colombia, Mexico, Dominican Republic…
We can’t fit in every destination and every topic on our schedule every year… but we do promise you at least 10 events every year, including those on the ground in six destinations across Europe and Latin America.
Until next time,
Kathleen Peddicord
Founding Publisher, Overseas Opportunity Letter
