Easiest Permanent Residency in the European Union
Many people seem to want a Plan A or Plan B in the European Union within the Schengen zone and the ability to spend more than 180 days per year in the region (for good passports) or even go there in the first place (for not-so-good...
Cuenca Real Estate Investment Case Study
In this video I spent some time in Cuenca in Ecuador looking at the real estate market as I helped family members make an investment there. In this video my realtor Veronica showed me a historical house and we ran the whole numbers from an investment point of view to calculate to net rental yield and capitalization rate.
Kyiv Real Estate Market update May 2023
Video: I had a chat with John and Alex, who are both very active in the Kyiv real estate market. One as a fund manager and the other as a private investor. We discussed the latest developments in the Kyiv real estate market, which are in many ways surprising.
Investing in Multifamily Housing in Playa del Carmen
Video: Investing in Multifamily Real Estate in Playa del Carmen, a Case Study, Mexico Video Transcript Back in October I released a video with my agent Luigi analyzing the real estate market in Playa del Carmen. We had decided to do a case...
Do NOT invest in Real Estate in Paris
13 reasons not to invest in Paris real estate, including high price-to-income ratios, rising interest rates, decreasing real estate prices, low gross and net rental yields, high closing costs, and substantial capital gains taxes.
I am applying for Residency in Paraguay
Back in March I applied for residency in Paraguay. My immigration agent Aleksandr helped me with the process. I just had to bring some documents from my home country, and he set me up with the police department for my fingerprints and then the immigration department....
Rick Rule on International Real Estate, Gold, Uranium and his new Bank
https://youtu.be/3WfQ-yHJvBM or read the transcript below If you've been following me for a while, you know that I do not invest only in emerging market real estate. For example, I've been quite heavily involved in uranium, oil, and precious metals for the past few...
Full guide to making a Real Estate Investment in Cuenca, Ecuador
After helping family members of mine make a real estate investment in Medellin, I flew to Ecuador for a few weeks to investigate the market there. More specifically, I decided to focus on Cuenca, the lovely UNESCO-protected Andean city. No, I didn't just stare at...
Double-digit yields in Bogota for Airbnb multifamily units
In this video I provide a detailed breakdown of the costs and potential income from investing in Airbnb multifamily units in Bogota, Colombia including property tax, Airbnb management fees, utilities, security, and maintenance .
Is Gold breaking out?
In the video "Is Gold breaking out? Thoughts on gold miners, Africa vs Canada political risk and Silver" I invited Lobo over to discuss the following: Is this THE gold breakout we have been waiting for? Gold mining stocks have barely...
Investing in the New Fertile Crescent
The World is changing at an accelerated pace, especially in a region called the "New Fertile Crescent". The world as we knew it, a world of Western domination, is fast disappearing. The West, of course, will always have an importance role to play, but the days of our...
What is the Panama Travel Passport and how to get it?
Most people have never heard of the Panama travel passport, which is different from the normal Panama passport. What is it and how do people obtain it? This little-known program was started in 1987 do encourage foreign investment into Panama. However, very few people...
Is it too early to make a Real Estate Investment in Bogota, Colombia?
Many people have been asking me about the real estate investment market in Bogota, Colombia, a growing metropolis of over 10 million inhabitants. I previously wrote an extensive analysis of the real estate investment market in Medellin, but also made a point of...
One of the easiest Residencies in the World – Ecuador
I recently spent a few weeks in Ecuador, exploring the real estate market and residency options. I'll elaborate on a particular real estate market in Ecuador in a thorough article in the coming weeks, but today let's talk about residency in Ecuador. It is surprisingly...
The Pros and Cons of living in Panama
Pros and cons of living in Panama Video: The Advantages and Disadvantages of Life in Panama - with Calvin Video Transcript Back in November I spent a few days at Calvin's guesthouse in Boquete in Panama. We did quite a bit of content...
Residency in Sark – 0% income tax in Europe
An Island of peace, freedom and prosperity in a Sea of tyranny - Residency in Sark. Swen Lorenz from Undervalued Shares is launching a fascinating project that I am very glad to introduce to my audience. The island of Sark, between England and France, is on a quest to...