Internationalization Insights

I spent a couple weeks traveling around El Salvador to explore the real estate market in several regions, including San Salvador, Bitcoin Beach,, La Union and the small towns of Berlin and Alegria. I give a brief overview of the macro situation in El Salvador, the implications of bitcoin adoption, economic reform and anti-corruption reform and how this impacts the investment landscape going forward. Unfortunately, from a real estate investment perspective, El Salvador is very much a seller’s market for the time being.

A mini-boom is just getting started on some Greek islands. Why? Because since April Turks can now get a special 7-day express visa to enter the European Union to go to these islands specifically. Getting a visa to visit the EU / Schengen Area is notoriously...

I had a chat with Matt, my preferred Panama City realtor, about two different properties suitable for obtaining the Panama Friendly Nations Visa. We visit a tower with desirable amenities in the historical Casco Viejo neighborhood, as well as a high-rise building in the San Francisco area of Panama City. Matt breaks down all the costs associated with purchasing and maintaining these properties as well as the expected rental income.

I had a discussion with my Bogota realtor Arcesio on the state of the Bogota real estate market. It is a market that shows signs of having bottomed.

I met with Peter Square Meter to have a look at two land plots / lots in Montenegro. One is in Lustica and the other one in Herceg Novi. For both we did rough numbers in terms of the ROI figure if we were to buy this land in Montenegro, build, and then flip

I met Lobo at the Deutsche Goldmesse / German gold show