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Hot Tips for Armchair Real Estate Investors
Date: 07/26/2008 Author: Ronan McMahonSaturday, July 26, 2008
Read more about investing in foreign real estate in International Living Postcards—Saturday Edition
My friend Ronan McMahon tells me that you can be a successful global real estate investor without ever leaving your armchair. All it takes is the right kinds of investments.
He’s written in with four tips that can help you get international real estate working for you right now...and you won’t have to travel farther than your computer.
Check out Ronan’s armchair portfolio builders below.
Dan Prescher
Publisher, International Living
Turn Every Dollar You Invest Into $1.20...Instantly
Date: 07/19/2008 Author: Ronan McMahonSaturday, July 19, 2008
Read more about the French Leaseback Program in International Living Postcards—your daily escape
Dear International Living Reader,
The French government wants to give you a guaranteed 20% instant rebate for buying property there.
And that’s before you start getting your guaranteed rental returns!
Ronan McMahon has the details below.
Dan Prescher
Publisher, International Living
Where to Find the World’s Best Rental Yields
Date: 07/12/2008 Author: Ronan McMahonSaturday, July 12, 2008
Read more about international property in International Living Postcards—your daily escape
Dear International Living Reader,
As global real estate prices roared ahead over the past 10 years, yields compressed. We were happy to take less than 5%—sometimes even less than 3%—yields, based on the expectation of capital appreciation. But there are a number of markets where yields are high and can provide you with an income opportunity.
Here are my top three rental yield markets:
Read OnHow to Get the Best Rental Yields in Panama
Date: 07/05/2008 Author: Ronan McMahonSaturday, July 5, 2008
Read more about investing in foreign real estate in International Living Postcards—Saturday Edition
My former Panama condo is now a boutique hotel suite. I’ve just seen the photos.
The Panama City condo market first got my attention 4.5 years ago. Back then, many prime ocean-view condos were more than 279 square meters (3,000 square feet). I considered these to be a risky buy, as they were too large (and expensive) to sell to the new market of retirees, second-home owners, or visiting business people.
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A Parisian Hotel That Pays YOU
Date: 06/30/2008
Monday, June 30, 2008
Paris, France
Read more about the French leaseback program in International Living Postcards—your daily escape
Sounds like madness, doesn’t it? A hotel that actually pays you. But it’s true, and it’ll be opening soon in my favorite corner of Paris.
Read OnDiversify Your Way to Wealth
Date: 06/28/2008 Author: Lief SimonSaturday, June 27, 2008
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I met an investor recently who had created a big, profitable portfolio of rental houses in the Boston area. He was highly leveraged, but he had positive cash flow. Mortgage payments were made. Repairs were covered. And there was a nice bit left over at the end of each month. Life was good...until the local economy skidded. In a matter of a few months, as jobs were lost and people moved out of the area, this guy found himself with negative cash flow. Long story short, he eventually lost most of his houses to the bank.
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Berlin Rentals Rock
Date: 06/26/2008 Author: Dan PrescherThursday, June 26, 2008
Read more about investing in overseas real estate in International Living Postcards—your daily escape
My friend, Ronan McMahon, thinks he knows where the next hot rental market is...and it's not where you think.
“Berlin?” I asked. “Are you kidding?”
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