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Ronan McMahon is the editor of Real Estate Trend Alert, Your Overseas Dream Home, and a contributing editor to IL. Ronan’s Your Overseas Dream Home e-letter is delivered to readers’ inboxes daily. No matter what level of real estate investor you are, there’s plenty of great info for you. In it, you’ll read about every promising international real estate investing idea Ronan and his team comes across.
He also brings you up to speed on his favorite markets for making “double your money” gains through either capital gains, rental income, or both. Ronan also shares his key strategies for identifying profit opportunities in some of the most beautiful locations worldwide—by Caribbean, Pacific, and Atlantic beaches, in glamorous European cities, in quaint little mountain towns, or anywhere else that might take your fancy.
For almost two weeks, my scout Eoin Bassett was wearing out shoe rubber in Portugal, trekking through hidden hill towns and uncovering the very best real estate opportunities in the stunning yet overlooked region of Alentejo… His journey took him from Lisbon to the small, picturesque town of Castelo de Vide, through to the popular Read more...: $53,000 Discount on Portugal’s Algarve
There’s a lot of value in exploring the hidden gems of the world…where you rarely see another foreigner, nobody speaks your language, and things just aren’t “set up” for tourists. Adventures like this, outside of your comfort zone, can be life-changing and are certainly worth seeking out. But sometimes you just want something easy. You Read more...: Homes in Easy, Relaxing Resort Towns
Welcome to your Weekly Wrap-Up! I feel a bit like a wartime general right now… When I sent my scout Eoin Bassett to Portugal last week, he had two missions: Get an update on the best real estate deals on the Algarve…I haven’t had boots on the ground there myself in two months. Things are Read more...: I Nearly Lost My Scout…
For a full week my WhatsApp exploded with some of the most exciting and fast paced scouting dispatches I’ve seen. My scout Eoin Bassett was on the ground in Portugal and boy has he found some amazing opportunities… Yesterday, I jumped on Zoom call with Eoin to drill down on the most exciting and urgent Read more...: VIDEO: What My Scout Found in Portugal
Today, we’re catching up with my other scout who has boots on the ground in Puerto Vallarta… Puerto Vallarta is a destination I’ve visited many times before, but when I was there on a scouting trip last March, it really clicked with me. I had more time to explore, acquaint myself with the city, and Read more...: Follow the Hipster Money Trail
Last October, during a mammoth scouting trip of Portugal, I found myself standing in a super high-end, master-planned resort community in the Central Algarve. Around me were homes worth anywhere from €1.8 million to €10 million. In my hand was a big bag of keys… I knew they opened the doors to at least five Read more...: Six-Figure Gains on Portugal’s Algarve
I pull back the sliding glass doors to let in the sound of the Atlantic waves. From my terrace, miles of golden-sand beach stretch out in front of me, covered in rolling dunes, and dotted along the way with cliffs and coves… It’s about as majestic as life gets… Indeed, Praia D’El Rey, where I Read more...: Why I’m Hot on Portugal
Last week I sent a scout to Portugal with two jobs: 1. Get an update on the best real estate deals on the Algarve…I haven’t had boots on the ground there myself in two months. Things are moving fast, and the opportunity is so strong that I want at least one team member there every Read more...: FOMO in the Jewish Quarter
Cancún, Mexico…Cartagena, Colombia…Jacó, Costa Rica…there are certain beach destinations that get all the attention—and a good portion of visitors to their respective countries. Tourism boards focus on these places. The travel magazines highlight them regularly. And, as a result, development follows…often pushing prices up across the board. But as with anything, when you head off Read more...: Overlooked Beach Town Bargains
Right now, my scout Jason Holland is on Mexico’s Pacific coast sending in reports by WhatsApp, Slack, and email… I sent him there to get an update on the market and hunt for opportunities in the beach towns north and south of Puerto Vallarta. It’s a destination I’ve visited many times before, but when I Read more...: Potholes and Pregnant Shrimp