International Real Estate

When I leave my luxury beach condo in Cabo each spring, after having spent another glorious winter in the warm Baja California sun, I hand my keys to my rental manager. Likewise, when I leave my other base on Portugal’s Silver Coast to spend time with family and friends in Ireland during the summer. What Read more...: Lock-and-Leave Condos Under $130,000

These are the places the well-heeled flock to...where you can live in swanky homes, surrounded by top-notch amenities and the bragging rights of a premium address...

Last week, my scout Jason Holland was putting boots on the ground on Mexico’s Pacific coast. I sent him there to get an update on the market in Puerto Vallarta and to check out progress in the neighborhoods where I’ve identified the strongest opportunities for real estate investors. I’ll be discussing this in more detail Read more...: Bargains on the Pacific Coast?

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