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Tomorrow’s Live Costa Rica Briefing—Here’s What We’ll Cover
The Inside Track on Costa Rica—and its Top 2 Markets for 2026
How to Unlock Stays in Dream Properties for Free
A Step-by-Step Guide to Tailoring the 2026 RETA Index to Your Goals
The Top 3 Places to Own in 2026…Plus Upcoming Scouting in Nicaragua
Your Replay Is Ready: Watch the 2026 RETA Index Reveal
November 2025 - The RETA Index 2026
The RETA Index 2026
Full Report: The RETA Index of the 25 Best Places to Buy in 2026
The 2026 RETA Index Reveal: We’re Live!
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Tomorrow’s Live Costa Rica Briefing—Here’s What We’ll Cover
The Inside Track on Costa Rica—and its Top 2 Markets for 2026
How to Unlock Stays in Dream Properties for Free
A Step-by-Step Guide to Tailoring the 2026 RETA Index to Your Goals
The Top 3 Places to Own in 2026…Plus Upcoming Scouting in Nicaragua
Your Replay Is Ready: Watch the 2026 RETA Index Reveal
November 2025 - The RETA Index 2026
The RETA Index 2026
Full Report: The RETA Index of the 25 Best Places to Buy in 2026
The 2026 RETA Index Reveal: We’re Live!

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Have You Seen the Crazy Price of This Beachfront Condo?

I wrote yesterday about an amazing deal on Panama’s Pacific coast. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime deal…with the kind of discounts I don’t expect we’ll see again in this desirable locale.

Read more: Have You Seen the Crazy Price of This Beachfront Condo?

OPEN: Reserve Your Beachfront Condo On Panama’s Pacific Coast

I’ve just signed off on a deal that I couldn’t wait to tell you about. So, I’ve interrupted our regular schedule…cleared the decks…to give this deal the space it deserves.

Read more: OPEN: Reserve Your Beachfront Condo On Panama’s Pacific Coast

Panama’s Secret Beach Could Make You $300,200

Sometimes my scouting trips turn into magical mystery tours—where taking a side road or an unmarked turnoff leads to some amazing finds.
That’s what happened on a scouting trip on Panama’s Pacific coast back in 2007

Read more: Panama’s Secret Beach Could Make You $300,200

Note from the Road: Discoveries in Porto and Exciting Potential

With rugged cliffs and vast swathes of beach, Portugal’s northern Atlantic coast is stunning, but you don’t expect to find a tiny old chapel surviving right on the ocean’s edge.

Read more: Note from the Road: Discoveries in Porto and Exciting Potential

Yearly Rental Yields of 18% Over Coffee in Porto

“The early morning has gold in its mouth.” I hear Benjamin Franklin translated that from a German proverb. It’s apt. When I’m on the road, I rise early. It’s when I speak to my contacts across the world, get updates on our opportunities and hear about new ones..

Read more: Yearly Rental Yields of 18% Over Coffee in Porto

From the Beaches of Portugal: Doors Now Closed

I’m writing to you from the town of Carvoeiro. It’s one of Portugal’s pretty resort towns, a place with a long history and a booming tourist trade.

Read more: From the Beaches of Portugal: Doors Now Closed

Add Your Name to the Waitlist…

All 120 seats for The Gathering IV have been claimed, but there is a small chance you could still attend, and that’s if someone who’s already reserved a seat has to drop out.

Read more: Add Your Name to the Waitlist…

Let the Portugal Fire-Sale Hunt Begin!

I love a good fire-sale hunt.

My bag is packed. My scouting itinerary set. In three days I’ll be coasting the roads of Portugal’s Algarve exploring our opportunities.

This is prime bank fire-sale territory. Yet less than 1% of Portugal bank fire-sales cut muster for us.

Read more: Let the Portugal Fire-Sale Hunt Begin!

Five Times Your Money in Five Years

Yesterday, on page five of your August issue, I told you how you could buy a condo in a 16th-century former convent in Portugal with someone else’s money.

Read more: Five Times Your Money in Five Years

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