By Ronan McMahon
Boots on the ground are an essential part of your due diligence. And the best way to do that is on a Real Estate Trend Alert members-only scouting trip. On those trips, my contacts will show you firsthand just where our opportunity is in a particular destination.
In October, I told you about an unmissable opportunity on Spain’s Costa del Sol. In fact, it was so good that I interrupted my Spain scouting schedule to send you the details immediately.
Happy New Year to you and yours. I’m writing from Ireland but, by the time you receive this, I expect to be in Cabo. There’s no better place for me to start off 2017.
Earlier this month, I was on a scouting trip in Northeast Brazil. It’s still as beautiful as I remembered it. Maybe even more beautiful. And our opportunity here is looking seriously strong.
Our opportunity to buy a lot in the Vela beachfront community in Northeast Brazil is still open. I’ve just put boots on the ground there with fellow members. And the opportunity right now is stronger than when I previously visited.
Season’s Greetings from Woodlock House. This is Real Estate Trend Alert’s publisher, International Living’s new headquarters. It’s amazing to see the transformation. Five years ago, IL founder Bill Bonner asked me to find a very special building—cheap. We looked at castles first.
The sun rolls out across Lisbon’s skyline and stunning ancient streets. In the warm midday sun, the temperature has just hit 68 F. It doesn’t take from the festive spirits. Pop-up Christmas markets are in almost every square.
Two years ago, I took my first scouting trip to Los Cabos. I immediately saw opportunity—one that has only gotten stronger since then. Our first opportunity was to lock down luxury condos at Copala at a fraction of their true value.
On Wednesday, in your Special Edition, I told you all about how our buying opportunity in Cabo is hotting up—and about the new deal I expect to bring you the full details of, early in the new year.
All the cranes in Cabo are being used to build new luxury hotels. No one is building the homes needed for the hotel managers, the golf pros, the IT experts, and all the other new business owners. No one, that is, except for one smart developer. And it’s through him that we get our opportunity—a chance to profit from this boom. Our gains could be spectacular…