Crisis Investing – 3 Deals I Discovered This Morning

I consider crisis investing and distressed sales to be one of the hottest international real estate plays today. I’ve called on several sources to help me identify the best opportunities–bankers, developers, finance specialists, and others. This morning I spoke with Colin Murphy. Based out of Madrid, Spain, Colin spends his time pouring over the books of banks–cherry picking the best distressed opportunities in Europe’s major markets. Through his company (Torcana), Colin offers these opportunities discretely to his clients. This is what’s know in the trade as an “off market” deal, i.e. deals that will never be publically advertised. Here’s what we discussed.

All Expenses Paid–for RETA Members Only

In March I told you about an exciting opportunity in the Gran Bahia Principe Resort on Mexico’s Riviera Maya. Today, I’m passing on an all-expenses-paid invite to visit the property for a weekend. This is the same invitation I personally received when developer Benjamin Beja first offered to show me the development. In other words, most visitors won’t receive this level of attention.

Follow Me in Brazil…

I’m in Brazil with 20 of your fellow members. As usual, places on our scouting trip went fast. I’ll send you a full briefing of what we find when I get back to the office. But meantime, there’s a way you can “ride along” with us…

Crisis Investing–Opportunities We Should be Ready For

Crisis investing means buying when everyone else wants or needs out. At an aggregate level, markets overreact and overshoot both on the up and downside. Assets become mispriced. Mispriced assets = profit opportunity.

The Mexican “Gilt Resort Program” With a Guaranteed Income

True rental guarantees–that accurately reflect the market–are rare. So rare, that I think of them as a unique type of program for savvy investors–it’s a type of resort rental, but I call them “Gilt Resort Programs” because of the guaranteed fixed payments. I know of a few programs like this in France…and one in Mexico, which is the opportunity I’m writing to you about today.

An Easy Way to Work Out Your Rental Yield

As you know, the short-term rental market in Fortaleza, Brazil is growing at an astonishing pace. Recommendations I’ve made to you that take advantage of this trend include the developments at Beach Class Colonial and Landscape. (The units at both these development are sold out, but some previously reserved units at Beach Class have come back on the market)

Free Report About the French Leaseback Program

Diversification is one of the most powerful reasons you need to be invested in international real estate today. You don’t need me to tell you that in these turbulent times you need diversification from the dollar and financial markets–you need a safe haven. I’ve told you before about the French Leaseback Program, an opportunity that offers such diversification.

Beach Class Update: A Second Chance if You Missed Out on This Deal

Last July I recommended a project in Brazil called Beach Class. Today, 80 units that were reserved by a European group have come back on the market.

Let Me Know What You Think of This

I’ve been working on a big project over the past seven months–a Global Real Estate Investing course. It retails for $249…but you can use it free of charge.

Dates for Our Next Scouting Trip (Limited Places)

Almost a year to the day since my first scouting trip to Fortaleza, Brazil I’ll be back this April (15th-18th). This will be my fifth trip in 12 months. The opportunities are that good. I have space for 20 of you to join me. Once these 20 spaces are gone, they’re gone–groups any bigger than 20 are just too big for this type of scouting trip.