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.

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.

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

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.

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..

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.

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.

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.

Notes from the Field podcast: The Last Laugh and $100,000 Savings

I recorded your latest Notes from the Field from the cliff-top town of Carvoeiro. There’s a welcome sea breeze here.
On Portugal’s Algarve it’s 46 C (114.8 F). This part of Europe is experiencing a heatwave. But it’s the wave of bank fire-sales and special situation opportunities I discuss in this podcast that brought me here.