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.
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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.
One of the bonuses of living in Panama is that you’re never very far from the coast. Surprisingly, most of the Caribbean and Pacific coastlines are undeveloped or even inaccessible.
Right now, Northern Nicaragua is one of the strongest plays on our entire beat—and the last true frontier opportunity in Central America. It's also one of the most beautiful places on my beat.
I've just gotten off the phone with my contact in Northern Nicaragua, Jordan Clark. And he's told me about a killer land play that one Real Estate Trend Alert member can act on right now.
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There are secrets to traveling well. Inside angles that experienced travelers have spent their lifetimes figuring out. These are the secrets of the savvy traveler. Never stay in the usual tourist hotels or resorts. Never shop where typical tourists get taken. Never eat run-of-the-mill, over-priced food where tourists eat. Tourists are a commodity, and they’re treated as such on the world market––a volume business. But the savvy traveler is a singular soul. He passes through unnoticed and is indistinguishable from the local population. He enjoys a place just as a local would enjoy it. He knows where to go, where to eat, where to sleep, and where to shop. He knows how to buy, how much to pay, when to haggle, and when to tip. He knows what to do in an emergency and recognizes a scam when he sees one. He gets the best deals and the best experiences. This book was written with the savvy traveler in mind.