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Ronan McMahon is the editor of Real Estate Trend Alert, Your Overseas Dream Home, and a contributing editor to IL. Ronan’s Your Overseas Dream Home e-letter is delivered to readers’ inboxes daily. No matter what level of real estate investor you are, there’s plenty of great info for you. In it, you’ll read about every promising international real estate investing idea Ronan and his team comes across.
He also brings you up to speed on his favorite markets for making “double your money” gains through either capital gains, rental income, or both. Ronan also shares his key strategies for identifying profit opportunities in some of the most beautiful locations worldwide—by Caribbean, Pacific, and Atlantic beaches, in glamorous European cities, in quaint little mountain towns, or anywhere else that might take your fancy.
This week, I’m packing up and hitting the road again. The last couple of months in Ireland have been incredible. I’ve hiked cliffs along the Wild Atlantic Way…traversed lush and dramatic islands…spent sunny days catching up with friends and family…and played some of the best golf the world has to offer… But I miss the Read more...: It’s Time to Hit the Road Again
Even a town you know well can serve up surprises… I’ve been coming to Puerto Vallarta on Mexico’s Pacific Coast since 2005. It’s stunningly beautiful. The verdant, jungle-clad mountains that drop dramatically—and steeply—down to the shore remind me a lot of Costa Rica. The glittering Bahia de Banderas, an expansive bay that fills the horizon, Read more...: Even Well-Known Towns Can Throw Up Surprises
The bustling beach town of Puerto Vallarta is stunningly beautiful… Verdant, jungle-covered mountains cascade dramatically to mile upon mile of golden-sand beaches and an expansive bay home to leaping humpback whales and frolicking dolphins… It’s an attractive, walkable town with world-class shopping, dining, and entertainment… As I told you last week, back in March, I Read more...: How Tattoos and Craft Beer Can Help You Find Profitable Real Estate
When I leave my luxury beach condo in Cabo each spring, after having spent another glorious winter in the warm Baja California sun, I hand my keys to my rental manager. Likewise, when I leave my other base on Portugal’s Silver Coast to spend time with family and friends in Ireland during the summer. What Read more...: Lock-and-Leave Condos Under $130,000
I’m on my way back to Portugal next week. After the reports my scout Eoin Bassett sent back from the historic hill towns in the Alentejo region…where he found farmhouses in need of renovation and couple of acres of land for under $100,000, as well as village homes for as little as €22,000 ($25,713)…I decided Read more...: “Old” Town…New Opportunity
In March, I put boots on the ground in Puerto Vallarta on Mexico’s Pacific coast. It’s a place I’ve been returning to since I set foot there for the first time in 2005. This bustling beach town is stunningly beautiful… Verdant, jungle-covered mountains cascade dramatically to mile upon mile of golden-sand beaches and an expansive Read more...: Our First Ever Deal in Puerto Vallarta
Last week, my scout Jason Holland was putting boots on the ground on Mexico’s Pacific coast. I sent him there to get an update on the market in Puerto Vallarta and to check out progress in the neighborhoods where I’ve identified the strongest opportunities for real estate investors. I’ll be discussing this in more detail Read more...: Bargains on the Pacific Coast?
Next week I travel from Ireland to Portugal… I’m going to be scouting the hill towns of the Alentejo and getting back to my base on the Silver Coast. Before that, however, I’ll be getting boots on the ground in the Algarve. Our opportunity there is super urgent, real estate deals are incredibly limited…and I Read more...: An Incredible Deal in the “Authentic” Algarve
For almost two weeks, my scout Eoin Bassett was wearing out shoe rubber in Portugal, trekking through hidden hill towns and uncovering the very best real estate opportunities in the stunning yet overlooked region of Alentejo… His journey took him from Lisbon to the small, picturesque town of Castelo de Vide, through to the popular Read more...: $53,000 Discount on Portugal’s Algarve
There’s a lot of value in exploring the hidden gems of the world…where you rarely see another foreigner, nobody speaks your language, and things just aren’t “set up” for tourists. Adventures like this, outside of your comfort zone, can be life-changing and are certainly worth seeking out. But sometimes you just want something easy. You Read more...: Homes in Easy, Relaxing Resort Towns