Ten steps to starting over overseas
A well traveled expat and writer for IL shares her top tips on making the big move overseas
A well traveled expat and writer for IL shares her top tips on making the big move overseas
Last month, we wrote about how we finally put down roots in San Miguel de Allende and bought a home there (for $152,000). It’s a good-sized house with a better-sized yard, on the outskirts of town. Quiet, spacious, great neighbors—it had everything we needed. We wanted to do some renovations before we shipped our duty-free container of household furnishings from our old life in Omaha, Nebraska. We spent some time in the house making notes and decisions. And we found an arquitecto...
While the U.S. market whimpers, now is the time to buy a house or condo in roaring Latin America. Properties in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for example, have appreciated in price almost 80% in the last five years.