In this week’s Your Overseas Dream Home Digest…
- A New Off-Market Opportunity in Panama
- VIDEO: A Different Kind of Caribbean Beach Town
- WATCH: What $50,000 Buys in Sweden
- Your Questions Answered on Buying in Sweden
Greetings from Dublin…
I’m writing this on Friday from the Aer Lingus lounge in Dublin Airport as I wait to board my plane. I’m off to Tampa, Florida.
By the time you read this, I’ll be at International Living’s Ultimate Go Overseas Bootcamp.
This year’s theme is Upgrade Your Next Decade. And I’ll be talking about how I’ve used overseas real estate to build what I call my “boundless life.”
The right overseas real estate can give you a home in a place you love, generate income when you’re not there, and build your wealth as the destination grows.
My home on Portugal’s Silver Coast, north of Lisbon, is a perfect example of this.
I bought this condo in 2020 for €300,000. An apartment identical to mine was recently on the market listed for €525,000. That’s €225,000 more.
It’s right on the beach…just a minute’s stroll from the sand. From my terrace I can look out across the Atlantic. From my living room I can hear the waves rolling onto the shore and feel the refreshing sea air drifting in.
When I’m not using this condo, I typically rent it out short-term. It’s hugely popular in summer. From August 1 to September 4 last year alone, it generated €8,338 in gross income from short-term rentals.
In fact, the income I earn from renting this property during peak season—when I prefer to be in Ireland anyway—more than covers the entire annual cost of ownership, including the mortgage, HOA fees, and insurance.
That’s the kind of opportunity I’ll be talking about at Bootcamp—real estate that can enhance your lifestyle while helping build your wealth.
Before I board my flight, though, I want to share what’s in this week’s digest. That includes two new videos exploring very different destinations…and a potential deal for members of my Real Estate Trend Alert (RETA) group.
Let’s start in Panama City…
A New Off-Market Opportunity in Panama
If you’re unfamiliar with RETA, it’s the group I founded in 2008 for folks who understand the power of international real estate. Using the group-buying power of members, I negotiate exclusive, off-market deals with developers—getting terms and pricing that individual buyers ordinarily wouldn’t see.
Right now, I’m working on something special in Panama City.
It’s a genuinely iconic building on the last prime piece of waterfront land anywhere near the city’s core.
The location is beside a district where more than 50 multinational companies run their Latin American operations. The airport is just 15 minutes away, and the building will have thousands of square meters of resort-style amenities.
Panama City is where I made some of my first gains as an international real estate investor more than 20 years ago. Since then, RETA members have had some exceptional deals there.
For example, on Ocean Reef—two islands a developer built from the floor of the bay and joined to downtown by a causeway—members bought in the Seascape community from $783,000. Resales there are rare. But one listed at $995,000. A boost of $212,000. I know of a member renting his condo for $6,000 a month.
Now, I’m hoping to bring RETA members another deal in this booming world city.
The developer and I are still finalizing the terms, so I’m not ready to share details yet.
When everything is locked down, RETA members will hear straight away.
VIDEO: A Different Kind of Caribbean Beach Town
Panama City is a fast-moving global hub. The destination in my latest YouTube destination deep-dive could hardly feel more different…
Imagine beginning your morning at a French bakery before strolling down to a white-sand Caribbean beach…
That combination would feel unusual almost anywhere else.
In Las Terrenas, it’s part of everyday life.
French and Italian expats began settling in this low-rise beach town on the Dominican Republic’s Samaná Peninsula decades ago. They opened bakeries, restaurants, guesthouses, and small businesses, giving the town a distinctly European flavor.
For years, Las Terrenas’ remote location kept big resorts and mass tourism away.
Now a new highway and nearby international airport have made the town much easier to reach. More Americans, Canadians, and buyers from Santo Domingo are discovering it, while Marriott opened a hotel here in November 2025.
Yet Las Terrenas remains low-rise, and quality real estate near the beach is increasingly limited.
In my latest destination deep-dive, I explain what is changing in Las Terrenas—and why it still feels so different from the Caribbean’s big resort towns.
Las Terrenas combines turquoise water and palm-fringed beaches with a distinctly European food and café culture. Click to watch my new video.
WATCH: What $50,000 Buys in Sweden
From the warmth of the Caribbean, we head somewhere completely different…
Southern Sweden is a landscape of clear lakes, deep forests, rolling farmland, and colorful wooden cottages.
It’s also home to some of Europe’s most surprising real estate bargains.
My scout Ciaran Madden has just returned from a 600-mile drive through the region. His route took him up Sweden’s west coast, through its lake country, and east toward Stockholm.
Along the way, he found a country cabin with a garden and terrace for under $60,000…
A modern apartment near Lake Vättern and a 500-year-old Renaissance castle for around $125,000…
And a city apartment in Uppsala, just 40 minutes by train from Stockholm, for under $200,000.
Those prices are not what you might expect in one of Europe’s wealthiest countries.
So why are some Swedish homes so inexpensive? What kind of lifestyle can they offer? And what should an overseas buyer understand before purchasing one?
Ciaran and I dug into this topic in the latest episode of The Ronan McMahon Report Live. Click below to watch the episode now.
My scout Ciaran drove 600 miles across southern Sweden, uncovering storybook towns and country cottages from just $50,000 to $60,000. Click to see what he found.
Your Questions Answered
Have a comment for me or my team? A question about owning overseas? Share it here. I’d love to hear from you. The Sweden episode of The Ronan McMahon Report Live prompted a question from a viewer that gets to the heart of almost any overseas property search…
Vera J. asks: Ronan, after watching your Sweden video, I’m intrigued by the country cottages that are available for around $50,000. But I also like the idea of an apartment in a city like Uppsala. Which is the better buy?
Ronan says: Neither is automatically the better buy. Before you profile the property, profile yourself.
Start with how you genuinely want to use the home.
Do you picture spending quiet summers beside a lake, surrounded by forest and farmland? Or would you prefer cafés, restaurants, cultural attractions, and fast rail connections to Stockholm?
Think about how frequently you will visit, how long you will stay, and whether you are comfortable relying on a car. Consider how much maintenance you are willing to handle and whether you want a home that can simply be locked up when you leave.
Your financial goals matter, too.
If this is primarily a lifestyle purchase, an inexpensive country cottage could give you exactly the escape you want. If rental income or resale matters, you need to investigate the depth of demand in that specific location rather than assuming that a low purchase price makes it a strong investment.
An apartment in Uppsala will likely cost more than one of the rural cottages Ciaran found. But it may suit someone who values convenience, accessibility, and a potentially broader pool of renters or future buyers.
The right choice is the one that matches your budget, lifestyle, and financial objectives. A remarkable bargain on paper can still be the wrong property if it does not fit the life you actually want. Happy hunting, Vera!
Wishing you good real estate investing,
P.S. If you have a question about buying real estate overseas or have suggestions for destinations my team and I should put on our scouting list, drop me a line here.
