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Beach homes from €190,000. A new, two-bed condo for just €185,000 in a charming, wildly attractive town that is culturally rich, peaceful, and livable. A vast farmhouse 10 minutes’ drive from one of Portugal’s most incredible cities for €200,000. These are just some of the findings from the latest scouting trip to northern Portugal by… Read more

Sometimes when you’ve got boots on the ground, you hear whispers about an emerging destination. That same destination keeps popping up again and again in conversations with investors, developers, real estate agents, tourists, expats… In my experience, when this happens, it pays to go investigate. That’s the situation that’s just unfolded with my scouts in… Read more

In this week’s digest: Incredible Discoveries from My Scouts on the Road The Hidden Beach Towns of Northern Portugal An Idyllic Country Retreat for €587 a Month Your Questions Answered on Portugal’s New Short-Term Rental Rules There’s no better feeling in life than when you have incredibly high expectations…and yet somehow they are still exceeded… Read more

Picture it… You wake up every morning, brew a fresh pot of coffee, step out onto your terrace, and this is what you see… You’re looking out over one of the most stunning beaches in northern Portugal. It’s literally steps from your door. And your home sits within the North Coast Protected Landscape, which features… Read more

A rural retreat on almost half a acre of land just 10 minutes’ drive from one of Portugal’s most charming cities for just €200,000… Imagine…get a 30-year mortgage at 3% interest (these are available to foreign buyers in Portugal) and you could own a home like this for only €587 per month. These are the… Read more

We have boots on the ground in Portugal… As I write, one of my real estate scouts, Ciaran Madden, and our photographer/videographer, Alan Kennedy, are in the coastal city of Viana do Castelo, at the start of a weeklong scouting trip to investigate opportunities in the north of the country. Portugal has long been a… Read more

In this week’s digest: Boots on the Ground in Northern Portugal Bargains Beach Homes in La Paz A Hidden Gem in Southern Ireland Your Questions Answered on Condos in Montenegro As I write, two of my scouts, Ciaran and Alan, are about to hop on a plane to northern Portugal… Portugal is one of the… Read more

Recently, one of my contacts, Fletcher Wheaton, visited an under-the-radar beach city in the “other California”… This is a destination where cactus-studded hills roll down to stunning white-sand beaches and glistening turquoise waters. It’s also a place where you’ll find incredible real estate bargains like these… A two-bed, two-bath fixer-upper with huge potential and just… Read more

As I write from my living room here in Cork in southern Ireland, I can glimpse the garden beyond the patio doors. At this time of year, it’s a menagerie of butterflies, rustling trees, and lush green grass. Truly idyllic. It’s been wonderful to be on home soil… Since arriving in Ireland several weeks ago… Read more

The new Real Estate Trend Alert deal in Panama City is close… Tomorrow you’ll receive my full Deal Briefing, where I’ll share all the details about this opportunity to own a luxury condo on the last prime waterfront land in Panama City at killer, off-market pricing and see expected gains of almost $300,000 eight years after delivery… Read more

Income of €244,800. That’s my rough estimate of how much gross income someone would have made if they acted on a recommendation I made in Dublin, Ireland some years back. Let me explain… In February 2012, I recommended two-bedroom apartments in Dublin’s financial district to members of my Real Estate Trend Alert group. The apartments… Read more