retirement: House Swap: How to Trade Up Rent-Free Overseas
- 05/24/11 04:56 PM
This seems like a great idea to me. You would be able to see what it is like to live in different parts of the world without actually selling your current home or having to pay moving costs. Now where in the world would you want to house swap first? Decisions, decisions, decisions… from International LivingBy Darius Fisher Imagine you could live abroad rent-free…no hotels, no guesthouses…your own home for a week, a month or more. Where would you go? We picked Amsterdam, swapping our house just north of New York City for a four-story canal-side home in Jordaan, the hippest … (2 comments)
retirement: 6 Reasons Why You Should Buy This Piece of Caribbean Coast
- 05/01/11 05:20 AM
I came across this article the other day in International Living and it does give an accurate overview of the investment opportunities in the Yucatan Peninsula. I have several clients that are taking advantage of this great opportunity & I hope to do so too in the next year. Hopefully, I will have my photos of the Riviera Maya including Tulum, Playa del Carmen, and Cancun posted soon. 6 Reasons Why You Should Buy This Piece of Caribbean CoastBy Ronan McMahon Regular readers will know how bullish I am on the real estate market in Tulum (located at the southern tip of Mexico's Riviera … (3 comments)
Mexico's Yucatan state is a tropical paradise and a paradise for history and archeology buffs... but a retirement paradise for U.S. Baby Boomers? Developing Yucatan into a Mecca for Americans 50 year of age and older was the action plan being discussed at a meeting of government officials, local entrepreneurs, and international consultants held in Merida, Yucatan, on Wednesday April 7 titled "Adults Over 50 - The Housing, Attention and Service Industry." Coordinated by the Governor's Office of Finance and Development, the meeting brought together movers and shakers from around the state and the … (1 comments)
retirement: Retirement Planning: 5 Common Mistakes
- 04/05/11 05:25 PM
On the news tonight they announced that another 11,000 baby boomers (born between 1946 & 1964) turned 65 today. 6 out of 10 say that their investments, retirement plans & homes have lost value in the last 3 years with 42% delaying their retirement date. So I thought that this article from AARP might be helpful. One bad decision can ruin a lifetime of good ones by: Joseph Hearn | from: AARP Bulletin | 2011 One of the earliest lessons in life is that actions have consequences, and boy is this true in the final third of life. If you're at or near retirement, the … (1 comments)
This seems like a great idea to me. You would be able to see what it is like to live in different parts of the world without actually selling your current home or having to pay moving costs. Now where in the world would you want to house swap first? Decisions, decisions, decisions…
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