Product Description
An exploration of acquiring real estate outside the continental U.S.
Given the costly uncertainties of the domestic real estate market, buying a second home in desirable vacation areas within the United States has become nearly impossible for many. Increasingly, Americans are turning to more affordable regions overseas, some stay close-by in Mexico or Canada, while others are more adventurous, looking to parts of Central America, the Caribbean, and Pacific Islands. In Passport to Exotic Real Estate, real estate expert and travel writer Steve Bergsman offers detailed advice on the benefits and challenges of buying overseas property, including whether or not foreigners can legally own property, tax implications, availability of beachfront land, market trends, investment security, local regulations, and much more. With this book as their guide, readers will be fully prepared to overcome the obstacles of overseas property ownership and discover the benefits of living/vacationing abroad.
Steve Bergsman (Mesa, Arizona) is a real estate, financial, and travel writer with more than 20 years’ experience. His news stories and travel articles have been published in more than 100 publications around the world and he has appeared on local and national radio and television. Bergsman is also the author of two previous real estate books, Maverick Real Estate Financing (978-0-471-74587-7) and Maverick Real Estate Investing (978-0-471-46879-0).
This book is a good guide for the present economic climate and is highly recommended reading before entering this niche market. I found that the synopsis for each chapter on separate geographical areas is well thought out and should be considered before committing to any purchase. It verified my own investment in a purchase several years ago. The book is well researched/thought out by the author’s personal experiences into this real estate venue. A good, and valuable, guide. I encourage its’ reading.
Rating: 5 / 5
Steve Bergsman’s latest book about the good, the bad and the ugly elements of buying property in exotic places is a must read for anyone considering investing, relocating and/or retiring in some of the most exciting places that you have always wanted to see and even places you may never have thought about before. Steve’s extensive travels to these far away (and not so far away) lands has given him not only the facts and fallacies that you should know before taking the plunge, it has also given him an unique perspective and sense of adventure that is contagious. Take a walk on the exotic side of buying real estate. There is no better guide than Steve Bergsman’s Passport To Exotic Real Estate IMO.Passport to Exotic Real Estate: Buying U.S. And Foreign Property In Breath-Taking, Beautiful, Faraway Lands
Rating: 5 / 5
For years I’ve toyed with the idea of buying a second home among the places that Bergsman writes about, but I could never quite reach the right comfort zone. Now, Bergsman lays it all out for me with the ins and outs, the pluses and the pitfalls. These second home investment markets have long needed a “how to” guide and Passport to Exotic Real Estate fits the bill. I’m now ready to jump in and consider buying a piece of paradise.
Anne Kazel-Wilcox>
Rating: 5 / 5
This maybe a first. A combination business-help and travel book. What a better way to instruct, but keep you reading. The only thing left to do is buy a second home.” Edward Moss
Rating: 5 / 5