Offshore
Real Estate Magazine - Index ~ Double Issue Number Twenty Nine -
April/May 2007
Live Where
You Want To Live! ~ Live How You Want To Live! ~ And Make Money Doing It!
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SECTION
ONE - EXOTIC REAL ESTATE
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| Buyer
Beware of Building Standards if Buying Property in Eygpt |
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By
Rhiannon Williamson
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Buyer
Beware of Building Standards if Buying Property in Eygpt - One
of the key differences between emerging property markets, such as those
in Morocco, North Cyprus and Egypt for example and established real estate
markets such as those in France, the Republic of Cyprus and Spain, can
be tangibly observed in the form of building standards – or rather a lack
of them!
| The
Best Piece of Real Estate to Buy Today |
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By
Lief Simon
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The
Best Piece of Real Estate to Buy Today - Where
is the best place for you to buy (or invest) in real estate today? Unfortunately,
there is no one answer to that question. Much depends on two things: the
type of “investment” that you’re looking for; and how that investment fits
into your overall plan.
| Real
Estate in Costa Rica |
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Villa
Ives Kena
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Real
Estate in Costa Rica - Want to Buy real estate in Costa
Rica? Looking for lots, land, properties? Consider Villa Ives Kena a ground-floor
opportunity in an eco-friendly community.
| How
to Hire a Real Estate Agent in Brazil |
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By
Boris Goldshmit
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How
to Hire a Real Estate Agent in Brazil - Anyone
could pose as a real estate agent in Brazil. In fact, selling
real estate appears to be the third most favorite national pass-time after
soccer and Carnival. Strangers on the street, doormen, friends, friends
of friends, friends of relatives, and relatives of friends, in short, anyone
would gladly land you a helping hand and charge a commission for services
(or lack thereof) provided.
| How
To Buy Property In Chile: The Property Tax Issues |
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By Zandra Valenzuela,
Chilean Attorney at Law
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How
To Buy Property In Chile: The Property Tax Issues - All
property in Chile recently went through the process of revaluation, and
very few properties in Chile managed to escape an increase in the tax for
2006. We will explain basics of the property tax system in Chile, and what
the new tax rate means for you when buying and owning property and real
estate in Chile. We will also tell you where you can check the tax online
for individual properties in Chile.
| French
investment new build property developments in Languedoc, South France |
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By
Greg Taylor
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French
investment new build property developments in Languedoc, South France
- It's
not just the property investment opportunities that make Languedoc in the
south of France a superb place to buy property on new build developments,
the region itself is probably the best reason to invest in property here.
| Real
Estate in Montenegro and South East Europe |
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By
Jennifer Miller
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Real
Estate in Montenegro and South East Europe - My
first excursion into the Eastern part of Europe namely Romania was in 1999,
when I was looking for opportunities in flower growing and exporting to
my long standing customers in Holland. I also wanted to investigate
the region as an alternate location to live.
| International
Real Estate Marketplace Featured Listings |
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International Properties
With Color Photos
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International
Real Estate Marketplace Featured Listings - See this month's featured real
estate listings - Real estate in New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Croatia,
Panama, Belize, Costa Rica, and from around the world. Each month we feature
new properties in our featured listings, colored photographs and access
to our entire database of properties from around the world. Find your dream
property and plan your escape.
 For
a long term investment in the "greenest" jewel of the Caribbean, take a
look at the little known island called the Commonwealth of Dominica.
Half way along the curved necklace of islands comprising the Windward Islands
of the Eastern Caribbean basks a mountainous rock of 290 sq miles (750
sq km). At longitude 61º 20W, and latitude 15º 25N, Dominica
is a land of steep mountains and cliffs plummeting straight into the blue
Caribbean sea on the western side and the grey Atlantic on the eastern.
Rising at the highest point to Mt. Diablotin at 4,747 ft. (1,447m), this
is a country of raw beauty, rugged headlands and moody mountains, their
peaks often buried in cloud - Click
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INTERNATIONAL
REPORTS ON OVERSEAS RELOCATION
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| The author
of this No-Nonsense
Expats Guide to Asian Sales and Marketing has spent more than 25
years in China trade and Asian sales and marketing generally, and is based
in Kuala Lumpur where he has been for 7 years now. He has set up a number
of American and European companies out there, and has had great success
at doing it, so what he has to say will be of interest to anyone who has
an interest in entering the Asian market. He focuses on the day-to-day
aspects of running a foreign office from a Stateside or European location,
how to handle business meetings, establish distribution channels, deal
with "entertainment" and the inescapable phenomenon of the bribe. This
report is a compliation of 20 years of first hand experience. |
| Privacy - Your most important
possession - They've Declared War on Your Wealth & Your Privacy
..and You Could be the Next Innocent Victim! - The
Privacy Report - Regain Lost Privacy With The Lifeboat Strategy - Mark
Nestmann was one of the people whose work I consulted when writing the
book version of Escape From America. The ongoing erosion of privacy in
the United States is the most important issue facing Americans today.
Without privacy, we have nothing, or less than nothing. Privacy is a human
imperative because privacy of self is an important biological necessity
of a sane and stable sense of self. It is a scientific fact that a rational
person cannot have their autonomous sense of self (their sense of privacy
of self,) compromised and still function as a healthy individual.
Thinking and creativity require the capacity to make independent judgments,
an invasion of our privacy such as that going on in America today violates
that capacity. It is more than important to reclaim our privacy, it is
a biological necessity. Those who want to know about privacy and how to
regain it turn to Mark Nestmann; he is the authority on issues of privacy,
and he has a wide range of solutions to our loss of privacy problems. |
| Escape The Corporation - What
Every Corporate Employee Needs to Know - Escape
The Corporation - What Every Corporate Employee Needs to Know - Read
what may be the most important ebook of your life. This may well be the
final push you need to live the life you have always wanted. Join thousands
of others who have seen their lives drastically improved just by taking
the time to ask themselves a few questions... |
| Joint Adventures - How Anyone
Can Create Financial Freedom with No Cost or Risk, Using Joint Ventures
- Joint
Adventures - How Anyone Can Create Financial Freedom with No Cost or Risk,
Using Joint Ventures ~
Financial independence offers people freedom, dignity, self respect, education,
quality of life and personal growth opportunities. This eBook is an instruction
manual that shows the reader how to use Joint Ventures to create multiple
streams of increasing passive income with no cost or risk and how to remove
all income limitations from your life. It will show you how financial freedom
can be yours. Get the report - Click
Here |
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Issue
Number Twenty Nine
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April/May
2007
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SECTION
TWO - FINANCE AND INVESTMENT
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| China’s
Emerging Venture Capital Opportunities |
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By
Igor M. Sill
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China’s
Emerging Venture Capital Opportunities - Without
question, China has quickly become the new economic growth frontier.
Pursuing investment opportunities in China have become far easier as a
result of recent changes in China’s law. Until just three years ago,
China did not have an enabling law for the formation and availability of
venture capital funds. Without such a law, substantial capital from
China's private sector could not be effectively channeled into development
of a high-tech sector for venture funding.
| Special
Rules for Mexican Corporations |
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By Don D. Nelson,
Attorney at Law, C.P.A.
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Special
Rules for Mexican Corporations -
If
you have your own business in Los Cabos or are developing real estate you
generally must use a Mexican corporation as the entity to conduct the business.
The Mexican tax and legal rules concerning the operation of such corporations
are complex enough, but if you are a US Citizen or permanent resident,
Internal Revenue Services also has a lot more rules and regulations.
| Three
Stealth Uranium Investments |
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By the editors of
the Casey Energy Speculator
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Three
Stealth Uranium Investments - It’s
not 1998 anymore. In that year, Casey Research Chairman Doug Casey first
recommended a then little-known commodity: uranium. The metal was trading
in the single digits, with few except nuclear engineers and ivory tower
academics paying any attention to it. |
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SECTION
THREE - JOBS OVERSEAS / INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYMENT
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| Making
Money Overseas - Writing eBooks For EscapeArtist.com |
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By
EscapeArtist.com
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Making
Money Overseas - Writing eBooks and Reports For EscapeArtist.com
- Yes, you can make money writing eBooks and reports for us, good money.
In fact you can make enough money to live on overseas. We
are now seeking eBook reports on almost any subject; not just on expatriate
issues. We have had so much success with our eBooks that we have decided
to expand our library to include more subjects - - subjects that are important
even if they are not directly related to expatriate issues. By
EscapeArtist.com
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INTERNATIONAL
REPORTS ON OVERSEAS MONEY MAKERS
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| Get a Job on a Luxury Cruise
Ship - Quickly & Easily! -Get
a Cruise Ship Job! - Click Here "Discover
how you can Travel to the World's Most Exotic Places...having the Best
Time of Your Life...and Get Paid for it!" - “Now is the best time in history
to get a job on a cruise ship” - Get Paid to Travel the World Having the
Best Time of Your Life! - “It’s almost the perfect job!” - |
| Careers In Yachting - A Unique
Lifestyle Career - A Special Report - How
To Get A Yachting Job - Where
to go to look for a yachting job. • Who to talk to get it. • Where to stay
while searching for employment. • How to make ends meet until you find
a job. • About and how to deal with crew agencies. • Extremely effective
means of obtaining employment outside of agencies. • The ins and outs of
interviewing. • The pros and cons of working on a charter yacht versus
a private yacht. • Crewing as a couple. • Vital tips that will put you
ahead of the pack. • Crucial mistakes not to make and much, much more. |
| The Portable Professional - Earn
A Living Worldwide - The
Portable Professional - Earn A Living Worldwide - It is now possible
to make a living from anywhere you can log on. The technology is
there and the opportunities are there. Mark McMahon has written an
eye-opening report on how to make a living worldwide. Earn US Dollars
and/or EUROS from wherever you are on the planet. The options are
limitless and the time is now. Learn more about how to break free
- learn how you can live your life like it belongs to you - Live Where
You Want To Live! ~ Live How You Want To Live! ~ And Make Money Doing It!
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SECTION
FOUR - ASSET PROTECTION / PRIVACY
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| FBI
Abusing Our Civil Liberties… What Else is New? |
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By Robert Bauman, JD
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FBI
Abusing Our Civil Liberties… What Else is New? - Surprise,
surprise. The U.S. Justice Department's inspector general issued a scathing
report earlier this month criticizing how the FBI abuses a form of administrative
subpoena called "security letters" to obtain thousands of telephone,
business and financial records in secret without prior judicial approval.
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 Regain
Lost Privacy With The Lifeboat Strategy -Identity Thieves, Greedy Lawyers
& The U.S. Government - They've Declared War on Your Wealth & Your
Privacy ..and You Could be the Next Innocent Victim!
YOU CAN'T
BE INNOCENT... THE COMPUTER FOUND YOU GUILTY!
Your bank
or broker will never tell you, but every financial transaction you conduct--deposits,
withdrawals, credit card, currency conversion through a US bank or broker--
helps create a financial profile of YOU. And the software these computers
used are programmed to identify suspicious transactions. If your account
activity is deemed suspicious, you'll never know until your cash is frozen
or you're arrested, because US law now makes it a crime to tell you if
you're under suspicion. One mistake--withdrawing too much cash, writing
a check to the "wrong" person, etc.--and you could be the next faceless
victim.
But you can
still legally create international "lifeboats" of wealth and privacy that
are practically invulnerable to snooping or confiscation. In a moment,
I'll show you how. And, I'll also show you six simple steps you can take
to protect your wealth and privacy, starting today
However, first
I need to give you the bad news . . . |
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INTERNATIONAL
REPORTS ON OFFSHORE INVESTING
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| How To Get A Second Passport
- Now
you can get a second passport - click here for details - This
is the only book that will get you a second passport; without the hype,
the rip off, the B.S. and the run-around common to most books on this subject.
This book will also show you how to get residency, work permits, retirement
residency, and student visas in every region of the world. Twenty seven
nations covered - 241 pages of rock solid facts. |
| Retirement
Planning for Offshore Living -
The advantages of outsourcing your retirement have never been better! Why
not start a second "dream" career, or retire in a low cost, tropical country?
Spend less than 25% of your present monthly budget while maintaining or
even enhancing your lifestyle. Say "goodbye" to your financial planner
and her "advice" that you must accumulate at least $1,000,000 or more in
liquid assets before you retire or leave your "day job". "Retirement Planning
for Offshore Living" will become your personal coach and roadmap to "offshore
living". Use the standards provided to identify, compare and analyze your
optimal country and retirement or second career haven. |
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SECTION
FIVE - UNIQUE TRAVEL - EXPATRIATE TRAVEL
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Escape Artist Travel
Magazine - Escape
Artist Travel Magazine - Online January 2007 ~ The travel magazine
with a point of view; a world-view. EscapeArtist Travel Magazine is about
more than travel; it is about personal exploration through world travel.
EscapeArtist Travel is for the independent traveler passionately seeking
an interactive cultural experience, meeting local people, examining cultural
conditions and exploring unknown lands. A Travel Magazine with an attitude
- Yes; our travel magazine has an attitude, slighty iconoclastic, defintely
cutting edge, and willing to take risks, both in attitude and in content.
We're going to tell you a host of valuable travel tricks - - as self-aware
independent travelers we've learned how to travel where we want and how
we want, totally free from meaningless and unnecessary constraints - -
constraints that may serve the interests of politicians, snoops, and purloiners
with vested interests, but which do nothing to serve your personal, intellectual,
financial and psychological best interest. When we travel, and we
travel often, we travel using methods not written about in the Sunday travel
section of your local newspaper. It's not some sort of super secret
insiders information we're talking about; and it certainly isn't illegal;
it is just the type of information that doesn't serve the interests of
those who want to control your life, so it hasn't been widely disseminated.
Our new magazine also includes a repertoire of new resources recently added
to our website based around Travel In The 21st Century. |
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 Unique
Vacation Rentals in Unique Locations - Vacation Rentals around the
world - Themes - Categories, Search Enhanced - Color Photos - Find the
kind of vacation rentals that are hard to find - Gain ideas by searching
the numerous vacation rental listings - Do you want to rent a castle -
a house over water - a mountain cabin - an island hideaway - an Irish cottage
- an apartment in Rio de Janeiro - a ranch house in Argentina - a coffee
plantation in Costa Rica - beach house in Belize - EscapeArtist
Vacation Rentals - |
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| How
To Get a First Class Seat -- For Less -- On Most Every Flight You Take
– Free Report |
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AWAI Travel
Division
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How
To Get a First Class Seat -- For Less -- On Most Every Flight You Take
– Free Report - Deals exist, if you know how to find them.
In fact, there are 7 insider secrets that will have you flying up front,
for less -- secrets that many airline reservationists and travel agents
may never tell you. If you plan to fly anywhere in the next 12 months --
whether it’s for business or pleasure -- you need to read this report immediately...
while the information is up-to-date. After all, why fly in cramped-up coach...
when you could fly in luxury without paying top dollar for it? Click
Here to find out how - |
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SECTION
SIX - CONFERENCES - CLASSIFIEDS - EBOOKS - ANNOUNCEMENTS & MORE
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| Travel
Writing and Photography Workshops |
Discover
82 Easy Tips for Taking Holiday Photos You Can Sell - If you're
like most folks, you pull the camera out more this time of year than any
other. But just because you're snapping more shots, doesn't meaning you’re
taking better photos. Now you can. And fast. All you need to get started
is a point-and-shoot camera. Find out how to… snap professional-quality
family portraits… transform standard-issue Thanksgiving dinner shots into
heirloom pictures… capture natural shots of kids in the snow, opening presents,
giving Grandma a kiss… get amazing photos of holiday lights, and even turn
your photos into cash. Click
Here to find out how
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Classified
Advertisements - Success Story Continues! ~ See
This Months Classified Advertisements - Due
to popular demand the listings in our Classified Advertisements Section
continues to grow and provide readers with the best way to advertise on
the Internet at the most reasonable prices. Escape From America Magazine
created a low cost way for EscapeArtist's to advertise, and for other EscapeArtist's
to make contact with their services, products, ideas, real estate and escape
routes. For those of us who've spent hours of discovery peering through
the classified sections of magazines like Mechanics Illustrated and Popular
Science, a classified section is like looking through a collectable store
for those surprises that make the hunt a pleasure as great as the discovery
| Place
A Classified - You can place a Classified Ad that reaches over 350,000
individuals twice a month at almost no cost. In addition, we're interested
in your ad... read
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New eBooks
available this month:
| Discovering
China - Discovering
China ~ China is a fascinating country that offers a wealth of
opportunity for visitors, investors and potential residents. Of course
there are plenty of options all over the world, so why China? Well, anyone
can observe that the world’s economy is shifting and the Chinese dragon
is on the rise. It is an exciting place to be right now that is full of
new horizons. But there’s also the history, the culture, the amiable nature
of the people, the atmosphere – being right there in the middle of these
wholesale changes where an entire country is seemingly stepping out of
the darkness and into the light – there is so much to like and to discover
about China. It’s an amazing feeling you get witnessing all of this progress
and being there to follow it first hand. Then there’s the work ethic and
family-oriented nature of the people…and the challenge that goes with breaking
through your own cultural barriers and starting something new. Get the
report Click
Here |
| The Sultanate
of Oman -
The Sultanate of Oman ~ The
peaceful and stable Sultanate of Oman has been welcoming foreigners for
centuries. Today, with its open, booming economy, Oman has become an enticing
new vista for expatriates and travelers to find opportunity. This detailed
eBook covers all that this country has to offer, from enchanting cities
and coastal resorts to natural splendor and historical sites. Among plentiful
photographs and extensive descriptions of every geographic area, Daniel
Cox exposes a country that has been otherwise obscured by its bigger and
bolder neighbors. You will be intrigued by what you see. Get the report
Click
Here |
| Nieto –
Fostercaring my grandson in Antigua, Guatemala - Nieto
– Fostercaring my grandson in Antigua, Guatemala ~ Working
away the days we often lose touch with the truly meaningful things in life
– the contributions we can make that are of lasting value to ourselves
and our loved ones and others whom our lives touch. And even after we find
our piece of heaven on earth, after years of searching and sacrifice, we
are surprised and sometimes even blindsided but what great accomplishments
remain within us. To those of you have found it all and still dream of
more, we heartily recommend this story, available right now as an eBook
loaded with pictures and filled with lots of first hand details of journeying
to Antigua, Guatemala. Get the report Click
Here |
| Futures
and Forex - Futures
and Forex ~ Do you have a small amount of money that you can afford
to lose? Have you ever wanted to ‘play the markets’ …but just a little
bit? Then these books are for you. Speculating on ‘futures’ or ‘forex’…the
money markets, is always risky, and requires skill, but these two excellently
concise eBooks will give you an idea of how to make some money, and not
lose too much. Offered as a ‘two for the price of one’ package, ‘Futures
for Small Speculators’ and ‘Forex for Small Speculators’, are essential
companions to the small investor. A small speculator is someone that “is
willing to engage in risky business transactions on the chance of generating
great profits” but, for whatever reason, has very limited capital to risk.
The small speculator’s risk capital is typically between $2500 to $15,000.
Get the report Click
Here |
| Eluding
Capture: Escape to Bariloche, Argentina - Eluding
Capture: Escape to Bariloche, Argentina ~ This
is not a guidebook. THIS IS AN ESCAPE BOOK. This book, describing our family’s
move to South America, is a kind of “how to” book for people thinking about
moving to San Carlos de Bariloche, Queen City of Patagonia, Capitol of
The Argentine Lakes District. Get the report Click
Here |
Five New
Titles Available Next Month
| Austrian Money Secrets |
One Paycheck at a Time |
United States Virgin Islands
Moving Guide |
| The Beastly Adventure |
The Definitive Guide to Home
Swapping |
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 eBooks
for Expats - International Relocation Reports - Offshore Investment
Reports - Reports On Offshore Real Estate, Moving Overseas, and a
wide range of subjects for those seeking to restart their lives overseas.
eBooks are a great idea. Consider
This: If, for example, you are trying to figure out how to move to Bolivia,
buy a ranch, get residency and a passport; you won't find a standard book
on how to go about accomplishing those ends at your local library.
You will here. We have hundreds of great eBooks lined up and coming
your way. Our list of titles is growing daily.
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Now an even more interactive magazine
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form of praise or criticism to the editor of the magazine. Each page
of the magazine is linked to a form page where readers can easily express
their thoughts, thus providing insightful feedback to the magazine staff.
Letters can also be shared with other readers if the sender so desires.
Your comments will provide us with the valuable information needed to make
The Offshore Real Estate and Investment Magazine even better and also provide
you with the best information available to help you make your escape to
great adventure, unique travel, and residence abroad. Contact
The Editor
| Directory Of All Articles - Articles
On Living Overseas, Jobs Overseas, Investing Overseas and Offshore Real
Estate - On Our
Website - By country & by category - a list of thousands of articles
on Living, Working, Investing & Traveling Overseas & International
Real Estate - Our website has wide spectrum of articles on living overseas,
international real estate, investing overseas, unique travel and expatriate
resources and contacts around the world. If you want to teach school
in Japan, buy a condo in Rio de Janeiro, homestead beachfront land on the
mosquito coast, run a coffee farm in Costa Rica, live on an island in Panama,
or struggle through the traffic of downtown Bangkok, we've got the articles....
We hope you make your escape. ...We're willing to show you
the routes. |
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We want articles from anyone living an usual lifestyle. What we're looking
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