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International property - Caribbean Real Estate

International property investment offers a safe and secure vehicle with excellent returns. By diversifying your portfolio to include international property you can take advantage of investing in countries and areas that are offering much higher capital growth and rental returns than your local area.

When investing in international property you have the distinct advantage of using the banks money to fund your investment and use your rental returns to pay this money back. This is known as a cash positive investment. The least amount of your own cash you have to use for an investment the better.   This allows for maximum profit with minimum outlay.

Stock Markets offer high returns, however, many investors around the globe find that the stock markets require a lot of time and knowledge to make a substantial profit. Stock markets are also very volatile; stocks can rise and fall dramatically in just one month. Property, however, has proven to be a much more stable investment for the mid to long term investor

Many international property investments are located in areas where there are no local taxes, inheritance tax or capital gains tax. This allows you to achieve maximum profit from your investment.

As Mark Twain once said…. ‘Buy land…… they don’t make it any more’. Never a more true word has been said. Property, although can drop in value at times, has proven to constantly grow in value over the years. In emerging investment areas, the capital growth can be more than double that of your local area.

Your properties can also afford ‘gifted deposits’ as well. This is an extremely common practice used by the experienced property investor. When your investment has increased in value, you can release the equity to purchase additional properties, again, using the banks money. Many investors have realized very large portfolios using this practice. 

What about your pension? Over the last few years, many people have received their pension forecasts and are concerned that they will not have enough to live to the same standard as they currently do. By using property as your retirement fund, you can ensure steady growth in capital and rental returns. You will no longer be at the hands of your pension fund and have to follow their decisions on what to do with your hard earned money. YOU have control of you and your families’ financial future.

Remember, although you are using international property as and investment, you also have the advantage of being able to touch, feel and use your investment. Unlike a stock certificate, you can sit in your investment and offer it to family and friends to enjoy their holidays in as well!

It has been reported in the Times newspaper that 50% of those featured in their ‘Rich List’ Earned their money through property investment. This proves that this style of investment, if managed properly, can offer you the financial security you are looking for.

Why invest in timeshare or fractional ownership and pay a lot of money for just a week’s holiday when you can own your own property that you can use any time for the same cash outlay. Property, unlike timeshare increases in value and can offer you rental returns when you are not using your investment.

With bank interest rates at an all time low, it makes sense to place your money into a property that has the potential to earn you much higher returns on your hard earned cash

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