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Informationen zum Autor Colin Barrow has bought and sold over 50 overseas properties. He's a venture capitalist, government policy advisor and prolific business and property writer. his previous books include Buying a Property in Eastern Europe For Dummies and Starting a Business for Dummies, and many more. Over the past decade he has been researching property investment strategies in emerging markets and has written books on property covering Eastern Europe, turkey, Spain and Portugal. Klappentext The Ultimate Reference for Wise International Investing. So, you're planning to take property investment to the next level, In finding a second home, retirement pad or international investment opportunity, who should you turn to for independent advice about your investment? You might risk asking a commission-hungry property agent, but equally you could make a much smaller investment in this book: it's written by a venture capitalist and international property veteran. The Global Property Investor's Toolkit is for those who take their investments seriously. This book equips you with the ability to tell a property market that's bubbling under from one that's a bubble about to pop. From estimating yields to forecasting growth, minimizing tax exposure to assessing healthcare systems, this is an all-embracing guide to building an investment strategy that delivers maximum returns and matches your lifestyle. This handbook includes big-picture advice on assessing a country's economic growth prospects, through to smaller details like finding the right broker or legal advisor. Zusammenfassung How real estate investors and speculators can take their business global The real estate boom has gone global! and those successful investors who want to keep up their profits are starting to look at emerging markets on other continents. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. Why buy property overseas? Who should read this book? About this book. How the book is structured. How the chapters are structured. Research does pay off. Part 1: The World Property Market - A Beginner's Guide. Property - the backbone of wealth creation The world is enough. Chapter 1: Why Buy More Property? Keeping track of world interest in property. Increased life expectancy and the demise of guaranteed pensions. Actuaries: life expectancy's bean counters. Tracking life expectancy. More ways to convince yourself to buy property. Property as an investment. Capacity for being profitable. Reasonably secure. Ready re-sale market. Produce cash flow during its life. Understanding the gearing effect. Checking out gearing and profit t returns. Chapter 2: Why Buy Abroad? Higher potential rewards. Websites for tracking property price movements. But higher and different risks. Websites that help track overseas property risks. Chapter 3: The World Property Markets - Segments and Drivers. Property cycles. The commercial property market matters too. Tracking commercial property markets: useful websites. Watching the cycles. Spotting a turning point. Understanding economic cycles. Chapter 4: It's a Global World - The Coming of Capitalism. Capitalism: the ascending economic philosophy. Measuring the effects of introducing capitalism: is the EU a role model? Estimating the benefit of EU membership. Monitoring macro factors affecting property markets: democracy, capitalism and world trade. Chapter 5: Factors that Drive Property Yields and Returns. Improvers of property prospects. Events that limit property prospects. Websites providing an ongoing appreciation of the fa...
