[ChocChipCookie]

How did you go about buying property in another country? I would have no idea how to do that.

[angkor]

Spend some time there (wherever). Ask around.

There’s no substitute.

[PugetSoundSoldier]

Google the real estate rules/property ownership laws of your intended foreign land. Then go visit for a vacation to:

1. Make sure you like the place/could live there
2. Find a real estate agent and start talking

I’ve got property overseas in 3 different countries; it’s cheap, easy to buy, and if needed, I could live in all 3 countries without worry.

In many places overseas you can buy a smaller 600-700 square foot condo/apartment for less than $20,000. That’s in a nicely sized city, like Chaiyaphum in Thailand, Suzhou in China, or Lido in the Philippines.

[af_vet_rr]

How did you go about buying property in another country? I would have no idea how to do that.

Like angkor and PugetSoundSoldier said, visit the place. You don't need to be buying in an area sight unseen, you need to be familiar with it. Talk with real estate agents from the area as well. Many countries are quite happy to have Americans buying property there.

We've got property in Spain (thank God it was passed through my wife's family and we acquired it cheaply) and Canada. Close family members know where it's at, and we rent it out. We bought long enough ago that both will have paid for themselves within the next 5 years.

My family has a lot of land in South Texas, that's been in the family for generations, and while you could be self-sufficient, there is no way in hell I would take my family there if things went bad. We can't go a year without the outer buildings and hunting cabins being trashed and broken into by illegals either coming to the US or going back to Mexico. Hell, I'm not the most comfortable taking the female members of the family out to that area right now. If things went bad, I shudder to think about the amount of traffic through that area.