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Description of The Global Property Investor's Toolkit 2007-2008

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. Markets in South America, Eastern Europe, India, and Asia are currently experiencing the rapid growth that mature domestic markets experienced a few years ago. Based on the author's personal experience buying and selling dozens of overseas properties, this book provides all the relevant data investors need to evaluate properties and markets anywhere in the world. Colin Barrow (Hayle, Cornwall, UK) is a non-executive director of two venture capital funds and serves on the UK Government Task Force for Business.

Title Information

ISBN:

9781841127637

Pages:

464 pages

Format:

Paperback

Product Code:

241341

Publisher:

Capstone Publishing Ltd

Published:

04/04/2008

Edition:

illustrated edition

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About Colin Barrow

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.

Contents of The Global Property Investor's Toolkit 2007-2008

Part One: The World Property market: A beginner’s guide.

·Why Buy More Property: Increased life expectancy and the demise of guaranteed pensions. Property as an Investment. Understanding the Gearing Effect.

·Why Buy Abroad: Higher Potential Rewards and Higher and Different Risks

· The World Property Market: A beginners Guide. Watching the Cycles. Catching a Wave.

· It’s a global world. The coming of capitalism.

·Factors that Drive Property Yields and Returns. Measuring the Downside

Part 2. Pick a country, any country.

· Evaluating the Economy:

o Growth rates, Inflation, Political Stability and other such factors

o Cost of living. Compare the cost of living in hundreds of cities around the world by using Realtor. Com Relocation Tool

o Inward investment and business climate: World Bank ‘ Doing Business’

o Corruption and Crime. Transparency International

o Country Overviews: Expat

· Checking the local environment.

o Health care:

o Education provision

· Getting to and fro: Guide to airports around the world, with maps, driving directions, business and shopping facilities, airport hotels, and public transport.

· Money Matters:

o Getting an overseas Mortgage:

o Country Tax regime.

o Opening a bank account overseas:

o Currency and exchange rates and transferring funds.

o Researching the legal environment:

o Visa and residence rules:

o Property title and foreign ownership rights: Legal 500

o Buying procedures:The International Consortium of Real Estate Associations (ICREA)

· Tourism Potential: Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory (

· Information resources on the world property markets:

Part 3. Finding, evaluating and buying a property in each particular country.

· Estate agents and Properties:

· Lawyers:

·Surveyors:

· Renting before you buy to check out area (and country) and to facilitate local research and evaluation.

· Climate Zone

Part 4. Settling in

· Finding you way around any country using: reliable local taxi’s (www.infotaxi.org); Subways (www.urbanrail.net); busses www.busstation.net); internal trains, car hire and driving etc (www.bugeurope.com)

· Finding English language media throughout the world.

·Finding an internet café anywhere in the world

· Plugging into Expat Networks
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