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[Goldberg Global]

Holland, similar according to my dutch friends whom have just left there is same work ethic uk, weather is just as bad too, not good for hillwalkers (all flat), I lived in Amsterdam, great place good people. The yields and things in Holland would need to be worked out. Investment for yield possible.

Egypt desert and climate change, good point too. Maybe all Florida buyers should be aware! Only buy on hill tops.

Turkey, next door Iraq. mmm. Is it going to come into Europe, it has been trying to get in for 20 years.

I think you have to be logical and rational and think about the reality of the situation. Investments are meant to make you money.

So. Go where there is low little tax. And low little risk.

Thailand, my neighbour married a Thai wife and had a house built for a song 20k sterling or something low for 4 bed villa, thing is you have to integrate with the locals to get good deals.

If I were an investor with 100k sterling to invest, I would look at the numbers.

1. Yield
2. Costs, taxes, payouts.
3. Risks and Capital appreciation
4. Costs of borrowing money and leverage.

Remember it is not easy but is good fun. You learn and you take your money and make it work for you. You will win sometimes and other times you will learn. Maybe if you want to earn good, you should give your money to Warren Buffet and let him invest for you. (Warren Buffett, is 2nd richest man in the world and has made his money from investing.) ie. Give it to him he has good track record.

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reading through these posts peter mitry was on a good thing, that sunken city that is now half finished and them 17,000 pound apartments are now 60,000. somepeople out there got a good investment,
sahl hasheesh is beautiful, a certain idea of paradise forms in my head.

[easy-removal]

To be honest I would love to move to somewhere like the Netherlands but having said that I really should try out buying here first myself! It is a nightmare scenario at the mo, house prices are pretty low, the interest rate can only go one way from now onwards. I have money to put down.........but no property to suit!!