Global Property Investor's Toolkit: A Sourcebook for Successful Decision Making

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.

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.

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.