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Initiating a Second Home

Have you ever traveled to a place where you’d like to stay for a while? Have you ever traveled and thought that; this might be a nice spot to learn a little more about? Would you like to get involved in this community? Could you see yourself becoming a local?

For seasoned travelers the thought of putting down roots may come from many experiences in a number of different countries. For others these ideas may come from the family holiday that took place throughout childhood and that now hold a certain charm in adult life. In both ends of the spectrum they involve an adventure into unfamiliar territory which can be tremendously rewarding.

The soul-searching that it takes to initiate the adventure is seriously personal: too personal for our forum. So let’s make the first assumption and believe that your soul has been searched and it agrees that you know a place where you’d like to spend some quality time.

In the next few articles I’ll share some information with you that should demystify some of the issues of purchasing property in a remote or international location. I’d also like to take this opportunity to express some of my own soul-searching results and narrow the discussion a little bit. I don’t have much patience for time-shares; their value rarely appreciates and I believe that part of that comes from their transient nature. There are some options that are just as cost effective and so if you have your heart set on a time-share condominium, I won’t be much help. Now that we have cleared the air on that issue, let’s move on to who will be your advocate.

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