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I would recommend doing both. You can get started with internet marketing without spending a large amount of money, but you can target better with offline marketing.

I'd check with the condo owners, and make sure you iron out any rules they may have regarding care of the building / furniture, etc. I've heard a lot of bad stories about dog owners that just don't care about controlling their dogs. If they know you're responsible they should be willing to...

What sort of certifications would it be good to look for, when dealing with Greece? It's pretty easy to claim you're certified, and make up something fancy sounding, and the average person looking for a holiday home wouldn't know if the certification was genuine or not.

Thanks for the recommendation. I was considering either Maine or near the airport area of LA for moving to (beacause I have friends in those areas) - I don't know much about them economically though.

The hurricane belt covers a lot of the Caribbean, but it's true there are some areas outside of it, including Trinidad and Tobago, Bonaire, Curacao, Aruba and Panama, as well as some islands near Venezuela.

It's always sad to read about this kind of thing. I hope they take a good look at what happened, and improve their safety standards before anyone else gets injured / killed. My thoughts are with the families of those workers.

Does Watchdog really work for overseas services? I've seen them get UK companies to give in / clean up their act, but I would have thought that their 'reach' would be limited with overseas agents? I haven't watched Watchdog in a few years, but I remember that often when I was a viewer, you...

I'm going to be doing a LOT of travelling over the next few weeks, and am looking for some good books / audio books to pass the time. I'm considering the Trump University Real Estate book - is it any good? Really I'm mostly interested in rental books, any recommendations would be appreciated.

Nice :) Looking forward to the news. Oh - as you may have gathered I'm an alternate browser freak - this place loads nice and quickly in Chrome, and displays right too.

Are the plans 'top secret'? If not, I'd love to see a post on what the future holds :)

Thanks for the heads up! Actually, I've been learning German for a while now - I'm only at the most basic tourist level, but I'm starting to spot bad mistakes in the online translators already, so I dread to think what it looks like to a native! I think I'll just use humans for...

I hope your investments work out, Emu49! So, the estate agency handle the rent and everything for you?

Welcome to the community :) I hope you find what you're looking for. Are you looking to expand your portfolio, or just after ideas for new clients?

I live in the UK, but want to expand my portfolio to overseas properties. I was thinking the USA (because my long term goal is to move over there),or Germany (because I travel a lot there for work). Are there any good books that cover the pitfalls of being a long-distance landlord, or is it...

I agree with the person who suggested UK university towns, especially for your first couple of investments. If you know where you'll be working when you graduate, try to pick somewhere close to there, so that you don't have to stress too much about traveling for tenant emergencies, etc. If you...

I got the impression that the OP was looking for something for personal use, in which case the rent season wouldn't be an issue, although I do wonder why Bulgaria was chosen as the location if the OP is unsure of where the good beaches are, etc? Are you just after a holiday home anywhere that...

If you can't afford much I think you'll have to wait for your dream home :) Look for somewhere affordable for now so you can find your feet. Spend some time on here reading up on what can make for a good investment - maybe you can find somewhere that you will be able to sell on for a small...

Oddly enough, someone told me this story a couple of days ago, maybe they read here :)

Maybe you could upload the file to a host like rapidshare, and then post the link here? If you don't want it available to people who aren't members of this site, maybe put it in a password protected zip file, and post the password on here?

That sounds like an interesting book. Could you post a little more, maybe the essence of what one or two of the seven 'keys' are? Did you learn much from the book?