Nomads who actually bought property abroad — what's the brutal truth?
Hey everyone,
Trying to figure out if buying property abroad is actually worth it or just another expat fantasy.
Quick background: I'm French, originally from Tahiti, grew up in Bali. Spent years moving around. Like a lot of you, I've been seriously thinking about buying somewhere — Bali, Portugal, Mexico, Thailand — to have a base while still moving. But every time I dig in, the info is a complete mess. One source says foreigners can buy, another says they can't. One person says you need a PT PMA, another says you don't. Lawyers disagree, notaries disagree, Reddit threads disagree.
So I want to hear from people who actually went through it.
If you've bought (or seriously tried to buy) property abroad:
- Where, and why there?
- What was the hardest part?
- Did you get conflicting info from multiple "experts"?
- What's something you wish someone had told you before you started?
- Did you get burned, scammed, or surprised by anything?
- Would you do it again?
Drop your stories — the bad ones especially. I'd rather learn from your mistakes than make my own 🙏