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Real Estate Investing for Digital Nomads: How to Buy U.S Real Estate Investing for Digital Nomads: How to Buy U.S. Rental Properties from Anywhere in the World and Finance an Epic International Lifestyle Real Estate Investing for Digital Nomads: How to Buy U.S. Rental Properties from Anywhere in the World and Finance an Epic International Lifestyle DISCLAIMER THE AUTHOR OF THIS REPORT IS NOT A LEGAL OR TAX PROFESSIONAL AND THE INFORMATION HEREIN SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL, TAX OR OTHER FINANCIAL ADVICE. THIS REPORT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THE AUTHOR DOES NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR ERRORS AND OMISSIONS. MATTHEW BOWLES AND MAVERICK INVESTOR GROUP, LLC SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY LIABILITY RESULTING FROM THE USE OR APPLICATION OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN. IT IS THE DUTY OF ALL READERS TO CONSULT THEIR OWN LEGAL, TAX AND FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS REGARDING THEIR INDIVIDUAL SITUATION AND APPLICABLE LAW BEFORE PURCHASING ANY REAL ESTATE. BUYING REAL ESTATE INVOLVES RISK WHICH BUYER ASSUMES. ALWAYS DO YOUR OWN DUE DILIGENCE. I M A G I N E . swimming with Dolphins in the Galapagos Islands, paragliding over the Andes in Colombia, racing dune buggies through the Peruvian desert, dancing at street parties in Sao Paulo, watching sunsets in Tuscany, skiing the Swiss Alps, taking a special date to the Taj Mahal on Valentine’s Day, exploring ancient temples in Cambodia, watching the Formula 1 Grand Prix night race through the streets of Singapore, scuba diving with whale sharks in Thailand..…and having absolutely EPIC adventures like this EVERY. SINGLE. MONTH. I did all these things just this past year alone, and I had similar adventures the year before, and the year before that… But these are NOT vacations. This is what we call the Maverick Nomad Life…Living in the most EPIC locations on the planet (exclusively by choice, with no business purpose), deciding whether to work from the beach or by the pool, and integrating adventures, amazing food, and substantive cultural immersion into our lives on a permanent, ongoing basis. If you’re a “digital nomad” (or at least an aspiring one), who places a preeminent value on location independence and lifestyle design, this report is written for YOU. In it, I will show you how to buy and hold U.S. rental properties from anywhere in the world, so that you can live in the most epic locations on the planet while generating passive rental income to finance your global lifestyle. In 2007 I co-founded Maverick Investor Group, which was named one of the Top 50 Real Estate Opinion Makers and Market Leaders by Personal Real Estate Investor Magazine. Maverick has presented at real estate conferences around the world, been featured on ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, TheStreet.com, Real Estate Wealth Magazine and a number of other publications. Matthew Bowles, Partner Maverick Investor Group, LLC My business partners and I have helped individual real estate investors like you (not Funds or Institutions) buy over $100 million in residential A year and a half ago, I investment property across 15 U.S. states, which was a brand new investor, has enabled many of our clients to take control of their and now I have my 5th financial future and take their lifestyle design to a property under contract through Maverick. whole new level. We have many clients in the U.S., Everything I’ve learned but we also have many clients that live around the from Maverick in the past world and, of course, plenty that are itinerant and 18 months has been regularly hop from country to country and continent to priceless. I consider continent. Maverick to be an essential asset in my real estate wealth building and I can’t As I write this, I’m sitting in a coffee shop in Tokyo, imagine going forward overlooking the bustling Shinjuku district. So, feel free without them. to grab a cup of coffee and join me! I’m going to start by explaining the specific benefits of buying and Ali Boone holding residential investment property, then I will Aeronautical Engineer Los Angeles, CA share how we have tailored our services specifically for digital nomads like you, and finally I will take you step by step through the fundamentals of HOW TO: Buy “turnkey” properties so you don’t have to be the rehabber or the landlord Select the best U.S. property markets Evaluate properties from outside the country Conduct your due diligence from outside the country Close on the property from outside the country Handle all of your tax planning and asset protection from outside the country Develop a strategic plan for using U.S. rental properties to finance your epic international lifestyle. Matthew Bowles,, Partner LET'S BEGIN! Maverick Investor Group, LLC HOW TO USE RENTAL PROPERTIES TO FINANCE YOUR EPIC INTERNATIONAL LIFESTYLE Whether you are a full-time employee who works remotely, a freelancer, or a virtual business owner, your financial priorities should be: To KEEP as much of the money you make as LEGALLY possible (to surrender as little as legally possible to taxes, inflation, etc). To CONTROL and PROTECT the money you Maverick Investor make—to prevent it from getting stolen by a Group has pioneered stock market crook (Like Bernie Madoff), a business model invested poorly (by an amateur stock broker), that helps individual or depleted by exorbitant mutual fund “fees” investors from (that are often confusing to understand or not around the U.S. and around the world buy clearly disclosed). quality turn-key real estate in the best real To CONVERT your ACTIVE income (that you estate markets. work for) into PASSIVE income (that flows to you without you having to work) as quickly and Andrew Waite Founding Publisher efficiently as possible by purchasing INCOME- Personal Real Estate GENERATING ASSETS. The greater your Investor Magazine stream of passive income that flows to you, the more of your lifestyle expenses will be covered without you having to work. Buying and holding investment real estate in the U.S. is the single most strategic way of accomplish all 3 of these priorities, and I’ll explain why. The primary advantages of buying and holding residential investment property: ✓ Owning Hard Assets Deeded, freehold residential investment property is a “hard asset” (as opposed to “paper assets” like stocks and mutual funds) that you completely own and control yourself. A house cannot disappear overnight in a stock market scandal or be stolen. You control it and this is why serious investors build a portfolio of cash flowing rental properties and keep a substantial portion of their wealth invested there. ✓ Tax Advantages Residential investment property is the I'm a conservative real estate most tax-advantaged asset class in the investor and prior to working with Maverick I had never U.S.. As long as you are buying to considered investing outside hold (and not flip), the U.S. of my local area. But Maverick government allows you to “depreciate” helped me buy out-of-state your rental property (the structure, not properties that had a better the land) over 27.5 years and take that net return and better capital appreciation potential. What I as a “loss” on your tax return, even if like best about Maverick is the property has gone up in value (in their follow through and their addition to a number of other tax immediate response to my benefits). So, if the structure of your questions. I have closed on 3 property is worth $275,000, that Maverick properties in the last means you can depreciation $10,000 5 months and I am now working with them to buy my each year and take that as a “phantom next one. loss” (because you didn't actually “lose” anything) and write it off against Paul Keele Electrical Contractor your real estate income (and in some Matthew Bowles,, Partner cases, other forms of income as well). Reno, NevadMaav erick Investor Group, LLC Passive Residual Income ✓ Rental properties (provided you buy them right) produce passive residual income (“PRI”). Also called “positive cash flow”, this is your gross rental income minus all of your fixed expenses (taxes, insurance, property management fee, HOA if any, mortgage payment, etc.), minus an estimate for vacancy and maintenance. It is “passive” because you don’t have to actively work for it, and it is “residual” because it flows to you every month. Building a base of hard assets that generate PRI is what smart real estate investors do. Producing enough PRI to cover your living expenses so that you don’t need to work for active income enables you to work less (or eventually not at all), recapture your time and design your lifestyle as you choose. ✓ Hedge Against Inflation If you have your money in a savings account, the interest rate you are earning is probably less than the rate of inflation, so you are actually losing money in real dollars. When you own residential investment property you have one of the only assets that provides a built-in hedge against inflation. Home prices rise with inflation, as do rents (which you usually have the ability to raise each year when you renew or sign a new lease with your tenants). Buying and holding residential investment property is one of the most effective ways to defend your wealth against inflation. If you would like to discuss out-of-state real estate investing, get your questions answered, discuss which markets are the most investor-advantaged right now, I invite you to register for a private phone consultation with Maverick. On this consult we can discuss your personal needs, buying criteria, and real estate investing goals, and how Maverick can customize our service to help you achieve them.
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