Private Eye – Market Investigator

Private Eye – Market Investigator

I keep hearing about people using property as an alternative to the old-fashioned retirement fund.

So I thought I should do my own research of the worldwide property market. Please click here to download my appraisal of potential ‘bricks & mortar’ pension funds.

I wanted to find out if there was another market that offered the same potential as my favourite investment, Cape Verde. The combination of a low SqMtr rate and the potential growth of the tourist industry on the islands is what makes it so attractive to me.

The market that caught my eye is St Lucia in the Caribbean, as the government is welcoming tourism and property development. One tip is to look out for developers offering a sale and leaseback agreement, which allows you to raise money from the sale of the asset, whilst retaining the use of the property as revenue generator.