That Belize condo or Paris apartment rental earning you 8% net per year could also be your second home in the Caribbean or your Old World retirement plan. Investing in real estate overseas is not only about the money. It's also the surest way we know to inject strong doses of romance and adventure into your life … while perhaps significantly reducing your cost of living. Owning property in a foreign country can seem like a jet-set strategy because it can be a jet-set strategy. The thing is you don't need anything like a jet-setter's budget to pursue it.