Kathleen Peddicord is the Publisher of Live and Invest Overseas and author of, "How to Buy Real Estate Overseas." She explains how a real estate investment overseas can double as a retirement plan and why more people should look into retiring in France.  There are are buying opportunities in “crisis markets. Surprisingly, Medellin, Colombia, is a good retirement spot, but there are numerous places to avoid. Kathleens discusses how to make retirement possible on a small budget, and the strategies involved for choosing the right property in the right country. She also breaks down how an investor can manage the asset. The most important information Kathleen gives: what every overseas property buyer needs to know about moving money around the world.

Kathleen Peddicord has been researching, writing, speaking, and presenting on the topics of living, retiring, and investing overseas for more than 28 years. Her newest book, "How To Buy Real Estate Overseas," is the culmination of decades of personal experience living and investing around the world. Kathleen has moved children, staff, enterprises, household goods, and pets from the East Coast of the United States first to Waterford, Ireland, then, seven years later, to Paris, France, and, most recently, to Panama City, Panama.  For more than 23 years, Kathleen was Editor and Publisher of the International Living group. In 2007, she decided to take a break, during which she did two things. First, Kathleen launched a new publishing group, Live and Invest Overseas. Second, in the summer of 2008, Kathleen and her husband, Lief Simon, decided to make a third international move, with their family and Kathleen’s new business, this time to Panama, where they live today with their 13-year-old son and 23-year-old daughter.

Kathleen has traveled to more than 50 countries, invested in real estate in 21, established businesses in 7, and renovated properties in 8. She has appeared often on radio and television detailing opportunities for living and investing around the world and has written innumerable books on the topic, including “How To Retire Overseas,” published by Penguin Books in 2011, and, most recently, “How To Buy Real Estate Overseas,” to be published by Wiley & Sons in April 2013.

Kathleen is the generally recognized Retire Overseas expert by The New York Times, the AARP, Money Magazine, The Economist, and U.S. News & World Reports, for whom she writes regularly.

Visit Kathleen Peddicord's website at www.kathleenpeddicord.com. Visit Live And Invest Overseas at www.liveandinvestoverseas.com.