Honest Guidance for Global Property Investors

Where We Come From

ProperWise started in Boston as a small property resource, went through several iterations, and grew into a focused, independent guide for people buying property outside their home country.

We focus on a specific reader: the expat, the global nomad, the investor looking at Portugal or Japan or Dubai from a distance. Our writers bring direct experience with the details that matter — filing an FBAR, navigating a Fideicomiso — and write from that experience.

We cover the markets, legal frameworks, financing options, and tax structures that matter to cross-border buyers. We write guides that explain what a process actually costs, how long it takes, and what the real risks are.

How We Work

Independent

Our editorial decisions are made independently of developer affiliations, agency referral fees, and other financial relationships. Sponsored content is clearly labelled and held to the same factual standards as our editorial content.

Expert-Reviewed

Country guides are reviewed by a licensed professional in that jurisdiction — attorney, CPA, or accredited broker with direct local experience — before we publish.

Kept Current

Tax and regulatory content is audited quarterly. When laws change — and they do, frequently — we update the relevant guides and date the revision visibly at the top.

Who Writes Here

Our contributors are practitioners — brokers, lawyers, tax advisors, and investors — who write from firsthand experience in the markets they cover.

Southern Europe

Licensed in Portugal and Spain. Background in cross-border property law and transaction advisory across 200+ deals.

Tax & Legal

International tax specialist focused on US and UK expat property structures, FBAR/FATCA compliance, and holding entity strategy.

Asia-Pacific

Based in Southeast Asia. Former institutional real estate analyst. Personal investment experience across Japan, Thailand, and Singapore.

LATAM & Caribbean

Licensed broker in Mexico and Panama with 15 years in resort and residential markets across the region.

Editorial Standards

A few things we take seriously, and which are worth being explicit about:

• Sources: Statistics are cited. We use primary sources where possible — government registries, central bank data, official transaction records — to keep information current and accurate.
• Local review: We publish country-specific legal or tax content only after it has been reviewed by a practitioner licensed or experienced in that jurisdiction. This adds time. It is worth it.
• Conflicts of interest: If a contributor has a personal financial position in a market or company mentioned in an article, it is disclosed at the top. No exceptions.
• Not financial advice: Our guides are informational, meant to complement advice from a qualified property lawyer or tax professional, and we say so directly in any article where that distinction matters.
• Corrections: If something is wrong, we want to know. Use the contact page. We correct factual errors promptly and note the correction in the article.

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