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This is Episode #30 and we’re getting real with Evie Brooks, the Founder of My Panama Vacation Realty and an elite real estate investment educator. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and your other favorite podcast spots – follow and leave a 5-star review if you think it’s Real talk!

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Real talk, with Realtors Episode #30: Evie Brooks on international real estate investing

Evie Brooks is the Founder of My Panama Vacation Realty and an elite real estate investment educator. She has over 24 years of real estate investment experience and has educated and mentored thousands of investors. Hear why it actually can be easier to invest internationally, differences between investing internationally vs. the US, what the real estate market is like in Panama, what to do in a country with a language barrier, and the top questions to ask your clients. This episode covers everything from median prices in Panama to how to qualify your clients. Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:

• How did Evie get into real estate investing?
• What is the real estate market like in Panama?
• How does appreciation compare to the US?
• What are the prices like in Panama?
• How would Evie advise someone buying a property in another country?
• Does she have a team that works with her?
• How does her business work?
• Why can it be easier to invest internationally?
  

Connect with Evie at MyPanamaVacationRealty.com and EvieBrooksPanama.com.

Check out the episode and show notes below for much more detail.

Show Notes

• Real talk, with Evie Brooks

• [0:14] Welcome back to Real talk, with Realtors
• [0:22] Revive Concierge
• [0:27] Podcast
• [0:37] Connect with Evie at MyPanamaVacationRealty.com and EvieBrooksPanama.com
• [1:17] How did Evie get into real estate?
• [1:39] Costa Rica
• [2:13] COVID-19
• [2:31] 2008 Crash
• [2:47] GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
• [3:08] How did Evie get into real estate investing?
• [4:12] Why can it be easier to invest internationally?
• [4:57] Are down payments the same as here?
• [7:09] Does Evie invest in other countries?
• [7:45] When did she start My Panama Vacation Realty?
• [8:33] Profit
• [9:25] Airbnb
• [9:37] What is the real estate market like in Panama?
• [11:08] Client, Equity
• [11:24] How does appreciation compare to the US?
• [12:06] What does Evie’s company do?
• [13:08] How would you advise someone buying a property in another country?
• [14:31] Mentor
• [15:01] Contractor
• [16:46] How aggressive are people with real estate investing these days?
• [17:30] IRA (Individual Retirement Account)
• [17:52] Stock market
• [19:20] Panama City, FL
• [19:38] What are the prices like in Panama?
• [19:40] MLS (Multiple Listing Service)
• [20:34] Why does Evie advise her clients to look at the mortgage 18 months early?
• [23:13] Does she have a team that works with her?
• [23:36] How does her business work?
• [24:57] Return on Investment (ROI)
• [27:02] Does anybody else in Panama do what Evie does?
• [28:50] Connect with Evie at MyPanamaVacationRealty.com and EvieBrooksPanama.com
• [30:37] Maximize your real estate profit at iloverevive.com
• [31:06] Make sure to follow Real talk, with Realtors on your favorite podcast spot and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts
• Theme Song: Groovy Funky Soul by NILLY NELL

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