I was glad to hear the overseas property news report last month, since I had just purchased a new Portugal property as an investment. The overseas property news report went on to say that now was the time to invest in property that you would not otherwise look at. I put my real estate agent on it and told him to find me a great deal to invest in. He came back two days later with a list of many that would be good investments for me.

I started by checking out the list from France and found that the French market had peaked last year and it would take a while before any of the real estate in that country started to be worth anything. The Portugal property caught my eye, because the prices were very affordable. I did some research and found that this market is on the rise and by getting in now; you would essentially be getting in on the ground floor.

The real estate market for Portugal was expected to rise for at least the next ten years. I was planning on hanging onto it for at least five to seven years so it sounded like I had the chance to make a good profit on it in the future.