Where you should buy depends on your motivation. Most people are looking for a property that will have good potential income, as well as an opportunity for future appreciation. Most would like these factors along with a good location - somewhere they can vacation or live in now or in the future. Where you buy should be determined by your primary objective. Your primary objective can be potential income, future appreciation, short-term return, long-term return or use and enjoyment.

I recommend doing some serious soul searching to determine your goals. You can get properties that offer most, if not all these factors. Many people think they want the best investment. But, when it comes to purchasing, they donít always choose the best investment. There is nothing wrong with having use and enjoyment as your primary objective - it helps to know that you may have some conflicting motivations and goals.

For more sophisticated buyers, we have great opportunities in pre-construction and emerging markets. Emerging markets can offer some of the best combinations of all categories - they sometimes have higher risk but they do typically offer strong potential income and/or potential appreciation. For accredited investors, we have commercial and development opportunities.

Buying the correct property in the right location that has the best opportunity to accomplish your goals, can be complicated. That is why Global has extensively trained our sales experts to match the buyer with the best real estate opportunities.