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Buying Real Estate for Citizenship is a BAD DEAL

2026-03-15 Education
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Become a Client: https://nomadcapitalist.com/apply For years, investors have been told that buying property through citizenship-by-investment programs is smarter than making a donation because real estate always appreciates. In several Caribbean programs, investors have lost up to 60 percent when attempting to resell developer-controlled shares and timeshare-style properties tied to passport schemes. Illiquid resale markets, inflated developer commissions, and shrinking buyer pools create serious exit risks that most applicants never consider. Get our free Weekly Rundown newsletter and be the first to hear about breaking news and offers: https://nomadcapitalist.com/email Join us for the next Nomad Capitalist Live event: https://nomadcapitalist.com/live/ 0:00 Intro 2:34 How Commissions Destroy Returns 4:22 Turkey vs Egypt Explained 5:14 The Caribbean Resale Trap 8:03 What Happens When You Try to Sell 11:27 Why Prices Work Against You 14:50 The 60% Loss Example 17:42 Why Donation Is Often Smarter Nomad Capitalist helps clients "go where you're treated best". We are the world's most sought-after firm for offshore tax planning, dual citizenship, and international diversification and asset protection. We use legal and ethical strategies and work exclusively with seven- and eight-figure entrepreneurs and investors. We create and execute holistic, multi-jurisdictional Plans that help clients keep more of their wealth, increase their personal freedom, and protect their families and wealth against threats in their home country. No other firm offers clients access to more potential options to relocate to, bank in, or become a citizen of. Because we do not focus only on one or a handful of countries, we can offer unbiased advice where others can't. Become Our Client: https://nomadcapitalist.com/apply/ Our Website: http://www.nomadcapitalist.com/ About Our Company: https://nomadcapitalist.com/about/ Buy Mr. Henderson’s Book: https://nomadcapitalist.com/book/ DISCLAIMER: Neither Nomad Capitalist LTD nor its affiliates are licensed legal, financial, or tax advisors. All content published on YouTube and other platforms is intended solely for general informational and educational purposes and should not be construed as legal, tax, or financial advice. Nomad Capitalist does not offer or sell legal, financial, or tax advisory services.

Top Comments (10)

@youtindia 2026-03-16

Or you can end up like Portugal where 5 years of promised no-stay requirement turns into 5 years wait plus 10 year required residence after paying half a mil

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@Al-yu6bq 2026-03-15

There are no nice countries. They are all tyrannies. They want your money, and they don't care about you. It's like working for a company, they don't care about their employees, only about their labor force to make money.

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@Cliff-i9p 2026-03-16

The lesson of this video is, don't be an unsuspecting rube.

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@Steve-l9t4v 2026-03-15

In Malaysia, the MM2H requires property purchase and does not end in citizenship ? That surely must put off huge numbers of potential applicants?

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@nickjacques6087 2026-03-15

thank you for you sincere advice, experience and wisdom.

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@1Traveler8 2026-03-16

@Andrew - you used the phrase "a formidable combo" when referring to having multiple passports. Explaining how and why certain combinations can be more or less formidable might be a great video

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@THEkapeman 2026-03-16

IMI has a very slanted and biased view against all Caribbean CBI programs. I would not trust them as a reliable source. I get that Andrew has a business to run, but it seems like all the CBI brokers/agents are always chasing the new programs and dumping on the older ones.

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@NanelleNewbom 2026-03-16

I'm hearing, if you try real estate for passport you should buy regular houses in places you, and others could/would likely want to live (good general real estate advice) ... or if you are wealthy enough just cut a check and avoid the drama because its faster and more guaranteed. I'm actually surprised that people with enough money to warrant the industry attention are buying timeshares in places and under circumstances that are clearly a trap.

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@AT96816 2026-03-16

I like both Türkiye and Egypt, but I don’t if I’ll ever take the plunge.

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@captainleisuresuit 2026-03-17

This was very informative 👍

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