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Don’t skimp on insurance
4th April 2012 - 09:04Protecting your investment is a crucial part of buying a property abroad, especially if you are not going to be around to keep an eye on your property. Skimping is just not an option. Beyond an occasional short-term let, regular home owner’s insurance will not provide adequate coverage for renting because the risks are higher for both you and the insurer. You will need a specific landlord insurance policy, also known as a “dwelling policy” and, with more...
10 tips to help you settle in the USA
10th November 2011 - 05:57When you first arrive in America you will still be running on adrenaline so everything will seem very exciting at first. But after a few weeks, your excitement may well be replaced with a combination of homesickness, confusion, feelings of loss and disillusionment; you may even feel depressed. These feelings are normal and will subside sooner or later, so here are 10 tips to help you shake off the dark cloud and start living your new life: 1. Learn about the country and your more...
Handling visitors
28th September 2011 - 07:40You can guarantee that if you live in a nice place, folks from back home are going to want to visit. Even if you don’t live in a nice place, everyone back home believes you do and will want to visit anyway! After all, America is the land of opportunity where everyone lives the Hollywood lifestyle, right? Well, that’s the image many people who’ve never travelled to America have firmly fixed in their minds, so what do you do? First of all, you need to decide how more...
How to Combat Homesickness
17th August 2011 - 04:57Moving abroad is a life changing experience that will undoubtedly create a whole spectrum of feelings for you and your family to deal with. Homesickness is something you will probably all have to deal with at some time or other and it will likely present itself at different times and in different ways. People generally experience security and comfort from familiar people, places and routines, but once removed from that familiarity, people experience a sense of loss. In a new more...
What to Do Within the First Month
7th July 2011 - 06:10You may have cleared some of the biggest hurdles by leaving your home country and moving all your worldly goods across the pond to America, but there will be a number of other hurdles to get over, some bigger than others. If you weren’t aware that Americans use Social Security numbers as a ticket to all things tangible, then this article contains important information pertinent to you. Theoretically, social security numbers are not required to register with a school or more...