I came across the company Live and Invest Overseas online via a Facebook advert, and subscribed to their newsletters. Basically this husband and wife team sell the "living overseas dream" and through various associates/affiliates, they also promote investment in things as varied as property-to mangos-land-teak..and so on.
They also sell online their own "Top country for retirement" type publications , essentially re-hashing widely available information. They sell their e-books and expensive conferences and "consultancy" subscriptions.
That is fair enough I suppose, and indeed I signed up to attend a 4 day conference in Panama which was taking place in early June 2016. Meanwhile I was sent details of a real estate "investment opportunity" in Panama....which it turned out was a resort type development being built and sold by non other than Mr Lief Simon. I enquired and asked a number of questions [I am a lifecoach and wealth mentor with a 23 year background in Investment banking, and extensive property investment experience.]
The staff member did not in my assessment seem up to the job and the whole development, sales pitch and marketing effort struck me as amaturish and ill-concieved, however I persisted with a number of questions -all of which are standard for reputable developers. Mr Simon and his cohorts are building a "life-style" resort called Islotes, on the east coast of Panama.
However, as I am interested in investing and possibly retiring in Panama
I did not recieve a reply to my queries, so I sent a chaser email to different staff members and asked them to pass this onto Lief Simon. This was done and I duly recieved a very curt reply from the man himself-basically giving me the brush off while they were "concentrating on 200 active leads". I replied again, repeating my request for my queries to be answered.
Mr Simon's reply was nothing short of rude and dismissive, so I challenged his "assumptions", and advised that rudeness was un-necessary, and politely re-iterated my request for more information.
The next day this man cancelled my booking on hs Panama course and refunded my booking fee of some $800 via Paypal...but no mention of refunding my flight or hotel costs!
This person is extremely rude,abrupt and unprofessional when it comes to inter-personal skills and it appears that he has zero concept of customer service.
After cancelling my conference booking he emaled me telling me to "get your information some place else."
The disgraceful audacity of this man, I whole heartedly agree with the other post which describes the activities of this organisation as a complete rip-off.
I am an ex-dervatives trader and have extensive financil and property investment experience and help clients find genuine real estate opportunities [which is probably precisely why-as I know hat I'm talking about-Lief Simon did not want me asking relevant questions at his conference.]
What worries me that people could be taken in by him, and his building site in Panama...he's telling everyone they will definitely make money and if they buy one of the "turn-key cassas" [which have only the vaguest of details availble]he's building he's saying they'll definitely appreciate in value.
Somehow I doubt it..his attitude is terrible and unless he's way better at crystal ball reading than he is dealing with clients, I suspect a lot of people are about to get duped and ripped off with his scheming.
So, I am filing this as a warning to all would be dreamers- do'nt risk your savings and hard earned income on this bird-brained organisation. Run, run away ...fast.
I agree that this company sounds fishy, too good to be true claims. Just last year they were gaga about Portugal and giving half baked fact that are simply not true ....like the more than 35% tax on has to pay when selling the property on capital gains. Now suddenly in 2018 they are back to recommending Panama ...hey what happened to portugal ?!!! And yes they never respond to emails...just a way of mining email address when they say "contact us" !!!There are a lot of complaints elsewhere on the internet - e.g on Ripoff as well. They are just in the business of making money off naive people who buy into them.
Today I received an email containing an offer to renew my “All Access Pass” from Live and Invest Overseas for a discounted price. It then goes on to state that All Access Passes are LIFETIME subscriptions. If so, why should such a “pass” need to be renewed, at any price, discounted or otherwise? This is blatantly misleading and manipulative.
Today I received an email containing an offer to renew my “All Access Pass” from Live and Invest Overseas for a discounted price. It then goes on to state that All Access Passes are LIFETIME subscriptions. If so, why should such a “pass” need to be renewed, at any price, discounted or otherwise? This is blatantly misleading and manipulative.
Lief Simon and Kathleen Peddicord give advice regarding other countries to invest in. Returns are always suppose to be high. I have invested a total of $285K in... a beach front lot 2016 and beach front condo 2017; both in Brazil. An avocado farm 2016 and condo 2018(both in Panama)and here are the results based on their wonderful advice. Nada. Not a single return on my investment and it is now Jan. 2022. I had to file a lawsuit against the builder in Panama for nefarious behavior and not doing what he said.
The lawsuit started in 2019 and it is still ongoing. No income at all. I just found out the avocado farm is a complete scam, no title after 5.5 years. Excuse after excuse. I found someone on the internet who told me about the avocado farm and he gave me the bad news that there are tons of lawsuits against the company and to count it as a total loss. The Brazilian developer won't give me the title as months and months go by with nothing but excuses. I could go on and on. When you contact live and invest to see if they can help, they are nowhere to be found.
One of the sales people for the Panama real estate told me Lief gets kick backs for every sale that comes from his live and invest folks like me (he claims he does all the due diligence for us to make sure it's a good investment) but he's probably just making a deal with these developers and ends up the winner and we end up the loser. So, my advice...stay in your own country to invest and stay away from places you cannot speak the language and from people you cannot hold accountable. I hope this helps at least one person from losing this kind of money. I beg you to stay away for your own sake.
I have had great experiences with Live and Invest Overseas
I have been subscribed to the newsletter that they put out for a few years and bought a couple of the retirement reports they put out. I personally think it is really good stuff. I have only had to speak to their customer service twice, but both times they were really helpful. I would recommend them well about the other company international living, who I had a bad experience with.
Buying "retirement reports" doesn't make you an expert on these creeps
I've had experience with Lief Simon, and the description at the top of this page is accurate. He has lost me $70k so far in his "recommendations." He passes himself off as an expert, but don't believe it. He makes his money by selling you "information." Do NOT buy into his recommended projects. So far, I'm 0 for 4.
Live and Invest Overseas Reviews
I came across the company Live and Invest Overseas online via a Facebook advert, and subscribed to their newsletters. Basically this husband and wife team sell the "living overseas dream" and through various associates/affiliates, they also promote investment in things as varied as property-to mangos-land-teak..and so on.
They also sell online their own "Top country for retirement" type publications , essentially re-hashing widely available information. They sell their e-books and expensive conferences and "consultancy" subscriptions.
That is fair enough I suppose, and indeed I signed up to attend a 4 day conference in Panama which was taking place in early June 2016. Meanwhile I was sent details of a real estate "investment opportunity" in Panama....which it turned out was a resort type development being built and sold by non other than Mr Lief Simon. I enquired and asked a number of questions [I am a lifecoach and wealth mentor with a 23 year background in Investment banking, and extensive property investment experience.]
The staff member did not in my assessment seem up to the job and the whole development, sales pitch and marketing effort struck me as amaturish and ill-concieved, however I persisted with a number of questions -all of which are standard for reputable developers. Mr Simon and his cohorts are building a "life-style" resort called Islotes, on the east coast of Panama.
However, as I am interested in investing and possibly retiring in Panama
I did not recieve a reply to my queries, so I sent a chaser email to different staff members and asked them to pass this onto Lief Simon. This was done and I duly recieved a very curt reply from the man himself-basically giving me the brush off while they were "concentrating on 200 active leads". I replied again, repeating my request for my queries to be answered.
Mr Simon's reply was nothing short of rude and dismissive, so I challenged his "assumptions", and advised that rudeness was un-necessary, and politely re-iterated my request for more information.
The next day this man cancelled my booking on hs Panama course and refunded my booking fee of some $800 via Paypal...but no mention of refunding my flight or hotel costs!
This person is extremely rude,abrupt and unprofessional when it comes to inter-personal skills and it appears that he has zero concept of customer service.
After cancelling my conference booking he emaled me telling me to "get your information some place else."
The disgraceful audacity of this man, I whole heartedly agree with the other post which describes the activities of this organisation as a complete rip-off.
I am an ex-dervatives trader and have extensive financil and property investment experience and help clients find genuine real estate opportunities [which is probably precisely why-as I know hat I'm talking about-Lief Simon did not want me asking relevant questions at his conference.]
What worries me that people could be taken in by him, and his building site in Panama...he's telling everyone they will definitely make money and if they buy one of the "turn-key cassas" [which have only the vaguest of details availble]he's building he's saying they'll definitely appreciate in value.
Somehow I doubt it..his attitude is terrible and unless he's way better at crystal ball reading than he is dealing with clients, I suspect a lot of people are about to get duped and ripped off with his scheming.
So, I am filing this as a warning to all would be dreamers- do'nt risk your savings and hard earned income on this bird-brained organisation. Run, run away ...fast.
Questions for you...
Is there a way to contact your posters to reach out to them for further discussion on some of the topics you post about??
they were recommending Portugal in 2017....FISHY
I agree that this company sounds fishy, too good to be true claims. Just last year they were gaga about Portugal and giving half baked fact that are simply not true ....like the more than 35% tax on has to pay when selling the property on capital gains. Now suddenly in 2018 they are back to recommending Panama ...hey what happened to portugal ?!!! And yes they never respond to emails...just a way of mining email address when they say "contact us" !!!There are a lot of complaints elsewhere on the internet - e.g on Ripoff as well. They are just in the business of making money off naive people who buy into them.
Deliberately Misleading
Today I received an email containing an offer to renew my “All Access Pass” from Live and Invest Overseas for a discounted price. It then goes on to state that All Access Passes are LIFETIME subscriptions. If so, why should such a “pass” need to be renewed, at any price, discounted or otherwise? This is blatantly misleading and manipulative.
Deliberately Misleading
Today I received an email containing an offer to renew my “All Access Pass” from Live and Invest Overseas for a discounted price. It then goes on to state that All Access Passes are LIFETIME subscriptions. If so, why should such a “pass” need to be renewed, at any price, discounted or otherwise? This is blatantly misleading and manipulative.
Lief Simon and Kathleen Peddicord give advice regarding other countries to invest in. Returns are always suppose to be high. I have invested a total of $285K in... a beach front lot 2016 and beach front condo 2017; both in Brazil. An avocado farm 2016 and condo 2018(both in Panama)and here are the results based on their wonderful advice. Nada. Not a single return on my investment and it is now Jan. 2022. I had to file a lawsuit against the builder in Panama for nefarious behavior and not doing what he said.
The lawsuit started in 2019 and it is still ongoing. No income at all. I just found out the avocado farm is a complete scam, no title after 5.5 years. Excuse after excuse. I found someone on the internet who told me about the avocado farm and he gave me the bad news that there are tons of lawsuits against the company and to count it as a total loss. The Brazilian developer won't give me the title as months and months go by with nothing but excuses. I could go on and on. When you contact live and invest to see if they can help, they are nowhere to be found.
One of the sales people for the Panama real estate told me Lief gets kick backs for every sale that comes from his live and invest folks like me (he claims he does all the due diligence for us to make sure it's a good investment) but he's probably just making a deal with these developers and ends up the winner and we end up the loser. So, my advice...stay in your own country to invest and stay away from places you cannot speak the language and from people you cannot hold accountable. I hope this helps at least one person from losing this kind of money. I beg you to stay away for your own sake.
I have had great experiences with Live and Invest Overseas
I have been subscribed to the newsletter that they put out for a few years and bought a couple of the retirement reports they put out. I personally think it is really good stuff. I have only had to speak to their customer service twice, but both times they were really helpful. I would recommend them well about the other company international living, who I had a bad experience with.
Buying "retirement reports" doesn't make you an expert on these creeps
I've had experience with Lief Simon, and the description at the top of this page is accurate. He has lost me $70k so far in his "recommendations." He passes himself off as an expert, but don't believe it. He makes his money by selling you "information." Do NOT buy into his recommended projects. So far, I'm 0 for 4.