ANNOUNCING…..
JOHNNY MUELLER’S MARCH 2024,
LATIN AMERICAN “INSIDER” SEMINAR
Looking to get your PLAN “B” off the ground?
HI EVERYONE, JOHNNY MUELLER HERE- Host of THE EXPAT FILES: Living In Latin America
Mark your calendar for FRIDAY, MARCH 8th thru FRIDAY, MARCH 15th, 2024**… for my next “off the GRINGO tourist trail”, boots-on-the-ground Latin American adventure.
THE MARCH 2024 SEMINAR WILL BE IN TWO LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES
GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR !!!!
ABOUT THAT “BOOTS ON THE GROUND” PART YOU WON’T GET WITH ANY OTHER SEMINAR…
After living 30+ years down here and making great contacts and connections, my I and my Expat Insider team offer what no other seminar can- a private personal glimpse of Latin commercial, manufacturing, education, healthcare, banking, I.T., real estate and business overview that you won’t get from other Expat events. In fact, many of the places we visit are unknown by tourists and even long-term expats. Some of these doors are open only for me and my small groups.
YES, WE WILL HAVE SPECIAL EXPAT SURPRISE GUESTS INCLUDING A FEW WORLD FAMOUS BITCOIN, CRYPTOCURRENCY AND BLOCKCHAIN EXPERTS TOO!!!
THE EARLYBIRD SEMINAR FEE:
- $3995 per person
- $5995 for couples (or two people sharing hotel accommodations)
The Price Includes:
- All presentations and seminar materials
- Seven nights accommodations in deluxe Hotels including taxes (includes your Friday, March 8th arrival night through Friday morning checkout on March 15th)
- All transportation once you land at the Guatemalan International airport (GUA)
- All breakfasts
- Friday evening March 8th orientation “meet and greet” welcome reception
- Personal introductions to business contacts, fellow expats, and professional legal and tax resources
- Coffee breaks and snacks
THE PRICE INCLUDES 7 NIGHTS IN FIRST-WORLD HOTELS
REGISTRATION IS EASY
Use one of the following methods:
#1. PAYPAL or credit card in one payment:
#2. In Three Equal Payments (spaced equally until the seminar starts):
#3. Wire Transfer to our secure Bank Account:
(Just send an email to Johnny (theexpatfiles@gmail.com) for bank wiring details)
NOTE THAT THE “EARLYBIRD DISCOUNTS” END ON FEBRUARY 1st, 2024)
!!! ABOUT APPLYING FOR RESIDENCY IN GUATEMALA AT THE SAME TIME!!!
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR RESIDENCY IN GUATEMALA? YOU CAN KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE BY APPLYING WHILE DOWN FOR THE SEMINAR. YES, YOU CAN DO BOTH AND SAVE TIME, MONEY AND AN EXTRA AIRLINE TRIP. GUATEMALA IS STILL ONE OF THE EASIEST AND LEAST EXPENSIVE LATIN COUNTRIES TO OBTAIN RESIDENCY BUT THINGS ARE CHANGING FAST. THIS EASY RESIDENCY OPPORTUNITY WILL NOT LAST SO CONSIDER IT A GREAT OPTION IN YOUR “PLAN B” SCENARIO. OUR SEMINAR LAWYER JOSE IS READY TO ASSIST YOU IN THE PROCESS AND YOU WILL RECEIVE ALL OF THE RESIDENCY DETAILS AND INFO AS SOON AS YOU SIGN UP. NOTE THAT IT WILL TAKE YOU APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH TO GATHER UP THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FROM YOUR HOME STATE(LIKE YOUR FBI AND POLICE/SHERIFF GOOD CONDUCT REPORT). SO YOU SHOULD NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO GET STARTED.
MORE ON THAT LATER…
A WORD ABOUT SAFETY AND SECURITY:
You may have heard from various Lame Street news sources that EL SALVADOR is a dangerous place. However, what they conveniently neglect to tell you is that since Presedent Bukele was elected some 2 years ago, El Salvador has gone from the most dangerous country in Latin America to the absolute safest. In fact, in just 2 years violent crime has been reduced by 95%, a feat no democratically elected president of ANY COUNTRY has ever accomplished in history.
BUT YOU KNEW THAT ALREADY!!
Now for our Seminar plan:
#1- Here’s your chance to see and hear how life really is for gringos “south of the border” well off-the-tourist-trail. You will hear from the Expats themselves- instead of from long distance so-called internet expat “experts” (most pushing thinly disguised real estate pitches).
That means we’ll be rubbing elbows and having lunch and dinner with owner/operator Expat friends of mine. And they’ll be more than glad to connect with you as new friends after the seminar as well to discuss your own business thoughts and ideas. And believe me, as soon as you get here the business ideas will really start bubbling up!
From the very start you will see this is a very personalized seminar, NOT like those big “International Living” type cattle-call seminars of 250 people or more…
#2- We’ll have a guided tour of a very first-world hospital complex and medical specialty center presented by English speaking medical doctors and specialists. You’ll see exactly how ultra-affordable full-coverage medical insurance plans work down here… plans that Expats can sign on to, with no waiting period, age limit or physical required! We’ll show you both single and family plans available for as little as $75 per month that include a dental plan, drug plan, and life insurance!
Not possible you say? You’ll see. Yes, you’ll see….
#3- We’ll check out that out-of-control commercial and residential real estate bubble and show you insider tricks to take full advantage as it implodes.
#4- We’ll slog through one of the biggest, craziest, most chaotic fresh produce, food and pirated goods market in Latin America (an absolute eye-opener that even few long-term Expats get to experience). Once there you’ll see hundreds hawking and buying goods at a fourth or less of first world prices- with nary a first world person to be seen (except in our little group of course).
#5- There will be many surprises and fantastic “boots on the ground” stops: too many to list here…
Talk about the Gringo Advantage!!!
What makes my “Insider” Seminar different?
This is definitely not your typical International Living style “cattle call” seminar… no real-estate pitch…no hidden sales pitch. Just the opposite. And while we’re on our real estate tour you’ll see the “bubble” deflating in all its post-Corona glory. You’ll see why its a fantastic “renter’s” market right now and hear insider tips on how to scoop up deals for 50 cents on the dollar. More importantly, you’ll find out how to really low-ball the sellers and learn what NOT to buy at any price (no matter how great the deal looks).
AND NOW A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT POINT:
Note again that our group will be small. That means during classes, meals, and on the road boots-on-the-ground, we’ll all be hanging together as a tight little group, most all of the time. We’ll also be with some Expats and Expat business people I’ll introduce along the way. Some will tag along at our dinners, etc. so there will be some intense networking going on.
With such an arrangement don’t be surprised some of us end up lifelong friends and even business partners (that happens regularly with my seminars).
THE SPECIAL EXPAT “INSIDER” ADVANTAGE:
Mr. James P., who attended both my “Expat Insider” Seminar and a recent INTERNATIONAL LIVING SEMINAR, had this to say about that “OTHER” mega-seminar:
…Yes, previously I attended one of those big, widely promoted INTERNATIONAL LIVING seminars in Panama. It was all good material, but basically stuff you can get staying home and surfing the net yourself… believe me, you can forget about actually schmoozing one-on-one with any of the speakers… you’re lucky to get a ‘hello’, a handshake and a “selfie” at the meet-and-greet. People did try to push their pet real estate projects. As for boots-on-the-ground… you get plenty: walking from salon to salon at the hotel and around that maze of an airport…
If you don’t get real “insider” BOOTS-ON-THE-GROUND experiences (jam packed in my seminar) the trip will be just another fun, tropical vacation.
What people are saying about my seminars:
Johnny,
Now that I am back on my treadmill, I am taking a few moments out to thank you for a great seminar. You kept your promise and provided more information that you could squeeze into our time together….
One of the things that most Expats worry about is if they will meet people that they can become best friends with when they move to a strange country. The seminar made me realize that most of the people who are Expats are looking for the same things that I am. It makes it very easy to bond. We had so much in common that everyone seems to be thinking the same thoughts…
Chris & BJ
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Check out the following seminar review….
Hey Johnny,
Just in case I have not said it enough, thank you for all your info and attention to detail. The entire week was fun, comfortable, and informative. You are just a wealth of info.
I’m back in the states now (I only wish my neighborhood smelled like that coffee plantation….) It took me awhile to get back in the groove of things here, mainly because I did not want to. I find myself daydreaming about all the business potential back there. It just keeps flowing through my mind, new ideas keep hitting me, again and again. I can only imagine how many great ideas would come to me after only a month of being there.
Aaron
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Then there’s this great comment from a married couple….
What a great event! Well we couldn’t have asked for more. And when I got back I hit the good ol’ US like a wall, when right when we got to Houston they harassed my wife and we had FIVE security checkpoints. Believe me it was a slap in the face to reality…but the highlight of the trip other than the beauty of Antigua and Lake Atitlan (incredible) was the amazing UFM Libertarian University. To see an environment of education that embodies the lessons of freedom lost up here in the land of liberty deep in the so- called third world was so refreshing and impressed me to no end! That said, everything we did was valuable and enjoyable. Now back to “educating” my better half to get her back down!
Dale
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How about a few words from another married couple who stayed on an additional month after the seminar to explore their own boots-on-the-ground experiences …
Dear Johnny,
I thought it was all so interesting and the translator gals were fabulous. They made a huge, huge difference in ordering meals and explaining things. They were so patient and caring and really available. Even when I imagine they might have been tired they were right there ready to assist…. and Attorney Jose is amazing, really helpful too. He seems like one who can really be trusted.
The presentation on the insurance plans was very comprehensive and well-presented …
Finally, thank you, Johnny. It is a real boon to get your perspective. We have extended our trip and are off having our own experiences and learning as we go. I only wish I had more language under my belt but that will come.
Alisen
Then we have this unsolicited letter an attendee sent not to me, but to Richard Martin, host of a very popular finance-themed international radio/podcast show……
Hello Richard,
…..I wanted to send you a short note about Johnny Mueller’s recent seminar in Guatemala. I attended the seminar expecting to see 3rd world squalor and crime, with the hope of actually “ruling out” moving away from the good old U.S, Land of the Free.
Well, that didn’t exactly happen… Guatemala turned out to be a true gem, what a beautiful country with everything you can imagine, along with the nicest people to boot.
I’ve been to many seminars and this seminar was fantastic – extremely well-done and very well-organized. It’s one thing to read about something and another thing entirely to see it first-hand “boots on the ground.” It was great to be able to spend time with other like-minded people and a real treasure to spend time and chat with Johnny and his associates – suffice it to say he’s the real deal.
This was a first-class seminar all the way from the tours, the transportation, the beautiful coordination/language assistants, the other attendees and connections, the food, the lodging, and the legal information and connections. Everything went smoothly, no hiccups at all – even in the rainy season!
I would very highly recommend this seminar to anyone else considering moving abroad and am currently formulating a plan to relocate…..
Expat “gonnabee”,
Jeff
And now here’s a short two-minute audio clip that attendee DAVE sent. Just click on the tab. You’ll really want to hear it…
WE HAVE REPEAT OFFENDERS TOO….
Some people come not once or twice, but THREE TIMES!
Now some audio comments from past seminar attendees:
… just click on any of the buttons below and pay special attention to what these folks say about the dangers and their perceptions of insecurity in Latin America- what their own preconceived notions were before coming down versus the REALITIES after having “boots on the ground”.
KYLE:
BILL:
ELLA:
Now for our cast of characters…
- Johnny Mueller (me):
If you don’t know me by my radio/podcast show, “THE EXPAT FILES-Living in Latin America”, then do download or stream some of my 1200 plus radio shows and 150 plus YouTube shows: available free on www.progressiveradionetwork.com, PRN.FM, I-tunes, Stitcher, www.Podbean.com, www.ExpatPlanB.com, YouTube and many other outlets.
For thirty years I have lived in and around all twenty Latin countries and produced and hosted various talk shows broadcasting from Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Honduras and major Latin America markets, logging in well over 2000 hours of live radio time. With a first-world (useless) MBA and an (extremely useful) Engineering degree, I made my mark in the states long before smart phones, Big Brother and the internet (I’m an old school analog guy). I’ve also done well with diverse Latin based businesses (and flubbed a few too), and built a dozen houses in four different Latin countries.
I was that “clueless gringo” amateur contractor who came down without knowing a lick of Spanish, thinking I knew everything. After all, I built a few houses in the states. Boy was I wrong! I’m embarrassed now to admit it took me a good 5 years to effectively communicate with my own cleaning lady! (and yes, even expats living on a simple Social Security check can afford a cleaning lady and a gardener). I admit to being a language dunce, but it proves the point that any first-world person with less than kindergarten Spanish can skid along nicely on what I call “The Gringo Advantage*”.
*If you don’t know about the “Gringo Advantage’ .. its a special Cinderella effect we gringos have in Latin America. It does have a counterpart up in the first world… for example, when your average British guy lands on US soil, as soon as he opens his mouth he gets the ‘visiting dignitary’ treatment from everyone, even if he was just a plain old cabdriver back in the UK. I call that the “British Advantage”. The “Gringo Advantage” is like that, but better!
We gringos get special treatment in Latin America (though it takes a while before we realize it). Once you land here (especially off the tourist trail) it’s like instantly adding 2 or 3 points to your scale.My #1 ACHIEVEMENT?
Discovering how to live extraordinarily well on a small fraction of the money it took me to live the good life back in the states… with little of that killer first-world stress. Though I stepped in potholes along the way! My job is to teach you how to sidestep that stuff!) At the seminar, we’ll be showing you how to use that special “Gringo Advantage” and its magic effects in crucial areas like business, marketing, renting, buying, etc., etc., and with social relationships too. Though it’s quite un–PC to talk about such unjust things but hey, the world ain’t fair, so why not run with it if you can? After all, Latin America is about the last place left on earth where the locals still actually respect and admire us gringos. Visit practically anywhere else in the rest of the world and see we are NOT greeted with open arms.
Back to our seminar’s cast of characters……
- Our Latin Legal Specialist, Seminar Attorney–José:
He has a huge resume but I’ll cut it short…
Jose and his father (a past presidential cabinet member, but we won’t hold that against him) – are principals in a law firm that’s been around for 30 years. Jose has connections and knows his way through the bureaucracy and BS. Whether you’re planning to retire, buy property, get residency, invest, open an S.A corporation, do a complicated or a plain vanilla business start-up… he’s an Expat’s best friend. So if you’re planning on setting up offshore accounts, corporations, trusts, etc., just meeting Jose and hearing what he as to say is worth much more than the cost of this or anyone’s seminar event (people tell me that all the time). And of course expats love him for his ability to work out both the easy and the tough details of things like intellectual property issues, trademark, copyrights, title transfers, etc. Oh, and he’s a law school university professor too and speaks almost perfect English. However, being Latino, he is also on “manana time”… but so is everybody else down here! That’s part of why Latinos live healthier and more stress free lives than folks back in the states (but you knew that already).
Our Secret Weapons – The Bilingual Brigade:
On my “Expat Files” show I mention how so many average gringos and gringas come down to Latin America and have great success without knowing much or any Spanish at all. Yes, we still rise to the top of the heap without much effort just by being our good old natural first-world selves. It’s part of our “Gringo Advantage” but it takes time to get oriented and meet the right people . Expats do need connections, the right connections. I’ve seen countless gringos spend months even years spinning their wheels because they didn’t make the right connections right off the bat. That’s another great reason to attend the seminar…
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OUR MARCH 2024 SEMINAR AGENDA
ARRIVAL DAY:
You must arrive and be checked in to our first hotel in Guatemala City by FRIDAY, MARCH 8th or sooner (you may want extra days to explore on your own or with our seminar coordinator Rita’s help). We will be off and running at 8 am sharp the next morning SATURDAY, MARCH 9th. (we’ll be on gringo time NOT manana time)
Most people arrive the day before the event (many come sooner) so please email us your flight details as soon as you can. We’ll meet you promptly at the Guatemalan airport (airport code GUA) and shuttle you directly to our first hotel. Its a 4 star hotel in a very safe area just a few blocks from first world style shopping centers and all those big, bloated disgusting embassies…
Day ZERO- Friday, March 8th, 2024
18:00 to 19:00- ORIENTATION (at our first hotel in Guatemala City)
Day# 1- Saturday, March 9th, 2024
06:30 to 08:00– Breakfast, Checkout, and off to the buses
08:00 to 10:00– “Boots on the Ground” REAL ESTATE BUSTED BUBBLE TOUR”
10:00 to 12:00– Crypto-Currency Review
12:00 to 13:30– Lunch
13:30 to 17:00– On the road
17:00 to 18:00- Our 2nd Seminar Hotel Check-in
20:00 to ?????- Dinner and the Johnny Q and A Show
Day # 2- Sunday, March 10, 2024
06:00 to 08:00– Breakfast.
08:00 to 12:00– Mr. Johnny Mueller; “HEALTHCARE IN LATIN AMERICA”.
12:00 to 14:00– A “ Boots on the Ground” adventure
14:00 to 16:00– Lunch on the road
20:00 to ?– Dinner and entertainment on the road
Day #3- Monday, March 11, 2024
06:00 to 08:00– Breakfast.
08:00 to 14:00– Mr. Johnny Mueller; “REAL ESTATE IN LATIN AMERICA”.
14:00 to 15:30– Lunch on the road
16:00 to 19:00– A Spectacular “ Boots on the Ground” adventure
20:00 to ????? – Dinner and entertainment
Day # 4- Tuesday, March 12, 2024
06:00 to 08:00- Breakfast
08:00 to 12:00- Mr. Johnny Mueller; “THINGS I CAN’T TALK ABOUT ON THE SHOW”
12:00 to 13:30- Lunch
13:00 to 18:00- Another “ Boots on the Ground” adventure
18:00 to ????? – Dinner and Entertainment on the road
Day # 5- Wednesday, March 13, 2024
06:00 to 08:00- Breakfast
08:00 to 09:00- On the road
09:00 to 10:00- Mingling with the masses at an enormous Central Market
10:00 to 12:00- “Boots on the Ground”, Healthcare Clinics, Doctors and Hospitals
12:00 to 13:30- Lunch
14:00 to 16:30- A World-Class Private University tour and much more
16:30 to 17:30- Hotel Check-in
18:00 to 23:00- Dinner and Entertainment (on the road)- “The Last Supper”
Day # 6- Thursday, March 14th, 2024
06:00 to 08:00- Breakfast
08:00 to 12:00- Attorney Jose, “What your Latin lawyer can do for you.”
12:00 to 17:00- Lunch in a “secret” location and an unforgettable walking tour
17:00 to ????? – Entertainment and Dinner
NOTE: For privacy reasons the above is a much abbreviated version of the agenda. You will be sent a more complete and detailed agenda as we get closer to the seminar launch date.
IS THIS “OFF THE TOURIST TRAIL” LATIN AMERICAN ADVENTURE FOR YOU?
HOW FAR ALONG IS YOUR PLAN “B”?
Come down and see how it’s done! See how you can successfully follow in the footsteps of others. Don’t get stuck spending money needlessly and spinning your wheels or end up re-inventing the wheel:
That would be a bit nuts. Believe it or not that still happens to untold thousands of fresh, green gringos and would-be Expats. Many first-world folks come down intending to retire or are all fired up with great business plans and end up chasing their own tails for a year or two, dropping loads of money on lawyers, translators, fast talking real-estate scammers and con-men.
I’ve seen first-hand how many green gringos get sold on “once in a lifetime” beachfront properties and such. That stuff happens every day in gringo-saturated areas like Costa Rica, Mexico, Colombia and Panama. Bottom line, practically every gringo who tries to do the “Expat thing” by himself gets gouged like a rube in the big city. But that won’t happen to you, right? It’s a fact of life most every newbee expat gets off to a slippery start… I sure did. Why do it the hard way?
So join me and my excellent little “EXPAT INSIDER” group in Central America, Friday, January 8th thru Friday, March 15th, 2024.
Do Sign up early.
NOTE THAT THE “EARLYBIRD DISCOUNTS” END ON FEBRUARY 1st, 2024)
THE “EARLYBIRD DISCOUNT ” SEMINAR FEE:
- $3995 per person
- $5995 for couples or two people sharing hotel accommodations
REGISTRATION IS EASY
Use one of the following methods:
#1. PAYPAL or credit card in one payment:
#2. Three Equal Payments (equally spaced apart until the seminar starts):
#3. Wire Transfer to our secure Bank Account:
(Just send an email to theexpatfiles@gmail.com for bank wiring details)
That’s about it for now folks…
Hope To See You There!
Johnny Mueller and the Latin American “Insider” team
IMPORTANT !!!!
Knowing you will be a long way from Cleveland- and this might be your first trip “off the tourist trail”- don’t forget there are some pre and post-seminar side trips our expert seminar coordinator RITA has arranged in and around Guatemala. With a little planning, you will definitely be able to fit it a lot of amazing stuff….A little exploring should be in your plan, especially if you are killing two birds with one stone by applying for Guatemala residency while down for the seminar. Why? Because you see, if applying for residency, you must plan on staying on in Guatemala for 7 working days before or after the seminar. Now wouldn’t it be crazy to stay holed up in a hotel all that time? That’s what Rita’s side trips are all about…a terrific way to know Guatemala and the surrounding areas and a great way to make some invaluable connections at the same time.
That said, I urge prospective seminar attendees to add a few days to the back or front end of your trip to explore, and be sure to add at east 7 working days if you are applying for Guatemalan residency. Of course our seminar coordinator Rita will hold your hand through all of it..