Oh my gosh that's tough, I'm sorry, I think the answers will depend on some legal particulars that we don't know from the post. What is the tax or legality situation of, say, investing abroad, or buying real estate abroad?
As for the more "off the wall" answer, look to Tim Ferriss' advice on geo-arbitrage. He talks about it in the Four Hour Work Week. There's a quote from him: "Fun things happen when you earn dollars, live on pesos, and compensate in rupees"