Written for buyers and sellers from the United States and Canada
What we wish someone had told us
Real figures instead of ranges. No charge and no obligation.
Sellers
Selling Property in Mexico as a Foreign Owner
What you keep, what the notary withholds, and what happens to your fideicomiso when you sell.
- The two income tax routes open to a non-resident, and the breakeven that decides which one costs you less
- What happens to your bank trust depending on whether your buyer is Mexican or foreign
- How to sign remotely, and the improvement invoices that are worthless if you collect them late
Buyers
Buying Property in Mexico as a Foreign Buyer
How the process actually works, who protects you, and what to verify before you sign.
- Why the notary is not your lawyer, and what that means for you
- The real cost of a fideicomiso, including the government fee published in the official gazette
- The title checks that separate a good purchase from an expensive one, starting with ejido land
Buyers and sellers
What Buying and Selling in Mexico Actually Costs
Every line item, municipality by municipality, with the numbers nobody puts in a brochure.
- Closing costs broken down for six municipalities, from 5.0% to 7.3%
- Why a smaller purchase costs a much higher percentage to close
- The Yucatán state tax on your eventual sale that almost no buyer hears about
Buyers
Yucatán: a buyer's guide
Mérida, the Gulf coast and the colonial interior: what each market is, what it costs, and what actually applies to a foreign buyer.
- Why Mérida needs a fideicomiso, contrary to what buyers are usually told, and what that adds to your budget
- The renovation market that does not exist on the Caribbean coast, and the three things that decide whether it works
- The acquisition tax set town by town, from 2.5% in Valladolid to 4% in Progreso
Buyers
Riviera Maya: a buyer's guide
From Puerto Morelos to Tulum: what each market is, how pre-sale really works, and what a rental yield figure does not tell you.
- The seven markets on this coast and who each one actually suits
- Pre-sale against resale, and the one question that matters more than the render
- Why an 8 to 14% gross yield is not what you keep, itemised