Interview with Jennifer Swartz: Expatriot in Mazatlan

Jennifer Swartz is a young developer who moved to Mazatlan with her husband to escape the rat race. She has since started her own business, MazPC, and manages the Mexcape.net blog, which chronicles her adventures in Mazatlan. Hola Jennifer! Thanks for talking with us. First off, of all the places in Mexico, why Mazatlan? We [...]

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NAFTA’s Effect on Mexico Real Estate

During the democratic presidential primaries both Hillary Clinton and Barrack Obama blamed NAFTA for loss of factory jobs and vowed to opt out unless NAFTA was renegotiated. Obama has said “We should use the hammer of a potential opt-out” and has described NAFTA as “devastating” and “a big mistake”. Although a 2005 Congressional Research Service [...]

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Fund Your Mexico Investment Property: Creative Financing Options

What if you find a great opportunity in Mexico real estate but do not have the funds available to buy the property? No problem! Here are some alternative financing options you may not have heard of. Self Directed Real Estate IRA One possible source of funds that you may not have thought of is your [...]

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Mexican Real Estate: Assisted Living & Nursing Homes

The Baby Boomer nickname is changing to Active Adults, mostly because nearly 8,000 Boomers turn 60 years of age every day of the year and almost 70% of them will have to continue working past retirement age. One of their lifestyle options is moving south of the border and it looks as if their numbers, [...]

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Real Estate Investments and Crime in Mexico

Bloody headlines from the Mexican border sell papers – and lots of them – so do pictures of the Mexican military supposedly “storming” through Mexican towns. Those who are interested in investing in real estate in Mexico are well aware that describing all of Mexico in terms of two or three border towns is much [...]

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Mexican Real Estate: China, Nuevo Leon

Decades ago, one of the monthly ladies’ magazines had a little column that was entitled “Put Your Head In Your Hands and Let Your Mind Roll By.” That has always been some of the best advice any one person can give to another. In the case of investing in real estate in Mexico, one only [...]

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Mexico Real Estate vs US Real Estate

The latest edition of Fortune magazine argues that you don’t have to go overseas anymore for a dream retirement home. Slumping home prices in markets like Miami, Las Vegas, Phoenix, and San Diego have generated opportunities for great deals, without having to adapt to a new culture and way of life in Mexico. Over the [...]

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Interview with Rosana Hart, Author of Mexico with Heart

Rosana Hart lives near Lake Chapala, in San Juan Cosala, with her husband Kelly, two dogs and two cats. She’s been there for two and a half years, and before that had traveled around many parts of Mexico at various times, ever since she was a child. Hola Rosana! Thanks for talking with us. First [...]

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The Rise of the Rest: Effects on Mexico Real Estate

The rise of emerging markets such as the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China) have the potential to greatly affect your international investments. “The Rise of the Rest” comprises of the billions of people in emerging countries who will gain significant wealth and influence in the coming decades. It is estimated that 86% of the [...]

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What Effect Will US Economic Turmoil Have on Mexico Real Estate?

In a global economy we are all connected, and there is perhaps no country more dependent on the US than Mexico. Nearly 80% of Mexico’s exports go into the US and about 10% of its population work in the US according to some estimates. So it should be a no brainer that Mexico’s economy and [...]

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