Category: Mexico

In this week’s digest: The World’s Most Expensive Homes Mexico’s Long-Awaited Train Finally Takes to the Tracks Live by the Best Surf Beaches in the World from $155,000 What Slow Travel and Real Estate Have in Common First some news from Panama… New videos to show you from Playa Caracol… In June members of my… Read more

I was skeptical it would ever happen… Nearly 1,000 miles of rail across southern Mexico connecting five states: Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo… That last state is where you’ll find the Riviera Maya, one of the top places on my real estate investing beat. Anyway… The Mexican government’s promise was of a train… Read more

In this week’s digest: Special Report: Colonial Homes in Mérida from $126,000 Lock-and-Leave Escape Pads in Vibrant Cities in Latin America Our Upcoming Scouting and RETA Member-only Deals Your Questions Answered on the Cost of Living in Montenegro I regularly ask Overseas Dream Home readers for scouting ideas or to share where they want to… Read more

Get your new special report—Own a Colonial Home in Mexico from $126,000 Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula is best known today for coastal destinations such as Cancun…the vibrant, cosmopolitan beach city of Playa del Carmen…and chic, trendy beach town of Tulum… But there’s another destination in the Yucatán that should be on everyone’s radar…a place with incredible… Read more

Wishing you a warm and happy Fourth of July. For many, this is a day of parades, cookouts, and fireworks. For others, it’s an opportunity to go on well-deserved vacation, with a great many Americans heading to Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula every year. And it’s the Yucatán I want to highlight today, specifically a corner of… Read more

Have you ever wondered how much capital gains taxes are in Mexico…and what strategies you can use to save big on them… Or what a fideicomiso is and why you must have one to own property in many places in Mexico… In the video below, you’ll get the answers to these questions and many more. Two… Read more

As I write, I’m at my home in Guadalajara, Mexico… Tomorrow, I’m flying to the state of Oaxaca to scout the real estate scenes in Huatulco and Puerto Escondido on the country’s stunning Pacific coast. These destinations are known for their postcard-perfect beaches, excellent surfing, oceanfront restaurants, and unspoiled reefs for diving and snorkeling. I’m… Read more

Chalets in the Mountains of Mexico Weird and Wonderful Homes in Europe Luxury Sea-view Properties on Spain’s Costa Blanca Plus Your Questions Answered Earlier this week, I returned home from my scouting trip to the quaint mountain town of Mazamitla, about 80 miles south of Guadalajara, Mexico. Already my bags are packed again. Such is… Read more

It’s my final day scouting in Mazamitla… This quaint mountain town, set in the Sierra del Tigre mountain range, is about 80 miles south of Guadalajara and is known as the “Switzerland of Mexico” for its cool climate and the chalet-like cabins that dot the surrounding pine forests. Yesterday, I sent you a detailed scouting… Read more

For the past several days, I’ve had boots on the ground in Mazamitla… This quaint mountain town is about 80 miles south of Guadalajara, Mexico, in the Sierra del Tigre mountain range. Mazamitla is more than 8,000 feet above sea level and is known for its cool climate, picturesque, cobblestoned town, and the dense pine… Read more

Earlier this week, I returned to Guadalajara, Mexico… I have a base here, in a sleepy, low-rise residential neighborhood. My wife designed and built a home for us in the city. Her parents grew up here and they moved back in recent years. So this is a lifestyle play for us. My neighborhood and central… Read more