The Mexican bank trust is an instrument commonly used for non-Mexican nationals, such as U.S. citizens and Canadians, to purchase coastal land in Mexico. This bank trust in Mexico is known as a fideicomiso. When talking about Mexican real estate in English, most people use the term bank trust simply because it is easier to pronounce than fideicomiso. When talking in Spanish expect to hear and use the term fideicomiso.

When talking about owning and investing in real estate in Baja, people always ask me the same question: “Can’t they take away your land, or do you have a 99 year lease?” Well, I can understand the concerns, but there is no such thing as a 99 year lease, and the Mexican Government would never just take away your land.

When considering buying real estate from a developer in Mexico, it is important to understand the differences between how you might be accustomed to buying new construction in your country of origin, and what is common and legal in Mexico. Specifically, there are financial and title transfer considerations that you should take into account when buying new construction here in Mexico.

When investing in your retirement portfolio, it is very traditional to invest in stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. Most big name brokerages only offer such investments, and the closest they may get to helping you invest in real estate is to assist with purchasing shares of a REIT, real estate investment trust. But investing in a REIT is putting your retirement dollars in the hands of another, just like many of us stock market losers have been doing for years.

Baja Property Management - with Baja Open House Two Distinct Property Management Services for Baja Homes.

1. Property Management for Maintenance and Added Security

Have piece of mind knowing that your Bajahome away from home is being taken care of while you are not present. Here is a general list of services available for property management.

Pricing Real Estate to sell in Baja takes more insight and market knowledge then pricing a property to sell in the USA, where there are many multiple listing services.

Many in the Baja real estate business, including agents, landlords, and developers, all have the same challenge of getting their properties noticed online. Of course, to tackle this challenge, you need good property photos, and an understanding as to who you are really communicating too. So in today’s computer based real estate market, you should be focusing your written property descriptions to not only the potential buyer or seller, but also to the machine, that is Google, and other search engines.

Did you know that most Baja real estate listing information is either deleted or skipped even though the property for sale may have been similar to what the buyer was looking for? This is true because not only are Baja home buyers looking at pictures, they are also reading for benefits that fit their needs.

AMPI is the most prominent organization of real estate agents in Rosarito, Baja California. AMPI is an affiliate of the National Association of Realtors, NAR. NAR now recognizes that over 80% of all completed real estate transactions started with the home being viewed on the internet first! Buyers of Baja real estate are perfect examples of this concept as they search online first, then they come down to look at what they saw online.