The Guide
Everything a foreign buyer should understand before owning land or property in Mexico. Sourced, current to 2026, written without the sales pitch.
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Buying Property in Mexico as a Foreigner: 2026 Guide
The legal structures, checks and costs behind a sound purchase in Mexico, with a focus on Quintana Roo.
9 min read →Legal & ownership
Fideicomiso in Mexico: Costs, Fees and How It Works
How the bank trust for foreign buyers works, what it costs to set up and keep, and when a Mexican corporation is the better route.
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Ejido vs Titled Land in Mexico: How to Buy Safely
How agrarian land differs from private title, how a parcel is lawfully converted, and the checks that protect a buyer in Quintana Roo.
8 min read
Retire in Mexico: Residency Rules for Property Owners
Temporary or permanent, by income, savings or real estate: how Mexican residency works in 2026, and why the figures depend on the consulate you choose.
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Tulum Pre-Sale Homes: A Due Diligence Checklist
Seven checks to complete before paying a deposit on an off-plan home in Tulum, from the land registry to the exit clause.
7 min read
Costs & taxes
Closing Costs in Quintana Roo: Notario, ISAI and Title
One item is fixed by law, the rest are fees you can quote in advance. Here is each line for 2026, applied to three real listings in Cancún, Tulum and Bacalar.
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Mexico Property Taxes: Predial and Capital Gains
The annual predial bill is modest. The tax on a sale is not, and it depends on choices and records made long before you sell.
9 min read
Destinations
Buying Land in Bacalar: A Foreign Investor's Guide
Lagoon-front or one block back, trust or company, and the federal strip along the shore: what a foreign investor should settle before buying land on the Bacalar lagoon.
8 min read
The Maya Train Effect on Quintana Roo Land Values
The railway is built and running. What the public record shows about its effect on land in Bacalar, Tulum and the highway corridor, and where the data runs out.
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Investing in Cancún Land: Where Value Is Heading
A city of 900,000 is still expanding along its southern corridors. Where the growth is going, which rules govern each parcel, and how to buy with confidence.
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Strategy
Commercial Land in Playa del Carmen: A Zoning Guide
A commercial lot is worth what the plan lets you build on it. How to read land use, the PDU and the COS and CUS coefficients, worked through on a real Playa del Carmen site.
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Land vs Condo in Mexico: Returns, Yields and Risk
Growth against income is only the start. How land and condos in Quintana Roo differ on holding costs, liquidity and exposure to new supply, and which owners each one suits.
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