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Contract red flags
The warning signs in a Mexican purchase contract: deposits, title, and who actually holds the money.
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Buying property in Mexico vs. the United States
In Mexico, title is created and protected by a Notario Público and the Public Registry of Property, not by title insurance and private escrow. Here are the seven differences that matter to a foreign buyer in the Riviera Maya.
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Closing costs and taxes when buying property in Quintana Roo
The buyer typically pays the acquisition tax (ISABI), notary and registration fees, an appraisal and the bank trust costs. At resale, Mexico taxes the seller's gain (ISR) and the notary withholds it at closing.
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Home inspections in Mexico: nobody inspects because you are buying
No government inspection is triggered by a property sale in Mexico, and neither the notary nor the Public Registry checks the building's physical condition. A private inspection happens only if the buyer orders one.
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Developer in Mexico never delivered?
You paid, the unit never came, and your demand letter was ignored. Why a letter stalls in Mexico, and the escalation ladder that actually moves a case.
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A lawyer or notario in Mexico who might be fake?
Someone took fees, can't be verified, or keeps asking for more money. How to check whether they are real, and what to do if they are not.
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Lost a deposit buying property in Mexico?
You paid to reserve or toward a purchase, and now the money, or the deal, is gone. What decides whether a deposit is recoverable, and how to pursue it.
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No clear title to your Mexican property?
No escritura, nothing registered in your name, or it turns out to be ejido land? The sale may be void, or fixable. Here is how to find out what you actually own.
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How to verify a Mexican lawyer is real: check the cédula profesional
Every licensed Mexican lawyer has a cédula profesional you can check yourself, free, on the federal SEP registry. Here is the three-step check that catches fake lawyers before they take your money.
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