Why Are There So Many Unfinished or Dilapidated Buildings in Mexico?

When I’m out on property tours in Los Cabos, clients often ask me the same question. We’ll drive past a half-built condo tower or an abandoned-looking structure, and someone will say: “Why isn’t anyone fixing that up? Back in the U.S., an investor would buy it, renovate it, and turn it into somethin

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Flipping Pre-Construction Real Estate in Cabo Before Delivery

One of my clients recently brought up a great question while we were reviewing a pre-construction purchase. He had bought into the project nearly two years ago, when it was still in the “pre-pre-construction” stage. Prices have risen substantially since then, and we are now about four months away fr

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Evictions in Mexico

In Mexico, screening tenants carefully up front is always the better approach because the eviction process is long, costly, and frustrating. Proper due diligence—such as verifying income, employment, references, and ideally requiring a guarantor (aval) who owns property in Mexico—significantly reduc

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