Guides
Answers to the questions everyone asks.
Written out clearly, so you can read them at your own pace. Free to read, with no sign-up and no email needed.
What does it really cost to buy?
The price you agree on isn’t the whole bill. Taxes, the notario, the appraisal, the registration: what each one is, roughly what it costs, and which ones you can do something about.
Read it →Owning a home in your own name
Unlike the beach towns, Lake Chapala doesn’t need a bank trust (fideicomiso). Your own name goes on the deed. What that means for you, and the one kind of land to stay away from.
Read it →What’s selling in your neighborhood
We don’t publish this one, because the figures come from the system agents share. But we’re always happy to go through it with you: what homes near you sold for, how long they took, and what unsold homes were asking. Just name a neighborhood and ask.
Ask us →More on the way
These are the questions we hear most. Want something else written up? Residency, healthcare, building versus buying, buying a home priced in pesos? Let us know, and it may be our next guide.