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, buying at 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
Every home for sale is on our Homes for Sale pages, area by area. What homes actually sold for is something we’re glad to go through with you in person: what homes near you sold for, how long they took, and what the unsold ones 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.