When looking for your idea Mexico real estate, there are several approaches and a variety of online tools you can use to carry out your initial search. Consider the following suggestions.
Search by Deal
For many buyers, this is a favorite. In Mexico, prices are very low to begin with, but who doesn’t like a deal when they find one? Price reductions, fire sales and pre-construction discounts are all great ways to save money on the normal value of a price. There are also fixer-upper projects which can be found as low as 50% of usual prices, offering substantial savings even after the costs of renovating.
There are brokers who dedicate special pages to the real estate deals they’ve found, besides marking them in their usual listings, making it much easier for buyers to shop for great prices.
Find your Favorite Beach
Another approach to consider is to start by finding your top beaches. Many buyers choose Mexico precisely for the thousands of miles of beaches that line the coasts; if beaches are your thing, what better place to start your search?
Online pages show photo galleries, descriptions, HD videos, and maps so you can get a good feel for what a beach is like, as well as its lifestyle, even before you visit it. Some pages include nearby real estate listings, making it that much easier!
Listings
Of course, you can’t forget the classic approach of searching regular online listings. Mexico has many real estate listing pages on the internet; the best of these include search and sort options, allowing you to choose price, location, style, etc., photo galleries, descriptions, maps and sometimes even videos. Google Street View is sometimes included to allow you to give yourself a virtual visual tour of the surrounding neighborhood.
Most importantly, make sure your listings have been prepared by leading professionals; they will pre-select their listings to ensure they are suitable, saving you the time in the long run.
Tell Your Agent
Another approach is simply to imagine what you’d like in your property. Evaluate your price range. Send your “wish list” to your agent. This is an interesting approach since it simply leaves the door open for your agent to find a variety of interesting properties that match the criteria.
The key to this approach is to choose your agent carefully. This is necessary in any approach at some point. There are no requirements for real estate agents in Mexico, but there are certificates, professional associations and even professional university degrees available.
Whichever approach you choose, you’ll be on your way to enjoying a dream home in Paradise!
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Region: Campeche Real Estate. Thomas Lloyd graduated from Purdue University Krannert School of Management with a degree in Management/Financial Option Investments. He has been living, investing, and working professionally in Mexico for over 15 years. A Mexican Certified Realtor he is the current president of TOPmexicorealestate, you can contact him at (512) 879-6546.
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