What Does that Mexico Land Development Look Like Now?

The idea of buying Mexico land “raw” takes a bit of vision.  Buying a residential lot in a neighborhood which is already mostly even somewhat developed, it is easier for you to visualize your future home by seeing the context of the homes, trees, parks, etc. which already exist.  Buying “raw land,” you are often left without even renderings, which in any case would only contrast starkly to the real situation of what you are buying right now; tangled, thick jungle. This, however, should not deter you.

Tulum real estate, a current favorite for land purchases, presents some good examples.  Down the road in places like Puerto Aventuras (a good pick for a further developed marina and golf community,) new golf course lots might fall into that first category of where the existing surroundings might help you visualize what it will be like.  In Tulum, even some development land, which has a planned community image with features such as village center areas, seeing the actual site might still contrast to the future reality, if the development is in its early stages; in this case renderings of the actual planned community areas will help.

In raw land, however, you may only have images of the standing jungle to help you; in this case, you have to use your imagination, to its fullest, to envision a home which will be the ideal place to enjoy this natural paradise.  Arrange a visit the site before buying.

Another nearby example is the countryside around Merida, in the north-center of the Yucatan Peninsula.  Here pictures of Yucatan land will provide the image of old estates and countryside lots, providing some context to place your future home in; but nevertheless, you will have to have a vision.

In any of these cases, you should not be turned off by seeing the actual state of the property you are buying.  Use actual facts about availability of services, surrounding lots and development, your future costs of transforming this land into the property of your dreams, etc. to determine the feasibility.  Use the images of the current state of your land to let your imagination work, and to plan the real work you have ahead of you; if it is development land, take a look at visual updates to check progress according to the time line and to let yourself be motivated by seeing things move along …

What does the lot you want to buy look like now?  Take look, take a visit; it will help your imagination, and help you work out necessary details in your plans.

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. In the summer of 2009, he received the first federally applied Mexico Real Estate Degree and Mexico Professional Real Estate License S.E.P. #5978657. He is the current president of TOPmexicorealestate, you can contact him at (512) 879-6546 or through the company’s web site www.TOPmexicorealestate.com NETWORK

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