{"id":232,"date":"2009-06-20T15:33:07","date_gmt":"2009-06-20T08:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/temp-blog\/?p=232"},"modified":"2014-11-03T04:30:26","modified_gmt":"2014-11-03T10:30:26","slug":"mexico-real-estate-closing-costs-how-to-avoid-unpleasant-surprises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/mexico-real-estate-closing-costs-how-to-avoid-unpleasant-surprises\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico Real Estate Closing Costs, How to Avoid Unpleasant Surprises"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mexican law says that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\" target=\"_blank\">Mexico real estate <\/a>taxes must be paid on the higher of the following: purchase price OR appraised value Since many appraisals in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/lapaz-real-estate\/\" target=\"_blank\">La Paz real estate <\/a>market are lower than the actual selling price your taxes will be condisderably lower if the appraisal value is declared Payment on this basis has taken place for many years in many parts of the country It is, however, illegal<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"float: left; margin: 5px;\" src=\"http:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/Money\/mexicopreconstructioncondodollar-1.jpg\" alt=\"La Paz Real Estate\" width=\"347\" height=\"267\" \/>Should you choose to pay your <a title=\"Taxes and the Mexico Real Estate markets Part I\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/taxes-and-the-mexico-real-estate-markets-part-i\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mexico real estate taxes <\/a>based upon this basis, please be aware that: 1. it is violation of the law and 2. your tax base will be low for declaration of value in the property when you sell it Furthermore, if you are financing your property through an institutional lender, full value must be declared<\/p>\n<p>Mexico Official Appraisal:Most appraisals in the La Paz real estate region are made by an appraiser who is usually an architect and who is recognized as a Perito Valuador, Official Appraiser, by the property tax authorities in the municipality where the property is located This is required prior to completing any transfer of title If an institutional lender is involved, a commercial appraisal may also be required You can follow more of these tips at TOP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\" target=\"_blank\">Mexico real estate blog<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Author <strong>Linda Neil<\/strong> has over 35 years of hands on experience in all aspects of Mexican real estate. 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