{"id":6488,"date":"2013-05-16T13:56:43","date_gmt":"2013-05-16T19:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/temp-blog\/?p=6488"},"modified":"2017-08-28T16:20:21","modified_gmt":"2017-08-28T21:20:21","slug":"what-do-canadas-economy-david-beckham-and-life-in-mexico-have-in-common","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/what-do-canadas-economy-david-beckham-and-life-in-mexico-have-in-common\/","title":{"rendered":"<!--:en-->What do Canada&#8217;s Economy, David Beckham and Life in Mexico Have in Common?<!--:--><!--:es-->Quintana roo, de los estados m\u00c3\u00a1s seguros del pa\u00c3\u00ads.<!--:-->"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--:en--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"David Beckham, about to retire in luxury - so why don't you?\" src=\"http:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/Celebrities\/DavidBeckham_zps1dd1fc96.jpg\" alt=\"Real Estate in Mexico for Canadians\" width=\"240\" \/>So, in Canada,\u00c2\u00a0 it seems that a booming real estate market has probably hit a &#8220;soft landing.&#8221; Basically, that means real estate prices are high, and are just staying high, or at least going down very gently and slowly, as Canada&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/crea.ca\/content\/national-average-price-map\" target=\"_blank\">National Post<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.ca\/2013\/03\/14\/new-house-prices-canada-january-2013_n_2875098.html\" target=\"_blank\">Huffington Post<\/a> have told us.<\/p>\n<p>How boring!\u00c2\u00a0 No boom, no bust, no doomsday or recession, no foreclosures or political anger. Instead we get responsible politics, shrewd finances and economic stability.<\/p>\n<p><em>Why do Canadians have to be so overwhelmingly responsible, straight-laced and uninteresting?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>That is, unless we think about David Beckham.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What does this Mean for Canadians?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll come back to David Beckham in a minute.\u00c2\u00a0 The &#8220;soft landing&#8221; means that the bust that usually follows a boom was avoided by good planning.\u00c2\u00a0 Instead of plummeting prices, bankruptcies and economic hard times, everything just stays the same.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"Calgary - one Canada's strongest housing markets\" src=\"http:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/Canada%20and%20the%20North\/Calgary_zps1b06c2d1.jpg\" alt=\"Real Estate in Mexico for Canadians\" width=\"240\" \/>It means you won&#8217;t be running off to the bank to get a new loan and get your foot in the door of the opportunities brought by booming growth &#8211; that part has come to an end.\u00c2\u00a0 It also means you won&#8217;t be scrambling for finances when an erratic market makes your home equity disappear overnight &#8211; some smart people in Ottawa and Toronto avoided that.<\/p>\n<p>Basically, you can just sit down with the newspaper in your comfortable living room &#8211; in an average house that&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/crea.ca\/content\/national-average-price-map\" target=\"_blank\">worth $400,000<\/a>, and will continue to be worth that much or very close to it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Housing prices in Canada\" src=\"http:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/Canada%20and%20the%20North\/Canadahousingpriceaverage_zpscf8a305e.png\" alt=\"Real Estate in Mexico for Canadians\" width=\"240\" \/><strong>And what does David Beckham have to do with all this?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ve probably read that besides <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-2301669\/Beckingham-Palace-goes-sale-David-Victoria-eye-London-life--wont-allow-developers-buy-it.html\" target=\"_blank\">selling his mansion for $15 million<\/a>, he&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/05\/17\/sports\/soccer\/david-beckham-announces-retirement-from-soccer.html\" target=\"_blank\">also retiring<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 I&#8217;m sure he&#8217;ll be retiring in comfort.<\/p>\n<p>Well, maybe you could sell that Canadian house of yours and put a down payment on his &#8230; oh, wait Canadian prices are high, but not that high.<\/p>\n<p>I would say just forget about that David Beckham stuff, but &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s a much better idea!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Why don&#8217;t you use the value of that Canadian house you&#8217;re sitting on to go live like a king &#8211; or a filthy rich soccer player &#8211; somewhere where that money is worth a good deal more, like Mexico?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"Beckingham Palace - can you afford this?\" src=\"http:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/Celebrities\/BeckinghamPalace_zps4bca647f.jpeg\" alt=\"Real Estate in Mexico for Canadians\" width=\"240\" \/>Let&#8217;s consider your options:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>1. Sell your home in Canada and buy one in Mexico. <\/strong>I can guarantee you that you can buy <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/wXZcs\" target=\"_blank\">a very nice home in Mexico for less than $400 K<\/a> that will offer you a more comfortable lifestyle.\u00c2\u00a0 (If you have some savings, they will go much further here.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>2. Buy two very nice condos in Mexico.<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0 With that $400K you could easily find two <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/NPWly\" target=\"_blank\">nice condos for sale for under $200K<\/a> each.\u00c2\u00a0 Live in one and rent the other out to supplement your savings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>3. Buy a property and open a business.<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0 Buy <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/pEL06\" target=\"_blank\">a comfortable property for around the 100-200K<\/a> mark, and invest the rest into opening you&#8217;re dream business.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Beachfront luxury in Mexico - you can afford this!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/1-test\/images.php?image=13492&amp;propId=2123\" alt=\"Real Estate in Mexico for Canadians\" width=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>4. Use your equity to buy a vacation property in Mexico.<\/strong> The economy is good, housing prices are stable and interest rates are low.\u00c2\u00a0 Take a relatively small loan against that high-valued house you have and buy a comfortable vacation property in Mexico.\u00c2\u00a0 This way you get the best of both worlds &#8211; your living room, arm chair and newspaper in Canada, and the beach, sunshine and swimming pool in Mexico. (Not to mention two nice properties with stable value.)<\/p>\n<p>OK, so I have to admit, for # 3 &amp; 4 you won&#8217;t quite get the David Beckham retirement &#8211; you&#8217;ll have to keep working, which I&#8217;m sure he won&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>But in any case, it means that Canada&#8217;s straight-laced, tight-budgeted fiscal responsibility will allow you life in a sunny paradise in Mexico.\u00c2\u00a0 Can&#8217;t complain about that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<br \/>\n<strong>Thomas Lloyd<\/strong><em> 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 16 years. In the summer of 2009, he received the first federally applied <strong>Mexico Real Estate Degree <\/strong>and <strong>Mexico Professional Real Estate License<\/strong> S.E.P. #5978657. He is the president of Top Mexico Real Estate. Contact him at<\/em> <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">(512) 879-6546<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The <em><a title=\"Mexico Real Estate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">TOP<\/span> Mexico Real Estate<\/a><\/em> Network; <span><em>&#8220;Mexico\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Leading Network of Specialists for Finding and Purchasing Mexican Properties Safely!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/mexico-real-estate-guide\/Mexico-real-estate-investment\/?web=Blog\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/Banners\/kit-c2a-investment.jpg\" alt=\"Mexico Real Estate Investment Kit\" width=\"464\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><!--:--><!--:es--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/cancun24.net\/imagenes\/giants\/cancun4g.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"181\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Seg\u00c3\u00ban un nuevo bolet\u00c3\u00adn emitido por el Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos, el estado de Quintana Roo es uno de los m\u00c3\u00a1s seguros en el pa\u00c3\u00ads, no solo para los turistas extranjeros que lo visitan, sino en general para los residentes que habitan el estado. Seg\u00c3\u00ban este estudio vivir en Quintana Roo significa vivir en uno de los estados m\u00c3\u00a1s tranquilos y pac\u00c3\u00adficos del pa\u00c3\u00ads, lo que hace de los\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/cancun-real-estate\">bienes ra\u00c3\u00adces en Canc\u00c3\u00ban<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0un mercado inmejorable. Vivir en <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/cancun-real-estate\/\">Canc\u00c3\u00ban<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/playadelcarmen-real-estate\/\">Playa del Carmen<\/a>, Tulum o Chetumal no solo representa un atractivo tur\u00c3\u00adstico, ahora representa una alta expectativa de vida.<\/p>\n<p>Si has considerado comprar propiedades en el Caribe mexicano, este es el momento para hacerlo.\u00c2\u00a0Si lo has hecho muy probablemente se deba al atractivo tur\u00c3\u00adstico del lugar, sin embargo hoy m\u00c3\u00a1s que nunca comprar propiedades en Quintana Roo representa un beneficio mayor. Saber que uno vive en uno de los estados m\u00c3\u00a1s seguros del pa\u00c3\u00ads es algo que no podemos dejar pasar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Propiedades en Canc\u00c3\u00ban.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.precioyviajes.com\/Destinations\/10\/10\/Cancun-1079059971-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"151\" \/>Vivir en Canc\u00c3\u00ban es vivir en uno de los centros tur\u00c3\u00adsticos m\u00c3\u00a1s importantes de M\u00c3\u00a9xico y el mundo. Sus playas son algunas de las mas hermosas y reconocidas del planeta. Sus intensas aguas azules combinadas con sus playas de fina arena blanca han hecho del Caribe mexicano un lugar de reconocimiento mundial. Aunado a sus playas, Canc\u00c3\u00ban se sit\u00c3\u00baa dentro de lo que antes fuera el territorio de la gran civilizaci\u00c3\u00b3n Maya por lo que sus alrededores est\u00c3\u00a1n llenos de sitios arqueol\u00c3\u00b3gicos que dotan de una gran riqueza cultural la regi\u00c3\u00b3n. Adem\u00c3\u00a1s y por si fuera poco, la gran riqueza natural de la zona hace que toda la pen\u00c3\u00adnsula de Yucat\u00c3\u00a1n est\u00c3\u00a9 situada dentro de un corredor extenso de cenotes, manglares, vegetaci\u00c3\u00b3n y fauna natural.<\/p>\n<p>Ya sea que disfrutes de realizar deportes extremos como la pesca mar\u00c3\u00adtima, el surf, el buceo, deportes motorizados o el kitesurfing, descubrir la oportunidad de vivir en uno de los lugares m\u00c3\u00a1s hermosos del planeta es algo que no puedes dejar pasar. En \u00c3\u00a9l podr\u00c3\u00a1s realizar y cumplir la mayor\u00c3\u00ada de tus sue\u00c3\u00b1os. Despertar, ver el mar, y abrir los ojos al comp\u00c3\u00a1s del sol es una oportunidad que solo te ofrece lugares tan hermosos como las costas del estado de Quintana Roo.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\">www.topmexicorealestate.com<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0la empresa l\u00c3\u00adder en bienes ra\u00c3\u00adces en M\u00c3\u00a9xico.<\/strong><!--:--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, in Canada,\u00c2\u00a0 it seems that a booming real estate market has probably hit a &#8220;soft landing.&#8221; Basically, that means real estate prices are high, and are just staying high, or at least going down very gently and slowly, as Canada&#8217;s National Post and the Huffington Post have told us. 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