{"id":7026,"date":"2013-09-26T11:49:08","date_gmt":"2013-09-26T17:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/temp-blog\/?p=7026"},"modified":"2017-08-28T16:15:38","modified_gmt":"2017-08-28T21:15:38","slug":"why-purchase-your-mexico-dream-home-before-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/why-purchase-your-mexico-dream-home-before-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Purchase Your Mexico Dream Home Before Retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"RetiringWhile many start to look for retirement homes in Mexico<\/a> a year or two before retirement there are also a large percentage of people who start the search well before that!\u00c2\u00a0 This is actually an interesting point to think about.\u00c2\u00a0 There are many benefits to \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0looking for your retirement home well before your retirement.<\/p>\n

Take your time looking for deals!\u00c2\u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n

If you are searching for your home too soon you may start to feel the pressure since you want to hurry up and start enjoying Mexico right at the beginning of your retirement.\u00c2\u00a0 Starting your search early means you have plenty of time to wait for good sales and price reductions.\u00c2\u00a0 Patience comes easier when you aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t in a hurry to pack up and move!<\/p>\n

Consider Preconstruction!<\/b><\/p>\n

\"Hacienda\u00c2\u00a0Preconstruction projects such as Hacienda del Rio<\/a> in Playa del Carmen or Prana<\/a> in Tulum can be a very attractive opportunities for someone willing to buy before retirement. \u00c2\u00a0Since it will be a while before you actually live in your home, you have time to wait for a property to be built. \"Prana<\/p>\n

Buying your home in preconstruction phase means that you are getting the best price and will see an increase in value by the time the project is complete.\u00c2\u00a0 By the time you have retired and moved in you can already have made a return on your Mexico Real Estate investment<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Also, preconstruction will usually allow the flexibility to pay over time during each phase of construction which means you aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t obligated to have all the cash up front at the time of purchase.<\/p>\n

Start making money off your property right away!<\/b><\/p>\n

It is very common for someone to buy property, say, 5 years before they actually want to move there.\u00c2\u00a0 During the time that the property is not being occupied, the owner can rent it out and start earning rental income right away.\u00c2\u00a0 So even before you retire you can put a few extra dollars in your pocket.<\/p>\n

Home customization!<\/b> \"Paint<\/p>\n

Sometimes we can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t afford everything we want to do all at once.\u00c2\u00a0 Making your dream home can be a process but very doable on a budget.\u00c2\u00a0 If you buy your home well before you want to live in it, then you have plenty of time to make improvements and customize so that it is perfect by the time you move in!<\/p>\n

This also means that you can buy a home or condo for a bit cheaper and then construct and improve your home very economically; as opposed to buying a finished product design.<\/p>\n

Get accustomed with your soon to be new life!<\/b> \"A\u00c2\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

If you have purchased your property sometime before you intend to live there, full time, you also have the added perk to use the property for your general vacations.\u00c2\u00a0 While you are renting out the property to vacationers you can block out some personal time for yourself!\u00c2\u00a0 Of course it would make sense that you would want to enjoy your home in certain times of the year!<\/p>\n

Buying ahead of time, and spending periodic times of the year in your home in Mexico, can be extremely helpful in getting yourself familiar with the neighborhood, getting to know you neighbors, becoming acquainted with the culture, and making new friends.\u00c2\u00a0 By the time you actually settle in you have already started to establish your life.<\/p>\n

For some great tools to get educated and started in the process, click here<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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Doug Morgan<\/strong> was born in Dayton, Ohio and went to college at Buckeye State. \u00c2\u00a0Moving to Louisiana after college, he became President of his New York Stock Exchange company at the age of 28. \u00c2\u00a0 His later career shifted to Florida and the investment business, where he was a financial advisor and branch manager for over 30 years. \u00c2\u00a0He bought his first condominium in Mexico in 2008 (from Top Mexico Real Estate), initially as a vacation home, but a year later he retired and moved full time to Playa del Carmen. Contact Doug at (512) 879-6546<\/span><\/strong>.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

The TOP<\/span> Mexico Real Estate<\/a><\/em> Network; “Mexico\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Leading Network of Specialists for Finding and Purchasing Mexican Properties Safely!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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While many start to look for retirement homes in Mexico a year or two before retirement there are also a large percentage of people who start the search well before that!\u00c2\u00a0 This is actually an interesting point to think about.\u00c2\u00a0 There are many benefits to \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0looking for your retirement home well before your retirement. Take […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[871,793,1858,865,64,21],"tags":[239,1043],"class_list":{"0":"post-7026","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-hacienda-del-rio","7":"category-how-to-retire-to-mexico","8":"category-living-and-retirement","9":"category-mexico-preconstruction-mexico-investment-property","10":"category-mexico-real-estate","11":"category-mexico-retirement-communities","12":"tag-buying-real-estate-in-mexico","13":"tag-playa-del-carmen-custom-homes","14":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7026"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7026\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7028,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7026\/revisions\/7028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}