{"id":146,"date":"2013-02-15T20:28:48","date_gmt":"2013-02-16T02:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/brokers\/?p=146"},"modified":"2014-08-22T11:21:14","modified_gmt":"2014-08-22T16:21:14","slug":"more-americans-are-buying-abroad-and-u-s-brokers-should-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/brokers\/2013\/02\/more-americans-are-buying-abroad-and-u-s-brokers-should-care\/","title":{"rendered":"<!--:en-->More Americans Are Buying Abroad &#8211; And U.S. Brokers Should Care!<!--:-->"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--:en--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/brokers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/retireonbeach-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Brokers in Mexico\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/brokers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/retireonbeach-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/brokers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/retireonbeach.jpg 1023w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Whether it&#8217;s for investment, retirement, vacations or just to find a new home outside of America, more and more Americans are looking for homes and other real estate abroad &#8211; and among countries, Mexico is #1.\u00a0 (There are numerous reasons for this &#8211; proximity, good economy, modern services, wonderful culture, among many others &#8211; but that&#8217;s a different topic.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you are a broker in the U.S. (or Canada, probably even more so in the last 5 years) you should care about this, for these reasons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If your clients are buying abroad for the first time, they will probably come to you first<\/li>\n<li>You will want to know how to help them, give them information about real estate in Mexico and find the right broker<\/li>\n<li>If they are happy with the service in Mexico that you helped them find, it will add to the confidence and trust they have in you<\/li>\n<li>Finally, you will gain a commission for the sale<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>International real estate purchases are on the rise &#8211; especially Americans and Canadians buying in Mexico.\u00a0 Having the right connections and knowledge of the industry in Mexico will be an advantage to you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The <em><a title=\"Mexico Real Estate\" href=\"http:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">TOP<\/span> Mexico Real Estate<\/a><\/em> Network; <em>&#8220;Mexico\u2019s Leading Network of Specialists for Finding and Purchasing Mexican Properties Safely!\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/mexico-real-estate-guide\/Mexico-Insurance\/?web=Blog\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"Mexico Insurance Kit\" src=\"http:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/Banners\/kit-c2a-mexico-insurance.jpg\" \/><\/a><!--:--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether it&#8217;s for investment, retirement, vacations or just to find a new home outside of America, more and more Americans are looking for homes and other real estate abroad &#8211; and among countries, Mexico is #1.\u00a0 (There are numerous reasons for this &#8211; proximity, good economy, modern services, wonderful culture, among many others &#8211; but [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":147,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,6],"tags":[168,23,167],"class_list":["post-146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buying-in-mexico","category-tips-for-brokers","tag-international","tag-referring-clients-to-mexico","tag-tips-for-brokers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>More Americans Are Buying Abroad - And U.S. Brokers Should Care! 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