What we know, written down.
Every guide here is sourced and dated. We publish one when we can say something true and specific about it — not when we can fill a page.
Living in Mexico
Whether to come at all, and where. Written to include the parts that will be harder than you expect.
Residency
What the law actually asks of you, dated and sourced, because the figures move.
Buying property
Ownership structures, the restricted zone, and who in the process is — and isn't — representing you.
- Fideicomiso vs. Mexican corporation — which structure fitsThe two lawful routes to restricted-zone property, compared honestly — and why the popular shortcut is usually the wrong one.
- The restricted zone and the fideicomisoWhere foreigners can hold title directly, where they need a bank trust, and what that costs.
- What a notario público actually doesA state official who formalises your transaction — and is not, despite the familiar word, your lawyer.
Not losing money
How foreigners actually get hurt here, and the specific controls that prevent each one.
- Ejido land — the trap that takes everythingCommunally held land that cannot legally be sold to a foreigner — and the single most common way foreigners lose everything.
- How money should move in a Mexican purchaseEscrow is not standard practice here, which is exactly why it has to be imposed deliberately.
- Wire fraud — how deposits actually disappearThe most common way foreigners lose money in a Mexican purchase — and the one control that reliably stops it.
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