Buying a plot in Mexico? Don’t sign before you’ve checked it all.

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Cover of Buying Land in Mexico: everything to check before you buyWhat does a plot of land cost in Mexico, city by city? From about $240 a m² in central San Miguel or $250 in Mérida to $630 in Playa del Carmen and $1,550 in Mexico City.What can you build on a plot in Los Cabos, Mexico? On the same 800 m² plot: a two-floor house of up to 640 m² in a tourist-villa zone, 800 m² in a family-home zone and 960 m² where small lots are allowed.What should you check before you buy a plot in Mexico? Nine checks, most of them done by your notary (notario). Check first that it isn’t ejido land.How much does it cost to build a house in Mexico? From about $640 a m² for a basic house, before the land. High-end: about $800⁠–⁠870 in Mexico City, but $1,490⁠–⁠1,860 on the Caribbean coast, about twice as much.Beach, coast, ejido: where can a foreigner buy land in Mexico? Almost anywhere, but within 50 km of the coast or 100 km of a border a bank trust holds your title.What does a plot of land cost on Mexico’s Pacific coast? About $618 a m² in Puerto Vallarta. On the beach in Los Cabos, $1,200 to $2,500 a m².
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Buying Land in Mexico: everything to check before you buy

INSIDE THE GUIDE

  • What land really costs, area by area
  • What you can build, and what you can’t
  • The checks to run before you sign
  • Coast, border, farmland: the special rules
  • What you’ll pay on top of the price
  • What owning land costs every year
  • How much tax you’ll owe
  • Who does what, and who to double-check
  • How long it takes, from offer to title
  • What you’ll pay when you sell
  • What’s changed in the last 12 months
  • What could go wrong, and how to avoid it
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