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Legal Basis For The Acquisition Of Real Estate in Mexico By Foreigners – Baja Legal Advice

Foreigners Cannot Directly Own Property in Mexico

As you may know, Foreigners cannot directly own property in Mexico except when they enter an agreement with the federal government to abide by the rules of the country with regards to the land they acquire, thus they may form a Mexican owned company or set up a real estate trust.

You may also know that Border and Coastal areas and the whole peninsula of Baja California are constitutionally restricted and known as zona Prohibida (forbidden zone) and that foreigners can set up a fideicomiso (real estate trusts) or may form a foreign-owned company to acquire a property.

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Castillos del Mar, Rosarito Beach Oceanfront Community

Learn More About this Rosarito Beach Oceanfront Community

Castillos del Mar Oceanfront Community Presented by Gerardo Oceguera and Darrell Graham

Located near downtown Rosarito Beach, Castillos del Mar has much to offer. The beachfront homes have individual styles, no cookie-cutter homes here!

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SOLD – Ocean View Lot For Sale in Predios Urbanos de La Costa, Playas de Rosarito – $115,000 USD

Steps From The Beach, Excellent Location, All Services

• Ocean View Lot – FOR SALE $115,000 USD. Just Reduced! in Predios Urbanos de La Costa, Playas de Rosarito.

Large Lot… Walk to DOWNTOWN… STEPS to a SANDY BEACH!

This lot is located in the downtown area of Rosarito Beach in “Calzada de La Playa”, with a total of 4,306 sq. ft., the only lot of that size available in the area, in one of the most secure areas in downtown. All the services are already in place, internet and cable available and only a few steps from miles and miles of sandy beach.

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Do you need a Mexican Real Estate Attorney?

Mexican Real Estate Attorney

Buying a home is surely one of the most expensive investments a person makes and buying property in Mexico, for a foreigner, it’s not a simple process. There are a number of laws that have an impact on a real estate transaction, and just hiring a real estate agent isn’t going to cover all bases to deal with the sale, thus it is advisable to consider hiring a real estate lawyer to guide you through the legal process.

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Buying a Ejido Land – Baja Legal Advice

Do You Want to Buy Ejido Land?

Think again.

Since I have been asked this many times, I hereby submit for your benefit, a detailed description of the process required by law to privatize Ejido Land, pursuant to the Mexican Agrarian Law.

The process consists of four stages, which are the following:.- The whole Ejido community must be current with their respective plot rights. To do this they must have performed, previously, a meeting to establish individual metes and bounds (article 56 of the Agrarian Law).

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Ocean View Home For Sale in Plaza Del Mar, Playas de Rosarito – $199,000 USD

Learn More About This Home For Sale In Rosarito

Perhaps You Need To Move To Rosarito!

• 2,100 sq. ft., 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, townhouse “Mediterranean Hacienda/ Large yard/Huge Ocean View Terrace ” – FOR SALE $199,000 USD. Own a retirement/income property effortlessly in Plaza Del Mar, Playas de Rosarito.

CLASSIC & SPACIOUS MEXICAN ARCHITECTURE IN A GATED OCEANFRONT DEVELOPMENT
Plaza del Mar Club section is a secure and heritage oceanfront community that has provided homeowners sensational day to day living on the beautiful Baja coast for over 30 years.

Nonetheless, lush landscaping, wide stone-paved roads, underground utilities, and premiere amenities have kept this community gleaming with an uncanny pride of ownership evident the moment you drive through the grand gated security entrance.

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The Restricted Zones Of Mexico

What is the Best Option for you to Buy Property within the Restricted Zones of Mexico?

Keep in mind that every fideicomiso needs a federal permit to create the trust, when the information is submitted and it mentions that the property is equal or larger than 2,000 square meters, the permit includes, among other conditions, the obligation for Bank and notary to insert a clause within the trust contract, obligating the trust beneficiary owners to invest at least US $250 K within 24 months after the creating of the trustor forfeit the property to the Mexican government, thus, the option is to create a foreign-owned Mexican corporation which once in operation may acquire property (which becomes a company asset) thus, avoiding the trust and the condition to make such a sizable investment, (keep in mind that this amount increases based on a chart that you can find here in Baja Legal Advice in the article discussing this).

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CFDI Facturas Required To Evidence Residency For Tax Purposes

Capital Gains

Beware, most notarios differ in their perspective of things and conditions required by law, more so when it comes to address the fact that they be held responsible for unpaid taxes, thus the younger notarios are bound to ask more conditions than usually required by law, so be prepared, they can demand additional conditions at the worst possible time, screw up a real estate deal and not feel any remorse for leaving things for last.

Be aware that some notarios have begun to refuse CFE receipts as proof of residence/expense and are having you go back to CFE to obtain a factura with a CFDI, now CFE is refusing to grant facturas alleging that the receipt obtained by the consumer is an invoice, notarios insist that no, they must issue a specific factura instead.

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Attorney at Law / Licensed Exclusively in Mexico
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Why Do Mexican Real Estate Trusts Expire and What To Do About It – Baja Legal Advice

Talking About Old Trusts

When the Mexican government grants a permit for a bank to create a fideicomiso on behalf of a foreign national, it instructs both the bank and the Notario to includes a number of obligations that are included within the clauses of the fideicomiso, while granting a 50 year term for the trust beneficiary owners (renewable) to use and enjoy the property held under trust.

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Mexico’s Federal Maritime Zone – Baja Legal Advice

Mexico’s Beaches Are Known As “Federal Maritime Zone”

Thus if you are planning to buy property on the beach in Mexico then you must fully understand what the Federal Maritime Zone is.

The Federal Maritime Zone, per law, is described as a 20-meter wide strip of land that is transitable and next to the beach (playa mar)”. Let’s break this down to make sure we are clear on what we are talking about:

1.- The Federal Maritime Zone is 20 meters wide. There are several types of Federal Zone. This article is only making reference to the Federal MARITIME Zone.

2.- It must be “transitable” land, that I, it must be possible to cross. More on this below.

3.- It is measured from what the law considers a “beach”.

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