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How to Verify a Rental Listing and the Person Renting It
Four checks, in order: the address, the photographs, the person's authority, and a live look.
8 min readHow to Rent Safely in Puerto Vallarta: A Step-by-Step Checklist
Verify the property, the person, the contract and the payment before you send money.
8 min read
Paying Safely for a Rental in Mexico — and What to Do If It Goes Wrong
Match the account to the contract, keep a receipt for everything, and know the channels before you need them.
8 min read
Rental Red Flags in Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit
The warning signs worth stopping for — and why they almost always arrive together.
7 min read
What a Mexican Lease Should Contain
The clauses worth checking before you sign — and why Jalisco and Nayarit are not the same contract.
7 min read
Rental Deposits in Jalisco and Nayarit: What They Cover and How to Get One Back
The deposit is decided at move-in, not at move-out — by whoever documented the property.
7 min readAfter You Sign: Setting Up a Rental in Puerto Vallarta
Utilities, the building's rules, how you will pay, and what your landlord's insurance does not cover.
6 min read
Vacation Rentals vs Long-Term Leases: How Renting Actually Works Here
Two different contracts, two different sets of protections, one listing site.
7 min readMoving to Puerto Vallarta or Riviera Nayarit: What Changes After You Buy?
Buying a home and moving your life are two different projects. This is the second one.
7 min readShould You Finance or Pay Cash in Puerto Vallarta & Riviera Nayarit?
Why most foreign buyers pay cash here — and when financing actually makes sense.
6 min readWhat Does a Mexican Notario Público Actually Do?
Not a signature witness — a state-appointed attorney who performs the legal due diligence behind your purchase.
7 min readWhy you may need an RFC before closing
The Mexican tax ID, the e-invoicing system behind it, and why timing matters.
4 min readWhat is a fideicomiso — and do you really own the home?
The bank trust that lets foreigners own coastal property in Mexico, explained without the myths.
4 min readWhat happens to your home when you die — wills, heirs, and the trust
The one-page estate plan that keeps your Mexican property out of a foreign probate court — and out of a Mexican one.
6 min readRenting it out: the income, the taxes, and the rules nobody mentions at the showing
If your investment case depends on rental income, price in IVA, ISR, platform withholding, and the local rules before you sign.
6 min readCapital-gains tax (ISR) when you sell — and how to legally reduce it
The exit tax most buyers don't plan for: how it's calculated, the primary-home exemption's real conditions, and why the paperwork you keep today decides your bill later.
6 min readFrom accepted offer to registered deed: how a Mexican closing actually runs
The promissory agreement, the deposit, the due-diligence weeks, and why 'escrow' isn't the default it is back home.
6 min readWhat are the closing costs — and who pays what?
The buyer's side of the ledger: acquisition tax, notario fees, the trust, and the registry — usually 4%–8% on top of the price.
5 min readEjido land: why the cheapest lot on the coast may not be for sale at all
Communal farmland, the certificate that looks like a title but isn't, and the one question that separates the two.
7 min readZona Romántica — Puerto Vallarta's Historic Heart
The walkable, social center of Puerto Vallarta and its established international community.
5 min readMarina Vallarta — The Master-Planned Waterfront Community
Puerto Vallarta's 30-year-old planned resort-residential community centered on marina, golf, and waterfront living.
5 min readZona Hotelera Norte — Puerto Vallarta's Emerging Northern Corridor
The newer, resort-focused hotel and residential zone north of downtown, close to the airport.
4 min readNuevo Vallarta — Riviera Nayarit's Planned Resort Community
A purpose-built resort destination with master-planned infrastructure, 3,000-slip marina, golf, and 5 miles of white-sand beach.
5 min readBucerías — Riviera Nayarit's Authentic Beach Town
A traditional Mexican beach town that evolved from a fishing village, with a large Canadian community and genuine town character.
5 min readPunta de Mita — Riviera Nayarit's Exclusive Peninsula
A 1,500-acre peninsula surrounded on three sides by ocean, home to luxury resorts, villas, and the most geographically distinct and exclusive area in Banderas Bay.
5 min readPreventa: what a developer must legally show you before you pay
Mexican consumer law gives pre-construction buyers a thirteen-point disclosure list, a searchable contract registry, and a five-year structural warranty. Almost nobody asks for any of it.
8 min readGeneral education, not legal or tax advice. Requirements vary by state, municipality, notario, SAT office, and year — confirm current specifics with your Notario Público, an attorney, and a cross-border accountant before acting.