# Mexican Real Estate **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 10, 2008, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-real-estate/437055 "2008-02-10T18:57:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-real-estate/437055/1 "2008-02-10T18:57:41Z")
My google-fu is failing me. I’m trying to find a realtor that lists apartment/condo rentals and/or home/condo sales in Mexico, particularly in Playa del Carmen. Unfortunately, all I’m finding are luxury real estate brokers ($1,400 USD per week for a beachside condo isn’t exactly what I’m looking for). Can someone point me to a Mexican real-estate broker that offers the type of housing that ordinary Mexicans live in? If it has to be in Spanish, so be it: my Spanish isn’t great, but I can usually piece together the gist of whatever Spanish I’m reading. Gracias. ---
**Author:** ![Mongo\_Ponton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Mongo\_Ponton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mongo_Ponton)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-real-estate/437055/2 "2008-02-10T20:00:35Z")
[Realty Executives](http://www.playarealtyexecutives.com/) is also an American real estate franchise. I think most of them have franchises in Mexico. Remax, etc. It isn’t legal for an American to own real estate in Mexico so you have to do a 99 year lease or hold it in trust with a Mexican Bank or something. ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-real-estate/437055/3 "2008-02-10T20:36:05Z")
[QUOTE=Mongo Ponton] It isn’t legal for an American to own real estate in Mexico so you have to do a 99 year lease or hold it in trust with a Mexican Bank or something. [/QUOTE] last i heard that was only within 25 mi of the coast or somethin like that.. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-real-estate/437055/4 "2008-02-10T21:40:05Z")
[QUOTE=drachillix] last i heard that was only within 25 mi of the coast or somethin like that.. [/QUOTE] There’s a whole set of rules and regulations for Americans owning land in Mexico, involving trusts & whatnot. But mostly I’m interested in rentals. ---
**Author:** ![Mongo\_Ponton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Mongo\_Ponton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mongo_Ponton)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-real-estate/437055/5 "2008-02-10T23:06:23Z")
By the way I understand Mexico has an illegal immigration problem with people who find the commute into San Diego shorter and the values better. ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-real-estate/437055/6 "2008-02-10T23:43:20Z")
It’s 100km from the coast and borders, but bank trusts are routine and as rock solid as the bank is (and there are rock solid banks). Try seccionamarilla.com.mx for “real” Mexican realtors.