Cozumel Insider Blog

Ever sit at your desk and dream of moving to a beach paradise? Well, starting over in Cozumel is both possible and doable. The beautiful island of Cozumel is renowned for its scuba diving. Tourism is a prime draw for Cozumel and the island's attractions primarily exist for tourism. If you are in the tourism business, relocating to Cozumel ...

  A blind date has got to be one of life's scarier moments! Many of us have been the recipient of this form of 'relationship assistance' at some point in our lives. Although, it's exciting to not know exactly who you will be meeting, the experience is fraught with much angst and trepidation for precisely the same ...

When many people think about Caribbean property, images of sandy white beaches and lush tropical greenery may spring to mind. However, it is not just these pleasant images which make Caribbean property so appealing. There are many Caribbean property opportunities available which are tailored for investment and anticipated to generate substantial ...

Canadian property investors are increasingly investing in Mexico as they regard the US market as not a good prospect at the moment. An increase in the number of flights from Canada to Mexico and a desire to avoid the volatility of the US market means more are buying second homes and investment properties further afield. One investor, Doug ...

By Bruce D. Greenberg, MAI, SRA, ASA, President, Valuaciones Montaña Verde, SA de CV Technically, the United States economy is not yet in an economic recession, which is defined by two consecutive quarters of economic contraction, or negative economic growth. However, many economic indicators such as jobless claims, manufacturing ...

Can you do a 1031 Exchanges on Vacation Home? Taxpayers wanting to defer taxes on a vacation home through a Section 1031 like-kind exchange have contended with incomplete guidelines for many years. A 1031 Exchange allows taxpayers to sell "business or investment" property and purchase replacement property within the current regulations ...

Here's where Americans will be turning to this year for second homes abroad. By Les Christie, CNNMoney.com staff writer NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Americans have never taken much to living abroad, at least not to the same degree the British have. Some 5.5 million Brits, about 10 percent of that nation's total population, now live as ...

New York Times By HILLARY CHURA These days, some Americans heading for retirement are as concerned with pesos as pensions, and foreign language classes as Medicare. They are part of an emerging population expecting to spend their retirement abroad. In January, baby boomers will start hitting 60 at a rate of more than four million a year. More ...

Since its introduction in the early part of 2005, the cross-border Mexico mortgage market - mortgage financing for foreigners purchasing vacation and retirement homes in Mexico - has been compared by many realtors and developers to riding a roller coaster. But now, a greater number of those individuals are looking at the cross-border mortgage ...

Mexico’s capital gains exclusion for sale of real estate is similar to that of the United States.(Homestead excemption) “There is no capital gains tax in Mexico if there is conclusive proof the seller has had the property as his or her primary residence for the previous two years” - Cashing in on a Second Home in Mexico by Tom ...