| Mexico, the fifth largest country of the Americas, | | | | Real estate is a fairly profitable business in Mexico. |
| has an upper middle income population and is | | | | However, although the direct ownership of property |
| predicted to become one of the 6th largest | | | | in the interiors of Mexico is legal to foreigners, it is |
| economies of the world by 2050. Tourism, | | | | illegal for outsiders to entirely own property within |
| automotive, building and construction, transportation | | | | the restricted zone. Should you wish to purchase real |
| and financial and insurance services are major | | | | estate or set up your business within this zone, a |
| industries in Mexico. Mexicans, they say, do business | | | | real-estate trust must be set up to hold the title in |
| if a relationship is built. Unlike many other parts of the | | | | your name. |
| world, starting a business can be complicated. | | | | Since one is not able to enter into direct contracts in |
| In Mexico, rarely does finalizing a deal happen over | | | | buy real estate in Mexico, it is necessary to have the |
| the phone; Mexicans like to face to face, so be | | | | bank act on one's behalf, similar to the way a trust is |
| prepared to have at least a couple of meetings over | | | | used to hold property for minors because they |
| lunch and dinner. Once a deal is clinched, a good way | | | | cannot enter into contracts. |
| of sealing it is to cash in on an order for a few | | | | The availability of a professional and skilled labour |
| transactions until a level of trust is built. | | | | force is a great advantage for investors in Mexico. In |
| Mexico is one of the best countries to invest in, if | | | | addition to its labour resources, the existence of |
| you are looking to enter a profitable Latin American | | | | economic stability and the several incentives provided |
| market, as it is abundant with both natural and | | | | by the International Free Trade Agreements make |
| human resources. | | | | Mexico, a favourable investment option. |
| According to the World Tourism Organization, Mexico | | | | Access to seamless transportation links with all the |
| has one of the largest tourism industries in the world. | | | | NAFTA countries, Europe, Asia and Latin America |
| Tourism is the third largest sector of the country's | | | | from Mexico has helped to develop the growth |
| industrial GDP and it is the only country in Latin | | | | potential of businesses in the region. Also, the |
| America to be within the top 25 international tourist | | | | interstate highway system of the United States has |
| destinations. | | | | aided the foreign trade opportunities of the country. |