retiring in baja

we would like to buy a home to retire in baja, I would like to know of any mex americans with mex born parents that were able to buy property direct w/o a bank trust.

[Antonia333]

Originally Posted by sue

we would like to buy a home to retire in baja, I would like to know of any mex americans with mex born parents that were able to buy property direct w/o a bank trust.

I HAD A BEACH HOUSE NEAR BUENA VISTA BAJA CAL. SUR. I BOUHT OUT RIGHT BECAUSE I WAS BORN IN MEXICO. PERSONS NOT BORN IN MEX. AND WANT TO BUT BEACH PROPETIES HAVE TO GO THROUGH A "FIDECOMISIO". YOU CAN OWN IT FOR ABOUT 99 YEARS. I AM NOT SURE BUT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO BUY IF YOUR PARENTS WEREBORN IN MEXICO BUT AGAIN I AM NOT SURE

Originally Posted by sue

we would like to buy a home to retire in baja, I would like to know of any mex americans with mex born parents that were able to buy property direct w/o a bank trust.

Hi Sue
I am going thru the same thing right now
You will need your parents birth certificates and yours of course
and Apply to become a Mexican Citizen
DONT GO TO THE MEXICAN CONSULATE, WAY TOO COMPLICATED!!!
I went to an Escritorio Publico, had to pay of course ,but much less
than you would for a trust
I should know in a month if I will have Dual Citizenship

I will post my results

[Quién Soy Yo?]

Your post has confused me. Maybe you can clear the air. I'm under the impression that an Escrito Publico is nothing more than a typist who assists people in the filling out of papers, and that they're not in any way connected to a government agency. At least that's what they've done when I've used them, and I've then taken what they've filled out for me and brought the forms/papers to the appropriate office. I don't see how one of them can process your paperwork for you, on your behalf. What am I missing here?

[bajagirl]

As far as I am aware, you must have been born in Mexico yourself to be able to buy outright in Mexico. My husband was born in Mexico, but had to prove with original birth certificate. About a year or so ago, the mexican govt was allowing Mexican citizens whose children were born in the US to apply for mexican citizenship for them. The parents had to go to the mexican immigration office and show the US birth certificates with the Mexican mother or fathers name matching their birth certificate. Then they would write a mexican birth certificate for them. We didn't get around to doing for our children. However, we also decided to just set up a trust for our home. Because I am an American citizen, and my husband is a mexican citizen, if we just put the property in his name, I would have no rights in case he died. The way mexican laws work in Mexico, is the property owned by a mexican goes directly to his wife if she is a mexican citizen. If not, then it goes to his first born son, or daugter, if no son. However, the son must appear in court before a judge to accept the inheritance of the property. If this is not done, the property is considered abandoned. We verified this with not just one but several Notarios. (FYI-when doing business in Mexico, a good thing to know is that Notarys are higher than Lawyers). A Notary is a lawyer, who has practiced for years as a attorney, and has received an appointment to become a Notary. They are geographically assigned to districts. They are also strictly monitored by the government. If they are caught doing anything illegal, they can lose their appointment. Lawyers on the other hand are not regulated or monitored at all, so there are alot of crooked ones out there. They know us americans think lawyers are fairly reputable, but in Mexico, we have found them to be very unreputable. We ultimately decided on a trust because we figured we would probably sell our house to another american, so it would be easy for them to assume our trust.