What You Can Do to Improve Your Real Estate Sales Part 2
Saturday, 23 December 2006
By Enrique Saldana
Some helpful hints to help you succeed in real estate sales in Playa del Carmen. Part 2 of a 10 part series.
Playa del Carmen, and The Riviera Maya have a booming real estate market, but how can you keep your edge in the ever changing market? Here are some tips and ideas that may help you improve your real estate sales to ensure a long lasting career in the area.
Playa del Carmen, and The Riviera Maya have a booming real estate market, but how can you keep your edge in the ever changing market? Here are some tips and ideas that may help you improve your real estate sales to ensure a long lasting career in the area.
It takes approximately one year to break even in the average business, it
can take three years to show a profit, and it can take up to five years before a new business starts to generate
real cash flow. In the real estate
industry, it takes about six months to start closing your first deals, a year
to start showing reasonable profit, and about three years to begin enjoying the
fruits of a good and successful real estate career. So you have to be patient. If you're
impatient, what can happen is that you will end up setting yourself back further than when you first started.
Seaview Properties Succeeding in the Playa del Carmen Real Estate Market
Thursday, 30 November 2006
Laura Zapata, owner of Seaview Properties in Playa del Carmen, is staying ahead in the local real estate market.
Laura Zapata, originally from South Texas, moved here 11 years ago from the Dallas area. While owning a real estate business was not her reason for moving to Playa del Carmen, it was something she kept in the back of her mind. With a background in marketing and accounting in the United States she decided to move to the then relatively unknown and undiscovered Rivera Maya. She was hired by a local real estate office and spent the next 3 years in real estate sales and management. During this time she learned the language and embraced the steep learning curve of doing business in a foreign country.
Capital Gains in Mexico…Separating fact from fiction in Mexican real estate
The information provided here will help you understand the tax system in Mexico and the important issues related to it. Regardless you should meet with a tax professional prior to completing your purchase to confirm whether any of the laws have changed since this document was published in 2005.
A customers point of view on working with the new company, Gringo Furniture.
And
the Adventure Begins….
For about the last six or
seven years, my wife and I had been dreaming of owning a condominium or villa
in or around Playa del Carmen. Finally,
last August, the stars were aligned and our dream became a reality. We were able to buy a brand new, unfurnished condominium
in Playacar. My wife who is quite a
talented decorator, would be able to furnish the condo to her liking and before
we knew it, we would be all settled in.
We live in Troy, Michigan and figured furniture shopping
would be much the same in Playa del
Carmen as it was at home. If not, we
certainly could order over the phone from the likes of Pottery Barn and have
the furniture delivered to Mexico. Boy, were we in for a surprise!
A New Concept for Foreigners Buying Property in Mexico
Tuesday, 07 November 2006
Gringo Furniture is filling a niche for a much needed service.
A new Gringo is in town and it looks like she is really
going to make a difference to the landscape of furnishing property in Mexico. Foreigners
buying real estate in Mexico
have many obstacles ahead once they take that plunge to buy their DREAM home. Once past the closing of the property, reality sinks in and they
realize they are now in a different country, with a difference in language and
a different culture. All of this can add up to stress and frustration, taking
the fun out of their new home.
An Update From One Stop Real Estate in Playa del Carmen
Thursday, 02 November 2006
Sorting out the complexities of foreign eligibility of mortgages, and capital gains taxes, in Playa del Carmen.
Hello Everyone.
It has been a while since I have made the time to write an
article. It is not that I didn’t have anything to write about; quite the
contrary, there is plenty to say! Today I would like to talk about two major topics;
mortgages, and capital gains tax. There seems to be confusion among some buyers in regards to
mortgages in The Riviera Maya and Mexico. Here is what I know as
of today, but keep in mind things are rapidly changing here to accommodate the
booming real estate market.
October update from One Stop Real Estate in Playa del Carmen.
What is a Pocket Market?
Hello everyone.
I wanted to send
this with last months article but, it just got too long. Today we are going to
explore the effects of the shifting, or even falling, United States
real estate market on Playa del Carmen and The Rivera Maya real estate market.
More Choices in the Mortgage Market as Real Estate Booms in Playa del Carmen
Monday, 18 September 2006
Mortgage companies are offering more and more choices to foreigners buying in Playa del Carmen and The Riviera Maya.
U.S. Mortgage loans are hitting the beaches of Playa del Carmen and The Rivera Maya and many other resort areas of Mexico. The real estate market in the Rivera Maya area will start to see many changes very soon! Home buyers from around the world will be coming to purchase property and requesting financing. Loans are now available in dollars for American and Canadian home buyers. Euro loans are available for your special clients from Spain, Italy, and Germany etc. But let’s not forget the Mexico Pesos loan……
The Maze of The Commercial Lending Business in Mexico
Wednesday, 30 August 2006
By Enrique Saldana
Who is on first, and what is on second, in the commercial lending business in The Rivera Maya and Playa del Carmen?
In the commercial lending business
the famous joke of “who’s on first? what’s
on second?” takes on a special and important role.Not only have I personally dealt with many commercial loan investment
bankers, brokers, and lenders, but I have also heard many horror stories of
people that have spent large amounts of money trying to get funding for
their projects. Many of these funding companies or individuals end up to be
exactly that, a “joke”.
