What’s the best way to go about renting a house or apartment in Mexico?
Brenda de Groot - AvensaTravel
The best way to go about renting a house or apartment in Mexico is to ask other people. You need to have references of which real estate agent is good. If it´s your first visit to Oaxaca, I suggest first to know the city, to know the different neighborhoods and to get to know people. It is easy to get to know people and get advices in Oaxaca because you have an expat community and people always help and advice each other. There are also different Internet sites with announcements of...The best way to go about renting a house or apartment in Mexico is to ask other people. You need to have references of which real estate agent is good. If it´s your first visit to Oaxaca, I suggest first to know the city, to know the different neighborhoods and to get to know people. It is easy to get to know people and get advices in Oaxaca because you have an expat community and people always help and advice each other. There are also different Internet sites with announcements of people renting or selling their houses.There’s also a Facebook page of foreigners living in Oaxaca. It is a very useful page where everybody helps each other. People use it a lot so the information is up to date. On this site, you can share your experiences, find references of good local doctors, dentists, hairdressers and also real estate agents. There are often posts of people renting their house or apartments.
When I moved to Mexico, my husband already had a house ready. We recently bought land in a small village and what I learned is that if you buy land or a house in small village, you will first have to get familiar with the local community "rules." For example, in some villages they do not let people from outside the village be the owner, and once you are the owner you are obligated to do community services.
(Celebration and parade on Oaxaca street, Mexico, pictured.)
Posted September 22, 2015
Liliana Cota - Stewart Title Baja and Stewart Title Puerto Peñasco
If you are going to buy or rent a house or apartment in Mexico, I recommend going online and research for any brokers in the area. There is an association for brokers called Asociacion Mexicana de Profesionales Inmobilarios (AMPI), who are the brokers that we recommend because these are the brokers that are more organized and more up to date relative to the many of the regulations. They get together every month for updates and to try to get any information on different topics with regard...If you are going to buy or rent a house or apartment in Mexico, I recommend going online and research for any brokers in the area. There is an association for brokers called Asociacion Mexicana de Profesionales Inmobilarios (AMPI), who are the brokers that we recommend because these are the brokers that are more organized and more up to date relative to the many of the regulations. They get together every month for updates and to try to get any information on different topics with regard to real estate.You could also ask someone you know for any recommendations on brokers or agents, but if you have no idea on how to get a broker, I suggest looking for an agent under AMPI within the area or AMPI from all over Mexico.
There is a division of AMPI in several areas of Mexico. For example, if you are looking for a house in Puerto Vallarta, there is AMPI Puerto Vallarta. There is AMPI Tijuana, AMPI Rosarito, and AMPI Ensenada. They can help you with both buying and renting here in Mexico.
We used to rent our house and put an ad for it on the newspaper. You can also look for ads such as that but if you are a foreigner, I recommend going to someone you know or going to AMPI so you could be assisted properly and they do speak Spanish so that you are covered for any issues.
(Road leading to the ocean, Ensenada, Mexico, pictured.)
Posted April 18, 2016
Yvon Marier - Travel Info Mexico
The best way to go by renting a house or an apartment in Mexico depends on the location you want to stay in. For example, where I have my condo unit in Mazatlán, people pay their rent a year or two in advance, whereas in other parts of town, most people have to work at getting six months or a year in advance, and they want to do that because they want to stay in Mexico in January, February, March or sometimes April. If someone rents a condo, they can rent the same one over and...The best way to go by renting a house or an apartment in Mexico depends on the location you want to stay in. For example, where I have my condo unit in Mazatlán, people pay their rent a year or two in advance, whereas in other parts of town, most people have to work at getting six months or a year in advance, and they want to do that because they want to stay in Mexico in January, February, March or sometimes April. If someone rents a condo, they can rent the same one over and over again. If you want to rent a place in Mexico for a year at a time, one of my friends just found an apartment a few blocks from the ocean and she pays CA $200 (US $150) a month. Here in Mexico, apartment rentals can cost between as CA $200 - $1,000 ($US 150-$755) a month depending on the location.
In finding rentals in Mazatlán, a lot are advertised through Facebook. People usually go online to find rentals in Mazatlán. Another way to find listings is asking others who are living in Mazatlán. If someone wants to come to Mazatlán for a vacation, talking to someone who is living here helps. Networking is key in finding rental listings.
We bought our condo. People who want to find a condo unit to rent here in our area in Mazatlán come a year or two in advance because the demand is crazy. Most people don’t rent in Mazatlán during winter, although a lot of nationals come to the area. Most of the tourists arrive from October to Easter in April. In all those 6 months, this area in Mazatlán is full of renters.
We go back to Canada for four to five months in a year, and while we are in Canada, our condo is just empty so we just lock it up, turn the water off, and unplug most appliances.
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I recommend renting a home or apartment in Mazatlán and in Mexico first before buying to see if you like the place because sometimes we have second thoughts about locations. For example, you might like Mazatlán, but you have to know in which part of Mazatlán you want to be. You have to ask yourself if you want to stay in an area that’s nice and quiet, or if you want to stay in the central area, where all the action is happening. In the central area, there are a lot of restaurants and parties happening. You can also ask yourself if you want to be in between.
If people cannot find what they like in one part of town, they can try to get an idea in which other part of town they like to be. It’s a matter of choice. For example, we lived in the central area for twelve years, and I loved it. We found Central Mazatlán to be nice and warm with a lot of happenings. Where we are now, it’s quiet and lovely, and then we have the beach close to us. It’s a different lifestyle than when we were in Central Mazatlán.
(Estrella del Mar, Mazatlan, Mexico, pictured.)
Posted July 21, 2017