HOW TO OWN YOUR HOME IN GOLF COURSE SEAVIEW RESORT
Yes, you can buy safe and secure seaside real estate in Mexico with title insurance (see 2 blue links above). As a foreigner, you can acquire irrevocable and absolute ownership rights in Mexico through a 50 year perpeturally renewable and transferable bank trust that is the legal equivalent for deeded ownership, with the same "bundle of rights" as commonly referred to in the U.S. as fee simple. It is yours to use, enjoy, lease, sell, will, inherit, improve and mortgage. These are no leases and no timeshares.
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(#2) MAZATLAN, Estrella del Mar golf country club seaview homesites from $159,000. Condos from $350,000. Magnificent gated community on 3-1/2 miles of pristine beach.
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Tom Richards - Licensed California real estate agent # 00759765
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Sunday, December 6, 2009
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Many people believe that you can not actually own property on or near the beach in Mexico or that you must have a Mexican partner to own a business in Mexico. None of that is true. Yes, you can own beach front real estate. The rules have changed. And, by the way, there has never been a 99 year lease in Mexico.
ReplyDeleteGet the real information from Stewart Title in the 2 blue links at the top of the page. On the top because it is important.
AS WE ALL KNOW, NOT EVERYTHING IS ROSES IN MEXICO, BUT THE "BOSS OF BOSSES" OF THE DRUG CARTELS IS "PUSHING UP DAISYS" TODAY. The government is winning little by little. All of this is happening south of Mexico City. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THE WARS IN MEXICO ARE BETWEEN THE DIFFERNENT CARTELS AS WELL AS THE GOVERNMENT. WE ALMOST NEVER HEAR OF TOURIST BEING INVOLVED. Here is the story from MSNBC and Associated Press (I edited out a lot):
ReplyDeleteMexican raid kills drug cartel ‘Boss of Bosses’
Officials had offered $2.1 million reward for capture of Arturo Beltran Leyva
Mexican Navy marines detain an unidentified man during a raid in Cuernavaca in which drug cartel leader Arturo Beltran Leyva was killed.
CUERNAVACA, Mexico - Two hundred Mexican Navy marines stormed an upscale apartment complex and killed a reputed drug cartel chief in a two-hour gunbattle, one of the biggest victories yet in President Felipe Calderon's drug war.
Arturo Beltran Leyva, the "boss of bosses," and six members of his cartel died in the shootout Wednesday in Cuernavaca, just south of Mexico City, according to a navy statement Thursday.
The body of one cartel member was found on the ground outside the third-floor apartment, after he apparently committed suicide during the shootout.
An Associated Press reporter at the scene heard at least 10 explosions during the firefight, which residents said lasted at least 90 minutes. Witnesses said the raid began when marines rappelled down ropes onto the roofs of some of the apartment buildings at dusk.
Beltran Leyva's body still lay early Thursday; his skull and one arm were mangled by bullet wounds, and in one hand he clutched a large gold-colored medallion.
President Felipe Calderon, speaking from the Copenhagen climate summit, said "this action represents an important achievement for the government and people of Mexico, and a resounding blow against one of the most dangerous criminal organizations in Mexico, and on the continent."
Calderon described Beltran Leyva as "one of the three most-wanted" drug suspects in Mexico. Beltran Leyva is the highest-ranking figure taken down under Calderon, who has deployed more than 45,000 troops across Mexico to crush the cartels since taking office in December 2006.
Beltran Leyva had narrowly escaped attempts to arrest him in recent months, including a Friday raid on an alleged drug cartel holiday party at a mansion in the town of Tepotzlan, near Cuernavaca, where authorities killed three alleged Beltran Leyva cartel members and detained 11.
The split is believed to have fueled much of Mexico's bloodshed of recent years.
One of the brothers, Alfredo Beltran Leyva, was arrested in January 2008.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration says the Beltran Leyva cartel has smuggled tons of cocaine into the United States, as well as large quantities of heroin.
The Mexican government had offered a $2.1 million reward for Beltran Leyva's capture.
U.S. officials say the Beltran Leyva Cartel has carried out heinous killings, including numerous beheadings of rival traffickers or kidnappers invading what the gang considered its turf.
Mexico leader proposes major political reforms
Beheadings
U.S. officials say the Beltran Leyva Cartel has carried out heinous killings, including numerous beheadings. .
The U.S government added Beltran Leyva and his cartel to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act last year, a movement that denied him access to the U.S. financial system.
"Boss of Bosses," Beltran Leyva's nickname.
From msnbc.com
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Mexico's health care lures Americans
ReplyDeleteMEXICO CITY - It sounds almost too good to be true: a health care plan with no limits, no deductibles, free medicines, tests, X-rays, eyeglasses, even dental work - all for a flat fee of $250 or less a year.
To get it, you just have to move to Mexico.
As the United States debates an overhaul of its health care system, thousands of American retirees in Mexico have quietly found a solution of their own, signing up for the health care plan run by the Mexican Social Security Institute.
The system has flaws, the facilities aren't cutting-edge, and the deal may not last long because the Mexican government said in a recent report that it is "notorious" for losing money. But for now, retirees say they're getting a bargain.
It's unclear how many Americans use IMSS, but with between 40,000 and 80,000 U.S. retirees living in Mexico, the number probably runs "well into the thousands," said David Warner, a public policy professor at the University of Texas.
The IMSS plan is primarily designed to support Mexican taxpayers who have been paying into the system for decades, and officials say they don't want to be overrun by bargain-hunting foreigners.
"If they started flooding down here for this, it wouldn't be sustainable," said Javier Lopez Ortiz, IMSS director in San Miguel de Allende.
Pre-existing conditions aren't covered for the first two years, and some newer medicines and implants are not free. IMSS hospitals don't have frills such as televisions or in-room phones, and they often require patients to bring family members to help with bathing and other non-medical tasks. Most doctors and nurses speak only Spanish, and Mexico's overloaded court system doesn't provide much recourse if something goes wrong.
But the medical care doesn't cost a dime after paying the annual fee, and it is usually good, retirees and health experts say. Warner said most American retirees enroll in IMSS as a form of cheap insurance against medical emergencies, while using private doctors or traveling back to the USA for less urgent care. Medicare, the U.S. insurance plan for retirees, cannot be used outside the United States.
The IMSS system is similar to an HMO in the United States, Jemmy Miller said. Patients are assigned a primary care physician and given a passport-size ID booklet that includes records of appointments. The doctor can refer patients to specialists, a bigger hospital or one of the IMSS specialty hospitals in cities such as Guadalajara or Mexico City.
Different levels of care offered
IMSS is one of several public health systems in Mexico, each with its own network of hospitals and clinics. The program, which was founded in 1943, is funded by a combination of payroll deductions, employer contributions and government funds. It covers 50.8 million workers.
IMSS facilities are a step up from the state hospitals, but not as advanced as Mexico's private hospitals, which are often world-class, said Curtis Page, a Tempe, Ariz., doctor and co-author of a book about health care in Mexico.
By Chris Hawley, USA TODAY
Hawley is Latin America correspondent for USA TODAY and The Arizona Republic
Collect Health Care Contact Information Before You Leave
ReplyDeleteWrite down the following information in your address book, journal or itinerary and keep it with you at all times.
Your regular doctor's office and home phone numbers in case you need a consultation while traveling
HMO/insurance company contact information in case you need to get approval for treatment
Embassy contact info for countries in which you are traveling
Also, ask your doctor for a contact name and number in the event of an emergency that occurs when your own doctor is not available.
All of this information should be with your primary identification in your carry-on luggage, wallet, purse or money belt so that, should you be incapacitated, whoever comes to your assistance will find it. If you have serious allergies or a medical condition such as diabetes, be sure to ask your doctor about medical emergency bracelets.
Source: independenttraveler.com