The Complete Buyer's Guide — Straight Talk from an Owner
Sales dropped 35% in 2024. Inventory doubled to 2,500+ listings. The pre-construction price advantage has disappeared. Here is what the data says — and what smart buyers are doing about it.
By Richard Pierro
Read more →We bought pre-construction in Cabo in 2022. We had over 80% of our capital out for nearly two years waiting for a deed we had already paid for. This is what we learned — and what nobody told us going in.
By Richard Pierro
Read more →Selling a home in Mexico? Your CFE electricity bill must have your RFC stamped, or the notario will refuse the capital gains tax exemption at closing. What sellers and buyers both need to know.
Pierro Holdings · May 2, 2026 · English & Español
Read article →Payment does not establish ownership in Mexico. A signed purchase contract does not establish ownership. Here is what does — and what happens when buyers find out too late.
By Richard Pierro
Read more →Your deposit goes directly to the developer — who uses it to build. If sales slow, construction slows.
Read more →Foreign ownership in Mexico's coastal zone requires a bank trust. What that means for you — and what it doesn't.
Read more →Non-refundable deposits are common in Cabo. They are not acceptable. Here is the right structure to insist on.
Read more →When the developer holds title and you hold a beneficial interest, everything changes when you try to sell.
Read more →The developer's attorney is not your attorney. Here is how to find representation that actually protects you.
Read more →A completed building is not a deeded property. Buyers move in and wait — sometimes years — for legal title.
Read more →If the land is leased and the structure is yours, you do not really own property in any meaningful sense.
Read more →Mexico taxes gains at sale. Most buyers from Canada and the US are not eligible for the primary residence exemption.
Read more →Former communal land requires specific legal conversion. If it wasn't done correctly, agrarian claims can follow the deed.
Read more →An unregistered HOA has no legal authority — but they still collect money. Here is how to verify before you buy.
Read more →Everything you need to verify before signing — title, regime, HOA, taxes, trust, ejido status, attorney credentials.
Read more →Capital gains planning, peso accounting, deed requirements, and why the time to prepare is before you list.
Read more →The property that solves exactly what this article describes.
The only lock-off unit in Pedregal Towers. Fully deeded, cash flowing, walkable to the marina — priced $100,000+ below every comparable unit in the building.