Exclusive
USD$1,500,000
Exclusive · Casa Vértice · García Gineres
Mérida Centro
4 beds5.5 baths510 m² livingColonial home
Colm Cooney006766
Property in Mérida, Progreso and the Yucatán coast — since 1994.
We were the first website selling Mexican real estate. Thirty years later we are still here, in the same city, telling buyers the truth about what things cost.
Since 1994
16 agents
◆ CRS · AMPI · NAR · GRI · MLS
Earnest money held in a US account
Featured
A few of the 229 properties we have on the market.
Every price is in US dollars and every photograph is of the actual property.
Colm Cooney006766
Exclusive
USD$995,000
Colonial Inspiration Santiago
Mérida Centro
4 beds5 baths315 m² lotColonial home
Colm Cooney006303
USD$950,000
Amazing Private Resort Style Beachfront
Yucatán Beach
5 beds5 baths359 m² livingBeach property
Leroy Osmon006464
USD$949,000
Hacienda Santo Domingo – Acanceh, Yucatán
Outside Mérida
10 beds10 baths644 m² livingHacienda
006700
USD$449,000
Casa Reforma · 3 Bedroom 2 Bathroom Art Deco
Yucatán
3 beds2 baths191 m² livingColonial home
Robert Slaats006761On film
Why people move here, from the people who did it.
Not a brochure. Buyers who came down, bought a house and stayed, talking about what the decision was actually like.
Why We Moved to Mérida, Mexico — Real Expat Stories
The first question
Can a foreigner actually own property in Mérida?
Yes — and it is routine. It just isn’t familiar.
Mérida sits inside Mexico’s restricted zone, which runs 50 km inland from any coast. Foreign buyers there hold their property through a fideicomiso: a bank trust where you are the named beneficiary. It is not a lease. You can live in it, rent it, remodel it, sell it, and leave it to your heirs. The term is 50 years and it renews.
Most of what you will read online gets this wrong for Mérida specifically. We have been closing these transactions here since 1994.
How buying in Mexico actually works →- Who holds the title
- You, as named beneficiary of a Mexican bank trust.
- Term
- 50 years, renewable — by you or by your heirs.
- What you may do
- Live in it, rent it, remodel it, sell it, inherit it.
- Inheritance
- Heirs receive the rights and bypass probate, even without a will.
- Typical closing
- 30–60 days, completed before a notario público.
Where
Four areas, and they are not the same purchase.
Tell us how you want to live and we will tell you which one.
Since 1994
We started before there were digital cameras.
The company began in 1994 as Miguels Mexico — by our reckoning the first website dedicated to selling Mexican real estate. There were no digital cameras. We shot film, waited for it to develop, and scanned every photograph by hand.
In 2004 we became Mexico International. In between came Hurricane Isidore, the looted Quinta Teresa, and a ruined hacienda called Chenché de las Torres that we marketed when it had no roof.
We tell the truth about what it really costs. From their own About page — where it appears twice
Read the whole story →In their words
What buyers and sellers say.
★★★★★
I had a wonderful experience with Mexico International and agent Colm Cooney. We saw properties that fit our style and price range and learned alot about Merida during our time with him. The fact that we purchased our home three days following our tour speaks for itself!
★★★★★
My experience with Robert Slaats was excellent. Maybe I was lucky that I discovered I had a desirable house in a desirable neighbourhood — that sold quickly, but he created a less stressful experience, was charming, transparent. All in all, I would recommend Robert to potential future clients.
★★★★★
Navigating the complexities of buying property abroad for the first time was intimidating, but Shawn held my hand every step of the way. He not only explained the entire process but also took on tasks that I never expected, including signing on my behalf so I didn’t have to make another trip down.
The team
Sixteen people, one market.
Our team has more years of professional real estate experience than any other company in Yucatán. Several of our agents are legally trained, certified and licensed Realtors in the USA and Canada.
Esther Rodriguez
Brent & Kip Team
Shawn Ebrahimi
Mitch Keenan
Miguel Canche
Joel R De Leon
Ivan Luis
Fernando Berdichevsky
Eric & Ivan Team
Benja Requena
Arturo NoveloContact
Tell us what you’re looking for.
A real person answers — usually the same day. If you would rather just ask a question before anything else, that is completely fine. Most people start there.
Calle 45 # 469 x 52 y 54, Centro Mérida, Yucatán 97000, México