Counsel across the full ownership lifecycle — structured for the foreign investor, defended under Mexican law.
Ownership in the restricted zone
Los Cabos and Baja sit within Mexico’s restricted zone, where foreigners hold residential title through a bank trust — the fideicomiso — or a Mexican entity. We advise which vehicle fits, draft and review the trust, and attend its renewal and succession terms.
How the fideicomiso works →
The beach and the federal zone
The sand is public domain; beachfront use rests on a federal maritime-zone concession. We verify whether that concession is current, properly assigned, and transferred at closing — before value is assumed, not after.
Mexico’s federal maritime zone →
Tax on the hold and the sale
Capital-gains exposure for a non-resident seller is decided before the deed. We plan the documentation that reduces it and coordinate the notary’s withholding, so the exit is not a surprise.
Tax on selling as a foreigner →
The right holding structure
A single home usually calls for a trust. Development, multiple owners, or rental income at scale may call for a Mexican company — with different tax, reporting, and succession consequences.
Trust or corporation →
Rental income and platforms
Vacation-rental income is taxable in Mexico, and digital platforms now withhold and report it. We register owners correctly and protect the deductions they are entitled to.
Rental income and digital platforms →
Protection and disputes
Title verification, the right ownership vehicle, tax planning for the hold and the exit, and counsel that stays through to litigation before Mexican courts.
Protecting your investment →