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Acquiring Real Estate in Mexico: A Due Diligence check list

This is a list of searches and inquiries that any person should consider when acquiring a real estate property in Mexico:

    - Title deeds
    - Prior history of ownership
    - Copy of the registration folio at the public registry of property
    - Obtaining of certificate of absence of liens and of good standing from the public registry.
    - Search of the type of land and its authorized usage & zoning compliance
    - Outstanding mortgages or other encumbrances on the property or structures thereon.
    - Review of payment of real estate taxes and water contributions.
    - Physical identification of the boundaries and surface existance of railroad spurs
    - Lease agreements, if applicable
    - Employee claims on the property
    - Easements and other property rights
    - Verification for compliance of environmental regulations


If there are structures, it is important to verify the following:

    - Construction permits and licenses
    - Authorization for the plans drafted
    - Health licenses
    - Contracts for the construction of buildings, installations and equipment
    - Permit and licenses for electric and gas installations
    - Permit and licenses for wells, hydraulic equipment and pumping equipment
    - Trust deed on the property

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