Registro Público de la Propiedad in Morelia

By Liliana Elena Gonzalez

@mexatua

Registro Publico de la Propiedad is a government office. It records all real estates transactions and related activities. All their records are public, this means anyone could have access to see them and ask for certified or simple copies of the records.

It is located in the avenue Heroes de

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I do have many questions regarding how to prepare a Will

I have been living full time in Patzcuaro, Mexico for 4 years and enjoy my life here very much. I do have many questions regarding how to prepare a Will and how to be certain that my new deed (Escritura) is being handled in my best interests. The best way I have found is to

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Selecting and Negotiating for a House in Patzcuaro Took Almost an Entire Year

Selecting and negotiating for a house in Patzcuaro took almost an entire year, but it was painless because Liliana did most of the work! She sent us information about houses as they came on the market and when we finally made on offer for one, she handled all the negotiations. We were happy to give

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Reviewing and Translating Real Estate Documents

Liliana Gonzalez provided us with legal and translation services for our recent land purchase in Patzcuaro, Mexico. We live in California and handling this sort of transaction without Liliana’s help would have been very difficult. Much of the negotiations and discussions needed to be carried out in Spanish and her help in reviewing and translating

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Our Real Estate Agent Couldn’t Explain to Us What the Complications Were

My wife, Miriahm and I plunged into the comittment of purchasing a piece of property in Centro Morelia last May after searching around SMA, Guanajuato, and Guadalajara.. Our Spanish is fairly basic and our real estate agent from Tierra Colonial was affable and helpful. He negotiated the contract and introduced us to a notario who

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Reasons to buy NOW in Mexico

By Doug Jones

Founder of  Mortgages in Mexico

Some people are thinking that prices in Mexico are currently very low, “but maybe they will go down a bit more.” We are seeing some good movement in the upper end of the market ($1M plus properties). Although no one has a crystal ball with a clear vision

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A True Professional and Very Knowledgeable in Mexican Real Estate Law

When my wife and I decided to travel to Michoacan to look for a home, we did not know anyone in the area. Browsing through listings on the internet, we found Mexatua   and Liliana Gonzalez. Although semi-fluent in Spanish, I was relieved to find a real estate agent and lawyer who could speak English and

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Yearly Taxes (predial) for your Property in Michoacan

By Liliana Elena Gonzalez

@mexatua

It is time to Pay “predial” (yearly taxes) for your property in Michoacan.

There are several places to pay predial in Morelia: Banks, Internet with a credit or debit card, Oxxo and Cosntrurama stores, Caja Morelia Valladolid´s branches and Tesorería´s offices. Here is the step by step procedure:

1.- Go to http://www.morelia.gob.mx

2.- Click on the red box at

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Would you guess when you are making a real estate investment?

By Liliana Elena Gonzalez

@mexatua

Mexatua has opened a FanPage in Facebook. We are offering to answer all of your legal and real estate questions (related to Michoacán properties) for free through our blog, so here it is the first consultation.

Feel free to leave comments at the end of this post or contact us with a different question

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A realtor, an attorney, and bilingual.

Who can you trust?

It’s a difficult matter for ex-pats to find capable service providers and contractors in Mexico. More difficult to find this competence and professionalism in a bilingual attorney. Finding a professional relies on testimonials of other ex-pats and your own evaluation. Not an easy thing in any country, and definitely more difficult as

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