The time is right for Mexico. We’ve been hearing that ever since we moved here in 2002, and we agree wholeheartedly.
It is the United States’ closest neighbor to the south, and at no other time in the long history of that relationship have the benefits of living and investing in Mexico been more apparent...and more easy to take advantage of. Not just for U.S. citizens, but for Canadians, Europeans, South Americans...anyone looking for great weather, low prices, rich culture, and potential profits. Mexico is also International Living’s top retirement destination. Once a year we publish our Global Retirement Index, which looks at the best opportunities worldwide for retirement living. In 2007, Mexico moved up four places to take our top spot as the world’s top retirement haven.
Mexico has it all...rich culture, perfect climate...affordable living...not to mention mountains, beaches, deserts, and just about everything in between.
With its growing GDP, a higher level of foreign direct investment than any other Latin country, and a current political climate that is more pluralistic and open to investment than any other of the last seven decades, investing in Mexico today offers high rewards with limited risk.
The peso is strong. Direct foreign investment is at an all-time high. The July 2000 election of Vicente Fox as president and the 2006 election of Felipe Calderón boosted the country’s economic status even further. Committed to enhancing foreign trade and investment, reforming fiscal policies, and attacking corruption and crime, Fox and Calderón have shored up foreign confidence in their country. Mexico is all about attracting foreign investors, and no politician here wants that to change. Mexico’s economy is growing strongly, and this bodes well for your own investment here. You don’t have to worry about radical revaluation of the currency, or that social unrest will unseat the government. Mexico is well positioned for growth.
Whether you dream of a colonial home with graceful arches, thick walls, and a garden overflowing with pink bougainvillea; a lazy beachfront retreat where you can sit on your front porch with your feet propped up and watch the Caribbean roll up on the sand; or a dramatic Pacific coast lookout where the waters crash against the cliffs below and you can watch the sun set behind a watery horizon—you can find your dream home in Mexico.