Condos rent easier and cost more to hold. Houses appreciate on land but demand management. Here is the honest ROI comparison for Puerto Vallarta investors, including the costs most pro formas leave out.
2026
Humidity, salt air, and a buyer pool that flies in for 48 hours make selling here different. Here is what actually returns your money before listing in Puerto Vallarta — and what to skip.
Jalisco lawmakers advanced a proposal to cap short-term rentals at 180 nights a year, and Puerto Vallarta is weighing a platform tax. Here is where the rules stand and the checklist before you buy a rental property.
Non-resident sellers in Mexico can be taxed 25% of the full sale price — not the profit. Here is how the notario calculates ISR, which paperwork lowers it, and the exemption most foreign owners do not qualify for.
The supermarket and the mercado are two different economies operating four blocks apart, and most newcomers only find one of them. How the markets work, how to buy where nothing has a price tag, and why you go back to the same stall.
Public charging in Puerto Vallarta is a handful of locations, not dozens — so home charging is the real answer. Here is what exists, what it costs on a CFE tariff, and why installing a charger in a condo is a governance question before it is an electrical one.
A document issued in another country has no standing in Mexico until it has been apostilled and translated by a certified perito traductor. Here is how both steps work, where each has to happen, and the mistakes that cost people a wasted week.
What the cuota de mantenimiento really pays for, why a low fee can be the expensive option, how special assessments and asambleas work, and the seven documents to ask for before you make an offer on a Puerto Vallarta condo.
An honest comparison of Puerto Vallarta against Merida, Lake Chapala, Mexico City, Costa Rica and Ecuador — including the places that really are cheaper, and the four costs the comparison charts leave out.
For expats who have held residency in Puerto Vallarta for years: what Mexican citizenship actually changes, including owning coastal property without a fideicomiso, and what the process requires in 2026.