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Are you a purpose driven entrepreneur struggling to get web traffic that converts into paying clients? Stop wasting time and money. Discover how to position yourself as the go to authority in your niche or industry. Infuse your Wow website with the best on marketing strategies and drive traffic to your website that converts to leads and clients. Listen to the On Market Your Business podcast today and watch as your ideal clients find you with ease.

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Let’s head into the studio now with our hostess with the Mostess, Carol J. Dunlop.

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Hello. Hello. Hello and welcome back to the Unmarked to Business podcast. I am your hostess with the master’s Carol Jay Dunlop. How are you doing? So I hope you are staying cool, warm, whatever. This thing. Comfortable. I hope you’re doing that. And I hope you are ready for today’s guest. Because if you had any idea or any inkling or any anything about wanting to buy a property in Mexico, invest in Mexico.

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You are in the right place today because my guest, Susie MacDonald, is going to tell you all about what is required, what you need to do, how you can get it. All your questions are going to be answered. I’ve been waiting for this. It’s going to be amazing. So I have a funny story about Susie. Susie, when you see her, you’ll you’ll know who she is.

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But she is a,

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Here’s a celebrity

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on air talent for a House Hunters International on HGTV. And we and my husband Allen, we love, love, love House Hunters International. We started warehouse Hunter switched over to international. We’re doing both of them for a while. Then we just totally fell in love with international and we haven’t go back.

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We haven’t even watched the regular house. One is a long time. So when I saw every time they had something from Mexico on their sons, it was always there. So I got to know her and see her, you know, all of that and when we decided to move to Platt del Carmen, Mexico, I was like, she is the person I need to talk to.

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So I stopped her, figured out where she was, connected with her. I mean, I don’t know where she lives or anything, but, I did stalk our online, and that was pretty simple, because she wants people to find her. She wants me to be stopped in that way. To find a real estate agent. Not in a bad way.

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Just in a good way. Right. And so I called her when I was in the States and called Mexico, and she was so warm and friendly, knowledgeable, all that, just like, just like, TV. So if you have seen any episode with her in there, she is the exact same way. Okay. The exact same way. Love her that she is amazing and you will really learn a lot from what she’s going to talk about today.

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All right. Now, I announced this last episode about the founding 2025 members, but I’m going to say it again because this month isn’t over yet and you still have time. So as I said, when I first created the, Marketing Academy, I knew that entrepreneurs like me, like you were struggling in this digital age. I mean, I came out, and started using tech and technological things back this right before.

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Well, in the beginning, the

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internet. Right. And before blogging was even a thing. So I’ve been around since all this stuff was begin, and I’ve seen Twitter start up. I saw when Facebook came along. So I’ve been and and there was no roadmap then there was nothing. You just got in and you did it. And you see where we are now.

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There are thousands of things we can do now. There are a, agents. Where does it I hate it, I hate it is,

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I guess it’s a you could call it a technology. They’re not all bots, but their technologies that can do things for you quicker, faster, stronger. Like a $6 million man so that you don’t have to take so much of your time doing stuff.

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Let the app, the app bots handle it right. But you can’t just give everything over to AI. You got to do some stuff yourself. Plus,

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AI works best when there is human input in there, when you can tell them when they do something. Perfect example. Perfect example for you. Today I was doing some, stuff with the with the, Marketing Academy.

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We’re creating some things. And I said, you know, you do this or create this or whatever. I don’t know where you got this. Call us from cloud. What is wrong with you, what colors you have? And I actually put in the product knowledge thing. I want these colors right here. So I can make mistakes. They can lie. They can not tell you the right thing.

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So you got to be on your game. If you’re trying to tell them to do stuff, then on top of, well then there’s the email marketing content marketing, live stream and all the things that we got to do to keep ourselves out there so that people can see us. It can be so overwhelming, frustrating, just

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sometimes you can’t even talk about it, right?

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So when I first started the On Marketing Academy, I was like, well, I’m teaching on all this stuff social media, content marketing, email marketing, and your website. Let me just take all of these trainings that I have and put them behind membership wall and charge people to access it, because it is my expertise and experience. And I’m telling you one, two, three ABC how to do things.

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So I’m like, okay, this can’t work. And and it’s been great, but it just wasn’t enough. In some places. I was a little lacking in some things, and I felt it was a little lacking, even if I wanted to come and do that myself. There were some things that I wanted, things that I wanted to bring in-house, and the technology just was not there.

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But it is now and I’ve made enhancements. So many changes and stuff. Guess what? Now we have customized marketing roadmaps tailored to your business stage. Just starting in the middle. Complete newbie. No, everything doesn’t matter. You can get a marketing roadmap created for you at your at your personal business stage. That’s going to help you go to the next level.

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It doesn’t matter where the next level is. Personalized learning journeys that eliminate all the overwhelm, the frustration, the I don’t know what do I do with this? What do I do with that resource bookmarking system? So you can find exactly what you need when you need it, and you can bookmark it and you can go back to it later.

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So I’m inviting a select group of entrepreneurs and you are included as founder 2025 members. Now, what do you get by becoming a founder 2025 member? You get a lock in on the special price and your pricing will never increase. Never, never, never ever. As long as you are a member, it will stay the same. Right now, the pricing for the On Marketing Academy is $97 a month or $900 one year.

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I’m slashing that grain and all the way down to 67 a month, or a $647 a year, or as long as you’re a member, you will have direct input on new features. We’re developing. And I have got probably a one year plan to put some more stuff on top of the things that I’m doing, but we’re rolling it out in segments and sessions, so it’s not overwhelming.

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And so like once you learn something, you don’t have to re learn something else. And a lot of it is going to be behind the scenes. You won’t even see it. You’ll just see the stuff happening and you will know it. You’ll be able to ask a question. You’ll be able to get with community members and figure out what’s happening.

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And this just in telling you this, just in, I just decided this. I think it was probably, I don’t know, a couple of yesterday maybe finalize it today. I am actually going to bring back the UN marketing inner circle that I have from 2018 that I ran from 2018 to 2020, where at mastermind it with my, people, the members who were in that on marketing Inner Circle and I coached them and we talked about things and people just did so much.

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As a matter of fact, our group project was a 90 day gratitude journal for your business, which went to bestseller on Amazon right. So we’re going to do some more of that stuff, deep dive and into Google Analytics and how to do that and how important it is for your business, and to know what’s happening with your website and your content and all of that.

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I’m also deep diving into email marketing. So I’ve got workbooks, I’ve got webinars, I’ve got all these things that are in there now and then I’m planning to put in there that I’m working out, putting in there, and you just need to go ahead and get on in here with me. Right. So if this interests you, if you’re like, I need that or I will come in for more information, I will jump on a call with you and let you know exactly what’s going on, give you a sneak peek behind the scenes.

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If you’re not a member, and let you know what’s happening, all you need to do is direct message me. Private message me. Send me an email. Get on a boat, a train. I’m kidding about all that. But if you go to unmarked to business.com [email protected], hit that contact link and say, hey, I’m interested in the founding member 2025 initiative that’s going on.

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I got you and I will tell you the honest to God truth about what’s going on, where it is. I mean, the Academy is fully functional right now. You do what you can do. All this mapping out and learning paths and all that stuff right now. But there’s some more great stuff coming. And guess what? With each great enhancement, you don’t get charged any more money because the I’m marketing inner circle.

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So for one nine out of month are $1,997 a year, but I’m including it in the UN Marketing Academy at no charge until 2026. So you got plenty time to get in there. We can coach, we can mastermind, we can get your business to where it needs to be. Who’s been helping you with your business? Anybody? Well, I’m going to help you with your business.

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I’m going to help you get that thing to where you need it to be. So come on in. Like I said, DM me, PM me, message me, whatever. Just let me know. Carol, I want in on this thing. Let me know, because there’s no landing page. You got to talk to me before we can get in there. And I want you to be in there.

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Is tech time.

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And the technology today is my all time favorite element or element, or is it page builder that sits on top of WordPress so you can have the ability to drag and drop, create your website exactly how you want it to be put in the little, things that make you you without having to buy all these expensive templates, all these expensive add ons, or you’re hosting your website on a site that may go down any second or take your content down.

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I’m not going to mention any names, but, y’all know I love WordPress. I am a WordPress girl. Have been says I think 2005 or so. So that’s a lot of time, right? And then when I discovered Elementor, I think that was probably to 2017.

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Ain’t no stopping me now. I’m telling you, all that other stuff that tells you, oh, is low cost this free?

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Oh, you can do this. And they’re lying. They are lying. Don’t believe them. And you think I’m going to tell you who I’m talking about? Heck no. I don’t want them coming at me for anything. But if you want to take advantage of Elementor and all the freedom and awesomeness it gives you, just go to CSS at corporation.com/elementor element R, and you can sign up, get it, put it on your site.

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There is a free guess what? There’s a free and paid version. So if you don’t want to pay and you you know you want to see how it is, try it out. You can even build your whole website on that free version. So just go get it. CSR corporation.com/elementor.

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Without any further ado, let’s get to in the studio and talk with Suzy about buying property in Mexico.

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I’ll see you on the other side.

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What’s holding you back from hitting well on your marketing plan? Fear manager. Imposter syndrome. Frustration that stops now. What if I showed you how to reach your target audience and get them to buy? How to make social media marketing easy. I don’t understand the power of email marketing and how to conquer your fear of putting yourself out there.

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What if I provided you with simple tools and techniques, easy to implement training that bring you clarity and give you the expertise and the know how to convert marketing into money? Hey there, I’m Carol de Dunlop, the online wild strategist and six time bestselling author. I teach purpose driven entrepreneurs, just like you to convert marketing into money. If you’re a purpose driven entrepreneur who’s ready to stop allowing beer and frustration to keep you stuck and instead embrace clarity, authority, and expert instruction to convert your marketing strategies into money in the bank.

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Then you need to join the UN Marketing Academy in the Academy. You’ll take a deep dive into the tools, techniques, and training that helped me and my husband have the same. Our successful business. In spite of the 2008 recession, two major health crises, and of course, the pandemic. The Academy is about replacing expensive, frustrating and overwhelming marketing practices with simple, easy to implement marketing resources that get you in front of your target audience and get you paid.

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This academy is for purpose driven entrepreneurs who crave simple marketing strategies, coaches who need real life trainings to take the overwhelm out of marketing. Small business owners who are ready to conquer their fear of putting themselves out there. Service providers who want to use social media and email marketing effectively. Action takers who are ready to go live without fear.

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Marketing your business successfully takes work. And marketing without marketing. They don’t know you exist. If you’re ready to convert your marketing into money, you need to join the UN Marketing Academy.

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Join the UN Marketing Academy today by going to UN marketer business.com/join.

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All right, everyone, you are in for a treat today. Y’all know I moved to Mexico. Playa del Carmen, Guantanamo, Mexico, to be exact. Because I always say Playa del Carmen, Mexico. But that’s not what we say in the States. We don’t say Atlanta, USA, we will say Atlanta, and everybody knows where we are. But playa del Carmen, when Guantanamo went down through Mexico, I’m getting better at my Spanish pronounce.

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It is improving, I like it, I’m very popular. Thank you. You know, I have the, I have the American accent, which I don’t even know I have. And then I have the southern accent, which comes out sometimes. So sometimes when I’m speaking,

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people look at me like, what? And I know is that southern accent coming in?

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I love it, I love it, it’s so cute, I love it. Thank you, thank you. Well, y’all, I have a real good treat for you because I’ve like I said, I’ve been talking about Mexico. I’ve been talking all kinds of things. And this woman today, Miss Susie McDowell, she is the one who helped us to find this beautiful condo that we’re in to our exact specifications.

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Unknown
I mean, give or take 1 or 2 things is like 100% for real? For real. Not only that, but she lives in Mexico. She’s from Colombia. Who let her? I’m gonna get her on here in just a second. It’s from Colombia, and she used to be in the United States. So what matter? You know, she understands all of these worlds.

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Latin America, America, all of this. So I was very fortunate to stalk her so that I could get her on my side because I did. Stalker. Susie, I found you on, Well, House Hunters International. If y’all watch House Hunters International, they talk about Mexico. Usually Susie is right there. I think I may have a couple other people they use now, but Susie was my girl.

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Every time I heard about mix from, like, let me get in front of you, they’re talking about. And I saw you so many times, I’m like, I’m gonna reach out to her, and I did. I reached out and that was like about two years ago, I think. And I was, I was coming.

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Unknown
Yeah. I was like, we’re coming down to Mexico.

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Unknown
And, I need your help. Because I was confused. I was so confused. They were like, I need a guarantor. Don’t get stuck with somebody you don’t know. I heard all these crazy stories. So she will break all this stuff down and tell us what we can and can’t do. But before we get into that, since you, would you be kind enough to tell the audience about you, what you do and all that?

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And then we’ll get into the other nitty gritty stuff. How about that? Sure. So. Well, you did such a good job. Like everybody, my name is, Susie McDonald. And, so, Carol mentioned I am originally from Colombia. I have been living in Mexico for about now, 13 years now, and mean I like super fast. I mean, they have come by really, really fast.

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Prior, I lived in the United States for a long, long time. Different places. I lived in Texas for a while, then now relocated to Denver and and that’s where I met snow. And then that’s where I discovered that snow. And I just did not get along. So I don’t blame you. I don’t, you know, we broke up, and I ended up relocating to South Florida, with,

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Unknown
Let’s see, I came to Tulum the first time,

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Unknown
like a good 20, 21 years ago. Something like that. So this area looked very different back then than it does now, but fell in love with it. First time I came to plateau Carmen, it was like this tiny little place that I was like, oh, no way. Just not any girl.

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Unknown
I’m originally from Bogota said, no way.

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Unknown
Always a nice place to come for vacation and, kept on coming year after year. And, eventually he ended up investing here. So I was able to experience this firsthand. What it is like to purchase something here. And versus like, say, the United States, and the differences that the processes can have.

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Unknown
And then, I mean, like, what could be like, oh, scary. Just because it’s different. But you think if you follow like the, the protocol, then you’re going to be fine. But but it’s definitely it has to be a very informed decision. Then like some years came by and the opportunity to come here and work presented itself.

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Unknown
So I did and, I had like originally I used to be, hotel restaurant management person. You always get service orientation, but when you’re doing this job is very, very different. And, although I was like, oh, it’s going to be so easy. It

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was, but it wasn’t like, I’m very glad that I did it. So now I’ve been working this market like for the last 13 years since I’ve been here.

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Unknown
So I’ve been able to see changes and I’ve gone through everything the good, the bad and the ugly with different clients and always just, very important to be by people’s side. And you learn from those experiences and you learn about different types of the I mean, the different developer, the different areas, different products. And you start becoming very discerning about what to offer people because at the end of day, like my intention, like with anybody, is to have the same experience that I had coming here, which was falling in love with Mexico, falling in love with this area and not going through something that is going to leave you with a bitter taste.

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So I always want to make sure that, with my company and the people that work with me, that we work together, that we’re always providing, like that service that is from an educated space, everything that we offered and, it’s a relationship that goes beyond like finding a property to purchase or to rent. That goes beyond that because people always need more stuff.

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Unknown
And through the years I’ve also, you know, started finding like, people that do different things and just as you know. So. Yes. So yes, in a nutshell, that’s it. Yeah. In a nutshell. In a nutshell, I have to say, I want to give you this testimonial, since Suzy is the bomb.com, let me tell you, because we told her exactly what we’re looking for, what we wanted, what we didn’t want, and she asked us what our price thing, price, moderate price or whatever.

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Unknown
Yeah. Rental. What we wanted to spend. We told her. She told her the honest truth about what we wanted to spend and what we needed to spend, what we could spend and all that. If we wanted to buy. We wound up. We decided to rent. We got it in the price point that we wanted

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and we got what we wanted.

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Unknown
But it was only because I think you and I had this understanding of what it is, that we want it right down to the nitty gritty, you know, how much money we want to spend. And we’re going to talk about all that in a little bit because it’s very, very important because Mexico is different from the United States, not just not just in location, not just because of the language is different in so many ways.

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Unknown
And I want to stress to everyone, it is not a carbon copy of the United States, even though there are so many things here that make us relatable. You know, it has. I don’t think it has target, but I know at Walmart, yeah, we have so many other brands and stuff. We have cost we? Yeah, Costco. But they’re all different.

00:21:59:37 – 00:22:19:33
Unknown
They’re all different. They got the little Mexican flier, which I love. Yep. We fell in love with this place. We’re here. And I wanted to bring Suzy on because I know right now in the States, everybody is looking for something. They mean they’re looking to escape, looking to get out of Dodge for a minute or two, or make some real decisions about their life.

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Unknown
And this is the person that can help you. She helped us. And I just tell everybody about you. I really do, because I’ve sent you what I know you do

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Unknown
and very grateful and appreciative. Yeah, I sent a referrals for this caveat. Look, I don’t know this person. I just met them online or whatever, or I met them in the airport and they want to know about it.

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Unknown
So I’m sending use a don’t get if it doesn’t work out, it’s not my fault. Oh no no no no no. But I mean, you know, the thing is, is that it’s important to, to have the conversation, to reach out and to to say hi. And then if someone’s very interested or something, then, well, they’re going to get back to me.

00:22:53:45 – 00:23:13:40
Unknown
And if they’re not really there yet, then they want and that’s okay. But I’m very grateful for every single referral recommendation. Yeah. Very appreciative. Awesome. Asked. So before we get into all that stuff, because this the On Market Your Business podcast is all about helping purpose driven entrepreneurs get more traffic to their website, no matter what their businesses tell us.

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Unknown
How do you get traffic to your website? How do you keep that buzz going? How do people know about you? Okay, so I do different things. I do like things like like like what we’re doing right now. You know, if somebody offers me to put a camera on my face and always do something like gap, great, awesome. Yes.

00:23:34:19 – 00:24:01:19
Unknown
And I’ve done different collaborations. So that definitely pays off. Always looking to be different than what everybody else is doing and, you know, like on the marketing channels and find the different ones that work. Because like, almost everybody says, okay, you know, let’s do Google ads or let’s do Facebook ads or let’s do all these things.

00:24:01:24 – 00:24:22:52
Unknown
But you have to find what works for you and the type of, client, person, people type person that you want to reach, you know, because I mean, and it can be fun. Different things, like I say, you know, I mean, my focus is, real estate sales, rentals, but people call me sometimes for help with, like, a number of different things.

00:24:22:56 – 00:24:41:55
Unknown
And, I can always provide some insight. And if I can be of assistance and point them in the right direction, I will, you know, is, maybe they were modeling guided or something happened and they just need assistance. So I’m not going to turn around and say no, because that’s just really crappy. So I’m here to help.

00:24:41:59 – 00:24:50:20
Unknown
But, you want to find the spaces where the most qualified people that are really looking

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Unknown
are going through, you know, they can be be, like YouTube or it can be, you know, I mean, like House Hunters International. It’s amazing how many people have reached out to me because of House Hunters International, and that have been very serious about finding something.

00:25:09:18 – 00:25:28:57
Unknown
And to be able to have like, that initial conversation. I always want to make sure that I talk to people on the phone or via zoom, if it’s in person, that they happen to be here. Even better. Like, that’s my favorite. But it’s always important to have the conversation not know what’s up, not through email. Not like this.

00:25:28:57 – 00:25:44:15
Unknown
Because, I mean, the idea is to build a connection, you know, because I want people to know me. I want them to know who I am and and I want to know them. And then we can see, I mean, if we mesh, you know, because, I mean, somebody might not like me, and that’s okay

00:25:44:15 – 00:26:00:51
Unknown
for me. I mean, somebody that I’m not I cannot work with this person and that, okay, is for you to be able to find somebody that you mesh with, that you can connect with and that you feel comfortable working with because, something that is, very important to me here.

00:26:01:06 – 00:26:16:38
Unknown
It’s from an investment standpoint when somebody is looking, they’re looking to make a dream come true and they’re taking savings, and they’re managing their finances in a way that they can make it happen.

00:26:16:38 – 00:26:42:10
Unknown
So, is is a very big responsibility. I feel, you know, you’re pointing people say on presale new construction projects or on second hand inventory or on rentals on, you know, so all these things are important and you really don’t get to the nitty gritty of it unless you’re able to sit down and talk to somebody.

00:26:42:10 – 00:27:17:23
Unknown
Because a lot of times people will have ideas about how things are, but you really know and they want to like send you messages for WhatsApp. If, if, if somebody is not willing to give me the time to to have a conversation with me, then I do, you know, as as appreciative as I am, I’m not going to take the time to share with them until they sit down and talk to me, because there’s always more questions and just what’s happening and messaging, I feel that I’m not respecting their time and they’re not respecting mine, so we can get to that point.

00:27:17:26 – 00:27:18:23
Unknown
It’s just

00:27:18:23 – 00:27:43:35
Unknown
for clarity, and it’s something that has served me well. It hasn’t always been easy, and I’ve always started small. Small. So, and I’m very, mindful about how I invest on marketing and on what I do because everybody pays for Google ads and there’s like real estate companies here. There is, I mean, it’s a very competitive market.

00:27:43:40 – 00:28:11:03
Unknown
Yeah. Yeah. Well, that do it. So, you know, I mean, if you’re the one that want to be huge, you know. Yeah, yeah, but but actually not really what I want it to be is, is a company. And what I am growing, that is okay. This is what I’m offering. I want to give you information. I want to, like, clarify the process for you so that whenever it’s time to make the decision, you’re sure about what you’re doing and you are not.

00:28:11:03 – 00:28:34:52
Unknown
It wasn’t like a fast or decision or anything. You know, I thought that through and that, whatever they’re looking for, they’re very comfortable with. So that’s the kind of people that I look for. And the content that I do, it’s, it’s it’s it’s based on that, you know, not on sure. You all look at the condo, you know, oh, they’re going to go away sale, blah, blah, blah.

00:28:34:52 – 00:28:58:34
Unknown
Yeah, yeah. Something because that’s I find that very superficial. And I’m not dissing my colleagues or anything. It’s a strategy that works for a lot of people. Right. The way that I like to work is come from a space of service. How can I help you? Like I feel that the rental or the purchase, and that’s going to happen because you’re already looking right.

00:28:58:43 – 00:29:22:46
Unknown
What I do is clarify the entire process, and for you to feel comfortable and sure about what what you want to do. And that’s how I take it. Sometimes it happens like that. Sometimes it takes a year. I take two years, you know? But I is building a relationship. But really, that’s what it is. It’s just a building of relationships with different people.

00:29:22:51 – 00:29:49:13
Unknown
And look, I mean, I’m putting my face out everywhere, you know, and but I do that on purpose because I, I, I have learned many things and I have experience now. And, and like I said, I just want to be able to offer that service and be as transparent as possible. And, and also, if something is not like meshing well to be able to, you know, I’d have to tell people like, you know what?

00:29:49:18 – 00:30:09:33
Unknown
This one doesn’t work. Let’s find something. You know, trust me, you know, and I agree with you, it’s about building a relationship and all all that you do. You know, you’ve created the website, you have all the information there. You tell them what you can do. But unless you bond it together with a relationship, it really doesn’t matter.

00:30:09:33 – 00:30:26:37
Unknown
Because when I, you and I connected, I think, it wasn’t via WhatsApp, actually, when you and I connect, I wasn’t sure how it was that I wasn’t even using. What? So you were. Yeah. I mean, you are like, do you want to connect whatsoever? Like, I don’t use that. And my but my husband did. So you said, well, let’s have a conversation.

00:30:26:37 – 00:30:46:33
Unknown
And we did I felt very cared for. And even now I tell everybody, the people who the landlords here, the property manager, and I’ve never met the owner, but he’s in the chat. We’re all in the chat, you’re in the chat together, WhatsApp chat and I, we, me and my husband feel so cared for with these people who we’ve never really met.

00:30:46:33 – 00:31:04:58
Unknown
I think the only person I’ve met in there is probably you. Yeah, we talk and you know, business wise and stuff. So it really it really helps. And I think what you’re doing so well with the relationship because we’ve called you for certain things like how do we pay this bill, how do we pay that bill. You know, can we do this online?

00:31:04:58 – 00:31:21:35
Unknown
Can we do that? And you’ve been Johnny on the spot and say you’ve been Johnny on the spot with the information so that we’ve been able to discern and and also, I have to say, we didn’t have to worry about anything. You know, we’re at it. My husband was a little kind of like, you know, I don’t know this person, but you and I had established a relationship.

00:31:21:35 – 00:31:36:09
Unknown
I was like, if this is what she’s saying, let’s go for it. Let’s do it. Let’s, you know, let’s see what she’s got. And you showed us. It was so funny because you showed us two properties, and the first one I fell in love with, and I went to see the second one. I was like, now I got the first.

00:31:36:10 – 00:31:53:57
Unknown
And that’s that’s why we got so is what you’re doing is definitely work. And I have to say this, when your husband met me, then he was like, all right, you know. Yes, I knew he was going to love me. Right? He loves you. He loves you. Feels like today, even getting all the packages. Make sure you’re not late.

00:31:54:06 – 00:32:16:02
Unknown
Make sure you’re there. You know you want to waste people’s time. So, yeah, definitely. Definitely. So let’s get into this thing about foreigners. Especially from the United States. But I know you deal with a lot of different people wanting to buy a Mexico, wanting to rent in Mexico. What is the market really like and what can we really trust that we see?

00:32:16:02 – 00:32:29:44
Unknown
Because everybody says something different, you know, go down here, there’s a real estate agent who can help you or a guy over here, you gotta do this or you know, why can’t they do? Why can’t we do it ourselves? And I will let everybody know I did not want to do it by myself. I was scared, I was scared.

00:32:29:44 – 00:32:52:33
Unknown
New country, new place, new everything. I was like, I need somebody I trust. And that was Susie. So help, help us out. So. All right, well, let’s start first because there is a lot of misinformation out there. Focusing on the sales part right now, people say I can’t own the property in Mexico if I buy there because it’s owned by the Mac.

00:32:52:38 – 00:33:18:02
Unknown
That is incorrect. You can buy property here. So let’s go back. So when Mexico gained their independence, they did make it illegal for foreigners to be able to purchase, real estate. That was about 25 miles from the coast or 50 miles from the border. Because he was the way that they figured to, like, protect, their land.

00:33:18:02 – 00:33:26:22
Unknown
Obviously, you know, modern times, that doesn’t really work because people want to be either close to the border, right as it is, or close to the beach. And

00:33:26:22 – 00:33:36:45
Unknown
so, they ended up being able to amend the Constitution and change to where foreigners could purchase in this specific limits,

00:33:36:45 – 00:33:41:17
Unknown
the address. So it’s called the restricted zone trust.

00:33:41:22 – 00:34:04:28
Unknown
And so what that means is that there are some fiduciary banks. There’s a few. And the only thing that they do is represent, you in front of the Mexican government to give faith, that you are the owner of the property. This is this, type of instrument is also very good because it acts as a living.

00:34:04:28 – 00:34:35:22
Unknown
Well, does in the United States. So you would be like the beneficiaries, you know, the the owners, the people purchasing. And then if they wanted to put their relatives or kids, whoever they wanted to put, they could put them as like the second beneficiaries. And you could do any percentages and everything. So the process is very flawless. It is part of your closing costs, because, that you need to include an account for that because, as a foreigner, if you have to, you know, create a brand new trust.

00:34:35:34 – 00:34:45:12
Unknown
The total is $2,500, roughly, because you have to create the, the trust, which does a one time purchase, and you have to register the trust. That’s a one time per,

00:34:45:12 – 00:34:57:33
Unknown
purchase, you know, then you do have to pay an annual maintenance fee around 500 bucks a year, roughly, you know, to keep the trust valid.

00:34:57:38 – 00:35:28:48
Unknown
I have done this many times over, you know, between buying and selling property here. So I can tell you that it works. It’s never a problem. It actually even protects you more, okay. And protects you more. And as a foreigner, that’s something that is very, important is a good instrument. If somebody wanted to have, like, a Mexican company because they were going to have a bunch to do when they add a business or something, then you can create that too.

00:35:28:53 – 00:35:40:53
Unknown
It’s a different dynamic, but the costs end up being about the same. So, so yeah. Oh, then important to trust have a lifespan of 50 years. But it doesn’t mean that at the end it’s like, oh, you’re done. No, no, no,

00:35:40:53 – 00:35:47:51
Unknown
it gets renewed for 90 years. The bank is going to send you, a form that you sign and that’s it.

00:35:47:51 – 00:36:11:47
Unknown
And then it usually gets expanded for another 50 years. Different banks. I really like one in particular because they’re fast. But, you know, it depends also, if you’re going to buy like one condo, five condos because there are some that say one condo per trust and that could get expensive. You want a few more than one, then definitely look at,

00:36:11:47 – 00:36:16:36
Unknown
banks that offer like for multiple trusts and but you can guide us.

00:36:16:36 – 00:36:34:00
Unknown
You can guide us to which ones depending on what they want to do. Right? Yeah. And even if it’s like one and creation of a company. Yeah. Like like I could, very well versed. And I have an excellent group of attorneys that I work with that are of my absolute trust. They handle all my business. And I guess that’s how I test things.

00:36:34:05 – 00:36:50:11
Unknown
You know what I mean? I’ll do it and see how it goes that this attorneys have been for, for years, for years, for years. And I can vouch for them 100%. So good deal. And like to be able to do that. So I guess we’ll be the one that first thing to start.

00:36:50:11 – 00:36:50:42
Unknown
Okay.

00:36:50:42 – 00:36:53:06
Unknown
But you don’t have to but you don’t have to buy it first.

00:36:53:06 – 00:37:07:59
Unknown
You can rent like we’re doing and then you know kind of look around and then decide where are you going to buy. Right. Yeah it all depends in the process. There are people that are very familiar with the area. They’re like, I want to buy right now. And then I don’t really know. I’m not really sure. Let me rent first.

00:37:07:59 – 00:37:32:16
Unknown
And we work with I mean with everybody, you know. And. All right. But, I mean, like the one thing that I definitely have to point out is, of course, you can wait to buy it, but don’t expect the prices to stay, you know. Yeah. Like from because from year to year. And, you know, depending on the economy, I mean things are going to change.

00:37:32:21 – 00:37:54:58
Unknown
It’s changed since we’ve been here. Even you got here in August, a lot of things have changed. I mean, it could be inflation. It could be, you know, governments, you know, pop politics and all that. But things do change. So that’s one thing I know about Mexico. It is never the same. Never. Even when we get into the Soriano and we see a display set up, that display may not be there the next time we go in.

00:37:54:58 – 00:38:12:06
Unknown
They are know, changing things. No. And if you see something like if you go to Costco or you go to Sam’s or Walmart and you see something that you’re like, oh my God, I really love this. Like buy it, buy it then yeah, yeah. Because it may not be there the next time it may come back. Yeah. And then they know.

00:38:12:11 – 00:38:38:35
Unknown
Yeah. Let’s just buy it. Yes. Definitely. So so you said something about, you know, buying and stuff, but who can buy it in Mexico? I mean, we said foreigners, but do you have to be can you be a tourist? Do you have to be a resident or is it only limited to if you have citizenship. So, you know, you can be from a foreigner and you can purchase with a tourist visa.

00:38:38:35 – 00:38:52:37
Unknown
You don’t need to have your residence or anything like that. But in fact, when you purchase it will help you to get your residency as well. Oh, okay. Yeah, because there are some,

00:38:52:37 – 00:39:05:32
Unknown
there’s a standard, you know, that, immigration has that. I mean, if you’re coming here, asking for, even a retired person’s, residence, you know, or somebody that is not.

00:39:05:32 – 00:39:30:57
Unknown
First, they want to see that you have a job or, you know, like a business. Whatever you do that you’re not going to be coming here to take jobs away from Mexicans. Right? But those are going to ask you for bank statements because they want to see a certain amount of money in your account for consecutive months. That will prove to them that you do have the resources to be able to live in Mexico without working, right.

00:39:31:02 – 00:39:55:04
Unknown
When you purchase a property like that disappears because you have already invested here and you. Okay. So it definitely is. Is that part of the process? But yeah, no, you can buy with like even coming with the tourist visa and be able to create. That is actually a very flawless project. I mean it’s a very flawless process. It’s very, very smooth.

00:39:55:18 – 00:40:12:17
Unknown
But also I have really good attorneys. So yeah. Okay. And you know, because that’s how I want it to be. And if there’s any stress to be had is normally be the one that has it. You find out about it later. Gotcha. That’s good. That’s good to know because I know a lot of people are always talking about buying or they’re, you know, right.

00:40:12:18 – 00:40:34:26
Unknown
They’re like, I’m retiring or whatever, but can I buy, you know, do I have to be a resident or whatever? So you just answer that. The other thing, what I’ve heard about this and so I’m just asking okay. So how how safe is it for you to buy in Mexico if you’re a foreigner? Are they going to come and take your land or are they going to come and kick you out?

00:40:34:26 – 00:40:53:18
Unknown
Or, you know, how does that work when you buy this property, you have this property. How safe is that? Yeah. Excellent. Excellent question okay. So I’m going to tell you what I do for my people. And also what I do for myself. Like I said, you know, everything’s for me first and then to everybody else.

00:40:53:18 – 00:41:02:01
Unknown
The first thing is find, real estate agent that you feel comfortable working with.

00:41:02:06 – 00:41:27:31
Unknown
It is an interview, and they should be very knowledgeable about the process, about the laws, about all these things and be able to give you a dedicate to the time. Make sure that they’re licensed because, that’s something that is getting finally regulated. But not every real estate agent out there is licensed. Oh, okay. Yeah. So they can just call themselves a real estate agent, but they may not be a real real estate.

00:41:27:36 – 00:41:39:55
Unknown
Now you have the license. And I mean, and so you can ask for the license. And I tell people, you know, even like I said on podcast whenever, just ask me for it. I mean, like, it’s not going to offend me. I have it in

00:41:39:55 – 00:41:44:59
Unknown
hot. I have it, you know, because it’s because it is a process to be able to get it out.

00:41:45:00 – 00:41:56:54
Unknown
And you have to be informed about things, and you do have to stay up to date with the law and things in order to be able to keep it valid, because you do have to take tests that you have to do these things. So I would say that first,

00:41:56:54 – 00:41:59:03
Unknown
be sure that you work with a good attorney.

00:41:59:08 – 00:42:12:12
Unknown
There is a lot of, pre-sale projects here. And, there is a lot of, people as it is. How? Well, I just work with, developers, attorneys. Oh. That’s great. Only one problem with that.

00:42:12:12 – 00:42:16:12
Unknown
Who’s paying the attorney? You are the developer. Okay,

00:42:16:12 – 00:42:42:01
Unknown
so, so so, I mean, you want somebody that is representing your interest and that is doing the due diligence on whatever property you’re looking at and that your attorney, like, is also making sure that everything is in order, you know, if there are some things that might be pending or something at least will have that understanding and know how to keep moving forward.

00:42:42:06 – 00:43:05:59
Unknown
Also just making sure on the legality of the land, like I said, this is something that that your attorney will be able to do, right? This can happen more when buying land because there is land here that is called a hedo. Which is okay, I guess, for lack of a better comparison or whatever is like the most similar, like Native American land in the United.

00:43:05:59 – 00:43:06:55
Unknown
Oh, okay. Okay.

00:43:06:55 – 00:43:11:31
Unknown
It protected lands. Yeah. Protect the lands that are left by a group.

00:43:11:31 – 00:43:21:08
Unknown
And that can only be owned by Mexican nationals. So Mexican citizens, nonresidents, temporary or permanent Mexican citizens.

00:43:21:08 – 00:43:30:49
Unknown
And if you happen to be like somebody tells you that they have this awesome deal and that is not a he don’t even if it’s on a transfer of rights and blah, blah blah blah blah blah blah,

00:43:30:49 – 00:43:37:09
Unknown
I would I always caution, on this side of safety.

00:43:37:14 – 00:43:59:45
Unknown
I know because I went through that mistake. Wow. So so so so from personal experience, so I would say don’t do it. If you’re going to do it like, I mean you have to be very, very sure, but I always and any attorney that I work with they will tell you don’t do it, just don’t do it.

00:43:59:45 – 00:44:26:30
Unknown
Just don’t do it. Period. Don’t even get know. Go somewhere else. Go do something else. Yeah. Property that is titled. Yeah. That you have title land. When you’re looking at new construction is very important to understand that there will be like, two deliveries that take place on a property. First is going to be the physical delivery of the build of the condo, the home that you purchased.

00:44:26:35 – 00:44:50:01
Unknown
And then the second one is going to be like the legal delivery of the process. So signing of the deed and stuff, and the reason why they don’t happen simultaneously, I mean, some developers have it, but it’s just it’s not like easy time wise to do or the timing and everything. Right? It’s, because when they started our construction project, it started as a piece of land.

00:44:50:06 – 00:45:16:51
Unknown
Yeah. And then they did a building. So like the the government authorized certain floor plans and certain designs for a building. So they need to make sure that whatever was submitted matches what was built. Okay. And that sounds that sounds like a good plan to me. If you guys sell something, is it what you buy? What did you buy?

00:45:16:51 – 00:45:52:03
Unknown
The thing that you thought you were going about it. That sounds perfectly normal. Yes. And you also. But you want to make sure, for example, that, that if there was it said that the developer needed to make a change to a common area or something, that they submitted those plans prior to doing that. A lot of vacation and that the municipality knows, because if things are not exactly as they are, then the the the break up of the little of of all the individual units is not going to stay until the situation is, rectified.

00:45:52:08 – 00:46:17:44
Unknown
Wow. So but I mean, it’s a very normal thing. Like I said, there’s last property where where I live now. I went through it, and it’s just it’s important to relax. Something that like. Biggest difference, I would say in the US, in Canada and other parts, we’re always made feel good because the attorney or the developer people call them, even though if nothing is happening.

00:46:17:44 – 00:46:25:01
Unknown
So it’s all just to let you know we’re still working on it. It’s going fine. So that we’re used to that makes us feel good

00:46:25:01 – 00:46:43:28
Unknown
here. They kind of don’t call you until something happens. Okay. Okay. Oh, my God. I sent this email and they haven’t replied or anything. So, like, one thing I always tell my people, is it copy me on all the emails, you know, I will probably not respond or anything, but I can see what’s going on.

00:46:43:33 – 00:47:02:58
Unknown
And then if say they’re like, oh, Susie, hey, you know, I’ve been trying to get Ahold of whomever and I haven’t been able to can you help me out? And I can, like, jump in, take a look and go, oh, man, what’s going on? All right, I think they’re looking for you. So, like you did like you did with us, even though we’re renting and the process is shorter, different, and all that.

00:47:03:03 – 00:47:27:17
Unknown
You went through the entire contract? Yeah. Agreement. And made sure that the property manager and the landlord and the owner gave us a complete agreement in Spanish and translated into English. And you sat there and you sat down with us and you explained everything and asked us, did we have any questions and all of that? And there were there were a couple things that we did have questions about.

00:47:27:17 – 00:47:48:53
Unknown
But you went back to them and found that. So I have to say, just having you as like someone that I can hold my hand and still hold her hand is awesome because, you know, when you’re explaining the whole process about getting the place and all that, it sounds like an okay, okay, it sounds pretty similar to what we got through in the States, but it ain’t the same.

00:47:48:57 – 00:48:07:27
Unknown
I’m telling y’all, I hate the name. I mean, right, it was like the contract in Spanish that they’re going to give you the contract in Spanish for you to sign. It’s like man, yeah. No, it’s like I mean, you would. And it’s the same thing with promise. Very precious contract. Same time. Yeah. And I mean, I could translate it.

00:48:07:27 – 00:48:11:28
Unknown
Of course I could, or the attorney could translate or something, but

00:48:11:28 – 00:48:23:48
Unknown
Yeah, I don’t do it because. Because it’s not my contract and it’s not my word is, somebody else’s word, and I don’t want for a technicality to be misinterpreted.

00:48:23:48 – 00:48:30:09
Unknown
And then there I go. No. Well, we can fulfill all relations because we. Because you translated honor me. And that’s what I always tell

00:48:30:09 – 00:48:46:12
Unknown
realtors and developers. And everything is like, man, you know, your and English is a very universal language. And let’s face it, we have a large portion of the population that is here now that comes from the US and that they come from Canada.

00:48:46:17 – 00:48:58:45
Unknown
English is just it’s it’s important. It’s a necessity. And you want to rent to, to to foreigners, then you need to be able to, to fulfill that and to be able to look at that because even, you know, even with like

00:48:58:45 – 00:49:09:29
Unknown
people that do rentals, not everybody’s really experience that everybody everybody’s great. My business partner, which you haven’t met Laura, she does more in the rental center long term and everything.

00:49:09:34 – 00:49:16:12
Unknown
And we have built our little network because as you move through, you work with people that are professional.

00:49:16:12 – 00:49:24:25
Unknown
So you, so you, you keep those contacts and the ones that haven’t been or that are less than great is like, well, you know, like, why headaches?

00:49:24:25 – 00:49:28:24
Unknown
Yeah. I don’t want any headaches. I want a smooth sailing as much as possible.

00:49:28:29 – 00:49:33:17
Unknown
And if there’s an issue like even little things like what we’ve had with you guys.

00:49:33:17 – 00:49:51:34
Unknown
That there is a clear line of communication because you know ones like say the rental part is that I mean really I am out of the picture, I have a picture. But we always stay in support way if it’s necessary. Like if you jump into something that I can do it from.

00:49:51:39 – 00:50:10:16
Unknown
But, but you want to be able to have somebody that is going to give you that response. So that’s where you start. Like we’re finding somebody being here on the ground, something that people are like, oh my gosh, you’re so frustrated that there is no MLS system. Yes, I agree, like I would love it if there was one, but there isn’t.

00:50:10:20 – 00:50:13:24
Unknown
But you learn to work with with the system.

00:50:13:24 – 00:50:39:49
Unknown
And to like, you know, do the digging into like, I mean, I work with all the different realtor real estate companies and the developers, so again, just finding product that is good. People like pre-sales because you have time to pay. It doesn’t. Yeah. Right away. But make sure that you work with a reputable developer that you know is going to finish things.

00:50:39:54 – 00:51:00:27
Unknown
So, because, I mean, I’m not saying that they don’t, but sometimes there are things happen, things happen, things happen, and things can run into delays. And you just want to be able to have the certainty that even if if they’re late a year, which can happen, but you know, they’re going to finish not that the year and then still stuck.

00:51:00:39 – 00:51:16:37
Unknown
And again, this comes from experience, right. Just knowing just knowing right. And from having processes on things that I mean, I did make mistakes. I’m not perfect, right. But I mean learn from those. And it’s like, never again because I know, I know, right. Never again.

00:51:16:37 – 00:51:20:41
Unknown
Now you brought up you brought up a good point here. We’re talking about paying for the thing.

00:51:20:46 – 00:51:39:48
Unknown
So I always start from, I don’t know where I got this from that every Mexican person paid for everything in cash, and I was so shocked to find out that when I got here, hey, they have financing, just like, you know. And I don’t know, I don’t know how it works since we haven’t tried it. So is there financing for houses?

00:51:39:53 – 00:51:50:41
Unknown
Can people do that? Well, let’s talk about the different. So I mean so there are some projects that will offer developer financing.

00:51:50:41 – 00:52:13:43
Unknown
And then Mexican banking institutions like like federal like banks do not provide financing for foreigners. They did for a very short period of time in oh eight. But then when the housing crisis, they said, nope, no mas.

00:52:13:47 – 00:52:29:59
Unknown
And, because they had allowed some U.S. banks to come in here and do financing for foreigners. But the thing about the market here is that it’s very conservative. So really, most people buy what they can afford, not what they can of mortgage payment.

00:52:29:59 – 00:52:36:46
Unknown
So because paper here is expensive, the interest rates are can be high either.

00:52:36:49 – 00:52:39:23
Unknown
Definitely. Well I mean right now the United States is kind of high.

00:52:39:23 – 00:52:47:49
Unknown
Yeah. That but you can but but they tend to be higher. So people just don’t want to have like the mortgage. Note however,

00:52:47:49 – 00:52:57:23
Unknown
there is a demand for financing, especially from foreigners that want to be able to invest here, but they might not have all the capital.

00:52:57:28 – 00:53:14:52
Unknown
So I and I have been praying to the financing gods and I mean coming. This is something of a content that I’m starting. I got a really good company. They’re based out of Cancun. I’ve been working with them. They’ve been successful in getting loans for people from the US, from Canada,

00:53:14:52 – 00:53:16:28
Unknown
again, you know, for different ones.

00:53:16:28 – 00:53:22:21
Unknown
What is important to understand is that it’s not like, like, a bank,

00:53:22:21 – 00:53:41:16
Unknown
bank, like a national bank, right? Like financial institutions that are regulated by the federal government. It’s not like you can say, oh, I’m going to start like lending money or whatever they do go through a very rigorous vetting and they need to have certain, you know, capital and permits.

00:53:41:16 – 00:53:52:04
Unknown
And like, I mean, it’s a very elaborate thing, but this is a way that, financing for foreigners can take place, and it’s okay.

00:53:52:04 – 00:54:02:15
Unknown
You know, they do look at the credit scores. They do look at credit history. They do look at different things. And then just to figure out what’s the product that works best.

00:54:02:15 – 00:54:08:59
Unknown
The reason that I like them, because you have some other, bigger companies that do lending.

00:54:09:03 – 00:54:27:27
Unknown
But the thing with that is, is that, say, when we’ve tried to go through the process with clients, they want me to, I mean, in a way be involved in the sense for me to know what’s going on and if I because, you know, they used to if it’s the attorney or whomever and I can jump in and

00:54:27:27 – 00:54:32:34
Unknown
with a big company, they, they don’t even pay any attention to me, you know, because the deal is not with me.

00:54:32:34 – 00:54:56:28
Unknown
I was just the, the real estate person, that, that, the selling them the property. But they have nothing to do with me, right? For instance, with, with this company, with this people, they’re not giving me any information on the process. I don’t they don’t tell me. No, I don’t know anything. Wow. But if my client.

00:54:56:30 – 00:55:02:26
Unknown
No, no, no, because you’re working with the clan, with the person on the loan. And, I mean, there are privacy laws, right? Right.

00:55:02:26 – 00:55:15:16
Unknown
But if there is something that my client wants me to reach out about and call or just because they were not clear or something and arrange something, just be like that other like, oh, I see what you’re saying.

00:55:15:18 – 00:55:36:32
Unknown
I see your, your voice. If you’re needed that, you’re not necessarily in the process because I know this is between the client and that company. But if if something is needed, you can help facilitate it or talk to them or where they need to know or something. I can be the bridge to clear that confusion. It can happen.

00:55:36:32 – 00:55:47:05
Unknown
I mean, that’s something that I consider an advantage of. Yeah, of me, because I did live in the United States. I understand how things work. Right. And like how things work.

00:55:47:05 – 00:55:49:35
Unknown
I live in Mexico and I’m good

00:55:49:35 – 00:55:51:49
Unknown
how things are here too, right?

00:55:51:49 – 00:55:56:18
Unknown
And just to be able to create that bridge and be able to have that empathy and to be able to understand.

00:55:56:18 – 00:56:20:38
Unknown
And I mean, as somebody that has skin in the game because I bought and sold here and the so, so, so I’ve lived the process myself. It’s not me just offering something and not knowing what I’m talking. No, I understand from experience. Right. And that does make a difference, because I also understand how hard people work for, for their retirement and, and, and for things like that.

00:56:20:43 – 00:56:28:56
Unknown
So I’m not going to take a light heartedly or anything, you know, we’re going to do the work. And the one thing that I ask from anybody,

00:56:28:56 – 00:56:41:11
Unknown
please give me the time to have the communication with you, just like you did. If when you when I call, we did. Yeah. Send you things that I needed the feedback from you if you’re coming.

00:56:41:11 – 00:57:06:19
Unknown
Just like the more we do this of just like keeping the communication lines open and having response and everything, not just kind of, sort of. And there’s like, oh my God, we’re going to be there next week. Like that’s done. Hey, yeah, I did I didn’t tell you all the response be here. We’re planning. But it didn’t end up being it was a year later and I kept a contact and then I said, hey, we’re finally coming.

00:57:06:19 – 00:57:19:28
Unknown
Then I said, we’re on the ground. And we did not officially meet a or on the ground. And then we could really get some things going. And you ask me again, like, what is it that you all what do you want to do? What is your lifestyle? And it was easy for us because, you know, it’s just me and him.

00:57:19:28 – 00:57:37:55
Unknown
No kids, no dogs or any, any other is awesome. Yeah, yeah, yeah. We’re we’re easy, we’re easy. So. And we know that we’re going to use you when we get ready to buy because we don’t trust anybody else. We don’t. Well, it’s not that we don’t trust anybody else. We just don’t know anybody else. And we’re not taking the time because you’ve shown us why.

00:57:38:05 – 00:57:54:45
Unknown
You know, it’s like, I love, like, lemon meringue pie, right? So someone has a lemon meringue pie that they’re going to give me. Why am I going to the store and go buy another one somewhere else when they have that good one right there. So. Yeah. Exactly. Well, like thank you. It means like, everything to me. Like.

00:57:54:46 – 00:58:13:02
Unknown
Good, good. Well, this conversation has been very important, I feel, because there are a lot of people out there right now that I know that are in my circle, in the groups I’m in who need this information and who want to know who are searching for things, you know, whether they want to go to Mexico, particularly in Playa del Carmen, because I know you service more than Playa del Carmen.

00:58:13:02 – 00:58:35:50
Unknown
You service the Yucatan. Well, I know like the Yucatan, like you have. The peninsula is made up of five states, right. They service the state of Quintana Road. Okay, okay. So I can go anywhere from Cancun to to loon. Okay. I do have some contacts in Bacalar, but I mean, people are I mean, there are people that it just it depends.

00:58:35:50 – 00:58:56:04
Unknown
But I mean, like that will be like the, the length of the area that I know. Okay. But that’s good to know that that’s a good area because we were originally thinking about going to Puerto Mora, morelos. I can say that right? Porto Morales we’re thinking about going there, but we’re like, we fell in love with Playa. We didn’t go anywhere else and we’re just like, so happy.

00:58:56:04 – 00:59:14:34
Unknown
So, you know, just having somebody on the ground to help you. And I’ve called you for numerous things personally just to ask you questions. I think that has gone down since we’ve been here. You know, at first it was like every day, every day I’m Susie, know that. And then, you know, as I got to do things on my own, we got to learn things.

00:59:14:34 – 00:59:33:17
Unknown
It’s not so much anymore. But it’s great to know that you still out there and around and I still saying hi tech. So this is really good. This is this has been awesome. And I know this is useful for people, especially those who are doing like me. You know, they want to be a digital nomad or go somewhere and still have their work and stuff.

00:59:33:17 – 00:59:52:06
Unknown
It’s so cool. So before I let you go, I know that you have a challenge that you would like to offer to people who are who are looking. What would you suggest? What is the challenge you want to talk, present to them so that they can find out exactly what it is they want and not being like, I don’t know.

00:59:52:06 – 01:00:07:45
Unknown
Oh, my God, I’m confused because there’s no need to be confused. It’s all good. What what what you challenged them with. But look, I mean, like, I challenge them to really think about what they want, like, truly what they want and the money that they have to work with.

01:00:07:45 – 01:00:11:35
Unknown
I mean, I’ll say for something that is realistic or not, I get a lot of that.

01:00:11:40 – 01:00:15:23
Unknown
I want to be by the beach with $100,000. It’s like, with all due respect,

01:00:15:23 – 01:00:16:57
Unknown
that doesn’t exist anymore.

01:00:16:57 – 01:00:20:25
Unknown
I would have already bought it myself. Yes, a couple of times. Right.

01:00:20:25 – 01:00:40:12
Unknown
So, like honestly thinking of the things that are like truly, truly, truly important and what you’re willing to compromise with. To be able to start figuring out the way, you know, realistically and what it would take for you to achieve that goal.

01:00:40:17 – 01:00:58:20
Unknown
Exactly. That’s a good challenge because we all need to think about things especially we’re talking about not just going down the street to another city or another state. We’re talking about crossing over the country line, going to a whole different atmosphere, a whole different country. So yes, figure out what it is you want. What are your must haves?

01:00:58:20 – 01:01:17:42
Unknown
What are you can’t live without? Then you’re going to have to figure out what you’re willing to compromise on that, because I don’t care what it is that you want, you’re going to have to compromise on something, something you’re going to want. It ain’t going to be right. But if you can get the majority of what you want like 85, 90%, hey, we’re all good, right?

01:01:17:47 – 01:01:39:56
Unknown
And be open to looking at things that you might have not considered, because you’re going to be surprised that that is true. That is true. I think when you took us to this place, I had well, I really had no idea. We hadn’t really been we hadn’t really started out looking journey. And when I walked in, I was like, I told you, I was like, I remember I was like, this is in and out.

01:01:40:01 – 01:01:52:31
Unknown
Luis was over there in the corner trying to because I was filming at all that. And he was to I was like, this is it. This is I don’t even know if I want to look you like, oh, look at the other place. Let’s go look. I was like, okay, crying me off the wall. I didn’t want to go.

01:01:52:42 – 01:02:07:31
Unknown
And I looked at it, I looked at I was like, now about that, we’re going back. And my husband, I told him about it and all he had was a video, and we’re getting this place. We get this place. It’s like, really? So he never even saw the thing until we actually go. They moved in. What’s up? And we were moving in.

01:02:07:31 – 01:02:17:44
Unknown
Yeah, he loved it. He loved it. So I think was an informed decision. You know I want you to look at more stuff. It’s like, no, let’s make like really sure. And then they good.

01:02:17:44 – 01:02:25:22
Unknown
And we looked at but we also looked at so many places online. Wow. Look through all these places to send you stuff you like.

01:02:25:24 – 01:02:43:07
Unknown
Terrible mess with that. And you said, oh, I found out about this one for you. It’s only a one bedroom. It’s only a two or it only has this or it has that. No, no, no. So we went through a lot of stuff before we even got the real thing. So that’s what I love about you too. But when you hit the ground, then we can like have a plan and that always good.

01:02:43:17 – 01:03:05:42
Unknown
That’s what that’s the important part of the communication, being able to that back and forth. Because then it’s like once you arrived we had a plan. We’re going to go look at certain things and then look. And we found what you were looking for. So yeah. Yes. It was so good. So now let’s tell everybody before you get out of here, how can they find you, online so that they can contact you and get their process started?

01:03:05:47 – 01:03:39:51
Unknown
So, well, there’s my website. Susie mcdonald.com is, SSI and MacDonald Massey the on alt. So Susie mcdonald.com. Over there like you’ll find all of our contact information. Also look under like podcast. There was a bunch of different videos of different things that I’ve done of showing different areas. And that is an area where I am going to be expanding because it’s going to take you to our YouTube channel, which is now like with this intention of giving information and everything.

01:03:39:51 – 01:04:00:19
Unknown
The content that I’m starting to create is going to be geared towards that. And thank you guys for watching. Oh, I can’t wait for that. More questions. So we can start having conversations. I like it I like it I love it I love it I love you I love this place in living my bestest life ever which I’ve said several times before.

01:04:00:19 – 01:04:19:29
Unknown
So thank you. Thank you for coming out and sharing your knowledge and experience because it’s, it’s it’s always better to have information that’s just going do it blind. We don’t have to do it blind, y’all. We got Susie absolutely right here. Yes. And you got two. So you got the two and which I haven’t met, but we got to have.

01:04:19:29 – 01:04:35:14
Unknown
We had to meet her so I can, you know. But if I refer to you and you do the thing, then you it there. But I really need to meet her because I’ve only WhatsApp with. I haven’t even talked with her on the phone, but. And she’s amazing. I went she’s a total with so like okay yeah she’s amazing.

01:04:35:14 – 01:05:00:32
Unknown
And like I said we work we specialize in long term, you know, 6 to 12 months and and beyond. You know, we don’t really to to much. You know, I do have some good contact. You know, right now that are working. Okay. But, but, yeah, but mainly we work is on, you know, from 6 to 12 months and beyond that, and, and we get some good stuff and we’ll be happy to help.

01:05:00:37 – 01:05:20:25
Unknown
Yes. Thank you so much for coming on board and rolling the truth in the front, because, you know, we can hear all the rumors. We want the misinformation. Susie McDonald will give you that truth. Honey, the truth I’m telling you. So. Thank you. Oh, no, he’s just fine, I enjoyed it. Good. Thank you so much. All right, everyone, I will see you next time.

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Unknown
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01:06:43:32 – 01:07:03:43
Unknown
Did you learn some stuff? I know you did. I know you know some stuff about Mexico. Did you know you could get finance? And I did not until she came on there and said you could get financing. And she’s now revealing her source because it’s hers. Right. But I’m telling you, she was awesome and amazing. And she will definitely help you to find the property that you want and love.

01:07:03:43 – 01:07:23:56
Unknown
Like she did for us right here in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. She also does Puerto Morelos. Morelos, try and get all my accent stuff together. I think she will go as far as Cancun. But, you know, on on our little strip, our little Paradise in the Yucatan. Yucatan Peninsula.

01:07:23:56 – 01:07:26:07
Unknown
Hey, she’s got you covered. All right,

01:07:26:07 – 01:07:31:04
Unknown
the client success story for today is Wilma Jones.

01:07:31:09 – 01:07:51:55
Unknown
So a little story about Wilma. She has been my website design client since I went to, I think 2018 or 2019, some some time around there. And she came back to me two years ago, I believe, because she was starting a she she’s in a neighborhood and I think

01:07:51:55 – 01:07:55:01
Unknown
was it the first black owned neighborhood in Virginia or something like that?

01:07:55:01 – 01:07:55:58
Unknown
It’s called the,

01:07:55:58 – 01:08:15:43
Unknown
the John M Langston Citizens Association. Harvey Park is the name of the neighborhood Harvey park.org. And they were someone had given us some information about WordPress, and then they went to Squarespace and then they couldn’t figure anything out. She was like this is just too much. Let me just go to my girl Carol and get this thing done.

01:08:15:43 – 01:08:38:48
Unknown
And we did and we got it up. It is beautiful. They they all love it. It works well. It’s simple. It’s easy to do. No problems. Her other site with me, House hill.com, is her site and she promotes her books and her speaking engagements and all her stuff. And so she is wonderful and amazing. Thank you so much, Wilma, and congratulations for being this week’s spotlight.

01:08:38:48 – 01:08:49:36
Unknown
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01:09:12:26 – 01:09:33:28
Unknown
All right, now, the challenge that Susie told us is to figure out what you really want, where you want to live, and the money you have to work with. Because the money is very important because you can get them for free. Not anywhere in this world, especially not in the Riviera Maya. Maya. What they what they call here with these beautiful places that are here.

01:09:33:28 – 01:10:00:00
Unknown
I mean, you don’t have to spend an exorbitant amount of money. You can housing and, housing houses, condos, all that. Still very much affordable. But you got to know how much money you working with, where you want to live and what are your gotta have this can’t can’t deal if I have that, you gotta know that. And if you can tell that to Susie, she can find the perfect place, just like she did for us.

01:10:00:05 – 01:10:18:39
Unknown
Now to recap some of the things that we learned on this episode is, number one, find the place where your most qualified people are and be there. Tell me where, where and all this other stuff. If your people ain’t on Instagram, don’t be on Instagram. If your people are are on Facebook, be on Facebook. Do everything you can on Facebook.

01:10:18:50 – 01:10:25:06
Unknown
Now, of course, that doesn’t mean leave out Instagram. You can have a presence there, but if they’re not from you, get somewhere where they’re mind.

01:10:25:06 – 01:10:38:37
Unknown
Number two, you need to clarify your own process to build better relationships, because that is going to be your key to selling and reaching the success that you want to. Finally, number three, check the real estate agent’s license and get an attorney.

01:10:38:37 – 01:11:10:34
Unknown
This is all part of your team. Our two team members here consisted of Susie, the property manager, the, condominium association person. Who was there? An attorney, of course. And then us. I guess what? We’re all in a WhatsApp chat together. Oh, what? I know, right? Who does that in? It’s safe. Nobody. Nobody at all. So anytime anything comes up, we’re just a chat away from getting anything fixed, taken care of or whatever.

01:11:10:34 – 01:11:12:38
Unknown
I totally love it.

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Unknown
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01:11:21:42 – 01:11:43:54
Unknown
Now it’s time for you to get this book. Actually, you can get two books, one over here and one over there because they’re kind of sister brother projects. We did them not in 2024 and 2023, I believe, because I’m getting dates on everything. I think it was 2023. Prayers. An inspiration for mom, her nurse, and prayers and inspiration for their nurse.

01:11:43:59 – 01:12:06:45
Unknown
So we just had Mother’s Day. We’re going into Father’s Day. This is the perfect time for you to get that unique present for your mom or your dad, or both and let people know, hey, there’s support out there for mom, mom, nurse for dad. Their nurse, and each of these authors who were in either book. My husband is a bestselling author.

01:12:06:45 – 01:12:27:38
Unknown
He’s in the dad book. And, you know, they really reached deep down inside to come up with to create these stories and to tell people their lives. And they reached deep down inside to kind of break that veil and let people get to know them. The books are really great, and it is a journal, so it is helping you as much as it is inspiring you.

01:12:27:47 – 01:12:54:37
Unknown
It is helping you as well. So both of them are available on Amazon, but you can actually go to KSAT.com operation.com and either Mom Book or that book and then see the book itself, order it, look at the authors and all that. And again, I want to thank my special guest, Cynthia McDaniel, for coming out and clearing up any misconceptions that we had about buying real estate in Mexico.

01:12:54:38 – 01:13:15:26
Unknown
Maybe even that. You know, we talk a little bit about rentals and things like that, but it is awesome. She was awesome as well. So I want to thank you for being here. Next episode I’m going to be talking about building your business with minimal social media. Now, I just came off a summit about how to build your business without using social media at all.

01:13:15:31 – 01:13:33:46
Unknown
No, but I think most of the people that are on there, some of that I hate to say social media, I’m totally off of it, but a lot of people use it minimally in some ways. And I used to just teach about social media. As a matter of fact, one of my pillars of online business success talks about social media.

01:13:33:46 – 01:13:50:12
Unknown
And social media is still important because it is a free way to connect with people, and social media is everywhere. You can use it for good or you can use it for bad. We’re talking about using it for good and using it for your business so you can get yourself out there to the people who want to buy that from you.

01:13:50:12 – 01:14:00:07
Unknown
But we’re not talking about how you need to be a slave to social media every single hour, every single day. Perfect picture that I no, we’re not that. We are business owners

01:14:00:07 – 01:14:13:15
Unknown
who are not content creators. Now, if you’re a content creator, that’s a whole other story. But business owners who want to be who need to be on social media to put some things out there, yes, I am talking to you and we will be talking about that next time.

01:14:13:20 – 01:14:34:29
Unknown
So which brings me to this point. Now, if you found value from this, from this episode, I want you to like it. If there’s a button around for you to like it, I definitely want you to subscribe because you don’t want to miss a single episode. I got some more good stuff coming up in, including we’re going to be looking diving deep into some SEO and SEO, using,

01:14:34:29 – 01:14:38:13
Unknown
email marketing and some other things that are coming up, so you don’t want to miss that.

01:14:38:13 – 01:14:58:01
Unknown
So go ahead and subscribe. And if you are, please do me a favor and leave a review on the platform that you’re all right now so that other people can find this and it will help them know, is this a good, podcast or not? And you can say, heck yeah, because that a lot of that in your review and I want to thank you ahead of time for doing that.

01:14:58:01 – 01:15:04:39
Unknown
So I really, really appreciate it. And I also want you to know one last note. I’m going to let you go on just a second.

01:15:04:39 – 01:15:19:40
Unknown
This has been so amazing and awesome. Revamping this revamping and relaunching this podcast, getting to know you guys, putting content out there, hearing from you, hearing that you actually, number one, listen to the podcast.

01:15:19:45 – 01:15:37:26
Unknown
Number two, comprehend what I’m trying to do. And number three, cheer me on. And number four, you are doing it, dog. Awesome. So I love it. That’s all I have for you today. Thank you so much and join me. Be sure to join me next time for another great episode. Thanks so much in back now.

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Unknown
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