Retirement is a scary proposition for most people these days. They spend too much time worrying about whether they’ve saved enough for retirement and too little time thinking about the prospects for enjoying life. Real estate investment coaching can help you simultaneously prepare for retirement and open up a world of retirement lifestyle opportunities that you may not have even known were possible! Our real estate investment coaches are certified professionals who have long since retired from the day-to-day grind and enjoy the possibilities that smart investing has opened for them.

Financial planners used to counsel people about the “three-legged stool” of retirement: Social Security, pensions and savings. Now, they’ve added a fourth leg: working in retirement. Isn’t the point of retirement to stop working? If you’ve been planning to leave the world of work behind, you may need a source of income, but who says that it has to come from work?

The real estate investment coaches at Coaching Services can show you how to have the retirement lifestyle you want without spending your retirement collecting a paycheck. Our professionals can help you define your real estate investment goals, identify your level of risk, identify resources available to you that you may not have been aware of, and help you craft a plan that will allow you to worry less about retirement and enjoy your retirement lifestyle more.

Some solid real estate investment advice and planning can make the difference between working for money in retirement or having your retirement money working for you. If you’re ready to stop worrying and start enjoying life, contact Coaching Services today!

For each person, real estate investment and retirement planning mean something unique. For some people, retirement is a goal and they spend years figuring out what their lives are going to be like in retirement. They know where they’re going to live, how much their retirement lifestyle will cost and what they need to do to achieve their goals.

For other people, retirement seems so far off that thinking about it - much less planning for it - is difficult – even painful! They worry that they won’t have enough to live on; their obligations won’t be met; and they can’t even consider the kind of retirement lifestyle they’d like because they’re sure the money won’t be there.

Real estate investment coaching can help in both of these situations. For the investor who knows what he or she wants, real estate investment coaching can help them define and refine their investment strategies to make sure they reach their goals, accelerate their retirement horizon (yes, early retirement is still possible!) and develop confidence in their investment abilities.

For the investor who hasn’t planned effectively for retirement, real estate investment coaching can help him or her develop a plan, provide options for “catching up” and realize the income they need to support a retirement lifestyle they might not even have dared to dream of.

Regardless of your retirement situation, it’s never too late to start working toward your goals. If you’re interested in learning how real estate investment coaching can help you define and realize your dreams, please contact Coaching Services today!

You may remember that I wrote about a real estate investment seminar that took place here last month. It was a huge success! The seminar was full, and the attendees came from very diverse backgrounds. They were all interested in the same thing, however: learning how to profit from buying land in Mexico.

The number of people we talk to on a daily basis is incredible. Moreso now than ever before, people are looking for investments with solid growth potential. Billionaire real estate investors like Sam Zell and Donald Trump have invested heavily here. The Riviera Nayarit, the area just north of Puerto Vallarta, shows extremely positive growth potential and is likely to be a mainstay in world tourism for many years to come.

All of this leads people to want more information about buying land in Mexico. The seminar was a great format in which to address peoples’ questions about buying land in Mexico. We had all of the professionals gathered together in one spot to answer questions. We talked about the value of working with reputable real estate companies like Select Mexico Properties; the advantages of buying land in Mexico – like its close proximity to the US; its status as an emerging market; its exceptional position for rentals and long-term appreciation.

One thing is clear from dealing with so many people with so many questions about buying land in Mexico: even though this deal is a slam-dunk, potential buyers lack the confidence they need in their investment skills to recognize and act upon this opportunity. Coaching Services can help with that. Our professional real estate coaches can teach you what you need to know about investing and how to achieve your personal investment goals. We can show you how to analyze opportunities with regard to their place in your investment strategies. We can show you what you need to know about yourself, the investment and the market to make the best deals in real estate right now.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to invest in your future by buying land in Mexico today. Please contact Coaching Services and let us help you develop and refine your real estate investment strategy today.

“How safe is buying real estate in Mexico?” is a question that gets asked, probably more than just about any other. You’ve probably heard horror stories about investors who bought real estate in Mexico and lost their land due to some fraud on the part of the seller. It’s enough to make anyone think twice about buying real estate in Mexico, especially if you’re planning to use some of your retirement funds to finance your real estate investment.

Property laws in Mexico have changed, so buying real estate in Mexico is as safe as it is in any developed country. Mexico’s constitution requires that all land that exists within 50 km of a coastline or 100 km of a national border be held in a special trust called a fideicomiso.

A fideicomiso is a bank trust established to hold the deed to a designated property and to manage the trust for the sole benefit of the named beneficiary (the owner). It may seem unusual, but the law effectively creates a ‘fee-simple’ ownership structure that enables the trust beneficiary to do anything to the land that an owner who holds a deed directly can do. There is no difference in the ownership rights of the land.

The fideicomiso actually helps protect owners against land claims that may arise after the property has been sold. To date, no property owner who has used the fideicomiso method of holding land has lost ownership rights in the property.

In addition to the fideicomiso, title insurance also protects an owner’s purchase of land, should a claim arise on it. If you purchase land through Select Mexico Properties, you may also purchase title insurance on your property from First American Title. Select Mexico Properties has on-site attorneys who research all land ownership records and evaluate any potential land claims. We’re confident in the clarity of the title to these properties and we’d like you to feel secure about your purchase, too.

Finally, Coaching Services can show you how to limit your risk when buying real estate in Mexico. You don’t have to risk your retirement funds to make a real estate purchase here, and Coaching Services can show you how to insulate yourself and protect your cash assets. Please don’t wait! If you’re plan includes buying real estate in Mexico, please contact Coaching Services today!

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If you’re preparing for retirement, today’s economic news can’t possibly offer much comfort. You’ve spent years working hard to provide for your family and save for retirement, only to have your plans threatened by the latest economic downturn. The good news is that your retirement lifestyle doesn’t have to suffer. With real estate investment coaching from Coaching Services, you can turn your retirement dreams into reality.

Real estate investment coaching can show you how to put your money to work for you. Better than that, our coaching services can show you how to put others’ money to work for you as you enjoy the advantages of building in Mexico. There are few places better than Mexico when it comes to buying real estate. The Mexican economy is in a growth mode and is producing positive results.

Tourist cities like Puerto Vallarta provide an excellent investment opportunity. Relatively low entry costs mean that you can buy land and build luxury real estate quickly and easily. If you choose, you can retire in sunny Puerto Vallarta. This enables you to take advantage of the low cost of living here. The cost of living here, along with the high quality of life, means that you’ll have access to the best medical and dental care, low-cost prescription drugs, high quality food and water, and low transportation costs. In addition, you can hire household help to take care of the housekeeping and landscaping while you enjoy the sunshine.

You may also choose to turn your luxury Mexican home into an income producer. If this is your plan, there’s no time like the present to get started. The Riviera Nayarit is the site of a new tourist corridor. You’ll have a ready market for renting your luxury home to part-time residents or visitors who are looking for something more than the standard tourist fare.

Either way you go, your retirement lifestyle will benefit. If you would like more information about how real estate investment coaching can improve your retirement lifestyle, please contact Coaching Services today!

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Planning for retirement is no easy task. Statistics show that three of ten US citizens between the ages of 65 and 69 are still working. More than eight of ten Americans are concerned that they may not have saved enough for retirement and this number is rising fast. People who are approaching retirement age – and those who are already retired – are rethinking their retirement lifestyle. The traditional real estate investment, on which many Americans have relied, isn’t performing well and is further jeopardizing workers’ retirement lifestyles.

The cost of health care is rising faster than anyone could have predicted. Most Americans who have saved for retirement are unprepared to deal with the possibility that they may incur $195,000 to $635,000 in uninsured medical expenses after retirement. Medicare coverage is limited and the financial stability of the program itself is in doubt. Even retirees who do have private insurance coverage could be spending as much as $175,000 in uncovered expenses, premiums, co-pays and deductibles.

The cost of health care is precisely why so many Americans – more than 1.5 million to date – have purchased residential real estate in Mexico, where the cost of health care can be 50% to 75 percent lower than it is in the US. Don’t assume that the health care here is inferior because it costs less. That’s simply not the case. In fact, many effective medical treatments are offered here that aren’t offered in the US, and people from all over the world come here to receive these treatments.

You shouldn’t have to compromise your retirement lifestyle when you retire. You should be able to live comfortably – even luxuriously – once you’ve left the world of work. Real estate investment coaching can show you how, no matter what point in your life you’re at. It’s never too late to begin retirement planning.

As you move through life, your needs, resources and risk tolerance changes. Real estate investment coaching can show you how to craft a real estate investment strategy that balances all three of these factors in a way that works for you. If you’re ready to consider ways to preserve your retirement lifestyle that don’t involve a lot of risk, please contact Coaching Services today.

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When making real estate investments for retirement, you want property that will hold its value, or appreciate in an area that will provide a reasonably modest cost of living and a high quality of life. While these elements may be more or less important to the individual investor, most investors focus on quality of life in retirement, because it’s a part of everyday life.

If you’re considering a Mexican retirement, luxury property in Puerto Vallarta is booming. Developers can’t build luxury property fast enough to meet the demand. And the demand for luxury property in Puerto Vallarta is only expected to increase.

Some retirees are purchasing luxury condominiums but the cost is extremely high. Some properties start in the $1 million+ range. A real estate investment is good only if it provides a good rate of return or a high enjoyment value. You can find both of these qualities, and live in a luxury environment without spending millions of dollars – unless you want to.

Right now, you can find undeveloped residential real estate in Riviera Nayarit, just north of Puerto Vallarta for a fraction of the cost of developed luxury real estate in Puerto Vallarta. Within about six months, you can be living in a custom-built luxury home on a seaside cliff, enjoying all of the sun and sea breezes you can handle.

Communities north of Puerto Vallarta, like San Pancho, are located in the highly desirable Riviera Nayarit, where property values will appreciate faster than the highly developed luxury condos you’ll find in Puerto Vallarta. San Pancho offers peace and quiet that you simply won’t find in the city. Along with access to sandy beaches and natural vegetation, San Pancho is home to turtle, bird and marine mammal sanctuaries that add a quality of life to San Pancho that you won’t find in Puerto Vallarta.

If you would like professional assistance in sorting out your real estate investment options, please don’t hesitate to contact Coaching Services. Our certified professional real estate coaches can help you learn what you need to know about the Puerto Vallarta real estate market before you start investing.

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If you’re not a financial expert – and most people aren’t – you might wonder whether you have enough saved for retirement. To ensure that their savings are sufficient, many people are turning to real estate investment coaching for advice and for the opportunity to build their real estate investment skills. You might think that the real estate market is a tough investment sell these days, and in some markets, you’d be right. You can find performing real estate investments right now and real estate investment coaching can help you out.

Buying real estate in Mexico is one of the few performing investments you can make right now, and now is definitely the time to buy. Buying real estate in Mexico offers many worthwhile returns on your investment, whether you are investing for an immediate return, looking to generate passive income, or planning to build a place to hang your hat when you retire.

For investors who are looking for immediate gains, buying real estate in Mexico can deliver the solid returns you expect from highly desirable real estate. Puerto Vallarta property has appreciated at the rate of ten percent per year for the past decade and shows little sign of stopping. In fact, there’s a high probability that Puerto Vallarta real estate will appreciate even faster in the coming years, due to the growing demand for retirement and luxury properties in this area.

If you’re looking to generate income, a Puerto Vallarta home can provide you with a steady cash flow. The Riviera Nayarit is the site of a new tourist corridor, and the millions of tourists who visit Puerto Vallarta each year are expected to travel up the coast. In addition, the number of tourist visitors is expected to grow substantially in the coming years.

For retirees, buying real estate in Mexico delivers a low cost of living combined with a high quality of life. Puerto Vallarta offers ready access to excellent health and dental care, reasonably priced prescription drugs, high-quality food, clean water and familiar retailers.

Regardless of why you’re buying real estate in Mexico, you’ll be thrilled by the potential that Puerto Vallarta real estate offers. If you want to know more about how real estate investment coaching can help you when buying real estate in Mexico, contact Coaching Services today!

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Lately, everyone’s writing about the “Baby Boomers.” This generation is approaching retirement age, and many of them are rethinking their retirement lifestyle in light of the outrageous cost of medical care, the steep declines in investment portfolios and real estate values, and weakness in employment figures. Many businesses are looking to buy out their older workers, and failing that, they’re simply laying them off.

Mortgage debt, the cost of college educations for the kids, inflation and investment losses may have made saving for a comfortable retirement lifestyle a lower priority. With only a few years remaining until retirement, some Baby Boomers are now just beginning to save. If this describes you, all is not lost. You could benefit from real estate investment coaching. A real estate investment strategy that’s put into place now can help you supplement your retirement savings while you’re still working, and generate income for you once you’ve left the workforce.

Real estate investment coaching can also help you see the benefit of taking a diversified approach to investments, and help you develop strategies that will benefit you, no matter what the economic conditions may be. You’ll also understand how real estate investments are still a good bet, and where the best real estate deals are right now.

Billionaire real estate investor Sam Zell, who also owns the Tribune Corporation – with its many newspapers throughout major US cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, and Baltimore – recently said that he doesn’t even look in the US for real estate investments anymore. His preferred location? Mexico. Real estate investment coaching can help you understand the risks and benefits of real estate investments in foreign countries and how you can manage those risks well.

If you’re interested in knowing how you can work productive real estate investments into your retirement portfolio, please contact Coaching Services today.

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The potential for gain is just one of the many factors you’ll want to look at when buying land in Mexico. You’ll want to evaluate a parcel’s long-term prospects for appreciation. Real estate investment coaching can help you learn what to look for and how to evaluate the true potential of a real estate investment.

On the surface, Puerto Vallarta is attractive because its climate is amazing. Regardless of how wonderful the climate is, it’s actually not the reason people decide to come here. Puerto Vallarta’s cost of living is low, but like climate, a low cost of living is not enough to convince people that Puerto Vallarta makes a good real estate investment. The quality of life in Puerto Vallarta is also high. Puerto Vallarta is highly accessible by air, sea and land, and the cost of buying land in Puerto Vallarta is affordable, while the gains on luxury real estate are excellent. Modern health care is also available here at a very reasonable cost

Now the Puerto Vallarta picture is coming into better focus. Good climate, low cost of living, high quality of life, good access, affordable real estate, good property value appreciation, and excellent low-cost health care options combined make Puerto Vallarta an excellent investment prospect.

In addition to providing good gains on real estate, Puerto Vallarta offers many potential buyers the ability to enjoy retirement without going broke on necessities like health care and housing, or getting eaten alive by inflation and rising energy costs.

With real estate investment coaching, you’ll learn to evaluate the whole picture, and assess an investment’s long-term potential for sustained growth. Puerto Vallarta has a lot going for it in this respect, and investors are clamoring to buy land in Puerto Vallarta while it’s still available at a reasonable cost.

If you’d like to know more about assessing a real estate investment’s long-term potential, please contact us. We’d love to show you what real estate investment coaching can do for you.

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