I have recently returned from a visit to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.  It is located by the Mexican Bay of Bandera's. As colleagues and friends asked me about my trip, I thought it would be a good idea to write a blog on it. My trip started on December 12 from Jacksonville, FL, via Houston, TX, and, what was suppose to be a six hour trip turned into sixteen.  It began at Jacksonville when the departure time was delayed eight hours while we waited for the flight crew to arrive from their lawful resting period.  Due to weather in the North, they didn't arrive until late the night before and had to complete a mandatory rest period of eight hours.  The flight was a bit uncomfortable because the seats on my Scion XB are wider than the ones on the plane.....I'm sure everyone whose flown before knows what I mean.  I promised myself, after that flight, to lose some pounds for my next trip.  Besides the seating "squeeze", the flight was short and swift.  Of course, the delay made me miss my connecting flight in Houston so, once there, I had to wait another six hours before my flight finally departed for sunny Puerto Vallarta. 

Puerto Vallarta is no Paris.  It is, however, a growing city where modern buildings and new subdivisions are crushing away the obsolete eye sores. With lots of fun and real, open people, this city's real estate market reminds me of the 1993 Costa Rican real estate market. Not to forget that in five days I spent 105.00 bucks and I lived like a king. There, a Cola is .50 cents and a case of fresh oranges is three bucks.  I can go on and on about how inexpensive it is but, bottom line, I loved it!

What was I doing there you may asked? Well, I went there to do a listing presentation to one of the builders currently engaged on a 4,100 unit project. Not bad hey? Yes, it went well for all of us and soon you may see the fruits of our work....maybe. Fact is, that I fought my pessimism for over ten days before deciding to go there. Contrary to my inner misgivings and advice from friends and colleagues, I decided to take the plunge and go anyway.

The builder's real estate professionals welcomed me at the airport and that felt really good. Next morning we had breakfast and engaged in business discussions shortly thereafter. We drove to meet with the builder and their marketing professional in Nuevo Vallarta, toured the condos, the townhomes, the villas and the new shopping center. Believe me when I tell you that you can't put a hole in the walls by accident or on purpose.  The construction is armed concrete and concrete block. Only Mother Nature can take one of these properties down.  We broke for a two hour lunch, in which I digested all the information I had been provided.   Watch it, two hour lunches are very easy to get used to. 

After lunch we departed and went to meet the title company, a great bunch of professionals, most of them tri-lingual. The next day we met with the lenders and I did my presentation.  Yes, I took everything that was on the table. When the day ended, I had no doubts or fears about selling real estate in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

I tell you that the best and only way to sell real estate in Mexico is to have a strong and reliable team that has a presence in Mexico, United States, and Canada.  A team like the one I met there...a true base of a pyramid.

Jorge Nunez

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