Beach Real Estate & Properties for Sale by Owner in Bucerias, Mexico

How to Pick the Best Bucerias Real Estate Agent

Not all Bucerias real estate agents, brokers, & realtors are created equal! No matter what you’re looking for, you’ll need one of the best Bucerias real estate agents to get you the price you want in the location you’ve been dreaming of.

Although it has been improving over the years, real estate is still not very regulated in Mexico. Everyone seems to know someone that has a property for sale, so a lot of people think they can just flip a switch and become a Bucerias real estate agent. There is also a specific process to buy a property as a foreigner in Mexico, so you’ll want someone who can help navigate all the bureaucracy.

Before you decide to come down and start looking around, get familiar with the pros and any cons of the many different neighborhoods in the area. Do a little research of the price ranges for different sorts of condos, beach homes, or land (depending on what you are looking for).

Most of the Bucerias real estate agents & realtors are bilingual in order to cater to our international community, so you shouldn’t have to worry about finding an English-speaking agent. We also believe neighborhood knowledge is a top factor in solid sales, and we make sure to only recommend local real estate agents that know our community well, and not agents based in Puerto Vallarta, for example.

What is their Bucerias real estate experience?

Make sure you are being represented by a professional that has a brokerage and not someone working out of their car or home. Although this may sound obvious, going with an established agency with a physical location will help ensure you are working with a professional brokerage.

The real estate market in Mexico is very localized and historical price data is hard to come by. Your Bucerias real estate agent should ideally have several years of experience in the business and live and working in the area they represent. They should also have an in-depth understanding of the area and its neighborhoods. Extra points go to the real estate agent that also owns a home in the area!

How do they make an offer?

If you have a Bucerias real estate agent that starts to make verbal offers and counteroffers… RUN! The best advice we can offer you is to never work with a real estate agent that does not put your offers in writing.

Experienced real estate agents know the power of a written offer and will always present them in a written form (and most likely with your signature and a check-in hand).

Do they ask the right questions?

Expect your Bucerias real estate agent or realtor to ask you pre-qualification questions so that they know what you want and what you can afford. A good real estate agent will know the right questions to ask in order to put the right properties in front of you.

If your agent simply asks you for your budget, you may want to be concerned that their objective is to sell you what they want you to buy and not what you want to buy. Also, if you are planning to buy it as an investment property, does the agency also offer long-term rentals or short-term rental property management? That could be a huge plus down the road.