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Fideicomiso Explained for Foreign Buyers
The bank trust used for coastal residential property — rights, term, and what it is not.
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A fideicomiso is a trust agreement. A Mexican bank authorized for this work holds title as trustee. You (and often a spouse or heirs you name) are the beneficiary. You instruct the bank when you sell or refinance; you do not ask the bank for permission to have dinner on your own terrace.
The initial term is commonly 50 years and is set up to be renewable. There is a setup cost and an annual trustee fee. Those numbers move by bank and by year — treat any single dollar figure on a blog as stale until your notario quotes the file in front of you.
The fideicomiso is not a lease, not a timeshare, and not a workaround. It exists because the restricted zone exists. If someone offers you “direct title on the beach, don’t worry about the trust,” slow down and get independent Mexican legal advice.
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