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Questions Buyers Wish They Had Asked Earlier
A short list of questions that, asked at the right moment, would have changed many transactions.
Most regret in a Baja purchase traces back not to a bad property, but to a question that was never asked in writing — or was asked and answered casually.
The categories that matter
**About the property.** What is actually being sold, how it is described in the record, and whether the physical reality matches that description.
**About the seller.** Who has the authority to sell, and whether anything in the seller's circumstances could affect a clean transfer.
**About the transaction.** Who is holding the money, on what written instructions, and what happens to timelines if something takes longer than expected.
Why written clarity matters
Verbal assurance is not a record. In a cross-border transaction with multiple parties, several languages, and long timelines, the only reliable version of an answer is the one written down, dated, and attributable to the party who gave it.
The limit of a list
Knowing which categories deserve questions is useful. Knowing whether the answers you received are adequate for your particular property and contract is a different exercise, and it is situation-specific.
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This is general educational information, not legal, tax, or financial advice.