01Stage
Research
Study the landscape before making commitments. What ownership structures exist, who the participants are, and how the process generally works — so nothing about the environment is a surprise.
The Framework
The Baja Buyer'sMethod.™
Five disciplined stages built to protect buyers from the most common — and most costly — missteps in Baja Sur.
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- Stages
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- Sequence
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- Iterations
- 02Stage
Evaluate
Understand the opportunity, the people involved, and what remains uncertain. Enthusiasm is easy to feel and hard to examine; evaluation is where the two are separated.
- 03Stage
Verify
Confirm what matters before relying on representations. Not because anyone is presumed dishonest, but because certainty and assurance are different things.
- 04Stage
Protect
Use the right documentation and professional support when the stakes become specific. The right protection is situational — which is precisely why it belongs with qualified professionals.
- 05Stage
Close
Finalize the transaction with the documentation, funds, and signatures in their proper order. A well-run closing is what turns a decision into ownership — and ownership in Baja is the beginning of a relationship, not the end of a transaction.
Principles, Not Procedures
The Method describes a mindset. Applying it is situational.
These five principles are deliberately stated as principles. What verification means for a particular property, what protection means in a particular contract, and what closing well means for a particular family are questions that depend entirely on the specifics — and those are addressed in advisory work, or with independent legal counsel.
Apply the Method to your situation
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