Independent guidance before a life-changing decision
Get a detailed, human-written evaluation before you make the decision. No sales pressure. No real-estate commissions. Just an honest look at your plans, your circumstances, and what makes sense for you.
Considering a move?
A Detailed Evaluation
A realistic, personalized look at whether life in Mexico fits your budget, priorities, health needs, lifestyle, expectations, and long-term plans.
Explore the $199 evaluation →Considering a property?
An Independent Second Opinion
A $399 independent review designed to help you avoid overpaying, uncover expensive ownership surprises, negotiate from market evidence, and recognize when walking away may save you the most.
On a $400,000 property, 1% is $4,000.Small pricing decisions can be worth many times the cost of the evaluation.
Explore the $399 evaluation →A different kind of Mexico advice
Mexico can be a wonderful place to live and own property. It can also be the wrong decision for the wrong person, budget, neighborhood, or moment. These evaluations are designed to help you see the full picture before enthusiasm becomes a commitment.
For the move
Your circumstances matter. The $199 evaluation looks at how your real life lines up with the Mexico you have in mind—including the parts that are easy to overlook when you are still dreaming about the move.
The goal: a clear, honest answer about whether Mexico makes sense for you—and what your next step should be.
For the property
The evaluation looks for overpricing, weak negotiating assumptions, expensive carrying costs, optimistic rental projections, pre-construction exposure, difficult resale, and better alternatives nearby. Sometimes the biggest saving is negotiating better. Sometimes it is deciding that the right price is no price at all.
The goal: protect your money before you become financially committed to the wrong property, the wrong price, or the wrong assumptions.
How it works
Both services follow the same simple process, but each has its own detailed intake.
Complete the questionnaire for the evaluation you need. The questions are designed to surface the details that can change the answer.
Your responses are evaluated in context—not dropped into a generic template. When research is needed, it becomes part of the review.
You receive a written assessment that explains what looks realistic, what concerns me, and what I believe you should investigate or do next.
Why independence matters
I am not paid more if you move to Mexico. I do not earn a real-estate commission if you buy. If your plan does not look realistic—or a purchase raises concerns—the useful answer may be to slow down, reconsider, or walk away.
About Ian Parker
I arrived in Mexico nearly two decades ago with a suitcase, a laptop, and a truck. Since then, I have lived in eight major expat cities and three small pueblos. That experience taught me that there is no single “Mexico lifestyle”—and that the right city, neighborhood, budget, and expectations matter enormously.
These evaluations are built around that reality: practical questions, local context, and an honest assessment of what may work for you.
Start with the decision in front of you