Just a few things to add to this thread.
1. The transaction you are describing on buying property is VERY common in this market and very risky.
2. Bank Trust = Title or Deed - In the transaction described above the buyer doesn't have anyway to defend their property rights against 3rd...
That is the Mexican culture fortunately or unfortunately. The culture demands if you want something then you pay for it. One of the examples of this that I witnessed first hand was when I was studying for the Sonoran Real Estate license.
The educational part required a payment of almost...
Found this today in the July 7, 2010 issue online of Defrente.
Acepta presidente de la OCV presencia de Cárteles del narco en Puerto Peñasco
Por primera vez, según recordamos, un representante oficial de Puerto Peñasco reconoce que los carteles de la droga han invadido el balneario sonorense...