Real Estate Pitfalls

Discussion in 'Living in Cancun' started by V, Jun 7, 2011.

  1. T.J.

    T.J. I can choose my own title Registered Member

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    V,
    I think you mean a Receipt for the fees you pay to Scotia for your Fide. This past year (mine is due in Nov), after not receiving a notice of payment due, I went to a Scotia branch, had my info from the prior year and the gal looked up the amount due.

    I made the payment, after giving her my Client Number and Reference Number. She wrote them on a Post It note, looked up the amount due, which I paid. I got a fairly detailed teller receipt. I scan these things as they tend to degrade over time.

    As an aside, I have been scanning all of my bills here. Keeps my hard copy files smaller, although I do keep the Scotia receipt, as well as a copy of the scanned receipt, in a folder.
     
  2. V

    V I can choose my own title Registered Member

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    That´t it, exactly, but receipts for each and every sum delivered to ScotiaBank, which would include those sums they collected on their behalf, for their services, plus receipts for those sums collected from us to be delivered to third parties, such as the Mexican Government. We don´t have a single receipt for any of the sums we handed over.

    I´ve got no excuses for not demanding reciepts at the time, but they´ve got no excuse for not preparing any, either.
     
  3. gabesz

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    The price at Scoticabank is more reasonable then Banamex. Banamex nearly doubled the rate. A 4% increase is reasonable compared to what Banamex did to their fideicimos.
     
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    If you change the bank you have to go through the entire process and pay the closing fees all over again. If your rates did not change don't rock the boat.
     
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    Make sure you deal with David Martinez. He is good at following things up for clients.
     
  6. V

    V I can choose my own title Registered Member

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    He has been pleasant to deal with, and was very efficient in getting our fideicomiso set up. When I wanted receipts, I went to him: he said I should contact the administrator, if I wanted receipts.
     
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    I thought he is the administrator. Or does he mean the administrator of the branch? Oh well passing the buck I guess.
     
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    Could he mean the adminsitrator of the condo if your place is a condo?
     
  9. V

    V I can choose my own title Registered Member

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    The Michael Kelly case has been making the local news more often, recently, with the reports saying that a Special Master appointed by the U.S. District Court to investigate his business interests in a variety of properties located in Mexico has completed its work. The business interests in which Michael Kelly is said to have an interest includes such things as lots in Puerto Cancun, condominium projects on the same territory, interests in the Avalon Hotels, and a private jet, among other things located in Mexico.

    Forced liquidation of his business interests now seem to be underway in an effort to recoup what is alleged to have been $465,000,000.00 USD wrongfully taken from pensioners in the U.S. in a fraudulent, time-share investment scheme.

    Although he has now been in the Federal Detention Center in Chicago for over four years, his criminal case has yet to be resolved. As in any criminal case, he remains innocent until proven guilty, but that apparently does not prevent the liquidation of his assets, here.

    A single source has told me others' interests in these properties may be affected by these proceedings, and at least some of them have received formal notice.
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