Most agents need you to decide.
I need you to be certain.
Real estate in Puerto Vallarta is sold by people with a quota. I work without one. My only job is to make sure that whatever you decide — buy, sell, or walk away — you decide with complete information.
Half a million dollars in a foreign market is not the moment for someone else's optimism. It's the moment for someone who has seen every way this goes wrong — and knows how to make it go right.
Because paradise isn't found — it's negotiated.
Every one by referral.
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I bring a combination of experience that doesn't exist anywhere else in this market.
I came to real estate through a different door than most — and I work with buyers who did the same. People who built something, earned something, and now want a place that reflects who they actually are.
Five years in capital markets and structured finance. One company built, capitalised, and sold — during a pandemic. Nearly two decades in love with Vallarta. I'm bilingual — and in this market that goes beyond paperwork. It means that when I walk a property, talk to a notario, or ask questions in a neighbourhood, I hear everything — not just what's being translated.
Dual licensed. Well versed in real estate law. Having represented developments on both sides of the table. What that means in practice depends entirely on who you are and what you're looking for.
This market doesn't ask you to choose between the dream and the return. I bring capital markets rigour to every acquisition — clear risk assessment, long-term metrics, no sales pressure — so you can make the move you've been considering with complete financial confidence and zero regret.
There's a reason Puerto Vallarta keeps appearing in your thinking — and it's not just the numbers. I know this city's communities — all of them — well enough to know exactly where you'll feel at home. The neighbourhoods that deliver that feeling. And the ones that only look good in photographs.
Whoever you are and whatever brought you here — your timeline, your terms, your decision. My job is to make sure you make it with complete information. Nothing else.
The right city doesn't just look beautiful.
It feels like somewhere you actually belong.
This city is remarkable — and I know exactly which parts of it are right for you.
Architecturally adventurous, culturally open, built for people who want their life to reflect who they are. I've watched this city become what it is. I know the developments worth your attention and the ones that will cost you more than money.
Whether that means a pre-construction penthouse in Conchas Chinas with a 10-year appreciation thesis, or a design-led villa in Amapas where you host friends from around the world and wake up somewhere that feels entirely like you — I'll show you the right properties worth your time. Not every property.
"You don't need a tour of every property on the market. You need the right ones."
Pre-construction, off-market, and design-led opportunities — curated before they reach the MLS.
"A place that feels like you — from the first morning you wake up there."
Community, architecture, and lifestyle fit — not just square footage and ocean views.
Vallarta isn't one market.
Depending on where you buy, the same investment delivers a completely different property, a completely different lifestyle, and a completely different return. Here's the map most advisors don't show you.
Hillside exclusivity. Views that face directly into the bay with nothing between you and the Pacific. A sense of seclusion that most of Vallarta can't deliver. Limited inventory keeps values consistently strong.
Architect-led villas. High-end condos. Ocean views that stop conversations. Just south of the Romantic Zone — without the noise.
Cobblestone streets. The best food scene in the city. Art galleries, character, and a walkability that most of Vallarta simply can't match. Entry point for the market with the strongest rental yield in the city.
The intelligence that makes the decision easier.
Three questions I ask before I show any pre-construction project to a client.
Permit status. Funding structure. Delivery track record. Most buyers never ask. Most agents don't know how. Here's why all three matter more than the renderings.
Read →The fideicomiso is not a workaround. It is ownership — and here's the difference.
Foreign buyers in Mexico's restricted zone do not hold title the way you expect. What a bank trust actually means, what it doesn't restrict, and why the distinction matters before you sign.
Read →Why the same investment buys a completely different life depending on where you buy in Banderas Bay.
Five neighbourhoods. One market. The price ranges overlap — but the lifestyle, appreciation curve, and buyer profile are entirely different.
Read →Two guides. Written before we ever talk price.
The Gen X Guide to Puerto Vallarta Real Estate
Most buyers fall in love with a property before they understand the market. This guide helps you understand the market first.
Get the Guide →The Calm Buyer's Guide to Pre-Construction
This is not a brochure. This is a due diligence manual. Permit gaps. Water moratoriums. Developer funding structures. The questions that separate a sound investment from a stalled one.
Get the Guide →Three clients.
Three completely different situations.
The best way to understand how I work is to see it in context. Each situation below links to the full story — written the way I'd tell it to anyone considering working with me.
Twenty months from first call to closing. The house they bought looked nothing like what they described to me at the start.
Before they looked at a single property, I suggested they rent for three months and actually live here first. Walk the neighbourhoods. Feel the city at different times of day. By the time we toured five houses, they knew exactly what they needed — even when it surprised them.
- $19,000 negotiated off the price
- Retirement home purchase
- Referred client
The LA fires changed their timeline overnight. Urgency is exactly when a poor decision becomes an expensive one.
We had been planning a relaxed retirement move for months. Then everything shifted. The challenge was making a fast decision without it becoming a costly one — and making sure the stress of the moment didn't dictate the terms of the deal.
- ~$85,000 kept across negotiations and closing costs
- Condo purchase
- Referred client
She understood the numbers. What she needed was an offer structure that protected her before she committed a cent.
Pre-construction in Mexico requires more than confidence in the project — it requires the right conditions in the contract before you sign. I designed the offer around her position, not the developer's. The unit delivered on her schedule, within her financial plan.
- On-schedule delivery
- Capital-protected structure
- Fully equipped kitchen included
- Pre-construction investment
Real engagements. Details shared with permission. Names withheld by choice — not mine.
The conversation most people wish they'd had earlier.
Not a pitch. Not a discovery call. A direct conversation about what you're actually evaluating — the numbers, the timing, the questions you haven't been able to get a straight answer on.
If any of this sounds like the conversation you've been trying to have — you know where to find me.