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We are actually putting out a video shortly about what to look for in presale and some tips to prevent what has happened to you. In the video we talk to a builder who mentions what he would inspect if he was buying a place. I personally will say that all of my friends that are realtors buy presale. They all seem to do well with them. It is important to know the reputation of the builder, architect, and developer to make good decision with less risk.

And about your comment about the condo not appreciating in 5 years, this is fairly common in Playa. The return is on the rentals and not really appreciation, I had a condo and sold it 4 years later. It sold for just about the same price in USD. Although with the exchange rate, I made about 200,000 pesos more. I kept the money in pesos because I was going to use it in Mexico. I also think of it as living rent free for four years.

Hello. We do not own the Hotel Xcaret Mexico but we have been there and have an article and video about it. everythingplayadelcarmen.com/hotel-xcaret-mexico/ The Hotel is one of the best! All food and drink and access to all of the parks is included.

There is only one entrance through Akumal to Yal Ku. There are two entrances from that access road. The second one is better in our opinion. You can go here and enjoy it without a tour, but transportation is hard. The walk to the Yal Ku is too far from the highway. So you will need a taxi to Yal Ku.

@@EverythingPlayaDelCarmencom Thanks, I went to Akumal last January but completely missed Yal Ku

There is no "official" word that a hotel is going to be built there. But imagine if there was, and you could visit the park as well as Chichen Itza which is fairly close. People could spend time in the Riviera Maya and Yucatan. It certainly would open up a lot of possibilities.

There are plans to use the rails for freight also. This might be the saving grace of the project. It is true in some places the towns develop around the stations. But almost all stations are outside of towns. For example, the Cancun Airport station is about a 25/30 min drive from the downtown of Cancun. In Valladolid the station is about 10 minutes drive but the town has only grown about 4 blocks closer to where the train is in the past 10 years. So maybe in another 10/15 years the stations will be somewhat better located but that is way too far to make it efficient.

It is pretty easy to find the bag storage. It is right after you buy tickets in the entrance. There is a room where large bags are stored and lockers for smaller bags. Since medium size bags can go into the ruins, there are a lot of lockers. The exact price we don't remember but it is not expensive.

Most of the time you don't need a reservation. High season is from about November to early Jan and around Easter.

People that are usually looking for 3-6 month rentals are usually people that want somewhere comfortable to stay and probably have done a lot of tours and things, so they will be more at home while visiting. There are cheaper rentals, but you often need to go out of the center or find them yourself and work out a contract. These apartments have all be verified and cut out the hassle of looking around yourself and protect both parties. Rent is also more in Playa because many owners want to rent short term and not for longer term which is less profitable. having year round warm weather, rooftop pools and ocean views are also a perk of many of these condos. We will soon make another video showing tours of short term apartments and we will address the pricing as well.

There are restaurants that have a version of this. One is called Chichen Pizza.

If you are going to drive, you could exit at Valladolid and go up to Ek Balam. It will take about a minimum of 2 extra hours, one hour in transportation and one hour at the ruins. El Balam is the only one you can climb that is close to Playa. For most people Chichen Itza is large enough to feel like you saw enough ruins. If you can time it to see the old part, that will take at least 3 hours plus 6 hours of transport time. It is a long day to see the two ruins and probably not something I would do personally because you will be rushed. Note: there is one hour difference between Qroo and Yucatan State.

First of all, we are not real estate people on our website and who made this video. We do not sell real estate and can be very honest about buying in the area and things to look out for. We have articles on how to pick a good realtor, what areas are not good to buy in, what type of properties rent better and what do not do so well. We literally tell people what to expect for returns and update the information yearly. We know the market changes and sometimes it is easy to buy something and make money, but other times you need to be more selective. This year, 2024, was a very low season for the Riviera Maya. We do still know a good amount of people that did very well. We can pretty much guarantee you did not go through a realtor on our recommended list because we know how they do their research and help our readers. We literally tell people that after 10 years of being online that we give information to people to make good decisions because you will be our new neighbors or friends. We get hundreds of messages from potential buyers asking about areas or building on sale, many times we tell people that the project they are looking might not be the best for them based on things that we see. Even though we don't sell real estate, people value our opinion as well. At our website we do not care if you buy or not, we just try our best to give the best information for our readers. It seems that things did not work out how you wanted things to workout. We try to help everyone to do well, but people need to listen to us as well.

You will be right in the center of Playa so you can walk up and down 5th Avenue to discover the things in this video! We look forward to making more videos before you arrive, so you have more information.

@@EverythingPlayaDelCarmencom awesome thnx so much!

Our article here in the video description which is here: everythingplayadelcarmen.com/should-you-buy-real-estate-in-playa-del-carmen-this-year/ has the email to Sebastian if you wanted to ask him about real estate. You can also contact us here at our website through our contact button or even here. Let us know if there is something we can help you with.

No. it is still closed and no new update is available.

@ thank you for the reply I’ll Be going the beginning of December thanks 🙏🏽

Yes. Since the Cancun Hotel Zone is about 98% tourist area, most prices are touristic prices. Playa Del Carmen's 5th Avenue is a place that locals go sometimes as well, so prices are tempered. Just like all-inclusive hotels in the Riviera Maya, the stores there are more expensive since they have you trapped there. With that said, Playa is a tourist town as well, so don't expect enough savings to pay for your commute to Playa to buy souvenirs.

Thank you for your comments. We will be making a new video with better sound soon. The info is still accurate in this video, but we do want to have good resources for people visiting the area.

Thank you for your comment. We try to have an honest look at things so it can help people make good decisions.

The two tours options 1 & 2 visit Yal Ku and a cenote. The cenotes can change based on how many people are visiting and other circumstances. There is a phone number for Viator and you can ask about the tour to see if they can tell you. But bottom line is, it usually is one of the highlights of the tours as seen in the comment by customers. So you know you will get a good cave cenote to visit.

Well, this is not highspeed rail. It is planned to top out at 160 kmph or 100 mph. Most of the trains now run at 60/80mph. It will get faster when it is all done, but not a super high-speed rail like some countries.

We agree with you. The quality of the Xcaret Hotels is excellent. This park in the video never did open. But we are sure it will in the future and maybe there will be a hotel nearby for people to stay in 😉We will have more news about this project in the future, we are sure of it. 😃

Well, we do have a good article with more details about driving to Chichen Itza including some possible routes. everythingplayadelcarmen.com/driving-to-chichen-itza/ Some tips for you are, renting a car in Mexico requires liability insurance. Many have coverage by credit card but some rental agencies will say they do not recognize this and want you to buy insurance. The truth is, it is better to have local coverage that will be available to help you if you have a serious accident. In Mexico you will be held by the police in the event of a bad accident until the insurance company comes. Having a company in your home country might not be available right away to help you. It is best to include the insurance for less stress. Car renting is about 45/60 USD a day in Mexico. The toll highway is about $40 USD RT. they do accept card now but having pesos is best because sometimes the signal for the machines is not good. When you arrive in Piste, there will be tour guides and touts trying to get you to stop, you can ignore these. In Pista and the ruins there are no good places to eat. Going to Valladolid will give you many more options and better ones. These are just a few tips for you. We hope you have a good trip!

We will be doing videos for Tulum stations, Bacalar and when the route opens over to Calakmul, we will plan some time to go and take videos. There is a new ruin that will also open near Bacalar that is older and larger than Chichen Itza, so there will be a lot to look soon.

You do know that the salespeople on 5th have all day to learn what different color bracelets mean and can say they work at the hotel you are staying at. No one works at a hotel and on 5th selling souvenirs. This is a common thing that people do to get tourists attention and shop in their store or the store they work in so they can get commissions. We certainly agree that Mexicans are very welcoming and friendly. After more than a decade here, Mexicans have been warm, welcoming, and become some of our best friends. We always hear Thailand is the land of smiles, but we feel Mexico should have that title and more.

Hola y gracias por ver nuestro video. Sebastián, el agente inmobiliario que aparece en este video, tiene esta información sobre los proyectos que se encuentran aquí. Puedes enviarle un correo electrónico directamente desde su correo electrónico aquí, en nuestro artículo sobre Corasol. everythingplayadelcarmen.com/is-corasol-the-new-playacar-of-playa-del-carmen/

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Thank you for watching the video! If you go soon to Chichen Itza on the train, just know your options via the bus or colectivo vans to Valladolid. This will get you to other cities in the Riviera Maya. We have details about this in our article on taking the Tren Maya to Chichen Itza.

The way it works here when buying a place, a deposit of usually $5000 USD. This shows that you are an honest buyer, and the condo is" off the market" until the final agreement is made. During this time, you have put down your deposit, you will be able to get the documents and make checks of everything. Then the notario draws up the papers and the sale is done. You do have a number of days to back out or if the papers are not correct, get your deposit back. Note: $5000 USD is common but there can be other amounts required.