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Jim Scherrer,
a retired entrepreneur from Houston, has owned property in
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for 24 years, and has made it his
permanent residence for the past ten years.
He founded Puerto Vallarta Real Estate Buyers´ Agents, which
acts exclusively as buyers´ agents by introducing North
Americans to Vallarta and assisting them through the foreign
buying process.
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James Glover
has been a resident and business owner in Baja California
for over 15 years. He currently owns and operates
www.BajaInsider.com & www.BajaRealEstateandConsulting.com
James has
purchased and sold real estate in Mexico and in the United
States for the last 30 years. In the last 4 years, he has
developed BajaInsider.com and assisted clients with property
transactions, importing goods, and general business startups
or re-location in Mexico.
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Courtney Sapin
specializes in Mexico vacation home finance and is a
commercial real estate mortgage broker based in San Diego
California.
Sapin has a background in commercial real estate and
manufacturing and his family includes wife and three
children ranging in age from one-year-old to 18. He can be
reached by email at: cs@cmbroker.net or www.cmbroker.net
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Tom Kelly has been a
professional journalist for 33 years. He served The Seattle
Times for 20 years, many as Real Estate Editor.
Tom's weekly real estate column typically
focuses on residential mortgage and tax options for Baby
Boomers and Retirees, providing consumer tips and helpful
hints as well as explaining concepts and terms in a
friendly, understandable style.
Tom has authored, or co-authored, four books. His
latest venture is “Cashing In on a Second Home in Central
America”, a book co-written with Mitch Creekmore,
vice-president of Stewart Title International.
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Linda Neil is
an accredited Buyer Representative (ABR), as
designated by the National Association of Realtors.
She is a Real Estate Broker
licensed in California since 1969 and founder of the
Settlement Company. Linda has more than 32 years of
professional real estate experience in Mexico.
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Alvin Starkman, originally from Canada, is
a resident of Oaxaca, Mexico, and together with wife Arlene
operates Casa Machaya Oaxaca Bed & Breakfast www.oaxacadream.com.
Mr. Starkman received his Masters in Anthropology from York
University in Toronto in 1978, and law degree in 1984.
In his spare time Mr. Starkman takes small groups to tour
the craft villages, market towns, ruins and other sites. He
also writes articles about life and the multiplicity of rich
cultural traditions in Oaxaca and is a consultant to
documentary film production companies.
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Doug Bower is a
freelance writer and book author. His credits include The
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Houston Chronicle, The
Philadelphia Inquirer, Associated Content, Transitions
Abroad, International Living, Escape Artist, and The Front
Porch Syndicate.
He is a Content Provider with Associated Content
writing weekly columns. His articles have been syndicated in
more than 4,294 online publications.
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Doug Jones is the president and founder of
MortgagesInMexico.com. He has been involved in the US
mortgage business for over 30 years and opened the first
mortgage brokerage in Puerto Vallarta in September 2004
where he owns a home.
Doug does loans throughout all of Mexico. He is considered
one of the foremost experts in mortgage financing in Mexico
and he continues to consult with the available money sources
in Mexico to improve loan programs and service.
He has been traveling in Mexico for over 40 years and has
owned real estate in Mexico since 1990.
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Oscar Márquez is one of the most recognized lecturers of the
day, specializing techniques for real estate listings. He is
the creator of very prestigious seminars and workshops,
including “Heavy Hitters”.
Oscar has trained over 6,000 brokers and realtors in the
United States, Canada and Mexico, where he is considered one
of the best exhibitors of his gender.
You may visit his website at www.omsre.com, or contact Oscar
directly by email at: oscar@omsre.com
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Charles Kinder has spent 42 years in the travel industry and is a member of the Golf Writer’s Association of America.
Raised in a travel agency environment, he joined his family’s firm in 1962 and started his own travel agency, Viejo Travel in 1972.
He began his focus on the Mexican Market in 1989, when he was given the opportunity to create Best’s Golf Guide to Mexico. BEST Golf has become the leading golf travel company specializing in Mexico.
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A native of Mexico, Raul originally moved to Calgary in 1997 to attend the University of Calgary where he obtained a degree in Political Science.
After obtaining his Master’s degree in International Relations under a full scholarship in Spain, Raul returned to Mexico where he worked for the Canadian Consulate in Puerto Vallarta.
Raul has been involved in the Real Estate industry, and has obtained the highest certification available in Mexico.
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Is a dual U.S. and Mexican citizen, and the the CEO of San Diego-Tijuana based First Baja (www.firstbaja.com) He has a thirty year career in Business Development, Finance and Real Estate.
He graduated from Universidad Anahuac (Actuarial Sciences) and is a Wharton MBA. He is a member of the Advisory Board of AMAR (Asociacion Mexicana de Asistencia al Retiro www.amar.org.mx)
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Patrick Hobson is a member of ARDA (American Resort Developer’s Association) and is a 22 year resident of Mexico. He is the Founder and President of the popular Mexico internet portal, www.maps-of-mexico.com.
He was appointed the Director of Sales & Marketing of Mazatlan’s Pronova Desarrrollos S.A. de C.V. in 2006, following a notable 18-year career with Pueblo Bonito Hotels and Resorts.
He can be reached at:
patrick@info-mexico.net
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