Starting a business in Mexico is very easy. First you have to decide what type of corporation or incorporation you want to do. Most people decide to do a SADCV, which stands for Sociedad Anonima De Capital Variable. To do that, you need to have more than one partner; you cannot be by yourself. You can split the percentages between those partners however you would like. You would need to be a resident of Mexico. If you are a foreigner, you need to have either a permanent or a temporary...Starting a business in Mexico is very easy. First you have to decide what type of corporation or incorporation you want to do. Most people decide to do a SADCV, which stands for Sociedad Anonima De Capital Variable. To do that, you need to have more than one partner; you cannot be by yourself. You can split the percentages between those partners however you would like. You would need to be a resident of Mexico. If you are a foreigner, you need to have either a permanent or a temporary residency. However, if it is a temporary residency, you have to be allowed to either work or be an investor, for which you need to show a certain amount of money in the bank. 
you are not bound by having to maintain colonial architecture. In that case, you can build using the materials we do now: concrete, brick, columns, reinforced walls, metal roof, tile, etc. and you can build a swimming pool where you want. In Granada, you can do pretty much anything you want on vacant land. It’s much less restrictive to build on vacant land than to remodel a colonial house. (See my answer... you are not bound by having to maintain colonial architecture. In that case, you can build using the materials we do now: concrete, brick, columns, reinforced walls, metal roof, tile, etc. and you can build a swimming pool where you want. In Granada, you can do pretty much anything you want on vacant land. It’s much less restrictive to build on vacant land than to remodel a colonial house. (See my answer under “How hard is it to remodel in Nicaragua” for a discussion of the restrictions relative to remodeling in Granada.) 
For $480 / square meter, if you have a good architect with good workers, you can do a lot very well; you can have a very nice home. At $480 / square meter, the same 2,000 square foot home would cost you $89,000 to build. 
I haven’t seen figures on crime rates in Boquete but it is really pretty low. I haven’t seen figures on crime rates in Boquete but it is really pretty low. 
Yes, as a foreigner, you can buy or own land or other real estate in Portugal. There are no restrictions for owning any land or other real estate asset in Portugal based on nationality. Moreover, care to note that Portugal allows individuals and/or companies (regardless of the nationality) to own the freehold of land or other real estate assets for perpetuity. Yes, as a foreigner, you can buy or own land or other real estate in Portugal. There are no restrictions for owning any land or other real estate asset in Portugal based on nationality. Moreover, care to note that Portugal allows individuals and/or companies (regardless of the nationality) to own the freehold of land or other real estate assets for perpetuity. If you like warm weather and a slower pace of life then Panama is a perfect place for you.
I get tons of emails asking why I moved to Panama and what it’s like here.
I say why not! Panama is affordable and gives me everything I need. There is so much life here! Amazing fishing, surfing, beautiful birds and flowers and the people are so nice. I am constantly greeted as I walk through my little town of Pedasi with “Buenas” (the local way...
history last April 5, 2014 with the inauguration of the first metro (subway) in Central América. 
Last month while visiting and exploring Boquete Panama just happened to stumble upon a very interesting investment "Factional" Coffee Farm turnkey ownership. Just so happened we arrived the day before they were conducting a guided tour to their farms and processing plant in Boquete. We signed up and got a real education about how coffee is grown, produced, roasted and marketed plus got to taste some really excellent specialty coffees. 
