Tutorials
CDMX Part 5: The Cross Border Investment Experience
Following the debacle with MexLend I decided to go forward with Cross Border Investment. Like MexLend they’re not the lender itself but rather a broker: they have a number of private lenders on file to
CDMX Part 4: Financing
To recap: I decided on a 1BD apartment in the Reforma area for $4,200,000 MXP, or about $211,000 USD. I do well for myself but I’m not rich by any means, so this kind of
CDMX Part 3: Hunting
Getting Started I’m sometimes asked how one gets started with viewing/touring properties in a foreign country. It really is (or can be) similar to finding property in the US: Go to a real estate aggregation
CDMX Part 2: Locations
Donde? Mexico City is big. Really big. If you don’t know what you’re looking for it can be overwhelming to search for properties. Luckily after digging around a bit, it’s easy to narrow your search
CDMX Part 1: Origins
My first trip to Mexico City as an adult was in November 2019 for a cryptocurrency conference. I won’t say I “fell in love” with the city or anything so dramatic, but I did have
The Expanishon Project Blueprint
A balancing act The main appeal of international travel to me (and most others) is novelty. It’s fun and interesting to experience other countries, other cultures, and to submit yourself to unfamiliar and potentially uncomfortable
Projects
Ironscanner
A web scraper for gym equipment
