Disclosure

Last updated: October 20, 2026.

This page explains how Mexico Shores is funded, which commercial relationships it has and doesn’t have, and how it decides what to cover. It is meant to help you read the guides with full knowledge of any interest that could influence them. Please read it together with the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy.

Our approach to disclosure

Mexico Shores aims to tell readers plainly about any financial or other material connection that could affect how they read a guide. As of the date above, the site has no advertising, affiliate, sponsorship or compensation arrangements to disclose. The sections below go through each kind of relationship that relocation and real estate websites commonly have and say whether it applies here. Mexico Shores is free to read, and it earns nothing from advertising, affiliate links, sponsorships or reader payments. This page describes the site’s actual practices, and it isn’t a claim that the site satisfies every advertising, endorsement or consumer protection rule in every jurisdiction. The goal is simple, which is that you can trust that coverage reflects what is useful to readers rather than who is paying.

No affiliate programs

Mexico Shores doesn’t participate in any affiliate program, referral program or commission arrangement. It isn’t a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, so it doesn’t earn from qualifying purchases and doesn’t use Amazon program language. Links to lenders, insurers, title companies, escrow services, relocation services, apps, real estate platforms, property listings or any other business don’t earn a commission, referral fee or other reward when you click them, sign up, buy or book. The site doesn’t add affiliate or referral tracking codes to its links. Mexico Shores also doesn’t receive referral fees from real estate agents, developers, notaries, attorneys, immigration facilitators, moving companies or timeshare companies for sending readers to them.

No advertising

Mexico Shores doesn’t display advertising of any kind, including display ads, ad network placements, native advertising, sponsored listings or paid search placements. Because there is no advertising, there are no advertising cookies, ad-tracking scripts or ad-targeting profiles on the site, as explained in the Privacy Policy. If advertising were ever added, ads would be clearly distinguishable from editorial content, and this page and the Privacy Policy would be updated to describe it.

No sponsorships or paid placement

Mexico Shores doesn’t accept sponsorships, sponsored posts, paid guest posts, paid links, or payment for mentions, rankings, reviews, inclusion in lists or favorable treatment. No town, development, business, service or product can buy its way onto a page or influence what a guide says about it. If sponsored content were ever published, it would be labeled clearly as sponsored at the start of the content and near any affected link or recommendation.

Compensation, free products and material relationships

Mexico Shores doesn’t receive free products, free services, discounted or hosted stays, hosted trips, free consultations, gifts, loans or other compensation from businesses it covers. A material connection can also be a business, family, employment or ownership relationship with a company discussed on the site. If such a connection exists for a guide, it should be disclosed clearly on that page, close to the content it affects. The relocation work described in the writer persona’s biography doesn’t name any company and isn’t presented as a connection to any business covered on the site.

Editorial independence and conflicts of interest

Towns, neighborhoods, services, apps, lenders, insurers and other resources are chosen because readers ask about them or because they matter to a common relocation or property decision. Readers and businesses are welcome to suggest places, services or products through the Contact page, but suggestions are considered only on their usefulness to readers. A suggestion never buys a place on a page or a favorable opinion, and no one can pay for coverage, a ranking or a review. A business has no say over what a guide says about it, and businesses don’t approve, edit or pre-screen guides. Corrections sent by a business are checked against the official or primary source in the same way as corrections from any other reader. Accurate but unfavorable information isn’t removed or softened because a business asks or offers something in return. If a conflict of interest arises for a particular guide, it should either be disclosed clearly on that page or the guide should be handled in a way that avoids the conflict.

No promised savings, returns or outcomes

Cost-of-living figures, price examples, rents, property taxes, closing costs, trust fees, exchange rates, rental yields and market trends on Mexico Shores are illustrations based on research at a particular time. They aren’t promises that you will save money, earn rental income, see your property gain value, obtain financing, qualify for residency, or sell a timeshare or property at a particular price. Past market performance doesn’t predict future results, and peso and dollar exchange rates can move sharply in either direction. Your actual costs and outcomes depend on your choices, your circumstances, the specific property, the people you deal with and conditions that no one can control. Be especially cautious of anyone who promises guaranteed returns, guaranteed visa approval or a guaranteed timeshare sale, particularly if they ask for money upfront.

How guides and reviews are researched

Mexico Shores is research-based. Guides are prepared from official sources, laws, government publications, consular information, published terms and fees, official registrations and records, and market data. Any review or roundup of services relies on the same kind of research, such as a provider’s published terms, documented features, official registrations and how a service describes its own process. Such pages should say what was examined and what wasn’t, so that you can judge the strength of the information. Mexico Shores doesn’t claim hands-on testing, a completed transaction, a site visit, an interview or first-hand use unless that has actually happened, and a guide will say so plainly if it has. Research from published sources has limits, because a provider’s real-world service, a consulate’s actual practice or a property’s condition can differ from what is published. The site doesn’t publish invented testimonials, fabricated reader stories or made-up quotes, and any quotation attributed to a real person or organization should be genuine and identifiable. The portraits on the site are generated images and don’t depict real readers, customers, residents or reviewers.

Prices, fees, terms and third-party responsibility

Prices, fees, interest rates, insurance premiums, closing costs, trust fees, tax rates, exchange rates, availability, policy terms and warranties change often, and they may be quoted in pesos, in dollars or in both. Any figure on Mexico Shores may be out of date by the time you read it, so always confirm current details directly with the provider or the official source before you act. The businesses and agencies mentioned on the site are solely responsible for their own products, services, statements, warranties, licensing, pricing and performance. Mexico Shores isn’t a seller, agent or party to any transaction, and it makes no warranty about any third party’s products or services. Read every contract, policy and disclosure carefully, and if a document is in Spanish and you don’t read Spanish fluently, get a qualified translation and professional review before signing. The Terms of Use explain the limits of the site’s responsibility for third parties in more detail.

Information, not professional advice

Mexico Shores publishes general information, not legal, immigration, tax, financial, investment, insurance, real estate brokerage or personal security advice. Immigration rules and financial thresholds change and vary by consulate, Mexican property law creates particular risks around the restricted zone, fideicomisos, ejido land and title defects, and tax consequences can arise in both Mexico and the United States. Safety conditions vary by city and change, and timeshare exit and resale offers are a common area of scams. Before acting, confirm details with a Mexican notario público, a licensed Mexican attorney, a qualified cross-border tax professional, a licensed or registered real estate professional, the Mexican consulate or Mexico’s National Migration Institute (INM), and official government sources. For safety, check the current US State Department travel advisories. The No professional advice section of the Terms of Use explains these limits in full.

Accuracy, updates and corrections

Guides are researched carefully, but laws, consular practices, thresholds, prices and conditions change, and any guide can contain an error or fall out of date. If a requirement, threshold, price, advisory or link looks wrong or outdated, please tell us through the Contact page which page it is on and, if you can, where you saw the newer information. Every reported correction is checked against the official or primary source. When an error is confirmed, the page is updated so that the next reader gets accurate information. A correction is made because accuracy matters, and it doesn’t depend on who reported the error or whether they have any commercial interest.

Where disclosures would appear

Because Mexico Shores currently has no affiliate links, advertising, sponsored content or paid relationships, no guide currently needs an in-page commercial disclosure. If that ever changes, the disclosure will appear clearly and close to the affected recommendation, link or content, where readers will see it before they act. Such a disclosure won’t be hidden only in a footer, behind a link or on this page alone. This page would also be updated to describe the new relationship.

Writers and portraits

The site’s writer, Laura Bennett, is an editorial persona, and her portrait is a generated image, as explained in the Terms of Use. The background in her biography describes the perspective of the writing, and it is never offered as a credential, a license, proof of first-hand experience or evidence for a recommendation. Please judge each guide by its reasoning and its sources.

Questions and changes to this disclosure

If Mexico Shores ever adds advertising, affiliate links or any other paid relationship, this page will be updated first, and affected pages will disclose the relationship clearly. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last updated. If you have a question about this disclosure, email hello@mexicoshores.com or use the Contact page. Messages from both routes are forwarded to the operator’s private inbox, and both routes were configured and verified when the site was set up. No response time is promised, and if a message seems not to have arrived, you may try the other route.