Hi there: My husband and I visited Mexico for first time last summer, we loved it! Since then, we have been looking to buy something there around Cancun, Playa del Carmen or Puerto Morelos area to escape the long and cold winters of Canada. For what we have been researching and realtors have told us, the only way to buy in Mexico is either buying the house in cash or getting a mortgage with private lenders. The loan/mortgage option, is definitely not our first option, we prefer to buy in cash and take away that burden. I see there are many options that fit our budget but they are located in fraccionamientos or neighborhoods where the locals live. They call it "Infonavit houses". Infonavit is a housing program that the government offers to the Mexican people for them to buy their own homes. Houses are usually very small but they look nice, most have a public swimming pool, and some of them are in a gated community some are not. I am wondering if those places are exclusively for Mexicans or there are expats buying there and can share their experience. Thank you!