Development Land for Sale in Los Cabos

The first twenty meters of land above the high-tide line belong to the federal government and cannot be owned, only held under a concession. A beachfront parcel is measured and priced from that line inward. We confirm the concession, its term and its holder before anything else on a beachfront tract.

Ejidos are communal agricultural lands created after the Revolution. Much of the raw land in Baja passed through ejido ownership before being privatized, and a title that skipped a step in that process can be challenged decades later. A clean chain of title from ejido to private ownership is the first thing our notaries verify.

Yes. Land within fifty kilometers of the coast is held through a fideicomiso, a bank trust renewed every fifty years, or through a Mexican corporation when the intent is to develop and sell. The corporation route is usual for projects. Our guide Owning in Mexico explains both structures and the approximate costs.

It depends on what exists. A homesite inside a master-planned community is ready to build once the HOA approves the plans, typically a few months. Raw coastal land needs environmental authorization, a land-use change and municipal permits, which run one to three years with the right team. We are honest about which parcels are which.