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There’s a reason guests come back to the Hotel Zone year after year. It’s not just the beach — though the beach is genuinely excellent. It’s that staying here puts you at the center of the bay, within easy reach of everything Puerto Vallarta does well: world-class water tours, fresh seafood, open-air shopping, jungle adventures, …

Hiring a property management company is one of the most consequential decisions a foreign owner makes in Puerto Vallarta — and one of the least standardized. The market ranges from solo operators managing a handful of condos informally to established companies handling dozens of properties across the bay. The fee structures vary. The services included …

There are periods in the life of a tourist destination when the underlying infrastructure shifts fast enough that it materially changes the economics of owning a vacation rental there. Puerto Vallarta is in one of those periods right now. Three major projects — the Puente Amado Nervo bridge crossing the Río Ameca, the newly opened …

One of the most common mistakes vacation rental owners in Puerto Vallarta make is setting a nightly rate in October and leaving it alone until the following October. The rationale usually sounds reasonable: “I know what comparable units charge, I priced slightly below the market, and I want to be competitive.” The problem is that …

One of the first questions foreign buyers ask when looking at property in Puerto Vallarta is some version of: “Wait — can I actually own this?” The answer is yes, but through a legal structure that often gets misexplained, oversimplified, or described with enough legal jargon to leave buyers more confused than when they started. …

Zona Hotelera Puerto Vallarta: Vacation Rental Investment Guide 2026 There are two types of guests who fly into Puerto Vallarta. The first wants cobblestones, local restaurants, and a balcony above the neighborhood noise — they end up in Zona Romántica. The second wants to step off the plane, check into a building with a beachfront …

Most foreign buyers focus on purchase price, rental yield projections, and HOA fees when evaluating a vacation property in Puerto Vallarta. Maintenance costs — especially the specific, recurring costs that come with owning in a tropical coastal climate — tend to get underestimated until the first expensive repair bill arrives. This isn’t a knock on …

There are moments when a region’s investment fundamentals shift not gradually, but in a relatively short window. For Bahía de Banderas — the bay shared between Jalisco and Nayarit — 2026 is shaping up to be one of those windows. Three major infrastructure projects are either completing or breaking ground this year, and their combined …

If you own a vacation rental in Puerto Vallarta or Bahía de Banderas and haven’t reviewed your tax setup this year, now is the time. The Mexican tax authority — the SAT — has fundamentally changed how it monitors and collects taxes from short-term rental platforms, and the window to get your house in order …

Vacation Rental ROI: What Does a Property Owner Really Earn in Banderas Bay? If you’ve been browsing real estate listings in Puerto Vallarta or Riviera Nayarit, you’ve likely seen bold claims about Return on Investment (ROI). Phrases like “Earn 12% to 15% passive ROI seamlessly!” are frequently thrown around to capture the attention of international …