Calgary, Alberta, Canada - The Mexi-Go! Expo brought fourteen real estate developments and brokerages to Calgary, Alberta for a one day Mexico Real Estate and Retirement Expo. A record 1,400 people passed through the doors of the Deerfoot Inn and Casino on March 15, 2014 to learn more about investment and recreational properties. Each attendee received a complimentary copy of Mexi-Go! Magazine and a chance to win a seven-night stay at Villa Amor Boutique Hotel in Sayulita, Nayarit.
In addition to meeting developers and learning more about specific properties, attendees were invited to join in any of the eleven seminars that took place over the course of the day. Each seminar was presented by leading financial or real estate experts from Canada or Mexico. The standing room only events received excellent feedback from the attendees.
Says retiree Molly Roberts, "We’re ready to buy in Vallarta. This event answered a lot of our questions." Molly and her husband are interested in a second home in Puerto Vallarta and will be travelling to Mexico this year to make a decision.
Joel Hansen, Vice-President of Mexi-Go! Business Development, was thrilled with the turn out and says, "Working with the Calgary Herald was a great idea. It brought excellent exposure to the event and helped pack the house."
Exhibitors had the opportunity to hold a presentation as well as promote their products to all of the attendees. Most raffled off complimentary stays.
Miguel Lemmus, CEO of Lemmus Inver Mexico and Vice President of AMPI National, was quoted as saying, "Mexi-Go! is a great platform for us we were able to meet face to face with many qualified Canadian investors under one roof at the Mexi-Go! Expo. Being able to invite these clients to a private brunch at the Fairmont Palliser for a private sales presentation was a sweeping success."
Fady Zacarias, Director General of Sabatico Group, said, "We were very surprised to see how many people in Calgary were interested in retirement in México. I think that this is the first step for building a strong relationship between our countries, in which we can offer the product that Canadians are very much willing to have."
Baby-Boomers worldwide are beginning to search for viable warm weather retirement destinations. Projections place over 500,000 Canadians poised to retire and purchase real estate in the coming decade. It is estimated that each purchase will bring $1,000,000 in long-term investment to Mexico, creating jobs and infrastructure that support local communities.
Jorge Garcia Sales Director of Portus Group stated, "Attending the Mexi-Go! events is the number one way for us to connect to the Canadian buyer."
Mexi-Go! is a Canadian-Mexican partnership that promotes the beauty and affordability of life in Mexico. They produce a quarterly lifestyle magazine distributed in Canada that offers Canadian specific editorial on travel and retirement in Mexico, along with a website (mexi-go.ca) that has Canadian information on Mexican travel, retirement, visas, healthcare along with property listings for sale and rent. The Mexi-Go! Expo is held twice a year in Vancouver and Calgary. The next events are scheduled for October 2014. For more information visit mexi-goexpo.com.