Bombastic CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer took a break this week from pushing stocks to make the case for buying real estate in Mexico.

Cramer aid he recently bought three properties in San Miguel de Allende, the expat haven in Central Mexico.
“It’s not such a bad idea to diversify away” from stocks, Cramer said. The Mexico properties offered no property, easy maintenance and there are “property managers everywhere,” he said.

“I think that out-of-favor real estate in Mexico, that’s easily accessible to Americans, represents a great buy,” Cramer said.

Cramer said he is only renting one of the houses to pay for the carrying costs of all three. He downplayed the violence and turmoil in Mexico.

“Mexico is a big country and not every province, every state is involved in the drug trade,” he said. “And San Miguel has to be one of the nicest places I’ve ever been.”

 


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0 # 2010-07-21 14:33
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+1 # 2010-07-23 02:57
Yay! Another person who is smart enough to know that Mexico is BIG and that the propaganda that labels her as in turmoil over drugs (and U.S. guns) is just that propaganda... there is a small sliver of Mexico plagued with strife from arms for drugs... the rest of Mexico is a within reach haven that this Canadian loves... the people... the food... the culture... the weather... Le amo Mexico!
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