DO NOT GO TO MEXICO. I've lived in Mexico, I've owned properties in Mexico, and I've done business in Mexico. I therefore know a little about the country and can tell you that it is dangerous and corrupt.
The highways are extremely dangerous. There is very little enforcement of tort law. It is a caste system and you cannot win against someone with greater political pull. Women are still treated like second class citizens. The prevalence of danger has not been overstated -- there are drug cartels in Mexico that are rich, powerful, and extremely violent.
Mexicans also have a culture of being able to change their minds, despite a promise or contract. The average Mexican sees Americans in a special category -- you are someone they can victimize, or take economic advantage of, without moral consequences. In their eyes, you are a "gringo" and are available to be fleeced.
Forget your romantic notions of what Mexico was years ago, or what the photographs show you. It is an extremely dangerous location.

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