RE-MAX ISLA - 77400 Isla Mujeres

Sales rep essentially wants to see your bank accounts before even really speaking.

Froggen freezing to death in here! 5 hour plane delay and freezing to death! It sucks!

This is just a short note to tell you Jim Botaish how impressed we were with your assistance finding our dream vacation home on Isla Mujeres. From the initial phone call from Canada, to the consultation at your office to the showing of different homes and options we had made our purchase experience very enjoyable. You were always a phone call or email away and you always answered promptly which was greatly appreciated as purchasing a home in a different country always poses many questions. Thank you for meeting us in Cancun for the closing at the Notary Office and taking the ferry back with us to Isla and formally handing over the keys. Your professionalism throughout was greatly appreciated and we would not hesitate to recommend you to anyone looking for a place in Paradise! Cindy & Dale Wurfel CAJJO DEL MAR, Isla Mujeres

Very experienced, with a great knowledge of the local real estate market. After listing our home on Isla Mujeres with a competitor of Remax, we cut ties with them after there were zero showings over ten months. We hired Remax Isla Mujeres and the house was sold in a month. Remax's Jim Botaish knows what he is doing - of particular importance when you live in another country (Canada, in our case), and you can't physically go see what is going on with your property. Having someone you can trust and who knows what they are doing - especially how to realistically price the home, so that it sells - is invaluable.

We recently SOLD a property on Isla Mujeres and chose Jim Botaish as our listing agent. From our first meeting all the way through to the end of the sale we knew we picked the right guy. His personality, professionalism and knowledge of selling Real Estate in Mexico are to remarked upon. His communication skills are excellent too. We were made aware of all showings as well as the feedback from each showing, which was very important to us as we live in the United States. We knew that all the T's were crossed and all the I's dotted with this sale and that the new owners have a wonderful island home to enjoy on Isla Mujeres. Thank you Jim and your team at RE/MAX ISLA. Rick and Susan Michigan, USA

My partner and I, just completed the scariest financial endeavor of our lives. We bought a 3/4 million dollar house …on an island …in Mexico …CASH! We had to deal with a real estate agent, an attorney, an accountant, and a notary, …all total strangers. We had to wire them, over a period of 4 months, $10’s of thousands at a time in cash, with our bank red flagging each transfer. We would’ve bailed on the deal at the 1st request for a wire transfer, had it not been for Jim Botaish, the owner of RE/MAX. Jim refused to even show us properties until he sat us down, and went step-by-step on how everything in the buying process works, what to expect & not to expect, and when to expect it. He presented all the options, and why people choose the ones they do. He never pushed or pressured us, and only gave his personal opinion when we pressed him. Jim, an American who’s lived on the island for over 20 years, was the perfect blend of professional businessman, friend, “dude with the connections,” and “hand holder.” The English speaking Mexican team of, attorney, accountant, and notary, that Jim put together was top notch, responsive, and "prompt." Thank you Jim for guiding us through the quagmire, and into our dream home. - Larry & Debbi

Colin was very professional to work with. He handled every situation with patience and has very good communication. We worked with him on a purchase of land and sale of a condo. We would work with Colin again in the future and highly recommend him to anyone looking for a great Realtor on the island. It made all the difference that he speaks English and has a great rapport with locals and realtors. We are from Canada so we are used to working with Realtors in a particular manner, he was just as professional to work and made the transition smooth.

Jim Botaish with RE/MAX ISLA. We can’t begin to say how thankful we are to have Jim Botaish as our realtor. As I'm a Realtor in the states it probably was a little harder to deal with me, knowing what all I know and how we do Real Estate transactions in the states. Let me start off by saying Jim was always willing to answer any and all of my questions in a timely manner. He made this transaction a breeze. A little back story of my wife and I. We started coming to our little island about 17 years ago and every time we made it there we said one day we will own a home here. Well after all the years of looking and meeting I think every Realtor on the island We finally got the opportunity to meet Jim. We hit it off right away. We new we could call any of the agents on the island but we knew we would be in great hands with Jim. We were right. Thank you for everything Jim And thank you for helping our dream come true with the purchase of "CASA KIM" We already have bookings and our property manager is amazing. Next step in Casa Kim is a rooftop pool. Anyone looking to purchase or sell on our isla feel free to reach out to Jim if you're looking for a professional that takes pride in what he does. Thank you Jim. Robb Ascherin & Kim Swaney Casa Kim Isla Mujeres, Mexico