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[We purchased a home in phase 2 about 12 years ago...with a cenote backing to the property we were told the same 'no one can build behind you'. Since then the cenote has been 'protected' by a public trail which necessitated donating a few feet of our lot. Now the fence is right next to the pool and there is no longer grass in the back yard, and walkers have a great view of the yard, pool and back of the house.
We recently sold the home: among the trials in that process - the buyer wanted to pay cash and made a deposit, then wanted to use the house for vacation before it was paid for. We said absolutely not, but a few weeks later we received emails from friends that the house had been painted, the landscape had been removed, etc. The real estate person said a deal had been made with the buyer but they FORGOT! to let us know. As long as it takes work to be done in Playa, we are sure the 'deal' was in the works for some time. Then we discovered that since we had purchased the house when Playacar was up for sale and titles were not being released, the notary wanted to charge us 58% capital gains because we had only had title for 4 of the 11 years we owned the house. A switch to another notary brought the capital gains tax back into line. It's easy to fall in live with Playa and buy a home, but the process of selling is really something else again. Anyone can sell real estate, and there are lots of people out there who are willing to take your money in some amazingly creative ways! Buyer beware!
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