Originally Posted by Rescoldo

I would love to hear from someone who has opened up a restaurant in Mexico.I have a few questions on wanting to buy an old colonial in Merida and opening up a Restaurant . We are Canadians that are not retired, can we do this and what kind of visa do we need. We are going to hire Mexicans to work and were wondering how much work we can do in it ourselves also. We want to find a place that we can live in also and watch over it. Are there any restrictions, what are the steps on doing this and what kind of start up costs are we looking at. Any information would be of help. Thank you