I often ask buyers now how many times they have visited Mexico and although I know many of you have been here many times over the years, I find some buyers are worried and ask for secure gated communities.
This area of Mexico has a very low crime rate and my family has not experienced 1 bad incident in nearly 7 years of being here. To be honest I felt concerns of living in Florida where there is a high crime rate and children are not entirely safe. Mexicans are mostly Roman Catholics and have high morals and standards even if they are poor financially, they enjoy a rich life.
As an international traveller for 20 years, I have no regrets in having settled here and no it is not a 3rd world country at least not in Quintana Roo.