Our Objectives

Our goal at South of the Border Properties is to offer you a comprehensive range of services which reduces the money, time and effort you spend in finding, buying and managing your property assets in one of the hottest markets in the world - Latin America. We build long-term relationships and want you to be able to recommend us to your friends and business associates with full confidence.
Our Corporate Values

Our Corporate Values provide the foundation for our business. We are committed to our core values and integrate them into every aspect of our business.

By operating according to our defined Corporate Values and Business Principles, we can meet the needs of our organization, therefore sustaining and enhancing our client's interests.
Integrity Without Compromise
South of the Border Properties is built on integrity. In all we do, we maintain the highest standards, never approaching what could be considered questionable behavior. On this, we never compromise.

Having integrity means more to us than simply the absence of deception. It means we are completely forthright in all our dealings. We say what needs to be said, not simply what people want to hear.

Integrity builds trust. Only through trust do successful, long-term working relationships flourish.

Respect
Doing right means acting with the best interests of the other party in mind. We commit ourselves not only to meeting expectations, but to exceeding them.

An important word in this phrase is all - it includes every relationship at South of the Border Properties. We treat each other, our business partners, and our shareholders with the same care and respect with which we treat our customers. In other words, there is a customer for everything we do. While some of us directly serve the customers who use our products, each of us serves customers within the company.

We know we've succeeded in doing right when all our customers feel that they have benefited from their association with us.
Teamwork
People are the foundation of our success. In fact, people are so important that the primary job of each manager here is to help people be more effective in their jobs and to help them grow and develop at South of the Border Properties.

We have great people who want to do well, are capable of doing great things, and come to work fired up to achieve them. Great people flourish in an environment that liberates and amplifies their energy. Managers create this environment through support, respect, and trust.
Think Smart and Act Quickly
Another aspect of quality is the ability to respond to customer needs quickly. In addition, the Company's success often depends on our ability to act on market changes and new opportunities. To meet these challenges, we must think smart and move fast.

Customers want to benefit from our great ideas sooner, not later. So do we. Moving fast enables us to learn and make better decisions over time. That's because the best learning comes from trying out more things in the real world.

We operate in a fast moving market. Rapidly responding to competition and new opportunities is essential for our continued success.

Does this mean we endorse thoughtless action? Not at all. What enables us to move fast is rapid, but thoughtful, planning. Also, by improving our processes through focusing on what's essential, enabling people to take informed risks, and using mistakes as opportunities to learn, we permit ourselves to think smarter and move faster.
Our Business Principles
South of the Border Properties is committed to continually improving everything we commit to do. Quality is something we incorporate throughout our entire business. It's not something we simply look for at the end of a process. It means keeping all our customers in mind each step of the way.
Our business principles define a minimum set of ethical standards for all employees of International Property Marketing, LLC worldwide and are meant to reflect cultural differences in international locations. We adhere to strict standards of honesty and conduct business with uncompromising integrity and professionalism. These principles:
  1. Reflect a corporate decision on how we perform global activities
  2. Are relevant to all International Property Marketing employees worldwide
  3. Are approved and managed by International Property Marketing's Executive Office
  4. Are reviewed on a regular basis
South of the Border Properties respects, values and welcomes diversity in its workforce, its customers, its suppliers and the global marketplace. We will comply with applicable laws and provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or gender identity. This applies to all areas of employment. South of the Border Properties also provides reasonable accommodation to disabled applicants and employees to enable them to apply for and to perform the essential functions of their jobs.
South of the Border Properties honors the personal privacy of consumers, customers and employees. We are committed to user privacy in our products and services. We support consumer choice and informed consent.
South of the Border Properties will provide a secure business environment for the protection of our employees, product, materials, equipment, systems and information.
South of the Border Properties prohibits bribes and kickbacks. Our employees may not offer or accept a bribe or a kickback. Bribes and kickbacks are prohibited either directly or through a third party.
South of the Border Properties is committed to treating our employees and customers fairly. We encourage our employees and customers to share their ideas, concerns, or suggestions through an environment of cooperation and teamwork. Intel recognizes that in many of the countries we operate, employees have the right to associate or to not associate with third-party organizations. South of the Border Properties respects those rights and we are committed to complying with all applicable laws regardless of where we operate. We are also open about our actions and are accountable for them.
We are committed to both continuous improvements in our performance and to sharing the knowledge we gain with our employees, customers and shareholders.
South of the Border Properties business principles play an important role in our success. That is the ultimate reason we remain faithful to them and integrate them into everything we do.
Our Assurance to our Customers
Ethics
South of the Border Properties has access to confidential customer information as part of our normal business activities. We protect this information because we understand that our reputation is vital to our success. We ensure that our confidentiality guidelines are strictly followed and adhered to.

South of the Border Properties acts with honesty and integrity, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships. We also respect the confidentiality of information acquired during the course of employment.

Our staff respects the Company's assets and philosophy. It is every employees personal responsibility to ensure that any information collected or learned through the course of employment is used only for legitimate business purposes consistent with our Company guidelines.
Staff
Our greatest source of pride is our employees, who contribute tremendous amounts of time and talent to worthwhile causes around the world. We strive to attract, retain and motivate people from many backgrounds, which reflect the diversity of the cultures in which we operate.

We are committed to adding value to our business relationships inside and outside of the Company with honesty, integrity and fairness. Our long-standing relationships are based upon respect for customers, individuals, and the communities in which we operate.

Communication
South of the Border Properties values its employees as a key resource. We aim to provide each individual with a clear image of our objectives in order to allow them ultimate freedom to contribute to our Company's goals.

South of the Border Properties is active all over the world and we work extremely hard to consistently deliver quality and build our reputation. We ensure quality by communicating our objectives through following our Business Principles and adhering to our Corporate Values.