Lane Simmons’ experience in México began in the 1970’s and he became a permanent resident in 1995. Licensed as a real estate agent in the state of Guanajuato, Lane is a Certified International Real Estate Specialist, is a member of the Mexican Association of Real Estate Professionals (AMPI), a Global member of the USA National Association of Realtors (NAR), and has served on the Board of Directors of the Mexican Association of Real Estate Professionals in San Miguel de Allende.

 Since becoming the broker of RE/MAX Colonial in 1997, Lane and his team have helped hundreds of foreigners navigate the process of purchasing and selling real estate in the San Miguel de Allende area as well as throughout México.

In 2000, Lane authored a real estate buyer’s guide for foreigners that was endorsed by the editors of two San Miguel newspapers, including Atención San Miguel. He has written, been written about, and been interviewed for numerous articles for English-language newspapers in México, and international media including CNN, Money, Financial Times, Discover Mexico, and International Living.

Lane has also shared his knowledge of living and investing in Mexico and the Mexican real estate market as a guest speaker at conferences and seminars internationally, and the local college, Instituto Allende.

Having resided in diverse areas of Mexico, Lane first visited San Miguel de Allende in 1991. Although he and his family enjoy traveling to other parts of the country’s interior and coast, Lane, his wife Becky and their children Francisco and Gloria prefer San Miguel as their home.

 Community Service

An article in Discover Mexico magazine portrayed Lane’s commitment to community service as a "shining example" of foreigners’ contributions to their adopted communities in México.

After working as a volunteer at a children’s shelter and school, and with the Mexican Red Cross responding to emergencies and rescuing injured during events such as San Miguel’s running of the bulls, Lane was asked to join the staff of the Police Academy as an instructor in 1997.

He has since received numerous commendations for his assistance to the area’s public security forces, and furthering his commitment to local public safety, Lane contributed to establishing the San Miguel based Pan-American Emergency Medicine Development (PACEMD) Program, an international effort to improve the quality of emergency medical services in Latin America, beginning in the state of Guanajuato.

Lane now serves on the board of directors of the San Miguel Community Foundation (https://sanmiguelcommunityfoundation.org). The foundation was created more than 30 years ago to provide a pass-through service to those Americans wishing to make tax-deductible donations to their favorite San Miguel charities, and provides grants from its own funds for charitable causes where there is the greatest need and where other monies are not readily available from the community. Since 2002, the foundation has donated more than $1,500,000 Dollars to the San Miguel de Allende community from its own treasury.