Here I am renting a tiny apartment for $1200 a month in Portland, Oregon USA surrounded by homeless people and crime galore, I am seriously considering moving to Mexico and jumping around for a couple years since I can work anywhere with a wifi and single again! Thanks for the inspiration.

She really hit the jackpot with her rental unit. So beautiful and in the middle of nature.

Welcome to Mexico 🥰 My only recommendation if you’re planning on moving to Mexico is PLEASE don’t forget to break the ice and mix with the locals and also learn some Spanish! Most of the foreigners stay in their foreigner’s bubble and miss out from a wonderful experience. Also as a sign of respect to the locals 😁

I love everything about Dez's apartment. The layout and decor, the cozy outdoor patio, the location and view from those beautiful windows; all for $300/month! And her gorgeous kitty adds the sweetness. Puerto Vallarta is one of our favourite places to visit. It's beautiful and the people are friendly.

Her hair is gorgeous 😍

I am Mexican and live in San Diego, but Puerto Vallarta looks beautiful and so affordable, with $300 here is not even enough for my monthly car gas. You guys have it all!

I made my move here in May. Your video was very instrumental in my research. Thank you so much for all that you do!

Nice find. We had a bit bigger apartment in a tourist town in Estado de México and paid about 3 times that. But, we had 2 bedrooms, a covered terraza overlooking the lake and got to watch the most amazing sunsets. The inside of this apartment reminds me a bit of ours. Not as rustic a location but, 10 minute walk to town. Loved it.

We pay $700 a month for a 2+2 with partial ocean view in 5-D, BUT we have hills to climb so sometimes we take a taxi back up for only 50 pesos! Two people can live pretty well for $1600-1700 a month here!

I'm jealous, someday I want to live there. I been to Puerto Vallarta at least 12 times but I never get tired of the scenery.

I spent a month in PV . My buddy rented a huge beautiful house in Conches Chinas. The house came with a maid/chef who showed up every morning and cooked us breakfast! I had the time of my life ...Beautiful, fun, inexpensive and safe.

I love her motivation and courage. She is wonderful. More experience for other people to know what they are.

I know of her, but I've never met her. She used to pop up on my Facebook feed quite often as we have a lot of mutual friends. Cool little crib Dez.

Im working on moving back to Mexico... I loved living there. The USA is horrendous. That apt is so awesome!!

That’s exactly what I had in mind to check out when I start looking in Mexico

Dez: "Here in the Jungle, the wifi is spotty." Me: Here in the suburbs of Charlotte, NC, the wifi is spotty.

My only problem with your channel is that you expose the reality of living in Mexico in that is safe & awesome. I prefer the the negative views on Mexico so it stays a hidden gem - nice & cheap for a very long-time.

Talk about a perfect lifestyle. That woman has it figured out.

She gets a Wow! From me, that life style to me is living it up

I just came back from vacation here!!! Soooooooooooooooo beautiful and the people are very very excited to share their culture. I'm definitely going back some day!!! Great video!!!

Wow, what a lovely place. I'm not so young anymore, so the stairs seem daunting. But, they would force myself and my husband to get in shape lol.

Dez defiinately has her plan together. Great interview! I've been to Mexico a few times and definately would like to check out Puerto Vallarta as a future retirement destination. It's all about planning and I love the food. I could see myself sitting outside the veranda enjoying the view with a good cigar and two fingers of Mezcal. Keep up the good work and all the best from Germany.

Wow this is what happiness looks like

I moved to the Arctic. The north pole. I built my home using available material. I don't need bug repellent. Or a lawnmower. Only have a few fake plants. No sun for six months. And then no darkness for six months. Kinda like two seasons instead of four. I freeze dry my laundry. No heating bills. And I never worry about rain mud and floods. With some life adjustments I can live here on next to nothing.

That's an incredible apartment!

Omgosh!!! I love this. I’m exploring ideas for the coming future especially since America has gone down the toilet. Also exploring vanlife so I can travel all the places I’ve never been in America but, again, this country is sucking more every day.

Absolutely perfect, wonderful architecture, stone work,cute kitty. The flowering trees are phenomenal!😍

Just have to say it! She is a very beautiful lady and seems to be a very pleasant person as well! Her friends are very lucky people, to be sure! I can only dream of being one!

Hola Dez! This is Kelly from the bookstore. I was scrolling through KZfaq when I saw your beautiful face pop up. I loved seeing where you sit to read the books. It helps to remind me that they are going with love to new homes and adventures of their own. We miss you. Come back in soon to say hello!

Awesome! Dez seems to have a beautiful spirit! That is in such short supply these days. Love it!

El Huachinango @4:00 loved that place food 👌🏽highly recommend it, small little beach very relaxing can’t wait to Go back

She is not only beautiful but got to have the most beautifulest hair! It is so pretty over there? So amazing ! Thanks for sharing! God bless you Dez and Jim! Please stay safe 🙏

i love how u mention how safe it is

I’m planning on solo traveling all over Mexico, this is definitely one of the cities I’ll be visiting.

Another great video, Puerto Vallarta is looking better every video. I definitely am a "experiences" type of person. We have too much "stuff" anyway. I sent my fiance one of "Living Overseas TV" videos.....she said stop sending me videos unless you're ready to go LOLOL

It's refreshing to see a different area to live then the classical 5D or Versalles. You have a great place Dez, thanks for the visit ✌️

I am impressed with the stone work the owner used to construct, we were thinking now of doing a home using stones found on property here in the Philippines ...rustic, and lovely!

this is exactly what i would prefer instead of living in the main city with all the tourist attraction. living with nature and the local people sound perfect to me. your video on puerto vallarta has been very informative.

I will definitely be given 100 likes to this video. This woman she’s incredibly good vibes person. Loves the video, wish one day move to a place like Puerto Vallarta. I’m from State of Michoacán.

Dez ... Your a lovely lady with a kind and gentle spirit ... I like the way you see Life ... Thank you🌺

I rent a 900 square foot apt in the Seattle Metro for $3200/month. holy shiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeee I would definitely consider living here. Great vid, thanks for sharing.

I used to live in that apartment, it's awesome!

Unbelievable that Dez got that gorgeous apt. for $300/mo. . . . quite frankly, it's hard to believe that it's a typical price at just a 10-minute walk to the beach. Can you do a follow-up with Dez to find out how "bad" it is during the rainy months? I.E., I'd like the "good, the bad & the ugly."

Dez,Is extremely happy and your plans are working!! God Bless Girl.

We have a time share in PV in the Conchas Chinas area. We always have a great time and sometimes had to extend our stay for few more days because it felt it was not enough. We love to walk it’s one way to keep us fit while vacationing. We love PV.

I have walked your neighborhood. I have been everywhere in P.V. and the wider area as well. Given I have a car, I could live further away from the Romantic Zone, but I usually stay there and last time I stayed on the river, too. Taking my dog out to pee, I was accosted by a lanky guy with a rock, but the dog returned from her duty and immediately ran after this guy - ran him 2 blocks away before returning. I like being a bit away from things and yet close, too.

Thank U for Opening my Eyes! America on borrowed time!

When she said boyfriend that just killed it. What a lucky man he is. A beautiful young lady

I was born in a small town approx 1 1/2 hrs from P.V. I visited once 20+ years ago and never again till last year. It is such a great place ! This year I returned and spent time in P.V and met many USA 🇺🇸 retirees living their best lives! I can't wait to join them. The US dollar goes a long way!

We had the best time in PV. So fun to meet Dez. Thank you.

Wow love her place very cool and only $300!! I’m planning on moving to Mexico soon but still not sure where. Vallarta was my first choice but it’s gotten pretty expensive to rent so it’s nice to see this. Looking at Bucerias now.

I love her beautiful spirit and smile!

Perfect person to show us how to live abundantly. Beautiful

Hi Dez. I am from México City which I love(the nice parts) and also I enjoy big cities like Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Queretaro etc. But now with the pandemic I try to look for smaller towns to visit and there are tons in México, by the way I've never been to Puerto Vallarta, it's true. Thx a lot for sharing this video so I can know a bit more about my country. Best wishes.

That would be my favorite place also, great introduction to the lifestyle and her values. Congratulations...

Congratulations!! this is what life is all about!

I'm Dez over heels in Love with Your positivity ,beauty and outlook on life !! Living life in your own terms and earning a living doing what You love GREAT for it only You but for all of Us 👍😃🤗

What an awesome lifestyle your very fortunate lady.

I remember seeing this video a couple of weeks ago and I remember you lived along the river. Is your place alright ? Everything looks devastated by the river. Please upload a video… hope things are alright for you. I saw what happen to Angalo de nopali

I’m glad this came up in my algorithm.

Oh my goodness she is so beautiful and us Latinos really appreciate that she loves our country and respects it! Yes she is right we do take care of one another and I hope that pisa she's with takes great care of her as well.

What a fun apartment in the jungle! Great that it comes with utilities paid.

Unfortunately the road going in is destroyed from Hurricane Nora…walking in and out for a while. I am so sorry this happened! I hope your power has been restored. I heard water was restored yesterday. 😓bless Vallarta

I lived in Mexico in the 90s. I will always say there’s nothing way better than Mexico’s houses. Real houses made out of cement and break or river rock. Houses in United States cost a fortune basically your whole life just for a paper plates. That the end of the day you still don’t own the land

Your apartment is beautiful, airy lots of greens, specially i like glass wall

wow, what a really nice apartment. i wanna live there

Wow I love how she lives , beautiful place

Thank you so much for loving my country and live here

I did this in Vallarta for 5 years. Blessed life.

What a beautiful and affordable place to call home. I want to live there, 6 months a year.

I’m very happy for all of you foreigners that get to live an excellent life in Mexico 🇲🇽 with your USD DOLLARS! No hate I promise. I couldn’t afford to live in Fluvial or Versalles! Where she lives is amazing! Rento is too expensive in PV… the average wage for a local is about $400 USD per month! So yeah! Enjoy your stay when you come 🍍🥰

Fascinating. I lived in Vietnam for about 15 years. interested in maybe going south. Thanks for the video

Thank you for this, just retired from US Army and want to find places like this...

Nice place. Making the move somewhere myself sooner rather than later. Just came back from Oaxaca. Loved Oaxaca City. Mexico is a wonderful country. Nice people , great food. Love it there

I don't think you mentioned how Dez found her apt. Have prices gone up in 2023? Also, how does she do grocery shopping during the rainy season given there are so many stone steps? looks lovely.

Just came back from Cancun mexico. Love the country, the people i want to live there during the long cold winter months in canada..

the summer dress is a dream

This woman is living my dream 💞

That place is LOVELY, amazing.

Wow! I think I'm in love. So beautiful. And Puerta Vallarta looks really nice to. 😀

What a nice apartment! I'm glad she found such a great deal. I could watch Dez go up those stairs all day.

I love your place in the jungle, Dez! It bet it looks super green all around now in rainy season. Splendid video and production. Thank you again, Jim!

Hey Dez and Jim: GREAT VIDEO!!!! I love your place Dez and it is a great option. Are we not the luckiest people on the planet? I love living in Vallarta and appreciate Jim and his talent for putting together all the great videos on PV so far! I look forward to the upcoming ones for sure!

The terrace is amazing as are all the stone steps!!!

Thanks for all the sweet comments everyone 🥰 you can read more about my lifestyle & Puerto Vallarta Activities on my travel blog: www.mydeztination.com Instagram: @mydeztination & @puertovallartaactivities

What an awesome place she scored!!!

I am 43 and don't know if I'll be able to retire but I would like to retire in Mexico. I'm trying to learn how now.

Great video! I'm glad to have stumbled upon this. PV is my favorite vacation site in Mexico and I keep thinking of living there. I've spent over 2 years of my life in this city, when I add up all my visits. Being a minimalist and lacking any vices, I bet I could live the good life there on $1200 or less, and be totally happy. Hope to try that, this winter or next, covid permitting.

its a wonderful way to experience different country , and look at all the big aroid plants just growing in her living space. Aroid plants are big trend in the US. I want to try living there for a month.

Love it! awesome work both of you. I am thinking of moving to that neighbourhood.

I love it! I already knew about getting a place just outside Puerto Vallarta, but didn't realize how beautiful the possibilities? There's video, after video on cost of living abroad, but I think I'm pretty much in line with her habits for $2000 a month? Thanks for sharing.

That a beautiful place you have. I love it. I love to go there.I never been to Mexico.

Very interesting and informative. Thank you for uploading.

My Uncle purchased a beautiful house in the romantic zone it’s beautiful! I Love everything about Puerto Vallarta except those noseeums 😂 The $2.00 fish and shrimp 🍤 tacos 🌮 are to die for!

She's darling!!💞👏

I’m not sure I would live there exactly, but I love this and I would totally do this - somewhere in Latin America. Mexico is also convenient back to the US. I just don’t know where I’d go yet. It would take me a while to find that fall-in-love- place that just feels right long term. I’ve been going to a Peru a lot (it’s definitely not there) lately, and will eventually continue to explore Chile and other South American countries. Kudos to this gal, good for her. Can’t beat the tranquility. Plus she’s gorgeous!

Looks great . The one drawback I see is carrying your groceries - several bags of them across the bridge and up the hill and up allll those steps to her place . I had an upstairs condo and my garage was underneath . Schlepping those grocery bags up those steps was a chore every time .

Nice place .Dez is amazingly beautiful.thank you for the video 😎

wow! such a lovely apartment & Deb has a sunny personality! plus, she's a real beauty & so lucky!: her hair is just *fantastic,* too! and as a fellow woman👸🏾 it's nice to know that, with certain precautions taken & living a close knit neighborhood, it can still be safe for single women ex-pats living in Puerta Vallarta. I traveled alone to Ensenada once and really loved it..and like your friend, I never tired of having fresh seafood🐟 every day! and for such great prices, as well compared to what it costs to eat like that on the west coast, USA. the cost of living difference for ex-pats is one of the many reasons Mexico is on the list of places I'd consider moving to next. would have also been great to know how long it took Debbie to establish herself there as a tour guide, how she did that. and what kind of Visa she needs to be able to work there..snd also, even though everyone's case would be unique to the, I'm wondering what the 'ball park' overall money figure is re: maintaining her legal status there - a general idea would be good to know. if you or someone you know is acquainted with any good immigration lawyers in Mexico, how about setting up an interview with them? they could get more specific about the kinds of visas available to foreigners - and what amount of money one needs to have on bank record in order to live there. including the age requirements for the various kinds of visas [for retirees vs. younger adults, families, business owners]. and if there are any economic visas or economic citizenships available, would love to hear about the steps one needs to take in order to have that opportunity. time frames, etc. the lawyers from around the world who I've seen interviewed about those topics have been so informative..it's also nice to see who we can trust ahead of any visits to their country. and in return it's a great, free advertisement for their legal services and has brought them many new clients.👍

Nice little apartment has everything you need with a great price.I could see myself living in a place like hers .She is doing the smart thing get the hell away from the city center ,expats and touristy areas and you will see rental prices falling dramatically .If you are a beach person and want to live by the beach and you have the money then go for it.I like the beach but I'm not crazy over it so living away from the beach works for me .I live and grew up near the beach and I have to admit I only go to the beach like once every 4 years or so .when I was a teen I would go like 6 times a year .When I say i grew up near the beach ,I'm talking like about 5 miles from the beach.