Good luck Ana and stay safe, I'm out in Gurnee.

I'm leaving to Mexico in 5 yrs

Would love to do the same !!! We are out in Aurora now.

Brandon, we are going through what you spoke of above right now. We just spent a month in Playa, reconned all the little town around the area from there to Bacalar. Loved Bacalar and Puerto Morelos. We didn't purchase anything there yet. We are now going to PV to look around. I'm open for some advice for when we get there. Thanks brother.

@@ceaseless.explorer hello 👋🏽 - i will begin by saying no two coast are identical and this is certainly the case in Mexico ! If you’ve been to the pacific - west coast of Mexico you will know that it looks nothing like the Yucatán. I consider the pacific coast to have a natural rugged beauty. The Sierra Madre mountains melt away into the dark blue pacific. Depending on your budget you should definitely take a look at south of PV Conchas Chinas is a nice area in the hillside over looking the southern part of bay of banderas. In the north you can consider Punta Mita, and Chacala. There are several beautiful towns as you travel north into the state of Nayarit…. But the landscape becomes more rugged and secluded. Best of luck on your Mexico adventure brother keep me posted !!

@@brandonsimmons2414 will do. Thanks for the info. I'll reach out when we get there in August and buy you a "Chela".

Thats awesome. We are looking in to Puerto Vallarta now. How are you liking it?

@@kennai2094 hello. We are in Nuevo Vallarta which is about 20 minutes north of PV. We love what we got within our budget. We wanted a new construction house large enough for our family during the holidays with a yard and private pool in walking distance to the beach for under 400K . We are literally a 5 min walk from the beach. Like I mentioned before we had to give up the turquoise waters of The Yucatán side to get our dream home. Our original plan was to buy a home in Tulum but we couldn’t get such a house in Tulum within our budget…so tough decisions had to be made but we absolutely love it. PV has some of the most spectacular sunsets I’ve ever scene and the cost of living on the west coast is cheaper than the Yucatán side. The Sierra Madre Mountains also make for a beautiful backdrop within the bay of banderas! Let me know your thoughts on PV -best of luck in your Mexico Adventures- be safe.

Guanajuato is a great area! :)

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for taking the time to check out the video and comment.

Thank you! You too!

Thanks. :)

Thanks for watching. :)

Thank you so much!

There are a lot of great places to choose from. :)

Thanks, Mike. :)

All of our bedroom furniture was custom built as well. They did a great job with the construction and the staining of the wood. Unfortunately, the folks we used are no longer in business. :(

Welcome aboard!

Thanks for your service. Come on down to MX. Your pension will go a lot further here.

@@qroo I love Mexico. Been there a number of times. Haven’t decided on location yet but we will probably be there towards end of next month.

Hello 👋 how are you doing?

Thank you so much!

We haven't planned our travel plans out as far as January, but if we're hanging around Akumal at that time, they're is a strong chance that you'll run into us. It's a pretty small place. :)

please come back and tell us all about it!! would you?

Same to you! :)

Thanks for watching the video. :)

Our pleasure!

We do love Mexico. It's a wonderful country with wonderful people. Thanks for watching the videos and taking the time to comment.

Cozumel and Isla Mujeres are great getaways whenever the sargassum gets bad. Hopefully, it goes away soon.

Thanks for watching! :)

We call the turtle Alfred. We bought it from an artist in PDC for $100 USD.

We ended up selling the condo after six years but we do visit Tao a few times a year. You might end up seeing us there.

@@qroo that would be cool. Where did you end up moving to?

Thanks for watching the video. We actually sold it recently and are beginning our quest to find another nice place somewhere in Mexico. :)

Thanks, Asha. :)

Thanks for watching. Take care.

Thanks and welcome.

Gracias. Saludos. :)

Hi 👋 how are you doing?

The noise is a big factor too. I should have mentioned that as a reason why we live where we do. :)

Yes, we lived in Tao on the golf course side.

Thank you!

PreCOVID we did travel quite a bit around Mexico taking it all in. Mexico is wonderful place to explore. :)

Along those lines, Mérida (capital of the state of Yucatan, about 4 hours from Akumal) is a fabulous historic city center, and well worth visiting.

Hello how are you doing?

Thanks. :)

Hi, guys! Thanks for watching!

You can still swim with the turtles. You just have to go with a guide.

It is similar here. We had to get approval from the HOA before doing it. They were also confused why anyone would want to screen in a porch but let us do it since the porch was not visible from common areas. Once they saw how it came out, they approved them for all units.

Thanks, Pat.

Thank you!

Hello 👋 how are you doing?

Hi Natalie. The carpenters were Ferro & Legno out of PDC and unfortunately, they went out of business. The screens were installed by Saul (his last name escapes me at the moment). You can contact him through Whatsapp (+52 1 984 166 1374). His designs are even better now.

Small world. I agree that the financing options offered by many developers in the Riviera Maya are not ideal. We sold the condo featured in this video last year. Nowadays we just travel around.

How can someone else come up with your budget? I have help like 5 different friends do this but it starts with you. How much do you eat? What types of foods do you eat? How about Alcohol? One of my friends drank very expensive alcohol and that was $200 a month on his budget. How about medications? Special medical issues? Are you planning to buy a car here or rent a car when needed, Uber, bus, walk? How about hobbies? I have lived here over 10 years and can tell you the budget here is exactly the same as in the USA. All the same items. Water bill is cheap, cell phone slightly higher than the USA, cars cost more in Mexico, pay cash because interest in Mexico is super high. US you can get a car loan for 0 to 5 percent interest, here in Mexico closer to 15%. Property taxes here in Mexico are really cheap, almost nothing. Land can be $50 an acre in the hills or desert area up to $15,000,000 prime water front. To create a budget is the same as you do in the US. or any country for that matter. Nothing special. Food at the store costs a little more than the US. Most Mexican people live cheap because they live cheap, junk car, beans and tortillas, many live in a tiny house and a huge number live in homes from their grandparents or parents but that is a long store.

@@DrAJ_LatinAmerica exactly what you did except more fine tuned is what I suggested. I never said I need help with my specific budget, but thanks for pointing out the obvious that everyone's budget is different "doc".

Yes, thank you for asking this Oja! I was curious what the rent was BEFORE you bought it? Some general, cost of living points here would have been great. Cost of the Private healthcare?

Thank you!

Yes. It varies bu size of the unit. Ours was around $150 a month but that employed over 30 full time emplyees: gardeners, painters, security guards etc.

Thank you!

Just curious, I´ve seen some recent bad presser on the West Coast of México, lots of gangs, bandits, road extortion. Is that all just «60 minutes» TV hyper or is that something you´ve heard?

@@NewLife2028 Dear Pablo: You have to have street smarts wherever you live. I've extensively traveled in Mexico and lived there some summers, but rarely have had problems; however, you have to recognize when something's "not right" and you cannot be afraid. I've seen some gringo cars get pulled over for a regular car (do not be stupid) - some people will scare a gringo to get a free payoff although it's rare - there's a few bad eggs. I feel safer in Mexico, because I've spent a lot of time there. It's my opinion that incidents happening in Mexico get publicity on the news, but the news won't report the incidents up and down the streets at home. With open borders, the US is inviting criminals in from everywhere - it's less safe in the USA today especially in the big cities with so many pretending there's no crime problem. Confident visitors projecting good will - they should all be safe traveling in Mexico!!! I would caution those driving there that roads and highways have more hazards and are less safe than in the USA - so drive with great caution - do not be in a hurry!