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Today we're visiting a couple of towns near Querétaro in our search to find a place where we might like to build a home.
This is the very beginning of our search for a place to buy some land. In this video, we're not looking at any specific pieces of land but we're checking out the towns of Huimilpan and Amealco in the state of Querétaro.
The plan is to start looking for some land after finding the place where we want to buy.
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I'm Jordan, an American living in Mexico with my Husky, Laska. In January of 2018 I left the US to start traveling Mexico. Since then, I've been making travel videos about my life in Mexico, travel tips, Las Vegas tips videos, and advice for those considering moving abroad.
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@dinamejia2704 Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that May was getting awful comments from people, I can't believe it you guys are the sweetest people, they are miserable with themselves and are probably just jealous of your happiness, I want to wish you guys a safe and happy day

@Rbhawk3rd Жыл бұрын

Those people need to grow up. They didn't have the same goals in life, so they moved on. I suggest you losers do the same.

@The_once_future_king Жыл бұрын

They are just jealous woman because they know the real woman who’s femininity in tact are thriving well in foreign countries. Sadly the women of the western world have been corrupted by feminism

@dorianbelen Жыл бұрын

I love that May, always buys a gift for her parents. Also Jordan. Do not be disappointed to see many burials on the road. What happens there. It is that Mexicans never forget their dead in car or pedestrian accidents. So now in the days of the dead. They fix with flowers the places where they died for several decades

@jansultan4850 Жыл бұрын

Building a house will often ruin a relationship. Enjoy yourselves for a few years and build love instead.

@KareemPinkston Жыл бұрын

It all depends. Remember, she's got her own practice and while I understand applying an American mentality to their relationship, the truth is that I'm sure she's fine (financially) without him. That being said, when he build the house, it will, most likely, be in Jordan's name. He'll be fine.

@Nice-rb9vd Жыл бұрын

Or make it stronger. They can do it!!!

@WifeofaJer Жыл бұрын

@@glogloe1797 the friend being the worker sounds like the problem

@alexarriaza7921 Жыл бұрын

The reason why Americans brake up is because the culture here is all about money and forget the love part lol. In Latin America people are usually more patient and don't expect things to be done so fast. Labor in Mexico is cheap so I don't think money will be a big problem in this couple so go head and do you.

@eunicemonroy Жыл бұрын

Who hurt you so deep?... XD my parents built our current home and they never fought about it, basically because my mom took all decisions, dad just paid for all. At the end of the day my mom was the one who had time to supervise workers and had good taste, other thing that helped is that each one in family chose the paint, the bathroom and the furnitures of our own bedrooms.

@timmartin8191 Жыл бұрын

Great video. It's fun to watch your interactions with each other. I am really interested in seeing more Pueblos Magicos!

@CM-pr5pg Жыл бұрын

Watched till the very end and was left wanting more. :) Very nice video and very interesting. That town looks very nice. Thanks for the road trip. Stay safe and be happy!

@PlanFree Жыл бұрын

The idea of living off grid/self sustained to a degree is interesting to explore isn't it? Thanks for sharing all the best!🥂

@blancamacias5010 Жыл бұрын

May, thank you very much for commenting on that type of Chile the "Chiltepin". Someone gave me a plant of those chiles and and we didn't know what they were called. I have learned a lot from you. I truly appreciate your knowledge of Mexico. Hello from San Antonio, Texas.

@tomv4145 Жыл бұрын

I have an offgrid home in Baja. The top 3 things in site selection are 1. Access to water, 2. Access to water, and 3. Access to water.

@user-yr1tj9cm1w Жыл бұрын

Big question in such an arid climate... how do you do that in Baja?

@tomv4145 Жыл бұрын

@@user-yr1tj9cm1w we have a community well between appx 50 of us where we each pump water to our own storage tanks. Really kind of a rare setup. At our house, all gray water is diverted to gardening, and we collect off of our buildings the rain water (apps 6-10" rainfall a year). Kind of interesting is that the micro climate is what they call a "fog desert" - many mornings it looks like it rained but its all the condensation in the air. We get a lot of water in our tanks from that moisture, but not enough to get by on it alone. I do have friends nearby not connected to the well, and they truck in water from a ranch 10 miles away - I think they pay apps $100USD for 10,000 liters of water delivered

@livinb450 Жыл бұрын

Hey you two. I've commented before and mentioned my Mexican wife. Tomorrow we leave from LA driving to Mexico city for a month, to see her family and spend a week in San Luis Potosi. Thanks for all the fun videos.

@kaleohanokeesee Жыл бұрын

This was a fun and interesting video. I look forward to your house building adventure!

@emilyserafamanschot800 Жыл бұрын

A very interesting video. I enjoyed your explanations of all the candy. Wishing you the best as you look for your home.

@jeffonken4769 Жыл бұрын

Mayra, me hiciste reír cuando a Jordan se le cayó el caramelo y dijiste "un momento de silencio por el caramelo en el suelo". Excelente, te estás convirtiendo rápidamente en un creador profesional en KZfaq. Buen video chicos.... lo disfruté. Es padre ver los diferentes pueblos mágicos.

@TheMagicTaco Жыл бұрын

It's a tradition to have memorials of the passed loved ones in Mexico especially on the roads.. and most happened a very long time ago but they still keep them and maintain them. If we had the same tradition here in the states, we'd see them everywhere too..

@soothingsounds4464 Жыл бұрын

Love this video !! And May I LOVE your hair extensions !!!

@TM-tw1py Жыл бұрын

Wow! I am truly impressed with you two! You are making want to move south!

@gwynhigbee1318 Жыл бұрын

As an off grid homeowner and a solar business owner, I encourage you to educate yourself about off grid living. Insulation and properly sized systems are the key to success. It takes a good upfront investment. Mexico is not a very green friendly country so if your considering a grid tie system be prepared for lots of hurdles

@gwynhigbee1318 Жыл бұрын

@@JamesG1126 wow so defensive! I am educated about home building here in Mexico. Where we live in Mexico, the average home has an R value of 2 which is no where close to what it should be. It does not matter if hot or cold, insulation is everything for a solar home. More insulation keeps your home warm when it’s cold and cool when hot. Even in very temperat climate, insulation matters.

@Jojolopez78 Жыл бұрын

That's the way to do it for sure Jordan! You are going in the right direction!

@LatinosOver40 Жыл бұрын

Those candies remind me of my childhood ... cheers from Houston, Texas

@rosebank3818 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Love the dolls!

@gringo848 Жыл бұрын

you could make two channels. one for travels and one for home building and improvements. Diy in mexico is 2x hard because you have to know what to do, how to say it in Spanish and finally where to buy what you need. Try buying old tiles to match your old house, I was told different places and traveled about 300 miles in 3 days with no luck. you could do 5 videos just about salitre which everybody in mexico seems to have a way to fix but mostly it comes back every year.

@tucsonazul Жыл бұрын

I've always seen you as a happy guy in all your videos... But I think I've seen you your happiest on this video.

@davidlessard9317 Жыл бұрын

Nice video on the two small towns. Off the grid living sounds intriguing. I watched some off the grid bloggers on KZfaq. Totally possible if planned out well. Good luck both of you.

@uwewinkler2820 Жыл бұрын

lovely couple

@rb28111 Жыл бұрын

Great vídeo guys! May tú pelo está lindo y largo! Wow 🤩

@estellacoggins715 Жыл бұрын

Such a cute couple!

@me-sd1sq Жыл бұрын

Excited to follow the journey!

@lghealthyover6074 Жыл бұрын

Nice discovering video Jordan and May. So we got very enthus with the Queretaro and San Miguel region by watching your videos and visited a couple of weeks ago, I fully agree with your assessments. We noticed in San Miguel some houses with solar panels but did not pay attention in Queretaro, do you know if there are some already-built neighborhoods with solar panels to look at?. We noticed that some new neighborhood areas are being built in Queretaro with 'smart' houses. Cheers to you both! and Laska, and..., and...

@kitty456ful Жыл бұрын

The food and candy look mouth watering!

@TheDrastico2012 Жыл бұрын

Hermosos ! Que sus ilusiones , deseos se vuelvan realidad !! Se que pueden

@emancera82 Жыл бұрын

Que linda pareja hacen... Algo me dice que está relación se va a fortalecer. Me emociona ver sus videos, les deseo la mejor de las suertes.

@jeffonken4769 Жыл бұрын

Estoy de acuerdo contigo Edgar.

@jademartinez8143 Жыл бұрын

Love that long hair ❤️ I have been at home healing from a injury so that's why you see me everywhere here and Instagram. May grew on me lol 😆 Binging videos. 😂

@bellaamorebeauty3784 Жыл бұрын

We bought land in northern AZ for this same reason to build an off grid home. He is from the city you live in now.

@andyv9201 Жыл бұрын

hell yeah man do it!! that would be sick

@omarhernandez9148 Жыл бұрын

you should've got asked locals about those crosses on the side of the road, saludos i"m from Chihuahua and we call that chile "chile piquin" and it grows out on the wild or some people have it on their yards because the plant is very resistant to the weather from the north

@okyoutube8887 Жыл бұрын

This is the kind of video Tangerine Travels was built for! KEEP IT UP!

@FernandawsFashion Жыл бұрын

Agree! I miss these type of videos

@WifeofaJer Жыл бұрын

I enjoy the fun and May trying to share her knowledge on a subject

@cathiehafer9843 Жыл бұрын

it actually wasnt.

@rrrcet Жыл бұрын

I would say that’s the best idea I have heard you say, love it

@mkt1847 Жыл бұрын

I would recommend though any plans building such a community include that is is gated and with a guard on duty.

@michellekelley2927 Жыл бұрын

We live on about one acre, in a small town in Jalisco. We have solar panels, tied into the grid as batteries are still costly. We have a pool and run our pump during the day to use the sun power. Electric bills are nearly zero. Our water comes from an aquifer, but some folks do have old wells. It depends on your area, but wells can be costly to sink. A better solution might be to collect rain water and run into a large cistern. Septic tanks are becoming more popular outside the normal range of the sewers, but I would check on local services to keep one operating and to make sure some business knows how to properly install.

@Lindamu1 Жыл бұрын

Name the small town in Jalisco please.

@michellekelley2927 Жыл бұрын

@@Lindamu1 we are close to Etzatlan

@Lindamu1 Жыл бұрын

@@michellekelley2927 Thanks for answering, looking to find piece of land and right now San Miguel de Allende or Ajijic is way out of my budget! Any idea of land prices on less than acre?

@JAHFREEALL Жыл бұрын

That's gotta be difficult: filming intimate connection and relationship building. Buena suerte💐Keep it real☀️

@drawwithchio-dibujaconchio Жыл бұрын

May’s hair grew so long and beautiful.. Nice hair Mayra..

@huertalapaz8359 Жыл бұрын

Make sure the property has a address , we have had problems with that you can solve it if there is electricity available set up solar and connect to the grid that way you will have a domicilo and always have back up and get credit for unused electricity

@RockDoc50 Жыл бұрын

My wife and I are planning a visit to Mexico next month. We plan to arrive about a week before Christmas and stay about 10 days. We plan to visit 3 cities: Guanajuato, Queretero, and San Miguel de Allende, probably 3 nights or so each. Would appreciate any recommendations from you or your readers for accommodations in any or all of these cities during our trip. Thanks to all in advance.

@crackin2000 Жыл бұрын

I got off grid it's great. Biggest tip. Can give you is starting tiny and expand . Weather it's a house or a solar array or a battery bank In building start with a kitchen and bathroom because they need more things like plumbing a place to sleep or hang out is easy. I started with a tiny house now we have two acres with five structures . All solar power. Hit me up if you have any weird off-grid questions. It is the way.

@ecdubytecdubyt Жыл бұрын

Not sure if this is an option, but maybe consider looking into building a passive house (it's a very energy efficient type of home). Many people are interested in where they get their energy from (i.e. the supply side of the equation like solar or geothermal), whereas passive house construction looks more at decreasing the energy demand. Lots of videos all over youtube about passive house design/construction.

@thatcardguy4003 Жыл бұрын

Come to Baja. Those memorials are everywhere along the East Cape.

@mariasaucedo7748 Жыл бұрын

Love watching you both!

@HectirCeballosLascur Жыл бұрын

Hola, Jordan!

@stop_and_smell_the_roses Жыл бұрын

Building is quite different than renovating while living in it. I have tried renovating while living in the house and it is stressful. Building while living somewhere else can be like a fun hobby adventure because you're life isn't affected by the build.

@coralarce9816 Жыл бұрын

Interesting. The two towns are within relative distance from Queretaro. Investing in a property is quite a big undetaking. I would suggesting actually staying at an Airbnb to know the place bettter. I saw this video more as a field trip.

@emilybh6255 Жыл бұрын

When choosing your property make sure to check the soil and the growing/ hardiness zone if you want to grow any food. I wouldn't choose any lower than zone 8.

@mishkamo55 Жыл бұрын

Also check the history of the soil. Check/test for contamination. A soil test from a credible source would be in order. I was thinking the same but my wife loves Mexico but only in bits and bites....Zone 8 might not be necessary unless you want to grow soft fruit such as peaches and mangos

@DonnaRatliff1 Жыл бұрын

I live in zone 7 and grow food all year long.

@SolsticeKin Жыл бұрын

Interesting remark. I looked for growing/hardiness zoning information and did not fins anything. Is this zoning classification for Mexico? Or the U.S.?

@pahwraith Жыл бұрын

@@SolsticeKin the usa, theyre called usda hardiness zones. Theyre based on yearly lowest temperature. So its easy to figure out. Most of Mexico is over 7, depending on altitude. The real problem in Mexico is average rainfall and length of its rainy season. A lot of it has to do with topography.

@SolsticeKin Жыл бұрын

@@pahwraith Ah, OK, thanks! I found the US map describing these zones.

@user58496 Жыл бұрын

Lucky man you're living my dream

@Ray_Crum Жыл бұрын

Because of the Altitude maybe they have lots of Deer in that area , and many people running in to them at night , other could be the road has hiding low areas , and people try to pass , not seeing any oncoming traffic , or Maybe a Close by Bar that has some very Strong Mescal !!! I'm sure you may know about Ejido Land , keep a close eye out for that , people sell Ejido land all the time , with out proper authority !

@bananapatch9118 Жыл бұрын

Funny, we even thought about making an adobe house, cob, superadobe, or some other natural building.

@maxresendiz451 Жыл бұрын

You should check out san juan del río, its about a 30 min drive from Querétaro

@vidapositiva4581 Жыл бұрын

@BettyAbsolutely Primero visia el lugar para que tengas idea del lugar y luego tomas la desición de vivir alli.

@oscaspunkja Жыл бұрын

Just make sure you're not buying land that is part of an "ejido", it is possible to convert it to private land but there are more legal processes involved than buying just regular private land or "lotes", always check the status of the land that you're buying and get familiar with the community and terrain before making an offer

@mishkamo55 Жыл бұрын

Good advice. You don't want a repeat of what happened in Tulum a few years ago.

@bertoabarzua5372 Жыл бұрын

The hybrid fish looks awesome. Thanks for sharing guys.

@bloodorangemoon Жыл бұрын

Such a cool pet, it's called an axolotl, it's a Mexican salamander

@samuelmehzenta390 Жыл бұрын

In the thumbnail, the look May is giving you.......Loco idea lol, I'm sure she is supportive, pic looks funny though.

@imafine1 Жыл бұрын

May’s sour face-jajaja!

@Junglegirl44 Жыл бұрын

Thought you were going to purchase one of those nice homes you were showing us.

@wiggy5927 Жыл бұрын

It would be wonderful to watch you and May go through the efforts of living off grid. Good luck in your efforts you two.

@stop_and_smell_the_roses Жыл бұрын

Corn has a lot of sugar so when it's roasted it gets sweeter. I wish I had some.

@mystico21p Жыл бұрын

Great idea. Save lots of money too.

@benchilders1183 Жыл бұрын

Bro lived in queretaro for 5 years and still pronounces wrong lol

@EsEf125 Жыл бұрын

lmao

@texasdude1 Жыл бұрын

I noticed that too , btw my wife(mexicana) always correct my pronunciation too.

@antoniochevalier797 Жыл бұрын

YA It is crazy. You don't need heat nor Air where you live. You can easily have almost all of your Hot Water for most of the year with a simple low cost water solar of just Black Pipe on the Roof. You are better off being in an area where you can walk to things instead of using Transportation to get there you will save more and be more healthy.

@carlosguzman6640 Жыл бұрын

You don't see any crosses in the center of town I probably would stick to the town centers

@DonnaRatliff1 Жыл бұрын

Building OffGrd is not an insane Idea at all. Can be done and comfortably. I hope you Do.

@shanebappe5273 Жыл бұрын

Have you guys looked into earthship houses? I've been wondering what it would take to build one in Mexico.

@helibob2367 Жыл бұрын

It's nice to see reports on the smaller towns. I much prefer living in and visiting these types of places. There's a more personal feel, and the people are in general a lot nicer to deal with. The prices is can also be much more reasonable.

@goldenstate66 Жыл бұрын

You can see roadside memorials like that all over California and it's not just hispanic people erecting them.

@Den-nu6pv Жыл бұрын

I like it. 👍

@ssjrose9641 Жыл бұрын

Just buy a house already made. Lol @ 14:06 "that's a big bite" and she responds with "you can do it" 😆

@ChristineMenthPoker Жыл бұрын

That's a great idea!

@lynneshrode2927 Жыл бұрын

I don’t blame May for wanting that LeLe doll. It is so cute! 🥰

@alexescalera Жыл бұрын

OMG, I absolutely love the Lele doll with Dia de Muertos theme, also want to try those candies, then I realize I have the exact same jacket Jordan was wearing, actually I'm wearing it as writing this, Kirkland (Costco) for the win, yeah!!! Jajajaja, saludos!

@gloriagonzalez6889 Жыл бұрын

Hi. Guys. I loved everything. And the little one in the pecera. Whow do you called sjualote. 🤔 it's so cute 😍

@jomhdz Жыл бұрын

I used to date a girl from Huimilpan back in 95, 2000 I like the town its nice. I to would like to build an off-grid home someday.

@Sherlonkah Жыл бұрын

The chiltepin is the official state native pepper of Texas.

@miguel-h Жыл бұрын

16:25 Laska alert 😍

@tonyrodriguez2943 Жыл бұрын

Welcome back, Tangerine Travelers.

@tammyn Жыл бұрын

May I tried to respond to your live stream about your surgery but comments are closed - have you had your thyroid checked? I had major foot problems like yours for years and it turned out I was hypothyroid. Once i got on the right meds it all went away. I wore nothing but ASICS and Birkenstocks for years. Btw it took finding the right doctor to figure it out!

@RodHardy Жыл бұрын

I don't have an off-grid home that I built here in Mexico but my home that I have built has a solar panel system and my electricity bill is only 25 pesos per month, that's right 25 pesos per month here in Bucerias by the beach. We run the AC all the time, so it's well worth having solar system at least. Hope you do build an off-grid home in a location you like and enjoy.

@absolutium Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately you are passing the cost to the rest of the grid since the panels produce the most amount of power at a time different from peak hours.. if 5 percent of the people do it nothing happens but if everyone does it the stability of baseline power production gets disrupted.

@dorahernandez7685 Жыл бұрын

There are lots of crosses here in AZ on the Riggs Rd on my way home. Sad

@gretchenlutz7761 Жыл бұрын

I've been thinking about that too down here in Quintana Roo since everything is getting so expensive. My husband has life long friends that have been doing it here, but it's so hot that I don't know about battery and solar power generating enough AC for me. Also toilets....? And the lot is in the jungle with bugs and snakes and ladrones and the driving into town to the store....ha ha I need to do more research!

@okutaviof Жыл бұрын

A friend of mine want to sell a plot in Valladolid, which is Yucatan, not os off-grid... So I bought elsewhere. Valladolid is a nice town, but you should certainly get to know the place before and see if you would like to live around there. This video is nicescoting of the area. If you liker cold weather, I do believe that you should not aim Yucatan peninsula, but Queretaro. Composting toilets are not a thing in Mexico, so you might have to buy one in the US.

@gretchenlutz7761 Жыл бұрын

@@okutaviof We were considering buying around Tikuch right outside of Valladolid! But again, soooo hot in the summer. I like the idea of cooler weather for sure so a trip up north would be good. It's just we both have family around the Yucatan peninsula so we are brainstorming our situations and options.

@okutaviof Жыл бұрын

@@gretchenlutz7761 Ohh, i get it. It is also important to be closer to your family. Well. I like hot weather and brought some land around Hunucma. I don't mind so much that my family would not be around. I could visit every now and then. But it certainly depends on your personality.

@gretchenlutz7761 Жыл бұрын

@@okutaviof cool! I love Hunucma! I've only been through there once, but it seems like a lovely community.

@mr.osunasmathematicschanne8136 Жыл бұрын

Planning anything special for El Dia de Los Muertos?? I wonder how those towns you visited celebrate it.

@James-kd1kp Жыл бұрын

If you are considering do something off-grid or doing something to be more self-sufficient, look up Jeff Berwick of the Dollar Vigilante. He started doing something similar in 2021.

@TheDan744 Жыл бұрын

Yo se que viven en Queretaro el cual es considerado el estado as seguro del país. Pero aun asi yo no les recomendaria vivir solos y desprotegidos en México. Entiendo que sus intenciones son nobles pero no es lo ideal, hay mucha gente mala aquí. Vayanse con cuidado.

@mexicowalking2057 Жыл бұрын

Greetings 😊

@emancera82 Жыл бұрын

About the road, more orden than not the memorias are for pedestrisns who died in an accidente, those narrow roads aré used for both cars and people

@JohnFlynnAttorney Жыл бұрын

Jordan the Doomsday Prepper. 😂😂 it’s actually a great idea. Good luck.

@pahwraith Жыл бұрын

I wanna do the same thing but in oaxaca.

@argentinapiedralopez8368 Жыл бұрын

Hahaha that "J" pronunciation was wonderful¡¡

@stop_and_smell_the_roses Жыл бұрын

I'm wondering if you're going to change the channel name to Mexico travels, or My Mexican life. My mind likes logic and 🌟

@jesusvillarreal4080 Жыл бұрын

Did y’all do anything for Day of the dead? We’re watching you tube video of Day of the day, we enjoy your videos ,always looking for new videos,keep it up good content .🎃🎃🎃

@stellalopez8499 Жыл бұрын

Does it rain a lot there it’s possible that those accidents are caused by slippery roads?

@terrancebecker9092 Жыл бұрын

was there anything in this video about homesteading?

@VicariousAir Жыл бұрын

I've driven around 2700 miles through the Southern half of Mexico... My best guess is that the accidents were Animals in the roadway at night... I once saw a Mule that was literally bent in half that had been hit. In the mountains near Morelia I have photos of a huge bull laying in the grass 3 feet off the road as you rounded a very sharp curve.