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Expats Buying Real Estate in Puerto Vallarta and Retiring

Did you ever dream it would be possible to enjoy life in a safe, idyllic tropical paradise, with everything you need (and more) at your fingertips – all at an affordable price? As CNN reports, many U.S. retirees have already discovered there is a place you can have all of this and more – Mexico!

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3 Responses
  1. Bob

    bye bye JP. Hope u stay out of mexico. We have been here for a lot of years and never had any problems, like u say u have. Sure, there is problems with mexicans, also Canadians , Americans etc.

  2. JP

    If you want to live in Mexico full time, you are looking for lots and lots of problems. The mexicains are liars, and they will steal everything they can from you.
    If you come here for holiday, they know you will spend lots of money and they want all of it. If you live here, taxes for houses, groceries, repairs for house, car, etc. are all more expensive. I have hired lots of mexicains and every time, I was screwed by them. They take my money and disappear. I will sell hat I have and I will never come back to Mexico for the rest of my life. And it was my dram when I retired. Not, it is my nightmare.
    Every one I know as expats tat spend time in here, they have a non tell secret: “Never hire a mexicain if you don’t have to, and if you have to, stay with him all the time, watch him all the time and NEVER pay them before the job is finish to your satisfaction.” It is hard to find some that will accept those conditions and all the time they will ask you a little bit to cover the day, etc. If you pay them, you will NEVER see them back. I have done it with painter, carpenter, electrician, contractors of all kinds and it was always the same.
    One advice if you permit me: NEVER BELEIVE A MEXICAIN, NEVER.
    You better come to Mexico, rent for a while and move on somewhere else. If you buy, no way you will rent to mexicain. Around here, there are 75% of houses to rent and very few are rented and when they rent it it is to Americain. Never to mexicain. If the house is empty and not supervised, the mexicains will go in, steal everything they can, including cupper pipe for water. It did happen to me and few people I know.
    I have horror stories and I heard so much about that ethnic group, they are like bank manager: They want your goods and they will get it, no matter how.

    1. Ian Hayden Parker

      ALL Mexicans and thousands of Americans living in Mexico are glad one racist has promised to never return. I hope you keep that promise. I have been here for a decade and have never had those experiences. Have I met dishonest people here, yes, they were Mexican, Canadian, American, and British. Should you be careful who you do business with? Yes, of all races. However it should surprise no one that with the kind of person you just told us you were, that bad things happened to you. Spare us the story of what a great respectful person you are, your post calls BS on that.