I'm paying $300 USD per month for more than 3 and a half years now for a small but comfortable, apartment near the beach. Furnished, cable and WI-FI included, off street parking, gated, near all shopping, including Costco and Walmart. Total expenses per month comes to about $500 USD. Viva Mexico! 🇺🇸✌🇲🇽
I moved to the beautiful, clean and safe Queretaro, Mexico at the age of 79 .from the deadly USA The police do not play here, and the people are super nice, respectful, and kind. It is less expensive to live here, and I have a beautiful apartment, and my own driver and maid and laundry, and above all FREE wifi. I have lived since 1962 part time in Acapulco, but I was in 6 earthquakes and one hurricane.,There are people of African ancestry n Mexico, and the 2nd President of Mexico was of African ancestry. Vicente Guerrero,
It’s great to see others find great places to live at reasonable price. I pay 128.00 a month in a fraccionamiento with security and maintenance included. It’s a 2 bedroom, in a great area. This is in Toluca, Mexico
First, that apartment was....wow! I liked pretty much everything about it. I liked how the outdoor space is part of the overall space: the way you have to go through the outdoor area to get to the kitchen and bathroom. It's like the outdoor space is the living room, but it's just outside. For me, that was pretty cool. Second: I wanted to know from Alex (and anyone else who is knowledgeable can chime in): with month-to-month renting like this, has/did your friend run into issues with the landlord increasing the rental amount over time, forcing her to move out for whatever reason, or anything else that might come with not having any sort of official signed, paper lease agreement? OR did she have some sort of agreement on paper that she could refer back to? That's all I had for now. Again, great video as always.
I am obsessed with Mexico we are living in the US but this time we are really planning on moving to Mexico very soon . I am trying to buy my first home if not rent a home like you said yes I have an ideal home and it's just very exciting and can't wait
That is a solid place to stay! Love it, I can imagine how cool and refreshing it is there during the summers. 300 bucks a month is nothing for all of those amenities! Really enjoyed this video, keep the interesting content coming ! :)
324 USD ?!!!! My gosh, I need to move down there yesterday! A place like that in my town would be $1500 a month if it was near the city center, and that is without any utilities !
That's typical of any space that's away from the center for any city. The further away from walking convenience, the cheaper it is. For me, that's not gonna work bc I won't have a vehicle at my disposal. It works out cheaper for me to live in the center & not to invest in a car. Bringing your own vehicle is expensive, buying a Mexican vehicle isn't cheap either, also fuel is way more expensive in MX, as is car insurance and technically it's difficult to lease a vehicle as a foreigner. Tbh the more gringos away from the center, the more likely they'll gentrify the area. I'd rather expats congregate in one area so that we don't drive up costs for the locals who stand to get affected by our occupation of their region.
@@alex-wittman Can't wait for that video! Hearing about her overall experience like what she thinks about the people, weather, safety, food, local traditions, the entire country, etc. Has she traveled around Mexico? Is it hard to travel from and back to Canada? Thanks.
The kind of great relevant content we’ve come to expect from this channel. Another Mexico blogger was right this channel is the next big thing in this space👍👍
What a great place ! We’d love a local neighborhood as long as we were close enough to the centro to be able to bike ride or do long walks there. Great video !
Really well thought out and great advice. Your friend is also so charming and had such good ideas for making the place her own. It seemed to me that Airbnb has some filtering to prevent you from taking the conversation off of their platform. How do you get around that?
Okay, I talked to Louise & she said the Airbnb host wrote out the phone number. Example: Eight six seven five three zero nine. Not ideal, but it's a workaround!
@@alex-wittman I sent an email to Ivonne, the agent you had on yur vdo. Waiting for a reply. Im also a vipkid teacher but get most of my work from another Chinese company. Do local schools in Queretaro hire native English teachers? Cheers!
@@alex-wittman thanks...been doing online for 3 years. My partner is a brick n mortar school teacher. But schools are shut down due to covid. Hows the covid situation in Queretaro? Stay safe n healthy.
Be sure to watch until the end for the CUTEST sign-off EVER 🐶 Do you have any questions about renting an apartment in Mexico? Leave them in the comments!
Great videos. Thanks for your hard work. I have one question regarding your advice to stay in or check out the Airbnb before agreeing to long term commitment. In principle I agree 100%. But in practice how do I travel from the US, get to Mexico and stay in the Airbnb, then negotiate an agreement for a long term stay? I imagine they may have bookings after my initial stay? Any clarification is appreciated. Thanks again for the great content.
If it's a super popular Airbnb with lots of bookings, the host probably won't be interested in a long-term rental. Consider looking outside the city center & booking a place for a few days. Telling them that you looked ahead and saw they don't have any future bookings could be a bargaining point in your negotiations with them.
I know this video was made 2 years ago....but $6,500 a month is really cheap!! Any tips now a days to move to Queretaro now? I currently live in Puerto Vallarta and looking to move to Queretaro withy my wife, kid, dog and cat.
Cool digs, love the exposed brick! Many years ago, I used to live in a town in Guanajuato and would visit Queretaro often, sure miss Mexico!! Thanks for the videos!
Hi Alex I'm having a really hard time trying to find a affordable retirement place I'm working as a certified Nurse assistant and half retired what I'm trying to say my ss is less than a thousand dollar I'm looking at Puerto Vallarta. What should I do
Hello Alex, I liked the apartment your friend found. I did notice that it did not have an oven. Was that the case or was it just not shown. Super cute decor.
@@alex-wittman Thank you for the quick reply. My family were in Queretaro for thirty days we stayed in the Santa Fe area. I liked the area. It was close to HEB and a Superama. I do wish that we could have explored more of downtown. Maybe we will be able to go back and stay closer to downtown. Thank you for your information on living in Mexico. We have been in Mexico for 10 months traveling around the country.
Thank you Alex to shock us with such a nice home for eye catching prices. Your vid will create a huge out cry like us who are yarning to find a SAFE and nice place like this......
Does that include air conditioning? And if not, would the landlord get mad if you put your own window a/c unit up, as the electric bill would go up a lot.
Her apartment doesn't have A/C. You'd need to talk to the landlord, but I'm sure they would be willing to work something out. Depending on where you live in the city, electricity is affordable.
This is great! I just, yesterday, thought of renting LT through an AIRBNB host and was wondering how to do it and this video shows up on my YT recommended page.
Another reason Queretaro interests us is you have a Renzo Gracie Jiu Jitsu school in Queretaro ! We have always wanted to take classes but here in the US, for my wife and I, it’s like a car payment expensive. I’m guessing it is much more reasonable there....something we’ll research soon.
👋 Louise I’m also from Toronto and heading to Mexico 🥳 I have couple questions: did She stay at this place first as just a Airbnb and did she negotiate the price?
In the video, Louise talks about finding the rental on Airbnb & then asking the host to move off the platform to discuss a long-term arrangement. When they moved off Airbnb, the host dropped the cleaning & service fees.
@@alex-wittman ok perfect I’m going to do it that way as well 🙏🏼💗 less the 2mths to go 🥳 I’m so excited but terrified 🤪 Thxs so much ur content keeps me motivated and focused on the days I’m sad or scared 🤗I suddenly am like HELL YA!! 💗
Curious..I dont think many youtube folks recommend the (several) mexico or south American based apartment finder sites. I've found them to be immensely better than fb marketplace in terms of availability and price. With the ABNB strategy...you are depending on your host being interested in taking you on long term at a much lower rate than they can get for short term in popular tourist cities this is an unlikely win imho.
Hi, Daniel! The focus of this particular video was how to find places through Airbnd, but I have another video that talks about finding rentals through websites like Inmubeles24 and Vivanuncios: ruclips.net/video/imb63JYfHhk/видео.html
Thank for the very informative video. I will be in Queretaro June 2 to find a long term stay. I hope I can find something very near this one. If you know of anyone renting a studio or 1 bedroom under 450USD I would be eager to see what they have. Thanks again.
Whether or not it's possible really depends on your budget. You should expect to pay significantly more in the centro since hosts don't have as much trouble booking out short term stays. I would expect to pay at least $500 USD.
Alex I like your videos, I live in Querétaro and work nearby Mercado de La Cruz, ¿Have you seen the old building by Avenida Universidad? It is Universidad Marista.
Cheap living is a mistake... Best to buy a house when the market is down.. I bought one for 85k in 2015 and now it's worth 252K... I bought 2 more for 90k each and sold them for 225k each last month... don't chase cheap living to save a few hundred dollars.... buy real estate .. then take your cash and do what u want in Mexico or wherever.. then buy the next down cycle.. cheers!
Are you talking about buying real estate in Mexico or in the U.S? Perhaps, it's not cheap living but that she is new to the area..only been there 6 months she said so buying homes may not have been what she was looking to do immediately. Not sure why you would tell someone else that they made a mistake.. everything is personal preference. Are you going to send her 80k to buy a house.. 🤷
Hi, Alex. I'm 69 y o Canadian retiree. I have watched tonnes of videos about the best places to retire, about apartments and so on.. Non of them are useful for me, because the completely ignore my (and most of retirees) enemy #1 NOISE. It doesn't matter how much nice and cheap an apartment is if the street vendors are shouting 20 hours a day under my windows, I can not stay in. Is it possible to find a quite place in Mexico?
Wowwww. Nice apartment! Please let me know when it's available again ja ja ja 👍. Nice video. Great content. Hercules.. Is just one nice Colonia in QRO... how about a video that shows several colonias?
I left Chicago due to the genocides, and high rents, utilities etc. I had to be ALERT on those trying to eliminate me, including a family member for my life insurance policy. I move to Oak Park, and Waukegan, and at the age of 79, I moved to beautiful, safe, and clean Queretaro, Mexico on 11-2-2021, and will get a temp retirement Visa. It is $850 less expensive living here per month, and my furnished apartment, includes all utilities and excellent WiFi, with a beautiful view of all of the city. It is a gated community with 24/7 security and cameras.I can still have groceries delivered to my door, and there is not a shortage or limits so far.It is up to us to demand a safe community. The police do not play here! I was born in Chicago, but the USA better protect our citizens, and let Putin deal with his country.
Alex, Great video!! Further, thank you for always being well dressed and looking classic. It's easier to take you seriously than so many other RUclipsrs. I'm glad I found you! I don't if you've heard of Vagabond Awake and the very detailed info they offer on living in various places in Mexico You might find that interesting also. We live in Mexico and have lived in many places. Queretaro is our next destination and we will use Monica of House Hunting Queretaro as we do not have the luxury of time due to our work commitments. She is paid by the landlords, hence there is no fee. She is easy to find on FB and is great for those of us who don't have the time to hunt ourselves. We learned of here from other RUclipsrs (Serg & Tana) facebook.com/House-Hunting-Queretaro-1982608731749423/ Gracias!
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I'm paying $300 USD per month for more than 3 and a half years now for a small but comfortable, apartment near the beach. Furnished, cable and WI-FI included, off street parking, gated, near all shopping, including Costco and Walmart. Total expenses per month comes to about $500 USD.
Viva Mexico! 🇺🇸✌🇲🇽
Wow, that's awesome, George!
George, where are you at please?
Beach??! Where's the Beach...😮
I moved to the beautiful, clean and safe Queretaro, Mexico at the age of 79 .from the deadly USA The police do not play here, and the people are super nice, respectful, and kind. It is less expensive to live here, and I have a beautiful apartment, and my own driver and maid and laundry, and above all FREE wifi. I have lived since 1962 part time in Acapulco, but I was in 6 earthquakes and one hurricane.,There are people of African ancestry n Mexico, and the 2nd President of Mexico was of African ancestry. Vicente Guerrero,
You both have great video personalities! Thanks for the great info.
It’s great to see others find great places to live at reasonable price. I pay 128.00 a month in a fraccionamiento with security and maintenance included. It’s a 2 bedroom, in a great area. This is in Toluca, Mexico
First, that apartment was....wow! I liked pretty much everything about it. I liked how the outdoor space is part of the overall space: the way you have to go through the outdoor area to get to the kitchen and bathroom. It's like the outdoor space is the living room, but it's just outside. For me, that was pretty cool.
Second: I wanted to know from Alex (and anyone else who is knowledgeable can chime in): with month-to-month renting like this, has/did your friend run into issues with the landlord increasing the rental amount over time, forcing her to move out for whatever reason, or anything else that might come with not having any sort of official signed, paper lease agreement? OR did she have some sort of agreement on paper that she could refer back to? That's all I had for now. Again, great video as always.
Thanks young ladies. Great video sharing your experiences.
Great video, love her apt and her new puppy!!!!❤️
Thanks for watching, Patricia!
Very informative, Alex. Louise was an excellent choice. Cute sign off. Thanks.
Thanks for watching, Phil! I am glad to hear you found it helpful!
So helpful -- wonderful tour and info. Thanks, you two!
Another great and informative video Alex. Thank you!!
Thanks for watching, Charlie! I'm glad I could provide another experience for people looking to rent an apartment in Mexico 🤓
Louise has the most beautiful smile.
I am obsessed with Mexico we are living in the US but this time we are really planning on moving to Mexico very soon . I am trying to buy my first home if not rent a home like you said yes I have an ideal home and it's just very exciting and can't wait
This is exactly the kind of place Thanks for sharing.
That is a solid place to stay! Love it, I can imagine how cool and refreshing it is there during the summers. 300 bucks a month is nothing for all of those amenities! Really enjoyed this video, keep the interesting content coming ! :)
Thanks for watching, Julio!
Another helpful, informative vlog Alex and thanks to Louise for the tour and tips that will save time and money! Cuídate!
I will definitely pass that along, James! I'm so grateful to Louise for taking the time to share her home, expertise & adorable pup 🥰
another informative video, thank you Alex!
324 USD ?!!!! My gosh, I need to move down there yesterday! A place like that in my town would be $1500 a month if it was near the city center, and that is without any utilities !
That's typical of any space that's away from the center for any city. The further away from walking convenience, the cheaper it is. For me, that's not gonna work bc I won't have a vehicle at my disposal. It works out cheaper for me to live in the center & not to invest in a car. Bringing your own vehicle is expensive, buying a Mexican vehicle isn't cheap either, also fuel is way more expensive in MX, as is car insurance and technically it's difficult to lease a vehicle as a foreigner. Tbh the more gringos away from the center, the more likely they'll gentrify the area. I'd rather expats congregate in one area so that we don't drive up costs for the locals who stand to get affected by our occupation of their region.
I've gotten away with not having a car for 3.5 years, so it's definitely doable.
Uber is a really great option! There are also bike lanes if you want to give that a go, Debbie! I'm thinking I might buy a bike soon myself.
Even I couldn't believe it when Louise said all her utilities are included!
Super helpful! Thanks a bunch!
Thanks for watching, April! If you have any questions about moving to Mexico, please feel free to send them my way 🤓
Great video! Nice to hear from a TO (my home town) woman in QTO - love her apartment! Thank you!
Thanks for watching, Dan!
Yayy hello fellow Torontonian! :)
OMG..Your friend is lovely, her apartment very nice & a cute pup! Lots of good tips.
I'm so grateful to Louise for opening her home & sharing her renting in Mexico story! Taylor wanted to adopt one of John's brothers WOOF 🐶
Awesome Info! Great looking pup also! Thanks!
He's really sweet but can be a little growly around guys haha 😅
@@alex-wittman I wonder why? Little fella! Loves His Girls!!
Great video! We would like to hear more about Louise overall experience in Mexico. Of course if she doesn't mind sharing it!
I plan on doing another video with Louise about making friends in Mexico. Are there any other topics you're interested in hearing her take on?
@@alex-wittman Can't wait for that video! Hearing about her overall experience like what she thinks about the people, weather, safety, food, local traditions, the entire country, etc. Has she traveled around Mexico? Is it hard to travel from and back to Canada? Thanks.
Very charming home. Nice and colorful! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the watching, Becky! I hope people interested in renting an apartment in Mexico will find Louise's experience & tips helpful 🤓
That was very helpful. Thank you both!
Glad it was helpful!
Very nice place, and nice you were able to come to this type of arrangement with your landlord .
Thanks for watching!
I am enjoying your channel so much.
Thanks for watching! I'm glad to have you here!
The kind of great relevant content we’ve come to expect from this channel. Another Mexico blogger was right this channel is the next big thing in this space👍👍
Thank you for your kind words, Robert! Your comment made my day!
Really good video
Louise is absolutely lovely! 🤗🤗🤗
I feel very lucky to have connected with her! Thanks for watching!
What a great place ! We’d love a local neighborhood as long as we were close enough to the centro to be able to bike ride or do long walks there. Great video !
Louise rides her bike to the center often & says it only takes about 15 minutes! There are bike lanes 😁
Super useful video. It makes me want to move right now. You have a new subscriber.
Thanks for watching & subscribing, Martine!
Really well thought out and great advice. Your friend is also so charming and had such good ideas for making the place her own. It seemed to me that Airbnb has some filtering to prevent you from taking the conversation off of their platform. How do you get around that?
I'm going to ask Louise about this & get back to you with an answer, Eric!
Okay, I talked to Louise & she said the Airbnb host wrote out the phone number. Example: Eight six seven five three zero nine. Not ideal, but it's a workaround!
@@alex-wittman Ah, classic workaround . Thank you!
@@alex-wittman Was I the only one who got your funny reference? 🤣🤣🤣
@@airlegs glad someone caught that!
Muchas gracias Alex. Very helpful. Im stuck in SE Asia itching to bring my family to Mexico. Thanks so much for sharing yur knowledge and experience.
Thanks for watching, Jay!
@@alex-wittman I sent an email to Ivonne, the agent you had on yur vdo. Waiting for a reply. Im also a vipkid teacher but get most of my work from another Chinese company. Do local schools in Queretaro hire native English teachers? Cheers!
@@jaymo8206 I have heard of schools in Queretaro hiring native English speakers as teachers, but really, the best pay is online.
Thanks Alex. I do online my partner still in brick and mortar school. Stay safe n healthy.
@@alex-wittman thanks...been doing online for 3 years. My partner is a brick n mortar school teacher. But schools are shut down due to covid. Hows the covid situation in Queretaro? Stay safe n healthy.
Great tips, great video. Great information for people looking for rentals in Mexico.
Thanks for watching, Glenn! I'm so happy to hear you found it helpful 🤓
a very Bohemian-like Vibe . an awesome find . felicidades
Yes, Louise's house has a great vibe! It's been fun to watch her make the space even more her own.
Great place, thanks for sharing 🤗
Glad you enjoyed it, Maricela! Thanks for watching 🤓
Nice... It reminds me of an apartment I had in my 20s. 😉👍
Be sure to watch until the end for the CUTEST sign-off EVER 🐶 Do you have any questions about renting an apartment in Mexico? Leave them in the comments!
Are pets easily allowed in rentals ? Thank you 🧡🧡🧡
like the video very much
Thanks Miss A.
Great info...Gracias.
Thanks for watching, John! I am glad you found it helpful!
Super helpful; thank you. Also timely for me. Still the pup was the best part.
Best of luck with your apartment hunt! Sending good vibes your way!
Great videos. Thanks for your hard work. I have one question regarding your advice to stay in or check out the Airbnb before agreeing to long term commitment. In principle I agree 100%. But in practice how do I travel from the US, get to Mexico and stay in the Airbnb, then negotiate an agreement for a long term stay? I imagine they may have bookings after my initial stay? Any clarification is appreciated. Thanks again for the great content.
If it's a super popular Airbnb with lots of bookings, the host probably won't be interested in a long-term rental. Consider looking outside the city center & booking a place for a few days. Telling them that you looked ahead and saw they don't have any future bookings could be a bargaining point in your negotiations with them.
Good info honey
Thanks for watching, Genaro!
I would love to get book living Mexico in an Air BNB.
Súper cozy
Yes, I love Louise's apt!
Wow so cool!!!!
Thanks for watching, Ronaldo!
What a great deal. Hope I can get something as sweet when I'm down there, lol.
Sending patience & good vibes your way for renting in Mexico 🤓🇲🇽 will you be looking for an apartment in Querétaro?
@@alex-wittman Absolutely, I fell in love with its Centro, one of the best, imo!
Very nice apartment and price too thanks Alex 😊
Thanks for watching, Larissa!
What a fantastic find! Congrats on that.
Isn't Louise's apartment just the cutest?! 🤩 Thanks for watching, Lisa!
@@alex-wittman Its adorable! Hoping I find one equally awesome in June when I arrive!
@@LisaBeatsCancer sending good vibes your way, Lisa!
I know this video was made 2 years ago....but $6,500 a month is really cheap!! Any tips now a days to move to Queretaro now? I currently live in Puerto Vallarta and looking to move to Queretaro withy my wife, kid, dog and cat.
Hello i am trying to download your quickstart guide, but it seems the link doesn't work
Hola top. Secret. Miss. Felicitaciones que bueno que esta en Santiago de Querétaro México saludos kiss.
Gracias por ver, Miguelito!
What do i need to do to qualify for this apartment
Your friend really scored with her situation but I'll have to wonder is it typical to find .
I think there are a lot of great options especially if you're willing to look outside the immediate city center.
Wondering where to live in Querétaro? Check out the pros & cons of living in Querétaro Centro: ruclips.net/video/ResRkkF5xDY/видео.html
are you able to make money remotely by teaching English in Mexico? Would you recommend Preply or other websites for teaching? (I am not US Citizen)
Cool digs, love the exposed brick! Many years ago, I used to live in a town in Guanajuato and would visit Queretaro often, sure miss Mexico!! Thanks for the videos!
Hi Alex I'm having a really hard time trying to find a affordable retirement place I'm working as a certified Nurse assistant and half retired what I'm trying to say my ss is less than a thousand dollar I'm looking at Puerto Vallarta. What should I do
Hello Alex, I liked the apartment your friend found. I did notice that it did not have an oven. Was that the case or was it just not shown. Super cute decor.
Hi, Robyn! There isn't an oven. Just a stove top 🤓
@@alex-wittman Thank you for the quick reply. My family were in Queretaro for thirty days we stayed in the Santa Fe area. I liked the area. It was close to HEB and a Superama. I do wish that we could have explored more of downtown. Maybe we will be able to go back and stay closer to downtown. Thank you for your information on living in Mexico. We have been in Mexico for 10 months traveling around the country.
@@robynelcock6670 safe travels & I hope you will be able to return to Querétaro 🤓🇲🇽
👍🏻👍🏻‘s up!
Such a beautiful home 🍉🍉🍉
It really is! I love the colors!
Love your place do you have to deal with bugs?
The occasional mosquito!
Hi there, the link to download your free quick guide is not working. Could you please send it to me, thanks a bunch.
Hi, the guide just got an update! Here is the link to get it sent to your email: backpackingbrunette.com/mexicoguide/
You live in the same city as Gavin Seim. Do you still live there or have ever met him?
🐾👣✌️🤘, can’t wait for the borders to open up missed my winter south 🤞
Where do you like to spend your winters?
@@alex-wittman So far I’ve just done Baja . Need to learn my Spanish better .
Thank you Alex to shock us with such a nice home for eye catching prices. Your vid will create a huge out cry like us who are yarning to find a SAFE and nice place like this......
I am glad to hear you found the video helpful! Best of luck with your own apartment hunting!
Thank you
You're welcome, D!
Me gusta mucho I like it a lot . Mi casa es su casa. My house is your house even if its r,b and b
Can’t find the link to your “Top Tips”. :)
Hi, TJ! Here's the link to signup and download the Move to Mexico Quickstart Guide: freebies.backpackingbrunette.com/movetomexicoguide
When I tap on the link for the freebie download it says it's not available
Thanks for letting me know, Jordan! I'm looking into it right now. Check back!
A little small for me. I wonder what I can get for $500
I m from United Arab Emirates I want to visit Mexico u can advise
Does that include air conditioning? And if not, would the landlord get mad if you put your own window a/c unit up, as the electric bill would go up a lot.
Her apartment doesn't have A/C. You'd need to talk to the landlord, but I'm sure they would be willing to work something out. Depending on where you live in the city, electricity is affordable.
Just tried to download pdf of Mexico guide, but said this site can’t provide a secure site. Can I get you to email it to me?
This is great! I just, yesterday, thought of renting LT through an AIRBNB host and was wondering how to do it and this video shows up on my YT recommended page.
Woohoo! Reading your mind, Kev 🤓
Another reason Queretaro interests us is you have a Renzo Gracie Jiu Jitsu school in Queretaro ! We have always wanted to take classes but here in the US, for my wife and I, it’s like a car payment expensive. I’m guessing it is much more reasonable there....something we’ll research soon.
I so know what you mean. I’ve been wanting to do martial arts here in california but it’s too expensive 😭
👋 Louise I’m also from Toronto and heading to Mexico 🥳 I have couple questions: did She stay at this place first as just a Airbnb and did she negotiate the price?
In the video, Louise talks about finding the rental on Airbnb & then asking the host to move off the platform to discuss a long-term arrangement. When they moved off Airbnb, the host dropped the cleaning & service fees.
@@alex-wittman ok perfect I’m going to do it that way as well 🙏🏼💗 less the 2mths to go 🥳 I’m so excited but terrified 🤪 Thxs so much ur content keeps me motivated and focused on the days I’m sad or scared 🤗I suddenly am like HELL YA!! 💗
Are electric scooters legal and safe to use on the roads in the area?
In the center, I see lots of people on scooters!
Curious..I dont think many youtube folks recommend the (several) mexico or south American based apartment finder sites. I've found them to be immensely better than fb marketplace in terms of availability and price. With the ABNB strategy...you are depending on your host being interested in taking you on long term at a much lower rate than they can get for short term in popular tourist cities this is an unlikely win imho.
Hi, Daniel! The focus of this particular video was how to find places through Airbnd, but I have another video that talks about finding rentals through websites like Inmubeles24 and Vivanuncios: ruclips.net/video/imb63JYfHhk/видео.html
@@alex-wittman Righteous!
Beautiful place 👍
Thanks for watching!
Thank for the very informative video. I will be in Queretaro June 2 to find a long term stay. I hope I can find something very near this one. If you know of anyone renting a studio or 1 bedroom under 450USD I would be eager to see what they have. Thanks again.
Good luck with your apartment hunting, Stephanie!
In New York this would be 3k
Good value in Mexico!
Do you think finding a long term bnb rental in Centro is possible? If so, what would a place like that go for?
Whether or not it's possible really depends on your budget. You should expect to pay significantly more in the centro since hosts don't have as much trouble booking out short term stays. I would expect to pay at least $500 USD.
great vlog thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Alex I like your videos, I live in Querétaro and work nearby Mercado de La Cruz, ¿Have you seen the old building by Avenida Universidad? It is Universidad Marista.
Thanks for watching, Alfredo! Hmmmm it sounds familiar 🤓 is that where you work?
I pay € 144.-/ m. (2 rooms with Hollywood Hills view😜
Takecare
🤓🇲🇽
Help I need some apartament without some many paper 📄 legal ( aval ,ensured etc ,etc)
I suscripción you Chanel !
Cheap living is a mistake... Best to buy a house when the market is down.. I bought one for 85k in 2015 and now it's worth 252K... I bought 2 more for 90k each and sold them for 225k each last month... don't chase cheap living to save a few hundred dollars.... buy real estate .. then take your cash and do what u want in Mexico or wherever.. then buy the next down cycle.. cheers!
Sounds like you've had some great real estate success!
Are you talking about buying real estate in Mexico or in the U.S? Perhaps, it's not cheap living but that she is new to the area..only been there 6 months she said so buying homes may not have been what she was looking to do immediately. Not sure why you would tell someone else that they made a mistake.. everything is personal preference. Are you going to send her 80k to buy a house.. 🤷
Estas muy guapa amiga. Cuídate!!!!👏👍
Thanks for watching!
Hi, Alex. I'm 69 y o Canadian retiree. I have watched tonnes of videos about the best places to retire, about apartments and so on.. Non of them are useful for me, because the completely ignore my (and most of retirees) enemy #1 NOISE. It doesn't matter how much nice and cheap an apartment is if the street vendors are shouting 20 hours a day under my windows, I can not stay in.
Is it possible to find a quite place in Mexico?
Hi, Tony! I understand your concerns & would recommend looking for a place in a gated community. There are many such neighborhoods in Queretaro 🤓
Louise, tu depa es super padre! Hello from a fellow Torontonian.
I will pass that along, Mario!
Hello fellow Torontonian! :)
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Thanks for watching, Mary Lou!
What part of Canada did you live in? Does querétaro have any lakes nearby?
Wowwww. Nice apartment! Please let me know when it's available again ja ja ja 👍.
Nice video. Great content. Hercules.. Is just one nice Colonia in QRO... how about a video that shows several colonias?
I left Chicago due to the genocides, and high rents, utilities etc. I had to be ALERT on those trying to eliminate me, including a family member for my life insurance policy.
I move to Oak Park, and Waukegan, and at the age of 79, I moved to beautiful, safe, and clean Queretaro, Mexico on 11-2-2021, and will get a temp retirement Visa. It is $850 less expensive living here per month, and my furnished apartment, includes all utilities and excellent WiFi, with a beautiful view of all of the city. It is a gated community with 24/7 security and cameras.I can still have groceries delivered to my door, and there is not a shortage or limits so far.It is up to us to demand a safe community. The police do not play here! I was born in Chicago, but the USA better protect our citizens, and let Putin deal with his country.
g- genocide?
Louis talk very speed I have problem to understand her
Wow!!! Muy caro el departamento en rente $6,500.00 esos mensuales?! Eso costaría $ 3,500.00 se los rentan caros solo porqué son extranjeros.
Alex, Great video!! Further, thank you for always being well dressed and looking classic. It's easier to take you seriously than so many other RUclipsrs. I'm glad I found you! I don't if you've heard of Vagabond Awake and the very detailed info they offer on living in various places in Mexico You might find that interesting also. We live in Mexico and have lived in many places. Queretaro is our next destination and we will use Monica of House Hunting Queretaro as we do not have the luxury of time due to our work commitments. She is paid by the landlords, hence there is no fee. She is easy to find on FB and is great for those of us who don't have the time to hunt ourselves. We learned of here from other RUclipsrs (Serg & Tana) facebook.com/House-Hunting-Queretaro-1982608731749423/ Gracias!
Best of luck house hunting in Queretaro! Sending good vibes your way for the search!