Why We Moved To Mexico
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- Опубликовано: 24 май 2024
- This week I discuss why we chose to move to Mexico.
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I couldn't agree more. Every word you said is spot on Doug. Mexico is phenomenal. Weather, food, sweet people, cost of living. The analogy of our carefree childhoods in the 80s vs. what kids have in America today is for sure. My 19 year old son and I were having Italian food at Padrino's in San Felipe last month and he said, "Dad, look around. Not one person is on a cell phone." Unheard of in America. Fear of Mexico is preventing so many Americans from having a beautiful, affordable retirement. They sensationalize everything. Being afraid of the cartel in Mexico is analogous to being afraid of the Mafia in America. It is simply not a concern. My home is 4 weeks from completion. Takes a little courage to take the plunge and do it, but, for those of us that do, it's rewarding beyond belief. My friends are back home still driving those freeways, still sitting in that traffic, still going to that cubicle, working endlessly to pay bill after bill. Fear is keeping them on that hamster wheel and they'll never get off.
I've never met a person from the US or Canada down here that said they are sorry they came here. I think going "back in time" to a simpler time in our lives is a huge part of that.
Those Were the days. No neighbourhood watches, No Worries if you went out when dark, We played with cap guns and lawn darts, bows n arrows etc. Cars didn't even have kiddie car seats. Somehow we lived through those days and most of us miss those days. Thanks For the Tour. P n D
I was reminiscing about lawn darts. My friends and I used o play with them back in the day, but we changed the game so you stood in the ring and threw them at each other. I have many war wounds from my childhood but we made it out ok!
@@dooglassandesperanza Yup. We too. 👍👍
I was born in 1955 and grew up in the 60's and early 70's. We never thought of locking our cars or houses. So much change. We played outside all of the time. Great television shows, we only had five t.v. stations to watch. Not a lot of selection of food in grocery stores.
Exactly!
Gracias por este hermoso episodio y mostrar la realidad de nuestro hermoso pueblo “Loreto” ❤
De Nada!
Likewise we sold it all and moved to Mexico five years ago. We just felt the negative nature of politics in the USA and the increasing prices in California made Mexico an easy choice for us. Being from Northern California we spent a lot of time in Loreto and all over Baja so it was high on my list of places to consider. We ended up in Bucerias Nayarit, just North of Puerto Vallarta but part of my heart will always be in Loreto. It is a very special place, especially if you have a boat!
Great to hear about others following their dreams
I love your stories! I spend Wintertime in Mexico, Usually Central Mexico where temperatures are a little cooler at night but always warm during the day... Spring/Summer I am here in Oregon at my home doing gardening and such... My next-door neighbor here in Oregon is helping me a lot with my Spanish as she speaks very little English. So, when I return in Winter to Mexico often, I surprise my friends there with better conversational skills. THANK YOU for everything you share! I agree with everything you say... and Actually I have lived for months at a time in one of the "heaviest" Cartel areas and YES there were some nasty conflicts, but they didn't involve me, and I didn't feel unsafe any more than I do when I go to Portland!!
Good to hear. We are also originally from the Portland area and it is beautiful there in the summer, just not the other 9 months. :)
thanks for the info... i, too like the cooler temps. what areas would you recommend for a vacation/first trip.?
It all depends on what time of the year. I don't have much experience in mainland Mexico, but for Baja Sur the best overall time to visit if you are looking for cooler temps would probably be December. High 70s to low 80s in the day and mid 60s at night, and the sea water will still be warm in the low 80s or high 70s.
I've been following your adventure practically since day one and I'm just so, so happy for you two! It's been so interesting and entertaining to watch the process of you building your dream retirement life in Mexico. FELICIDADES!
Thank you so much!!
Hi Douglas, everything you have talked about is bang on. We have moved to Mexico 3 years ago from Canada and have not looked back. Likewise we sold all our Sh*t in Canada and came to the Baja with absolutely no regrets. I don't even want to go back to the hustle and bustle of Toronto.
Safety, we feel safer here in Mexico than we do in Toronto..... Thanks Dooglass
After living down here full time for 3 years when I go back to the US to visit I remember very quickly why we left, and can't wait to get back here. It's a whole different world.
I'm in line to cross back into the states rn =[ wish I had a way to make usd from tijuana.
I really enjoyed this video Doug. I’ll come visit one of these days. Super cool!
Thank You!
Great stories and all true. I have been visiting Baja Calif. since the 80s, especially Cabo San Lucas. There was no marina. There were no resorts. I always spent my weeks at the Finisterra. I have always felt safe. I have visited Loreto now twice and it is totally different than the rest of Mexico. Just a beautiful and peaceful place. Thanks!
Thanks for sharing!
Spent a few days in La Paz and absolutely loved it there! So quiet and beautiful!
Totally agree!
Great video Doug
Thanks!
I've been incommunicado for a bit, wow your plants and trees have grown, place looks really good. I need to get down there !
Please do!
Good morning Doug and Hope, I can’t believe how much your plants have grown around the Villas sense I was there visiting so beautiful. Zana’s sister Lynzee.
Hola Lynzee!
I have been to Loreto once with another couple and my wife. We had a great trip. On the next trip I will look into staying with you. Great videos, thank you.
We would love to have you stay with us. Book early. Next season is already almost 50% booked.
Fabulous. Thank you
Thank you too!
Fellow GenXer ! Was just reminded of those TV commercials that asked parents "It's 10 pm. Do you know where you child is?"
That was how we grew up. Hollywood had to run PSA's to ask parents if they knew where we were at 10pm on a week night.
Exactly! It's still 1985 in Loreto!
It's rude in our village if you don't acknowledge people when you walk into a store or restaurant. Also when texting someone, you always start by asking how they are doing and wait for an answer. I forget this often and I'm politely reminded. Glad you are adjusting well 😊
I have noticed that people often text a greeting first and then wait for a reply. Good to know that is part of Mexican etiquette. There are several little things like that. For example here it is rude to refuse something that is offered to you. I have gone to the store with Mexican friends who are working for me, to buy materials and supplies only to have them come out after me with a powerade for me. I know they have very little money, and I used to feel bad accepting the drink, but you have to or it is considered an insult.
I live in EDR San Felipe Baja ca Mx full time love here
Cool place.
The quality of life is a lot better
I really love ❤️ it
Tulum is another place to go!
Visited Tulum about 15 years ago and it was fantastic.
I beg to differ on the best time to grow up, lol.. The 70's were awesome!! But the 80's were good too though.. I also moved to Mexico.. Live in Yucatan now but will be moving back to Quintana Roo in July.. Great videos.. Thanks!
You may be right! We were both born in 1971 so it's hard to compare quality of life for an eight year old. Although the stresses of the world are thrust onto younger and younger children these days that should never have to deal with the world's adult problems.
I would love to return to Loreto some day and go for walks on that beach.🏖🐡🌴
Yes!
I'm sold what's for dinner? Actually over the last 52 years I have visited Baja by car and sailboat and have seen many changes. I am 70 now and still want to get a place down there. Really really want to get there.
Come on down!
Still should be vigilant in watching the kids, no matter where you are.
Here in Mexico they trust the community to keep the kids safe.
Cardiologist's say helicopter kids are there future patients. Hollywood and the news media have destroyed many childhoods.
Looks nice.
Thanks!
My husband and I keep saying "Shhhhh, Doug. Don't share all the secrets!" I watch this video and it feels oddly like home. Ahhh, we can't wait to return!"
Don't worry. I don't think I am ever going to convince anyone to change their mind. Most people either already know about and love Loreto, or they are in the never Mexico group.
It’s videos like these that actually ruin the very places they love in time. They should keep it to them selves oh well.
Loreto was already growing rapidly long before we or any other RUclipsrs ever got here. The Mexican government invested $200 million USD into building the international airport here and other improvements decades ago to drive growth.
Few days ago I was in Ajijic Jalisco Mx . Big surprise to me,,, home prices up for over 3 m. Not Pesos ,,,US American Dollars ,wow .
Prices going up everywhere
Doug, I see you on the beach. It looks really rocky. Do you have any beaches there in Loretto that are nice smooth sand with no rocks?
All of the beaches in the Loreto area are similar to the beach in the video. If you take a boat out to one of the islands, there are several white sand beaches with turquoise water or if you drive north about an hour, there are a whole line of white sand beaches. We have several videos showing many of the beaches in our area.
I remember when Americans wanted to "build that wall"...now they say, "Get me out of this dystopian hell hole"...😅
We say "Here you're on the FUN side of the wall!" No Mexicans here have any desire to go to the US.
Did the fish fridge get a new paint job? 😊
Esperanza painted it right after we got it.
I can say that California property owners make a killing when selling their homes vs Texas my cousin and I had the same size houses, he lived in California and I live in Texas when he sold his house he came to New Mexico and bought a house three times cheaper than what he sold his California home I can only get 1/4 of what he got for his so I could only afford an RV and travel to Mexico 🇲🇽
And with that high California price comes the high property taxes. Our old house is now paying $15,000 a year property taxes in Vista, California
sea to table sweet
Yes here we don't have many local farms because we are in the desert so seafood is king.
Do those palapas on the beach belong to a hotel, or were they just placed there by the city? I haven't been to Loreto in 30 years
They are there for everyone to use.
They were placed by the city. There is also a large set of palapas on the beach down at the end of the malecon in town. All free to use for anyone. All beaches in Mexico are public property and that extends 200 meters from the high tide line.
🙏🙏🙏
Thank you
Baja Mexican the most expensive place you can go. It's not any cheaper than the United States now. I live here. We're moving to Arizona much cheaper.
Not true. Other areas in Mexico are just as expensive. You can always find someplace less expensive, even in the US if you go to a less desirable area. Heck you can live for free in Slab City.
Great video!
You related to Bordenaro?
No. Never heard the name before
@@dooglassandesperanza fellow creator … in FL
Awesome video, my wife and I are thinking of retiring in Mexico as well. I'm originally from Guanajuato and my wife from Jalisco and we would love to live in San Miguel De Allende after we retire.
I would recommend some extended visits to the area you are thinking about so you can get through the "vacation" phase and experience the "daily life" phase of living somewhere. There is a huge difference!
@@dooglassandesperanza we visit SMA often, my hometown is 25 minutes away and most of my family lives in the area. We’re thinking our money will go further down there for retirement when we’re ready. Hopefully safety won’t be much of an issue by then, hopefully 🤞🏼
Awesome! We have never been to SMA, but we hope to visit someday. From what I know of it I would assume it's like other well developed touristy areas where if you aren't looking for trouble, you have nothing to worry about.
House on the beach. more like 10mill. I've been there. What are they selling?
There is nothing here for sale for over 6 million except huge plots of bare land
hey guys do you still have those two lots for sale and if so how do we contact you....
There is a link in our recent videos two our website that gives a description of the lot and information on contacting us. We have just put the lots under contract with a realtor so we would refer you to her if you are interested in moving forward
4:32 But remember you have to be legal like people crossing to the us
I have tried to live by the principle that I do everything legally, and try to make good moral decisions for myself. We respect the laws of any country that we are in. Others may choose a different path, but their choices don't influence or reflect on us.
Do you think it's a good idea to advertise Mexico to gringos? I mean what happens if they actually come?
I'm never going to convince anyone to come to Mexico. People are very polarized on their views.
WHERE YOU FROM
Originally Oregon and later San Diego area.
where in san diego did you live?
Vista in North County
@@dooglassandesperanza cool! I'm in Carlsbad and I 100% relate to your video here
..........sooooooo, Beach front home in Mexico used to be dirt cheap and now it's the same price as the USA. I can give you multiple samples. Yes, there are several 7000 square foot ocean front homes in the USA going for 10 million but there are lots of 1.5 million $ options too. Thanks, I'll stay in the USA. Which is good for you....less competition with expats ;)
So in our tourist town a beachfront houses start around 1 million. I'm not sure where you are but in LA or San Diego you can't get within a mile of the beach for that price. On the beach you probably start around 5 million. And there aren't even tropical fish snorkeling spots there. You would not find a 2nd row lot for 260k. We want to be in a place where the sea is over 80f for much of the year and above 65 year round. that rules out everything except maybe southern Florida in the US
The reason prices went high in Mexico is baby boomers moving there in droves, Simple supply vs demand. If you want cheap prices you need to get away from the G8 countries and there influence.
True but as you find areas with less expensive real estate the standard of living usually decreases with the prices. For example you can find a 1 acre beachfront lot her in Baja Sur for under $100k USD in some places, but you might be hours from any civilization with no services and no cell service down a rough dirt road. Here in Loreto as you get out of town even 5 minutes you can buy a large lot on the beach for $150K USD. It all depends on how close you want to be to civilization and what amenities you would like to have easily available to you. I had a friend that used to go to Christmas Island in the middle of the Pacific to fish. Everything was dirt cheap there, but many trips they only had one or two options to eat (octopus or fish) for every meal, one type of beer, and water and that's it. Basically, you get what you pay for.
Short answer. $
It is definitely a big part but not the full reason for us. If we really just wanted the cheapest place to live we wouldn't be here. Loreto is fairly expensive for Mexico and there are many places in the US that would be way cheaper.
Paper work is late,tardy ,not on time, BE PATIENT I’m always be more delays.
Here it is all about how much you stay on top of it. If you just turn it in and wait, it can take a long time. If you go in every day and check on it they get it done quick. In the US I helped a family member apply for SSI and it took three years, hundreds of pages of paperwork, and multiple doctor visits to get it approved .
@@dooglassandesperanza two years ago, I’ve got property just outside of Enseñada open the hills in a little community that gated took about 14 months to get paperwork done. I’m so happy cinderblock walls are all done around the property and house is about halfway done. My wife and I also built a house in a small town in the state of Guanajuato that has been done for about 25 years
But I mostly love Baja
I helped build a very nice house for a friend in scorpion Bay otherwise known as San Juanico
Awesome! We completed our property purchase in 90 days and what took most of that time was dissolving the old fideicomiso. We used a real estate attorney and she was awesome. She had a strong relationship with the notario and municipality officials and would drop in to check on the status of the paperwork and hand carry paperwork from office to office as needed. Our accountant was also instrumental in setting up our association (corporation) and setting up appointments to open our personal and corporate bank account and getting our personal and corporate RFCs (tax ID #).
@@dooglassandesperanza our property is land only, getting the land surveyed took a long time, we did not have a realtor only the notary and a lawyer. We found the lot with a sign on it called the # the owner lived in CALIFORNIA so that took extra time. I hope to live in Enseñada 3-4 weeks every 3months, for the next two years I need to work to pay for the house, then I will retire in Mexico, sounding time in Guanajuato and Bajá, when I drive down to San Juanico maybe I’ll look you up. Lotero is my favorite town on the Cortez side
Very similar to us. 1 acre bare lot purchased from guy in San Diego with no real estate agent. We even flew to San Diego to take paperwork for him to sign. Love to meet if you get down this way.
You seem to be saying "hello" and people are saying hello back.
True but I am walking down the beach with a camera talking to it so most people are trying not to disturb me. Normally people will greet you when they pass by.
What kinda tattoo is that on ya shoulder 😂😂😂😂
One side is a sketched owl, the other side is a heart carved in a tree with my wife and my initials and slashes for every year we have been married
D & H tattoo?
Doug + Hope (Dooglass + Esperanza)
Something I've noticed when watching videos like yours on a nice sunny day, is that the sky have no "Che m tra ils"! You may laugh but this is a very high concern here in Canada and US and we have no idea what they are spraying. I'm actively planning to move to Mx for many reasons, including political directions here in Canada. I've looked at the US at first, a year ago, but changed my mind seeing that it's not much better politically. Enjoy your venture!
Well if you are looking to escape chemtrails don't come here. We are a little town in the middle of the desert 3.5 hours from any city and there are still chemtrails here regularly. The locals say the chemtrails began to appear about 5 years ago. Many people here believe they are responsible for many illnesses that appeared around the same time. The official response here is that they don't exist.
@@dooglassandesperanza Insane. Hope god will solve this attack on life ASAP. That probably means that Mx gov gets $$ for allowing this. Sad to hear.
Jet planes burn Jet Fuel that is comparable to Diesel fuel, Commercial planes fly at around 40,000 feet about 7 miles up and it's very cold at that altitude temperatures range from -40 to -70 F (-40 to -57 C) The chemtrail is just a visible trail of exhaust from the planes engines just like following a semi truck on a cold winter, The plane is travelling around 600 miles an hour were a truck is doing 60 miles an hour so the plane is burning way more fuel than a semi truck.
Chem trail is everywhere, when you watch RUclipsrs in Panama in CR, all the same
Use the Flightradar app and when you see a plane making a chemtrail, look it up in the app. I do this often and they are almost never commercial flights. They are either military or planes with no registration. I'm not saying that it is nefarious, just unusual. Check it out for yourself.
Loved it there but too many gringos.
Quite a few Americans and Canadians here for sure.
Bienvenidos a Mexico,la situación de EU está empeorando cada día más en la economía y en que es ya más peligroso vivir ahí, aparte de que están a punto de entrar en guerra.y con el presidente Biden es 🫥
I was born in Mexico. Crime isn’t a problem till it hits you. Latin America has the highest murder rates in the world, that stems from a corrupt political and judicial system. My dad and my uncle were stopped by army truck with a 50 cal on top, when they asked why they were stopped they were told they were speeding in a school zone, mind you this is in a desert, with nothing in sight. Since they were dirt poor the army guys left with nothing, but this stuff goes on routinely south of the border. As our political system becomes more and more corrupt, this is what we have to look forward to. California, Oregon and Washington are states I definitely dont feel safe in
Sorry you had that experience, but I have not experienced anything like that. We have driven back and forth to the US border many times. You go through 5 military checkpoints each way and they have never been anything but professional and pleasant. They have never stolen anything from us, even when we brought our RV down and it was searched at every checkpoint. We have also passed many military vehicles on the highway and never had anyone stop us outside of a checkpoint. There can always be bad apples, but that happens everywhere.
I drive all over mèxico and never have a bad experience so far.
Cultural mx is better
We think so!
Save yourself some time. They moved because of prices. Next.
If that were true that we only moved because of prices, then we wouldn't be here because there are tons of lower cost of living beach towns in Mexico.
Forgot to mention human touch, peace and beautiful surroundings! ❤
NO A LA GENTRIFICACIÓN.
Cheap. Cost of living
I would say less expensive. :)
260k for a lot??? 😂😂😂😂
Yep 48,000 sqft (1.1 acre) and its 2nd row (600ft from the sea). I used to live in San Diego and a 1 acre lot this close to the water there would easily top $5 million. And I can walk 600ft down to the beach and snorkel in 80 degree water year round.
Spent a few days in La Paz and absolutely loved it there! So quiet and beautiful!
Totally agree!