Comments on: Why Live at Home When You Can Live in…Mexico

By: Leland

Leland — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:52:23 +0000

Hey Earl,
So glad I found your site! Great job! After spending 30 days traveling Europe last year I’ve officially caught the travel bug. For starters I would like to stay and volunteer in Playa del Carmen or surrounding areas for a few months. Can you offer any advice or websites on where to find info on apartments/condos? Your place looks beautiful….modern and clean. Thanks and keep up the good work!

By: Earl

Earl — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 08:51:42 +0000

Hey Brenda – Thank you for commenting and I’m always happy to hear when someone is considering moving to Mexico

The amount of $1300 is definitely enough to live down there but in terms of your daughter finding work, that is going to be a little more difficult. Most of the foreigners living in Mexico either work on the internet or have created their own small business down there. Also, it would depend on how well your daughter can speak Spanish. But in the end, even working in similar positions as she’s had in the US, she would not earn very much money at all in Mexico. So she would have to get creative and try to start her own business or find another way to earn income.

As for apartment rentals, I would wait until you’re ready to think about moving there, maybe 6 months before, before you start to email them. Things change quite quickly down there and by the time you’re ready, there will be plenty of more options for you as well!

By: Brenda

Brenda — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:55:48 +0000

I can retire in two years and my daughter and I want to move to Mexico. She has taught band in school and worked in after school day care as director and in a nursing home as activities director. Would there be employment for her in Mexico? I would be drawing around $1300/month social security and not sure that would be enough. Would you recommend us emailing some of these rentals to see what their prices are even though it’s a couple of years away? Absolutely love your blogs! Thank you for the help you give all of us.

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By: Manda

Manda — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:42:14 +0000

Alright. You’ve convinced me. Ive always wanted to try living in Guanjuato for a month or so and strengthen my Spanish and their Spanish school. Thanx!

By: Earl

Earl — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 06:29:04 +0000

Hey Phyllis – Thank you for the comment! I would recommend having a look at SayulitaLife.com. While at first it appears to be for vacation rentals, all you need to do is click on the 1-BR or 2-BR tabs towards the top, find the cheapest nightly rental places and send them an email. Explain to them that you are interested in long-term rental and they will then email back with long-term rates. This is exactly how I found my apartment as well as some other good options, so don’t worry about those nightly rates listed on the website at all

Also, the place I rented was called Casa Jaqui and a few other good ones were Casa Namaste, Casa Jacobo and Casa Yaka! Feel free to let me know if I can be of any further assistance as well…

By: phyllis snyder

phyllis snyder — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 19:11:11 +0000

Hi Earl, great web site! Could you direct me to place/person who can locate long term
apartment- much like what you have? Can’t seem to find a web site with rental (not for
a vacation)- a year’s stay. Thanks and Sayalite real seems wonderful! Thanks

By: Earl

Earl — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 11:45:16 +0000

Hey Sheryll – Thank you so much for your comment and kind words I’m always excited when I hear that other people are thinking about spending a significant amount of time in Sayulita. It’s still one of my favorite places on this planet to live. I’ll definitely go ahead and put together an email with some helpful information for you…I might be able to get it done today if this internet connection holds up, but if not, I’ll get it to you as soon as I find another good connection somewhere (it’s not so reliable here in Syria!).

By: Sheryll

Sheryll — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:21:04 +0000

Hi Earl!

First things, your blog is fantastic and such an inspiration. My boyfriend and I were looking into spending 6 months in Sayulita, Mexico sometime in the next year. Would it be possible for you to e-mail me the best times to go/apartments/etc? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

By: Earl

Earl — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:44:06 +0000

Hi Angie! I will definitely send you some information about Sayulita. I’ll get it out to you in a few minutes. October is a great time to be there as it is still the low season, rents are inexpensive and it is as peaceful as it gets!