Mexico Insider News
Five Tips for Surviving Your House Renovation
Date: 11/20/2008
Nov. 20, 2008
Campeche, Mexico
Hola Mexico Insiders,
Many potential expats dream of living in a restored colonial home in Mexico. Once they move here, many expats do, in fact, make that dream a reality. They buy and restore a colonial property. Some of them even get addicted to the process and become “serial renovators”; they buy, renovate, and sell a property—then move on to the next one.
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Get a Head Start on Mexico Networking
Date: 11/13/2008
Nov. 13, 2008
Campeche, Mexico
Hola Mexico Insiders,
Most people who move to Mexico eventually make a circle of friends in the city they relocate to. Sometimes they make friends right away. Other times it may take a while. This often depends on the size of the expat community.
But wouldn’t it be great to have a few friends—like-minded, adventurous types—before you make the move? People who understand your decision and even share it? People whose opinions help offset comments like, “You’re, uh, planning to move where? Are you crazy?” that you may get from your sister-in-law or your brother or your neighbors back home.
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Your November Issue Is Now Online
Date: 11/06/2008
November 6, 2008
Campeche, Mexico
Hola Mexico Insiders,
Late September found me enjoying a perfect fall day in Rosarito, Baja, Calif. Sunny, temperatures in the low 80s° F., a light breeze blowing…you get the picture. Rosarito has the same climate as San Diego, an hour to the north—which is considered one of the best in the world.
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Mexico Is Safe—Despite Drug War
Date: 10/30/2008
October 30, 2008
Campeche, Mexico
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Hola Mexico Insiders,
During a recent trip back to my home town in the States, several people laughed ruefully when I said I live in Mexico. They told me, “Good luck on that. You take your life in your hands living down there.”
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Mexico Real Estate Sales Still Strong Despite U.S. Downturn
Date: 08/27/2008
August 28, 2008
Campeche, Mexico
Hola Mexico Insiders,
One question we’re asked a lot these days is whether the U.S. downturn is affecting Mexico real estate markets—and if so, how?
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How the Experts Gauge if a Town Has What It Takes to Be a Resort
Date: 08/20/2008
Aug. 21, 2008
Campeche, Mexico
Hola Mexico Insiders,
I’ve been in touch recently with a reader who lives in a Mexican beach town that has the potential to become a major resort. Whether it will fulfill that potential, of course, is the multimillion-dollar question.
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Three Tips for Your Property Buy in a Maturing Market
Date: 08/13/2008
August 14, 2008
Campeche, Mexico
Hola Mexico Insiders,
I recently visited a popular beach resort town where I overheard some developers talking about the state-of-the-art construction and amenities they plan to use in their project. Their knowledge of exactly what U.S. and Canadian buyers want intrigued me, and I discussed it with a realtor friend in the area.
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Your August Issue Is Now Online: Is This Value-for-Money Destination the Next Big Thing?
Date: 08/07/2008
August 8, 2008
Campeche, Mexico
Hola Mexico Insiders,
This month we’re celebrating a birthday. Mexico Insider enters its sixth year—61 months of bringing you insider information on the best places to live and invest in Mexico.
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