After having rented here in Mexico for years, my advice is if you can rent from a local Mexican, you will probably get a much cheaper and better deal. Renting from an expat, foreign investor will cost you.

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

9 ай бұрын

Very true!

@trevorlabon2393

7 ай бұрын

Do they have fiber-optic internet?

@Resmith18SR

7 ай бұрын

@@trevorlabon2393 Yes

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

7 ай бұрын

@@trevorlabon2393 most likely. I think the phone company has upgraded most houses. It won’t be as fast as in the US. I think 25-50mbps is the lowest option.

@kevinrod1635

7 ай бұрын

I would watch out because if that local rental car breaks down that local will blame you and guess what, you will be footing the bill.

I just spent 10 days in La Paz loved it.. I learned living in Peru for 6 years.. to get a local to make the calls and negotiate the price..Cuz the double standard for gringos sucks

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

9 ай бұрын

Definitely- locals (and those that can communicate easily in Spanish on the phone) get better deals.

I would really rather pay for 12 mths and know I had a place even if I left in the summer months. Great video

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

9 ай бұрын

A lot of people do this. And then you can leave your stuff in Mexico and not cart it back and forth!

@mayiakashmurr3000

9 ай бұрын

Me too

@margiecallahan3009

6 ай бұрын

Roger Ramjet! Hi from Margie (Gunnison County)

@EankiEtAl

5 ай бұрын

Exactly

500 dollars per month sounds like a good number.❤

For Kat. Cost of living, 1 gun shop in all of Mexico, Phone eating turtles(oops), Getting away from northern politics, Friendly people both native Mexicans and those from the north (especially Canadians 😇) , The weather, and we can't forget your place is looking pretty nice. P n D

Ha, I know Glide, I live in Florence Ore. But considering a move and these videos open up possibilities .

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

9 ай бұрын

Florence looks like a great place to live... in the summer! Come on down and be a part-timer.

4:00 that's a beautiful furnished apt! Nicely done and the service patio terrific for drying clothes, plants would love that light... and rooftop patio! So glad YT suggested your channel! 💖🇨🇦

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

9 ай бұрын

I'm glad YT suggested it too! Thanks for watching and be sure to subscribe ;-)

@KiKiQuiQuiKiKi

4 ай бұрын

I think that I would love the communal patio/palapa situation-a way to make friends ☕️ 🍹🍷🇲🇽

We also buy filter water to drink but everything else is cistern based! .

Brighton, I appreciate your videos so much. They have helped me make the decision to get my PR in Mexico.

I can’t say enough, again-such great interviews and information! Great job!

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

7 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

Great video ,loved the hobby “ day drinking “ very informative 😄🌴

They all had different stories, very interesting, thank you!

Hi Steve and Danielle. I'm from Newberg too!!! La Paz is on my short list of places to retire in the next couple of years. Thanks for the info.

@kevinrod1635

7 ай бұрын

You will love it. 1hr to Todos Santos and under 2hrs to Cabo. And the underwater life is amazing. Definitely plan on buying a 20-23ft boat w/trailer or just dock it. I have friends that have been there over 10yrs and visit them frequently. Very low key town.

Very informative. Definitely key not to express the budget publicly.

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

9 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Great Vid, THX!

Great video

Most informative renting an apartment video I have seen!

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

7 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful, Trevor!

I have lived in Mexico. The rent was ok, the apartment was nice (off season) but dealing with utility providers and bureaucracy was a bitch. My internet was terrible. While I was paying for 300 msb I was getting 5 mbs. Their explanation was that I was too far from their center, but they charged me for 300 msb anyway. Power, water, even if I was in an apartment, was charged, and well charged. No place is better than the US. Cheap is relative. If you want cheap you can get it right here. Go to the dollar store but, as we always say, you get what you pay for.

Loved the various perspectives on this one thx! Especially best time to rent

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

nice work!

thanks for sharing date

Thanks for the video, it answered all my questions!!!!!!

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

5 ай бұрын

Glad I could help!

It is nice to be cognizant of the impact overpaying can have on local prices but 16k mx monthly on a small, humbly equipped apartment 11 blocks from the malecon is at least double what any local would pay for such a place, no judgment just like to inform

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

9 ай бұрын

Yes, and a local would never rent a furnished apartment.

Video well done. Thank you

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

8 ай бұрын

Thanks much!

Great informative video! Thanks so much!

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Just to let you know if by any chance you would like to live in Zacatecas or Aguascalientes you would pay $150 dollars a month for a house 3/2 big house which means you could live like a king!!with a $1000 dollars! 😀 obviously touristy areas in Mexico are very expensive just like in any other country in the world!

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

8 ай бұрын

That’s a great deal! Thanks for sharing!!

@alalesc3796

8 ай бұрын

@@AlmostRetiredinMexico any time! Mexico compare to the USA is so cheap!

@researchbear4074

7 ай бұрын

Do you have a contact in either ahaus challenges or zacatecas? For renting. I an organically a Mexican citizen but my own state is becoming way too popular, jalisco. Thanks in advance

Amazing piece and stories! Thank you 🙏

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Yeah just watched this , that was a good video learned a lot thanks 👍

Wooo great video I love La Paz

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

5 ай бұрын

Us too!

Informative. If I ever move there, this info will be essential. Thanks.

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

7 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Good video guys

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

9 ай бұрын

Thanks

They all need to buy a house at la Paz if they really love it!!!

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

8 ай бұрын

Prices for houses are going up a lot. For some people renting makes more sense.

@elcaudillojauregui481

8 ай бұрын

@@AlmostRetiredinMexico Is true but I been at USA for 33 years renting and keep saying price are too high and I don't have no home don't let time run no more make the decision

That sounds high for Mexico. I wonder what areas are less expensive and still safe etc.

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

9 ай бұрын

Yes, this is in a desirable city where lots of wealthier Mexicans vacation. And all these people are living in the downtown area. The key is finding a location that's less popular, but also still has furnished rentals. If you have your own furniture (and some appliances) then you could rent for much less. Also, signing a one year lease will lower the cost greatly.

Nice apartment

Can you cover the shopping in La Paz…. Grocery, hardware and building supplies, tech stuff gadgets/pc’s etc. tnx!

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

6 ай бұрын

Great idea - I'll add it to the list.

it shouldnot be comparable, because they are different worlds but if yu want, of course you can...

What I have noticed in all these you tube videos. If they are featuring a cheap place to retire it has likely already been discovered and it is no longer cheap.

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

7 ай бұрын

Cheap is relative. It's more expensive now. But everything is more expensive. La Paz is less discovered than Cabo.

Seems like prices have jumped up in the last 2 years.

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

9 ай бұрын

Things have gone up a lot during the pandemic. Everyone in the US realized that they could work remotely, or that they were ready to retire. These are all furnished. There are better prices if you have your own furnishings.

@waynewolfe1865

8 ай бұрын

Everywhere prices have went up

Aero Mexico round trip to Tijuana walk across the boarder. Piece of cake. Do it all the time for past 10yrs.

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

7 ай бұрын

Thru CBX, or do you go to San Ysidro on the Mexican side?

@kevinrod1635

7 ай бұрын

@@AlmostRetiredinMexico both. I found San Ysidro easier because the blue line was right there. CBX simply is easier but your left in no man’s land and a $20+ cab ride to public transportation.

@kevinrod1635

7 ай бұрын

But the CBX is $15 and San Ysidro is free. So, it’s probably a 5 or 10 dollar difference. One thing to keep in mind is that CBX is hassle free and few people use it. Where as San Ysidro is a main thoroughfare for everyone and quite the hike with all kinds of others crossing. Another thing to keep in mind is a visa. USA citizens do not require a visa if going into Mexico within so many miles of the boarder so at that crossing immigration pays no attention. LaPaz requires a visa so you need to get that visa at the boarder crossing otherwise you will not be able to board the plane. Also if I cross into Mexico at San Ysidro to go south I use my Uber app and go across the street from those cab hackers and it’s cheaper! But you need pesos in your Uber account.

I love the furnished part, utilities with rent

@juanitathompson6837

5 ай бұрын

How much are house cleaning

@juanitathompson6837

5 ай бұрын

What are temperatures like

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

5 ай бұрын

For a one bedroom apartment, I'm guessing $15-20USD for house cleaning.

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

5 ай бұрын

Temps are hot in the summers (you'll need a place with AC.) This year it topped 100, but it's normally in the 90s, with an OK amount of humidity. In the winters highs are round 70.

The modern apt was very pricey at $1100. Pompano beach Florida charges the same.

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, but then you need to live in DeSantisland! It's all relative. Most gringos in La Paz are from the west coast of the US and Canada where prices are much more expensive than Florida - so La Paz is a great deal comparatively.

@simplymarbelous

Ай бұрын

⁠@@AlmostRetiredinMexico “DeSantis land” 😂😂 Just one more reason I love your channel💕 (And yes, I AM from northern CA, and couldn’t live any place that didn’t have the lovely open-minded citizens you always seem to find👍🏻)

Southern Oregon in the summer is perfection in my opinion. Winter months… not so much. I’m in Roseburg which about 15 minutes from Glide, OR. We do plumbing so if you need a plumbing contractor for your new home build I’d be happy to help Steve and Danielle, and I can pick your brain about my wife and Is early retirement in Mexico also! Great video, thank you for all you do for your KZread community 👍🏼

@marcuna11

2 ай бұрын

Cuando vienes a Mexico, plomero?

Basic everday goods in Cabo San lucas are at least 40% more than western Canada. $400 pescos for a small bath towel, $300 for a samm cheap frying pan

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

5 ай бұрын

Things that are imported tend to be more expensive. Clothing and Electronics stand out for me. But food and labor are much less expensive.

@marcuna11

2 ай бұрын

Putz, same with Hawaii and worst.

A bit higher rent than what I would expect, as Scott mentioned. I wonder what a comparable place in some place like Nicaragua or Panama would be.

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

9 ай бұрын

Great question! Maybe I need to collaborate with someone down there.

@susans7091

8 ай бұрын

Nicaragua is definitely cheaper, especially away from expat areas.

@kevinrod1635

7 ай бұрын

Panama blows Mexico away but to get decent rent you have to travel out of the main areas.

@eh3477

Ай бұрын

​@@kevinrod1635How does Panama rate compared to Mexico?

@kevinrod1635

Ай бұрын

@@eh3477 from what I’ve expierenced they’re both pretty much equal in all departments except for cash grabbing in Mexico. I never see the amount of discrepancy in prices in Panama. Maybe because Panamanian people understand how much tourism plays a key role in their GNP whereas the Mexicans see a quick opportunity not GNP. Never felt I was being scammed in Panama whereas I constantly found myself on high alert anywhere in Mexico. Totally different vibe! The Panamanians want people to come and enjoy the country and come back again and again whereas some (way too many) Mexicans are into taking tourist for as much as they can as fast as they can because there is always another tourist coming down the road. I have spent quite some time in Mexico over the years and it was only when I ventured further and wound up in Panama that I realized how true that really is. It is IMO a plain same for Mexico as a whole.

Well done video. I’m looking at La Paz for retirement

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

3 күн бұрын

Good choice!

My question would be since its so cheap to rent a home or apartment in Mexico why would anyone tie up hundreds of thousands of dollars in purchasing a property? Easy to buy but not as easy to sell when and if you want to because only cash buyers. I prefer flexibility and the ability to move when I eventually get bored living in an area.

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

9 ай бұрын

We bought so that we could personalize the place. My wife loves to plant things and I love to build things. Plus our costs don't change with the exchange rate. But renting is a great option!

@kevinrod1635

7 ай бұрын

Not as easy? Practically impossible unless you have the resources to sit on it or take a beating. Everything is for sale there so the market stays flooded. Great for the real estate agent but not the owner.

Hi, Iove your interviews. I just subscribed. Looking forward to many more. How hot is it in LaPaz?

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

8 ай бұрын

Currently, it's in the low 80s in La Paz. November is about perfect. The water is still warm, but the air is cooling off. In the summer, it's typically in the mid to high 90's. This summer it got into the low 100's. That was hot.

@rhondamitchell7367

7 ай бұрын

Thank you

Ok. 700 dollars per month ❤

FYI, I I have to re-subscribe daily here and I can't comment while you're live...only after

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

7 ай бұрын

Interesting. However, I very seldomly live stream in this channel.

Can one use a berkey filtration system to be able to drink the weter.

Thanks for sharing ! Is it easy to ship personal belongings in or expensive? Safe ?

@kevinrod1635

7 ай бұрын

Watch out for the notorious VAT tax and shipping international fees.

Wish we could have a community of English speakers in La Paz, chat or get together. I am fairly new in La Paz trying to find a decent paying job, haven't had much luck so I am most likely going to do something on my own. Anyone that knows of a friendly community let me know. 😊

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

12 күн бұрын

There are lots of options - and maybe an unexpected one this Sunday or next Sunday. Double check this list as I know of at least two changes: Capuchino Open Mic is now Wednesday and there’s one more happy hour group. almostretiredinmexico.com/events-popular-with-foreigners-in-la-paz/ Definitely get on the FB Group Loco La Paz Expats. And pickleball!!

@LiLi-so1vl

12 күн бұрын

@@AlmostRetiredinMexico Thank you for answering, I have been in Loco La Paz thank you. Do u happen to know of any decent job openings in La Paz by any chance?

Great video thank you for putting this together I have a question I'm moving from Ontario down to Mexico I'm noticing a lot of the apartments have stairs have you guys noticed any units or houses that are all on one floor I am coming down with some money so I'm not on too low of a budget just looking for a one floor type deal seems like a lot of the places down there have two stories

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

8 ай бұрын

There are a number of houses that are just one story. And even one triplex I found that is one story. So you'll just need to look around to see what you can find.

@charlesquesnel2302

8 ай бұрын

@@AlmostRetiredinMexico thank you

@kevinrod1635

7 ай бұрын

LaPaz is worth checking out. Plenty expats and affordable options

Which video has the $3000 rental house? (Overlooking the water) You mentioned it in the beginning of this video. 😊

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

5 ай бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/dYB215Ojj7ytdZc.html

If your always on visitors visa? How long do you have to leave country for? What is income qualification for temp and permanent?

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

8 ай бұрын

You can stay up to 180 days on a tourist visa. You just need to step over the border to get a new one. But the government is getting more sophisticated and stopping people from doing this. Like you might just get 7 days on your next visa… Google the income requirements. They change each year and are different depending on where you get processed in the US.

Hola! I'm Gen X and love all your videos (and hope to be Gen Mex). Something I wonder about what do Americans do if the time comes in the aging process when you need full time care/nursing home? I saw a video of yours in Ajijic where they have options, but being a single female with no children, are there any options in La Paz for this situation that you know of? Thank you!

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

8 ай бұрын

Long term care hasn't really developed in La Paz because it's a rather new expat destination. I've heard that nurses are much more expensive in La Paz (but still less than $15USD per hour.) I'm hoping this industry develops in the next decade or so!

@vanessarobertson5251

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!@@AlmostRetiredinMexico

@DeepScubaDiver

7 ай бұрын

I think the thing to do is to have a plan to move to a city that has long term care available when you notice that you'll be needing it. That will be my plan. In the U.S. I won't afford it, but in Mexico I'll be able to pay for it myself.

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

7 ай бұрын

@@DeepScubaDiver As long as you can see the need coming. Because once you need long term care, moving isn't easy.

That explains too American. Those Canuck’s like their own country! Nothing to be sorry about! I loved Toronto it’s just too damned cold in the winter!

¿Esta un taza de cafe algun que viene con cada apartamento?

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

7 ай бұрын

Yea, but it’s Nescafé

How much for a large one bedroom gated with a gym access ?

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

8 ай бұрын

I have a video about higher end rentals (with gates, gyms, pools, etc) here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dYB215Ojj7ytdZc.html

How save is this.?

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

5 ай бұрын

La Paz is very safe.

Is the internet very stable in La Paz or all of Baja for that matter? And what does the tap water smell like?

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

6 ай бұрын

Internet is pretty stable here. Not perfect, so I have Starlink as a backup. La Paz probably has the best internet of Baja California Sur. My experience in Loreto was awful internet wise. I believe the cable from the mainland comes to La Paz and spreads out from here. Tap water doesn't smell. But it's not drinkable and it's really hard (lots of calcium.)

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

6 ай бұрын

And I just found my tapwater has 15ppb of arsenic. OK to shower in, but you wouldn't want to drink it even if it was "safe to drink."

@oceanwave4142

6 ай бұрын

@@AlmostRetiredinMexico hmm so do you even boil pasta and cook rice with that water? I red 15ppb is 1.5 times above the limit for drinking water. Probably best to stay on the safe side. In cities, almost nowhere on earth is the water really good to drink, even in Montreal, although you can drink it, it tastes and smells like chlorine and there is who knows what in there too... The thing is, in some places like in Mauritius, the water generally smells like algae, to the point where you have to rinse your drinking cup with purchased water if you want your tea to taste normal. And when showering in it, it irritates your eyes and can lead to complications, lots of people have red eyes there, so even if you don't drink it, it can be so bad that it is basically unliveable for people who weren't born in it... Since Mauritius, where that problem was generalised all over the island, I am really on my guards.

@oceanwave4142

6 ай бұрын

@@AlmostRetiredinMexico Do you think you could have only starlink then, or is starlink over there also not perfect? I am thinking of day trading, you don't need a very fast connection but the internet can never go out, or if it does maybe once a year ok. In Mauritius, it was happening like everyday for minutes or something worse.

MaleCON not MaleCONE!😊

can you get any e-mail address from scott or the landlord the looks nice close to beach i have stayed in la paz 2 times loved it there with abnb tax with them adds a lot now looking for long term rental 9 mouths or more thank you if you can help wont be there until june or July

Let's talk about when you get old and dying. That's what I'm worried about. That's what's stopping me.

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

8 ай бұрын

I just made a video you might enjoy: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Yo6VxsOdpre8dKg.html

@Mikesroadtrip-ec5kp

8 ай бұрын

@@AlmostRetiredinMexico I saw it after my comment. Lol

Giess he dont like real no fake news. Fox. Rocks😅

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

8 ай бұрын

Jajaja!

@sharonannelarkin9534

28 күн бұрын

Ugh. When you pay attention to facts, evidence, and real world events, it quickly becomes apparent that FOX is pure propaganda.

🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵

Fox News … ugghhh

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

6 ай бұрын

Yup

You held out the promise of some great bikini shots. I'm disappointed. And I fell for that bait yet again. C'est la.

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

6 ай бұрын

Sorry - no bikini shots. I kinda hid her behind the sign on the thumbnail...

I'll ask my Mexican girlfriend to find a cheap place.

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

7 ай бұрын

That’s a great plan!

Not only rent is rising,the Mexican Government. Is going to put new rules to all foreign…

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

9 ай бұрын

What rules?

@doughalldorson8663

9 ай бұрын

?. What new rules?

@franciscarodriguez7438

9 ай бұрын

@@doughalldorson8663 There are going to be changes regarding migration there will also be changes how will they have to paid taxes. For more information. Listen to the Mexican government channel,

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

9 ай бұрын

@franciscarodriguez7438 can you share a video from that channel so that I can find it? Thanks!

@Resmith18SR

9 ай бұрын

If you're not going to state what the specific changes are then why did you even bother saying it? I don't think there are going to be any major changes.

LA PAZ?? LA PAZ SUCKS BIG TIME WRONG WEATHER

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

4 ай бұрын

Ok - that’s for sharing your feelings. For some people it’s perfect.

John i heard your mate said he needs to leave the country because of his visa, why not apply for a temp visa or permanent visa. This way he could avoid the coming and going

The lady planning to buy, does she knows that foreigners are not allowed to own close to the ocean or borders without a fideicomiso?

@sabrinahenry5369

6 ай бұрын

You can own it near the ocean. You need to set up a trust in Mexico. Common solution for many years.

way too expensive..!!! I pay only 120 USD for a 1 bed room village cottage fully furnished ,with huge 500sq ft balconny and 2000sq ft garden & carport..!! All inclusive ..!!!

@rhondamitchell7367

8 ай бұрын

@34timsah. That's awesome. What are are in?

@rhondamitchell7367

8 ай бұрын

@34timsah. That should have been, what area are you in?

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

8 ай бұрын

That's amazing. What part of town do you live in, and how long have you lived there?

@GreenCroco1

8 ай бұрын

@@rhondamitchell7367, Dalaman - Turkiye

@GreenCroco1

8 ай бұрын

@@AlmostRetiredinMexico, Dalaman /Muğla - Türkiye (Turkey)

🥹😳🥹Thanks 🥹😳🥹

@AlmostRetiredinMexico

9 ай бұрын

Happy to share!