BajaNomad

Living in Baja

Denaca - 7-6-2009 at 10:52 AM

Does anyone have experience with renting a modest place from locals, what the cost might be, etc.?

DianaT - 7-6-2009 at 10:58 AM

Where in Baja. Prices are very, very different from one area to another.

longlegsinlapaz - 7-6-2009 at 10:59 AM

You need to be a little more specific on location....Baja is +/- 1,000 long!:yes::saint:

Pescador - 7-6-2009 at 10:59 AM

When you ask a general question like this you are going to get a bunch of goofy answers. It would greatly help if you narrow down the area since Baja is a 1000 mile peninsula and things are entirely different in say Ensenada compared to Mulege or Asuncion. That is not much different than asking about the United States when you meant Florida rather than New Jersey.

Denaca - 7-6-2009 at 11:27 AM

I'm thinking Baja Sur . . . uh, between, not necessarily in Loreto and Mulege, for example, a small community, a little two room adobe or some such thing with a few neighbors.

k-rico - 7-6-2009 at 11:54 AM

I'm looking in the same area too and $500 per month is the minimum I'm finding for small houses that appear to me to be acceptable.

Are you familar with the area? How much time have you spent visiting?

Here's a tip, if you rent a house on a dirt road that has even a light amount of traffic, make sure it's on the upwind side. Unless you like dirt.;)

Cypress - 7-6-2009 at 12:02 PM

Plenty of places for rent in that price range all up and down Baja. You've got to get down there and shop around.:)

MitchMan - 7-9-2009 at 07:27 AM

Denaca, what's wrong with Mulege and Loreto? Those are my two favorite towns in the entire baja.

You can find low cost places to rent (or buy) there. You just have to look effectively. Looking effectively means you have to stay there a week or two or more, ask everybody (locals) you talk to about what you are looking for, and I do mean everybody: taxi drivers, hotel employees, store clerks, car rental people, people at bars and restaurants, panga skippers, real estate agents (not the broker/managers).

[Edited on 7-9-2009 by MitchMan]

shari - 7-9-2009 at 07:58 AM

yup...lots of variables....a friend of ours rented a small house for $250 a month....also depends on what months...an amiga has a beach house for rent for $400 a month too...depending on the month.

osoflojo - 7-9-2009 at 07:50 PM

The best advice has already been given, spend some time and get to know the locals. Thats what I did and have been renting for 16 years with no rent increase and way under $500,

fishsticker - 7-9-2009 at 08:37 PM

Denaca, see u2u

flyfishinPam - 7-10-2009 at 02:37 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by k-rico
I'm looking in the same area too and $500 per month is the minimum I'm finding for small houses that appear to me to be acceptable.

Are you familar with the area? How much time have you spent visiting?

Here's a tip, if you rent a house on a dirt road that has even a light amount of traffic, make sure it's on the upwind side. Unless you like dirt.;)


where where are you looking? Loreto is pretty much a free for all definitely a buyers or a renters market. You can pretty much name your price at this point. More se vende and se renta signs here than ever before. dirt is everywhere even on paved roads but it can very from one place to another. dirt and dust are part of Baja if you donīt like it then you'll hate it here, ask the locals and look around. good luck.