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BornFisher
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Registered: 1-11-2005
Location: K-38 Santa Martha/Encinitas
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Your best Baja investment?
Hummmmm................ thinking of mine! Might be that taco at Yaqui`s, or that little casita at La Buff, and now at K-38, but really the best in
life is free!! So what is the best investment in Baja?? It`s the time, effort and bonding with the people of Baja.
Actually I am thinking of good money spent down Baja way. I think my best was a guide, 3 mules, 3 burros, for my son and I to the cave painting, 3
days and 2 nights-----$120
But it could be a book, a special vehicle, secret map of surf/fishing spots, fishing guide, fishing boat, GPS, satellite radio, treats for some lucky
children, drinks and wild times at Hussongs back in the good old days. I`m just so darned glad for what it all amounts to-- GREAT MEMORIES!!!
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capt. mike
Elite Nomad
Posts: 8085
Registered: 11-26-2002
Location: Bat Cave
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Mood: Sling time!
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Don't kid yourself.....land.....all you can tie up.
East cape right now is way hot.
formerly Ordained in Rev. Ewing\'s Church by Mail - busted on tax fraud.......
Now joined L. Ron Hoover\'s church of Appliantology
\"Remember there is a big difference between kneeling down and bending over....\"
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Skeet/Loreto
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 4709
Registered: 9-2-2003
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Good Post:
My best Invstment was the TIME I spent with the People of Loreto and all of Baja.
skeet/Loreto
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Bruce R Leech
Elite Nomad
Posts: 6796
Registered: 9-20-2004
Location: Ensenada formerly Mulege
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Mood: A lot cooler than Mulege
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I agree the time and money spent on building friendships and relationships in Baja Ca. have Been some of my best investments. and also some of my
worst. but the good ones way out weigh the bad ones.
Bruce R Leech
Ensenada
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Al G
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 2647
Registered: 12-19-2004
Location: Todos Santos/Full time for now...
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Mood: Wondering what is next???
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Not so much yet
I looking forward to investing a lot more time and money.
My investment in time looking into the heart and soul of the members of this board is paying great dividends. True Baja believers! Friends 
Albert
[Edited on 11-2-2005 by Al G]
Albert G
Remember, if you haven\'t got a smile on your face and laughter in your heart, then you are just a sour old fart!....
The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely no trade-in value.
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Al G
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 2647
Registered: 12-19-2004
Location: Todos Santos/Full time for now...
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Mood: Wondering what is next???
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Capt. Mike
I with you Brother!
Todo Santos
Mulege
Loreto
Guerrero Negro
Areas of great interest
[Edited on 11-2-2005 by Al G]
Albert G
Remember, if you haven\'t got a smile on your face and laughter in your heart, then you are just a sour old fart!....
The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely no trade-in value.
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comitan
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Posts: 4177
Registered: 3-27-2004
Location: La Paz
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Capt. Mike
I'm not with you, I have to side with Bruce, hes expressed my feelings, its not just about money and getting rich.
[Edited on 11-2-2005 by comitan]
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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Al G
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 2647
Registered: 12-19-2004
Location: Todos Santos/Full time for now...
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Mood: Wondering what is next???
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It,s not all about getting rich
I already know I'll never be rich and my interest is for a couple of home sites only as that's all I can do anyway. I also know I'm not the martyr
type. What is happening is going to happen no matter how many martyrs there are. I wish I could have been lucky the last 20 years enjoying Baja as
many of you have. I am sure I will enjoy Baja through it's many stages to come. please don't feel bad because "it is all good".
Albert G
Remember, if you haven\'t got a smile on your face and laughter in your heart, then you are just a sour old fart!....
The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely no trade-in value.
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soulpatch
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Registered: 7-30-2005
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Time
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Bajabus
Senior Nomad
Posts: 892
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: Elias Calles B.C.S. or NC USA
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Mood: My friends..it's good.
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10,000 square meters of beach front on the pacific just below Ts for $4.75 a sq meter 7 years ago. Now about $28 to $35.
Plus many good friendships and only 2 bad ones. (Beware of greeks in big houses they claim to own).
"Preventive war was an invention of Hitler. Frankly I would not even listen to anyone seriously that came and talked of such a thing."
Dwight David Eisenhower
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JZ
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Posts: 10580
Registered: 10-3-2003
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I'm with Capt. Mike.
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comitan
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 4177
Registered: 3-27-2004
Location: La Paz
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Mood: mellow
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Money, investments =worry=tesion=heart problems=early demise.
[Edited on 11-2-2005 by comitan]
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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wilderone
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Registered: 2-9-2004
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JZ, Mike - you guys just don't get it. You're all about using, taking, acquiring, "mine", "yours." You want the sunsets, the pelicans skimming
across the bay, the lapping of the water in the moonlight, the peaceful mornings, the sky full of stars, warm water to snorkle in - can you buy that?
And in your quest for buying, supporting "development" (gag me), so you can have YOURS, what you seek actually disappears in the process. The secret
is protecting what is really valued so it's still there when you want it.
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rpleger
Super Nomad
Posts: 1087
Registered: 3-12-2005
Location: H. Mulegé, BCS
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Mood: Was good.
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I didn't come down here to invest, I came to live.
Allright so far.
Richard on the Hill
*ABROAD*, adj. At war with savages and idiots. To be a Frenchman abroad is to
be miserable; to be an American abroad is to make others miserable.
-- Ambrose Bierce, _The Enlarged Devil\'s Dictionary_
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DanO
Super Nomad
Posts: 1923
Registered: 8-26-2003
Location: Not far from the Pacific
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Soulpatch nailed it
Time is the best investment. Without that, none of the good things can happen.
That being said, I will say that the thirty bucks I shelled out for one of those upside down umbrella-like laundry drying clothesline thingies was one
of the best investments ever.
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Bajaboy
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 4375
Registered: 10-9-2003
Location: Bahia Asuncion, BCS, Mexico
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I paid 15K for a new Toyota truck in 1993. I put 200k miles on it...many exploring Baja and the High Sierras. I just sold it for $3000 and bought a
new truck. I'd say purchasing a reliable means of transportation to get me to the places I want spend my time has been my best investment.
Zac
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Packoderm
Super Nomad
Posts: 2116
Registered: 11-7-2002
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I would be hesitant to include any real estate holdings as a best investment unless I have already spent enough time there to make it worth my while
if I had to walk away at this time. It seems as if many are holding onto chickens before they hatch. But I am not in a position to worry about real
estate holdings in Baja for the foreseeable future. So I guess my best Baja investments would have to be intrinsic. The time I have spent in Baja pay
off when I have just about had it with doldrums of everyday work life. I think back on my experiences just kicking back by the beach, and I know that
I will get to visit these beaches again. This helps me make it through. I'm just a junky when it come down to it.
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Skeet/Loreto
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 4709
Registered: 9-2-2003
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AG
Do not worry about to much Development causing Problems, if you like to Adventuer there are many places left to go to , get to know the Peole, live a
very isolated Lifet!!
If you are into the Money thing there are many Places to go and join those who want to make Money.
Just go to Baja, look around, get off the Beaten Path, get to know the people, You will have an Investment beyond your Dreams. Skeet/Loreto
Get Neckid! Become a Liberal!!!
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comitan
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 4177
Registered: 3-27-2004
Location: La Paz
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Mood: mellow
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Skeet
I would like to think that your most important Baja investment would be your wife. And might that go for all the gringoes with Mexican wifes.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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bajajudy
Elite Nomad
Posts: 6886
Registered: 10-4-2004
Location: San Jose del Cabo,BCS
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As I look through my 1000's of Baja photos, I would have to say that the memories are well worth the time invested and I wouldnt give anything for
them.
My lot out at Laguna Hills, which we bought to get away from the crowds and which is going to be surrounded by golf courses, will probably turn out to
be the best financial investment.....but I agree with Pacoderm, I certainly have not spent that money YET.
My house is an investment that I fully expect to get my return on. Will I get rich off of it....I doubt it. BUT I surely have enjoyed and hope to
continue enjoying what I have here.
My move to Baja turned out to be a terrific investment...........I invested in a new and better way of life. As my surroundings change, I will have
to adapt to another new way of life.........will it be better....probably not here but maybe the next place down the road will be.
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