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DrG
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retiring relocating to rosarito or ensenada
Hi,
I am new to the forum. We are thinking of early retirement (in our young 50's) in either rosarito or ensenada within the next 2-3 years. We are
thinking of buying now due to "good" deals in the present real estate market. Any comment would be appreciated in regards to which area might be
better, current market conditions, crime etc. Thank you to all who may reply.
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BajaGringo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DrG
Hi,
I am new to the forum. We are thinking of early retirement (in our young 50's) in either rosarito or ensenada within the next 2-3 years. We are
thinking of buying now due to "good" deals in the present real estate market. Any comment would be appreciated in regards to which area might be
better, current market conditions, crime etc. Thank you to all who may reply. |
Lot of good deals right now but they will also be hard to sell if you should discover that it isn't a good fit. I suggest you rent first - minimum 6
months. That will give you a good idea if the neighborhood / Baja / Mexico is what you really want for retirement.
Good deals will still be there a year from now. Renting first you will have a lot more time to look and a lot more information to make the right
choice.
Just my two cents...
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGringo
I suggest you rent first - minimum 6 months. That will give you a good idea if the neighborhood / Baja / Mexico is what you really want for
retirement.
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Welcome to BajaNomad, DrG. Kind of young to be retiring down here...doncha think? You'll be like the children at the party. 
Anyway...Ron's advice above should be more than a suggestion. It should be mandatory. The people from whom you ask advice might be less than
objective and some will even be self-serving in efforts to sell their property. You just have to see it for yourself.
C'mon down and spend a week in Rosarito, then Ensenada. It will be time well invested.
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DrG
| Quote: | Originally posted by DrG
Hi,
I am new to the forum. We are thinking of early retirement (in our young 50's) in either rosarito or ensenada within the next 2-3 years. We are
thinking of buying now due to "good" deals in the present real estate market. Any comment would be appreciated in regards to which area might be
better, current market conditions, crime etc. Thank you to all who may reply. |
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Mike99km
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BajaGringo is right on! Mexico isn't for everybody. If your life has be just your way you might be disappointed Make a list of the things that are important to both of you and rank them. Then find something that fits the list.
After you rent don't bring down anything you can't lose. Get to know the neighbor's and the hood.
The first rule of investing in Mexico " never more that you can walk away from".
You live the life you settle for.
"Never teach a pig to sing it frustrates you and annoys the pig" - W. C. Fields.
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schwlind
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I too agree with everyone who's replied thus far... Solid advice IMHO!
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You might want to check out some other parts of Baja to live unless you need to be close to the border. Mulege, Loreto, La Paz, Todos Santos and the
San Jose/Cabo areas are possibilities. It might be faster to fly from Cabo to San Diego depending on the wait time to cross the border. Enjoy your
retirement.
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Woooosh
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bent-rim
It might be faster to fly from Cabo to San Diego depending on the wait time to cross the border. Enjoy your retirement. |
Sadly true.
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bent-rim
You might want to check out some other parts of Baja to live unless you need to be close to the border. Mulege, Loreto, La Paz, Todos Santos and the
San Jose/Cabo areas are possibilities. It might be faster to fly from Cabo to San Diego depending on the wait time to cross the border. Enjoy your
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Not if you have SENRTI and cross at Otay......have not waited longet than 15 minutes.
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BajaGringo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
| Quote: | Originally posted by bent-rim
It might be faster to fly from Cabo to San Diego depending on the wait time to cross the border. Enjoy your retirement. |
Sadly true. |
Plus you can get a friendly rub down going through security on the way back. I wonder if we can pick who gets to frisk us???
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You bring up a point. Not sure what the current requirements are viz foreign countries. I do know that last time we flew out of Mexico to the states,
they were not requiring shoe removal, although so many gringos were used to the drill that they just took them off automatically.
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Mike99km
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We rejected down south for now. With sentri crossing north is faster. I wanted Baja Sur or the mainland, the wife talked me in to La Mission and then
to San Miguel. I fell in love with Ensenada. Three hours door to door going south, 3 1/2 coming home. Major Medical is 1 hour away (wife prefers
that). Easier to stay in touch with friends living in CA. Much cheaper than flying south. The land of plenty is just over the boarder. A great jumping
off spot for trips south. If you don't like the neighborhood it's easy to change a lot of options. The only thing I dislike is getting pass the
boarder. I would still own there now it I thought we could be getting down more. The family comes first and trips south have been cutback for the time
being.
I believe that the airport world wants to behave like sheep and have a false belief of security.
You live the life you settle for.
"Never teach a pig to sing it frustrates you and annoys the pig" - W. C. Fields.
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rent first!!
Dr G
Another reason to rent first is you will find some amazing deals! Try out a few neighborhoods. Once you find the one you like let the neighbors know
you are interested. We just picked up a second house in SADM for agreat deal as we found someone that wanted out and needed cash ASAP
Short term rentals are no problem in this market and well worth the time to check out neighborhoods.
If you are interested in checking out SADM (north of Rosarito) let us know as we have a fully furnished nice place that you can rent for a very
resonable price as we wait for the market to recover!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGringo
| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
| Quote: | Originally posted by bent-rim
It might be faster to fly from Cabo to San Diego depending on the wait time to cross the border. Enjoy your retirement. |
Sadly true. |
Plus you can get a friendly rub down going through security on the way back. I wonder if we can pick who gets to frisk us???
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Ya know- I was thinking the same thing. If you opt out or get pulled aside for a TSA pat down, you should be able to pick which one gets to play with
your junk. I see a 6' transsexual TSA agent at DIA and a pat down by her scares the hell out of me. H/She is very nice though and always smiles at us
[Edited on 11-27-2010 by Woooosh]
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Dr G welcome to Baja Nomads !!
I agree with the above. Rent first because living in Baja is NOT the same as visiting. Even if you visit often.
I do think that living near an airport here and there is a very good idea - or living near a bigger city like Cabo, where there are good medical
facilities is also good. Much as I love where we live, in retrospect, I might have rethought that.
Thing of it is - if you really want peace and no crime, you have to go much further south, I think, and also opt for a small village. All good
decisions to make. Wish you the best of luck with this new transition.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
..........Thing of it is - if you really want peace and no crime, you have to go much further south, I think, and also opt for a small village.....
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SAGE advice.
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I agree with most of the advice above. I would not buy though until you are ready to retire. Prices down here are not going to go up in the next 2-3
years. They will probably go down quite a bit more. You will be able to get some phenomenal deals when you are ready.
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Definitely rent. In 1995, we sold our home in Colorado and moved to Punta Banda which is about 20 miles south of Ensenada. At the time we were in our
late 40's.(We got married right after college and our 2 kids were on their own.) Financially we could retire full time in Mexico but not in the US. We
had planned to buy but luckily wanted to be directly on the beach. Much of the land was Ejido owned and involved in various law suits. We decided to
rent. We found a wonderful rental directly on the ocean and signed a 6 month lease. We stayed in Punda Banda for 2 years. During those 2 years we
returned to Colorado 3 times to visit our two children and the two children came to visit us 3 times. (We thought the children would visit the
"Mexican beach home" more often. Money wasn't their problem but both had limited vacation time.) After two years we returned to the US. We loved
Mexico but the wife couldn't get over missing the two children. (We have always celebrated every birthday, Thanksgiving, Christmas etc as a family.)
Secondly, the summers on the Pacific side are great but the winters are chilly. I spoke some Spanish but quickly realized that the high school Spanish
wasn't sufficient. No option to "press one for English" and simple things like changing phone companies, reporting electrical outages, and even
searching for a home became problematic. (When vacationing in "resort" Mexico I got a false sense that my Spanish was pretty good.) After a couple of
months of struggling with the Spanish language, I enrolled in the Spanish Institute and after about a year became relatively fluent in Spanish. Living
in Mexico is much different than visiting for a couple of weeks. We plan to move back to Mexico in the next couple of months but this time we will
keep the home in Colorado and spend a few months at a time in Mexico. For us, we like warmer winters so this time we will find our Mexico home in Baja
Sur. Definitely rent for a minimum of 6 months before commiting to buy. Mexico is great but the services are not anywhere equal to those we come to
expect in the US. Good luck and be careful. We almost "purchased" a home that we would have subsequently lost when the courts ruled against the Ejido.
Ron
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are you that medical examiner pathologist on TV? if so really like your show.
i'd go someplace warmer myself. those towns can be cold and gloomy a lot.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
If you opt out or get pulled aside for a TSA pat down, you should be able to pick which one gets to play with your junk. I see a 6' transsexual TSA
agent at DIA and a pat down by her scares the hell out of me. H/She is very nice though and always smiles at us
[Edited on 11-27-2010 by Woooosh] |
If you're like me and have a hip or knee replacement you don't have the option of a full body scan. You just go directly to the pat down and the 6' +
guy that did mine at HIA last week did not worry about touching my junk (repeatedly)
Bob Durrell
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