Comments on: Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174 Information about living in Mexico and investing in Mexico real estate. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:49:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: pierre http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-15243 pierre Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:40:07 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-15243 Just to clear things up, I did not pay 15 thousand for my home, I paid 14 thousand 6 hundred Canadian. Also the renovations cost me 10 thousand not twenty, though I do need to spend 5 thousand more on the patio and front of the house. I am two blocks from the downtown Ley in the historical part of the city. The house is only about one thousand square feet "more than enough for one person" and I love it and Mazatlan very much. Yes there is a gringo price and a Mexican, of course i paid the Mexican, it was just a question of walking all over down town and asking anyone info on a street I liked in my awful combination of spanglish and espancaise "spanish and french". Just to clear things up, I did not pay 15 thousand for my home, I paid 14 thousand 6 hundred Canadian.
Also the renovations cost me 10 thousand not twenty, though I do need to spend 5 thousand more on the patio and front of the house.
I am two blocks from the downtown Ley in the historical part of the city. The house is only about one thousand square feet “more than enough for one person” and I love it and Mazatlan very much. Yes there is a gringo price and a Mexican, of course i paid the Mexican, it was just a question of walking all over down town and asking anyone info on a street I liked in my awful combination of spanglish and espancaise “spanish and french”.

]]> By: Bill Hart http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-6456 Bill Hart Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:18:17 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-6456 Interesting reading, as someone who has been visiting Mazatlan every year for nearly 10 years, we want to move fulltime. We would like to buy in Centro or Olas Altas. The reason I decided to write, I read the response on real estate prices and Labor. I know for a fact in a small village south of the city, you can hire a contractor AND his laborer, FOR 30 PESEOS A DAY!!! I met him, just weeks ago, AND he has equipment!!!! On the issue of real estate, we quickly found out about the 2 price system. The price the locals pay, and the price the "Gringos" pay, mainly from other Gringos, who bought the property, then "ajusted" the value based on L.A. prices. You can buy a home and lot in the poor working class areas for ,000. USD! HOWEVER!, most amaericans would not live there, and theft would be a constant problem. Homes sell every day (Mexican-Mexican) in the city for - 20,000. USD These are not bad homes, but still by "Western Standards" most would not live there. The problem with Mazatlan and the people, as I see it, is too many Gringo Dollars too easy. Many, Many in the tourist industry, (cab drivers, waiters and tour guides), make US ., and up to .00 or more an hour! This is on top of their wages, (mainly tip income). Many make more than you do in the US and Canada, have "Fine Homes" and brand new cars. All one has to do is look, and you will see more brand new full size luxury cars and suvs, per block than any city in the US! Mazatlan is at present suffering from the "Meltdown" of the US economy, and friends there in the tourist industry told us, "it's the worst it's been in 30 years". The beachfront hotels, like the "playa" are empty, yet prices remain "Sky High". Pullmonia fares (Demanded) are the highest we have ever paid, and yet we were told many drivers won't drive as it is too slow. In the past we have easily gotten a 20-30 Peso fare from the golden zone to the market, this year .00-8.00 US! After dinner at Plaza Merchado one evening, and a .00 US bill, we left a .00 bill American money, as a "Tip" we actually had the owner, chase us down the street and demand we take it back!!! We assumed because he thought it was not enough(?) We had never experianced so much "Greed" as in our recent visit. Interesting reading, as someone who has been visiting Mazatlan every year for nearly 10 years, we want to move fulltime. We would like to buy in Centro or Olas Altas. The reason I decided to write, I read the response on real estate prices and Labor. I know for a fact in a small village south of the city, you can hire a contractor AND his laborer, FOR 30 PESEOS A DAY!!! I met him, just weeks ago, AND he has equipment!!!! On the issue of real estate, we quickly found out about the 2 price system. The price the locals pay, and the price the “Gringos” pay, mainly from other Gringos, who bought the property, then “ajusted” the value based on L.A. prices. You can buy a home and lot in the poor working class areas for ,000. USD! HOWEVER!, most amaericans would not live there, and theft would be a constant problem. Homes sell every day (Mexican-Mexican) in the city for - 20,000. USD These are not bad homes, but still by “Western Standards” most would not live there. The problem with Mazatlan and the people, as I see it, is too many Gringo Dollars too easy. Many, Many in the tourist industry, (cab drivers, waiters and tour guides), make US ., and up to .00 or more an hour! This is on top of their wages, (mainly tip income). Many make more than you do in the US and Canada, have “Fine Homes” and brand new cars. All one has to do is look, and you will see more brand new full size luxury cars and suvs, per block than any city in the US! Mazatlan is at present suffering from the “Meltdown” of the US economy, and friends there in the tourist industry told us, “it’s the worst it’s been in 30 years”. The beachfront hotels, like the “playa” are empty, yet prices remain “Sky High”. Pullmonia fares (Demanded) are the highest we have ever paid, and yet we were told many drivers won’t drive as it is too slow. In the past we have easily gotten a 20-30 Peso fare from the golden zone to the market, this year .00-8.00 US! After dinner at Plaza Merchado one evening, and a .00 US bill, we left a .00 bill American money, as a “Tip” we actually had the owner, chase us down the street and demand we take it back!!! We assumed because he thought it was not enough(?) We had never experianced so much “Greed” as in our recent visit.

]]> By: Posts about Mazatlan Real Estate as of January 10, 2009 | Mazatlan Mexico, Travel, Real Estate, Hotels, Resorts, Culture & Leisure, Tours & Activities Weblog http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-5879 Posts about Mazatlan Real Estate as of January 10, 2009 | Mazatlan Mexico, Travel, Real Estate, Hotels, Resorts, Culture & Leisure, Tours & Activities Weblog Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:23:37 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-5879 [...] real estate lxdirect girl’s embroidered jeans hatton garden diamond jewellery 1 ct emerald Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan - mexicorealestateinvestment.org 06/30/2008 Mazatlan view Jennifer is a young web developer who [...] [...] real estate lxdirect girl’s embroidered jeans hatton garden diamond jewellery 1 ct emerald Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan – mexicorealestateinvestment.org 06/30/2008 Mazatlan view Jennifer is a young web developer who [...]

]]> By: Redhead Real Estate » Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-4201 Redhead Real Estate » Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:22:20 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-4201 [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...] [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...]

]]> By: Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-4177 Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:23:06 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-4177 [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...] [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...]

]]> By: Mazatleca http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2934 Mazatleca Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:03:50 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2934 There are quite a few inaccuracies in this article, but as a newcomer who doesn't know the language Jennifer is not to be faulted completely. Some responsibility for checking accuracy should be on the person publishing. For example, a phone line costs nowhere near .00 a month as stated here. On Jennifer's blog she states that she didn't get a phone because of an outstanding charge against the house (that's a Mexico thing, but quite different than she wrote here about not having a phone because it's too expensive). We regular mexicans have phone lines. They cost 0 pesos a month or about .00US with Telmex. We get 100 free calls and additional calls after 100, the price is still very low. There is no way to buy a house for ,000.00 USD here these days (maybe more than 10 years ago, yes). That was someone spinning a tale and someone else believing it. The government sponsored homes for workers, tiny little homes, are over ,000.00 and gringos can't buy them. Construction workers are making much more money than .00 a day. So are plumbers, so are electricians. This is not current information, or more likely a gringo rumor. Cleaning ladies make about double that, in fact. I hope you allow this post to stand, since publishing inaccuracies does no favors to anyone. People move here, and then are very disappointed that things aren't as they read. Check your facts folks. Mil gracias. There are quite a few inaccuracies in this article, but as a newcomer who doesn’t know the language Jennifer is not to be faulted completely. Some responsibility for checking accuracy should be on the person publishing. For example, a phone line costs nowhere near .00 a month as stated here. On Jennifer’s blog she states that she didn’t get a phone because of an outstanding charge against the house (that’s a Mexico thing, but quite different than she wrote here about not having a phone because it’s too expensive). We regular mexicans have phone lines. They cost 0 pesos a month or about .00US with Telmex. We get 100 free calls and additional calls after 100, the price is still very low.

There is no way to buy a house for ,000.00 USD here these days (maybe more than 10 years ago, yes). That was someone spinning a tale and someone else believing it. The government sponsored homes for workers, tiny little homes, are over ,000.00 and gringos can’t buy them.

Construction workers are making much more money than .00 a day. So are plumbers, so are electricians. This is not current information, or more likely a gringo rumor. Cleaning ladies make about double that, in fact.

I hope you allow this post to stand, since publishing inaccuracies does no favors to anyone. People move here, and then are very disappointed that things aren’t as they read. Check your facts folks. Mil gracias.

]]> By: Mazatlan Real Estate: Why We Are Bullish on Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2852 Mazatlan Real Estate: Why We Are Bullish on Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:20:27 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2852 [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...] [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...]

]]> By: Moving from the Pacific Northwest to Mexico: Interview with Nancy from Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2801 Moving from the Pacific Northwest to Mexico: Interview with Nancy from Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:17:55 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2801 [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...] [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...]

]]> By: Patti http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-525 Patti Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:19:34 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-525 Thank you, your article is facinating. In your quest for a mexican residence did you research Merida? Thank you, your article is facinating.
In your quest for a mexican residence did you research Merida?

]]> By: pedro http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174 Information about living in Mexico and investing in Mexico real estate. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:49:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comments on: Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174 Information about living in Mexico and investing in Mexico real estate. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:49:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: pierre http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-15243 pierre Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:40:07 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-15243 Just to clear things up, I did not pay 15 thousand for my home, I paid 14 thousand 6 hundred Canadian. Also the renovations cost me 10 thousand not twenty, though I do need to spend 5 thousand more on the patio and front of the house. I am two blocks from the downtown Ley in the historical part of the city. The house is only about one thousand square feet "more than enough for one person" and I love it and Mazatlan very much. Yes there is a gringo price and a Mexican, of course i paid the Mexican, it was just a question of walking all over down town and asking anyone info on a street I liked in my awful combination of spanglish and espancaise "spanish and french". Just to clear things up, I did not pay 15 thousand for my home, I paid 14 thousand 6 hundred Canadian.
Also the renovations cost me 10 thousand not twenty, though I do need to spend 5 thousand more on the patio and front of the house.
I am two blocks from the downtown Ley in the historical part of the city. The house is only about one thousand square feet “more than enough for one person” and I love it and Mazatlan very much. Yes there is a gringo price and a Mexican, of course i paid the Mexican, it was just a question of walking all over down town and asking anyone info on a street I liked in my awful combination of spanglish and espancaise “spanish and french”.

]]> By: Bill Hart http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-6456 Bill Hart Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:18:17 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-6456 Interesting reading, as someone who has been visiting Mazatlan every year for nearly 10 years, we want to move fulltime. We would like to buy in Centro or Olas Altas. The reason I decided to write, I read the response on real estate prices and Labor. I know for a fact in a small village south of the city, you can hire a contractor AND his laborer, FOR 30 PESEOS A DAY!!! I met him, just weeks ago, AND he has equipment!!!! On the issue of real estate, we quickly found out about the 2 price system. The price the locals pay, and the price the "Gringos" pay, mainly from other Gringos, who bought the property, then "ajusted" the value based on L.A. prices. You can buy a home and lot in the poor working class areas for ,000. USD! HOWEVER!, most amaericans would not live there, and theft would be a constant problem. Homes sell every day (Mexican-Mexican) in the city for - 20,000. USD These are not bad homes, but still by "Western Standards" most would not live there. The problem with Mazatlan and the people, as I see it, is too many Gringo Dollars too easy. Many, Many in the tourist industry, (cab drivers, waiters and tour guides), make US ., and up to .00 or more an hour! This is on top of their wages, (mainly tip income). Many make more than you do in the US and Canada, have "Fine Homes" and brand new cars. All one has to do is look, and you will see more brand new full size luxury cars and suvs, per block than any city in the US! Mazatlan is at present suffering from the "Meltdown" of the US economy, and friends there in the tourist industry told us, "it's the worst it's been in 30 years". The beachfront hotels, like the "playa" are empty, yet prices remain "Sky High". Pullmonia fares (Demanded) are the highest we have ever paid, and yet we were told many drivers won't drive as it is too slow. In the past we have easily gotten a 20-30 Peso fare from the golden zone to the market, this year .00-8.00 US! After dinner at Plaza Merchado one evening, and a .00 US bill, we left a .00 bill American money, as a "Tip" we actually had the owner, chase us down the street and demand we take it back!!! We assumed because he thought it was not enough(?) We had never experianced so much "Greed" as in our recent visit. Interesting reading, as someone who has been visiting Mazatlan every year for nearly 10 years, we want to move fulltime. We would like to buy in Centro or Olas Altas. The reason I decided to write, I read the response on real estate prices and Labor. I know for a fact in a small village south of the city, you can hire a contractor AND his laborer, FOR 30 PESEOS A DAY!!! I met him, just weeks ago, AND he has equipment!!!! On the issue of real estate, we quickly found out about the 2 price system. The price the locals pay, and the price the “Gringos” pay, mainly from other Gringos, who bought the property, then “ajusted” the value based on L.A. prices. You can buy a home and lot in the poor working class areas for ,000. USD! HOWEVER!, most amaericans would not live there, and theft would be a constant problem. Homes sell every day (Mexican-Mexican) in the city for - 20,000. USD These are not bad homes, but still by “Western Standards” most would not live there. The problem with Mazatlan and the people, as I see it, is too many Gringo Dollars too easy. Many, Many in the tourist industry, (cab drivers, waiters and tour guides), make US ., and up to .00 or more an hour! This is on top of their wages, (mainly tip income). Many make more than you do in the US and Canada, have “Fine Homes” and brand new cars. All one has to do is look, and you will see more brand new full size luxury cars and suvs, per block than any city in the US! Mazatlan is at present suffering from the “Meltdown” of the US economy, and friends there in the tourist industry told us, “it’s the worst it’s been in 30 years”. The beachfront hotels, like the “playa” are empty, yet prices remain “Sky High”. Pullmonia fares (Demanded) are the highest we have ever paid, and yet we were told many drivers won’t drive as it is too slow. In the past we have easily gotten a 20-30 Peso fare from the golden zone to the market, this year .00-8.00 US! After dinner at Plaza Merchado one evening, and a .00 US bill, we left a .00 bill American money, as a “Tip” we actually had the owner, chase us down the street and demand we take it back!!! We assumed because he thought it was not enough(?) We had never experianced so much “Greed” as in our recent visit.

]]> By: Posts about Mazatlan Real Estate as of January 10, 2009 | Mazatlan Mexico, Travel, Real Estate, Hotels, Resorts, Culture & Leisure, Tours & Activities Weblog http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-5879 Posts about Mazatlan Real Estate as of January 10, 2009 | Mazatlan Mexico, Travel, Real Estate, Hotels, Resorts, Culture & Leisure, Tours & Activities Weblog Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:23:37 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-5879 [...] real estate lxdirect girl’s embroidered jeans hatton garden diamond jewellery 1 ct emerald Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan - mexicorealestateinvestment.org 06/30/2008 Mazatlan view Jennifer is a young web developer who [...] [...] real estate lxdirect girl’s embroidered jeans hatton garden diamond jewellery 1 ct emerald Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan – mexicorealestateinvestment.org 06/30/2008 Mazatlan view Jennifer is a young web developer who [...]

]]> By: Redhead Real Estate » Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-4201 Redhead Real Estate » Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:22:20 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-4201 [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...] [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...]

]]> By: Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-4177 Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:23:06 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-4177 [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...] [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...]

]]> By: Mazatleca http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2934 Mazatleca Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:03:50 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2934 There are quite a few inaccuracies in this article, but as a newcomer who doesn't know the language Jennifer is not to be faulted completely. Some responsibility for checking accuracy should be on the person publishing. For example, a phone line costs nowhere near .00 a month as stated here. On Jennifer's blog she states that she didn't get a phone because of an outstanding charge against the house (that's a Mexico thing, but quite different than she wrote here about not having a phone because it's too expensive). We regular mexicans have phone lines. They cost 0 pesos a month or about .00US with Telmex. We get 100 free calls and additional calls after 100, the price is still very low. There is no way to buy a house for ,000.00 USD here these days (maybe more than 10 years ago, yes). That was someone spinning a tale and someone else believing it. The government sponsored homes for workers, tiny little homes, are over ,000.00 and gringos can't buy them. Construction workers are making much more money than .00 a day. So are plumbers, so are electricians. This is not current information, or more likely a gringo rumor. Cleaning ladies make about double that, in fact. I hope you allow this post to stand, since publishing inaccuracies does no favors to anyone. People move here, and then are very disappointed that things aren't as they read. Check your facts folks. Mil gracias. There are quite a few inaccuracies in this article, but as a newcomer who doesn’t know the language Jennifer is not to be faulted completely. Some responsibility for checking accuracy should be on the person publishing. For example, a phone line costs nowhere near .00 a month as stated here. On Jennifer’s blog she states that she didn’t get a phone because of an outstanding charge against the house (that’s a Mexico thing, but quite different than she wrote here about not having a phone because it’s too expensive). We regular mexicans have phone lines. They cost 0 pesos a month or about .00US with Telmex. We get 100 free calls and additional calls after 100, the price is still very low.

There is no way to buy a house for ,000.00 USD here these days (maybe more than 10 years ago, yes). That was someone spinning a tale and someone else believing it. The government sponsored homes for workers, tiny little homes, are over ,000.00 and gringos can’t buy them.

Construction workers are making much more money than .00 a day. So are plumbers, so are electricians. This is not current information, or more likely a gringo rumor. Cleaning ladies make about double that, in fact.

I hope you allow this post to stand, since publishing inaccuracies does no favors to anyone. People move here, and then are very disappointed that things aren’t as they read. Check your facts folks. Mil gracias.

]]> By: Mazatlan Real Estate: Why We Are Bullish on Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2852 Mazatlan Real Estate: Why We Are Bullish on Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:20:27 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2852 [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...] [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...]

]]> By: Moving from the Pacific Northwest to Mexico: Interview with Nancy from Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2801 Moving from the Pacific Northwest to Mexico: Interview with Nancy from Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:17:55 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2801 [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...] [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...]

]]> By: Patti http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-525 Patti Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:19:34 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-525 Thank you, your article is facinating. In your quest for a mexican residence did you research Merida? Thank you, your article is facinating.
In your quest for a mexican residence did you research Merida?

]]> By: pedro http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-15243 pierre Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:40:07 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-15243 Just to clear things up, I did not pay 15 thousand for my home, I paid 14 thousand 6 hundred Canadian. Also the renovations cost me 10 thousand not twenty, though I do need to spend 5 thousand more on the patio and front of the house. I am two blocks from the downtown Ley in the historical part of the city. The house is only about one thousand square feet "more than enough for one person" and I love it and Mazatlan very much. Yes there is a gringo price and a Mexican, of course i paid the Mexican, it was just a question of walking all over down town and asking anyone info on a street I liked in my awful combination of spanglish and espancaise "spanish and french". Just to clear things up, I did not pay 15 thousand for my home, I paid 14 thousand 6 hundred Canadian.
Also the renovations cost me 10 thousand not twenty, though I do need to spend 5 thousand more on the patio and front of the house.
I am two blocks from the downtown Ley in the historical part of the city. The house is only about one thousand square feet “more than enough for one person” and I love it and Mazatlan very much. Yes there is a gringo price and a Mexican, of course i paid the Mexican, it was just a question of walking all over down town and asking anyone info on a street I liked in my awful combination of spanglish and espancaise “spanish and french”.

]]> Comments on: Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174 Information about living in Mexico and investing in Mexico real estate. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:49:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: pierre http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-15243 pierre Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:40:07 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-15243 Just to clear things up, I did not pay 15 thousand for my home, I paid 14 thousand 6 hundred Canadian. Also the renovations cost me 10 thousand not twenty, though I do need to spend 5 thousand more on the patio and front of the house. I am two blocks from the downtown Ley in the historical part of the city. The house is only about one thousand square feet "more than enough for one person" and I love it and Mazatlan very much. Yes there is a gringo price and a Mexican, of course i paid the Mexican, it was just a question of walking all over down town and asking anyone info on a street I liked in my awful combination of spanglish and espancaise "spanish and french". Just to clear things up, I did not pay 15 thousand for my home, I paid 14 thousand 6 hundred Canadian.
Also the renovations cost me 10 thousand not twenty, though I do need to spend 5 thousand more on the patio and front of the house.
I am two blocks from the downtown Ley in the historical part of the city. The house is only about one thousand square feet “more than enough for one person” and I love it and Mazatlan very much. Yes there is a gringo price and a Mexican, of course i paid the Mexican, it was just a question of walking all over down town and asking anyone info on a street I liked in my awful combination of spanglish and espancaise “spanish and french”.

]]> By: Bill Hart http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-6456 Bill Hart Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:18:17 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-6456 Interesting reading, as someone who has been visiting Mazatlan every year for nearly 10 years, we want to move fulltime. We would like to buy in Centro or Olas Altas. The reason I decided to write, I read the response on real estate prices and Labor. I know for a fact in a small village south of the city, you can hire a contractor AND his laborer, FOR 30 PESEOS A DAY!!! I met him, just weeks ago, AND he has equipment!!!! On the issue of real estate, we quickly found out about the 2 price system. The price the locals pay, and the price the "Gringos" pay, mainly from other Gringos, who bought the property, then "ajusted" the value based on L.A. prices. You can buy a home and lot in the poor working class areas for ,000. USD! HOWEVER!, most amaericans would not live there, and theft would be a constant problem. Homes sell every day (Mexican-Mexican) in the city for - 20,000. USD These are not bad homes, but still by "Western Standards" most would not live there. The problem with Mazatlan and the people, as I see it, is too many Gringo Dollars too easy. Many, Many in the tourist industry, (cab drivers, waiters and tour guides), make US ., and up to .00 or more an hour! This is on top of their wages, (mainly tip income). Many make more than you do in the US and Canada, have "Fine Homes" and brand new cars. All one has to do is look, and you will see more brand new full size luxury cars and suvs, per block than any city in the US! Mazatlan is at present suffering from the "Meltdown" of the US economy, and friends there in the tourist industry told us, "it's the worst it's been in 30 years". The beachfront hotels, like the "playa" are empty, yet prices remain "Sky High". Pullmonia fares (Demanded) are the highest we have ever paid, and yet we were told many drivers won't drive as it is too slow. In the past we have easily gotten a 20-30 Peso fare from the golden zone to the market, this year .00-8.00 US! After dinner at Plaza Merchado one evening, and a .00 US bill, we left a .00 bill American money, as a "Tip" we actually had the owner, chase us down the street and demand we take it back!!! We assumed because he thought it was not enough(?) We had never experianced so much "Greed" as in our recent visit. Interesting reading, as someone who has been visiting Mazatlan every year for nearly 10 years, we want to move fulltime. We would like to buy in Centro or Olas Altas. The reason I decided to write, I read the response on real estate prices and Labor. I know for a fact in a small village south of the city, you can hire a contractor AND his laborer, FOR 30 PESEOS A DAY!!! I met him, just weeks ago, AND he has equipment!!!! On the issue of real estate, we quickly found out about the 2 price system. The price the locals pay, and the price the “Gringos” pay, mainly from other Gringos, who bought the property, then “ajusted” the value based on L.A. prices. You can buy a home and lot in the poor working class areas for ,000. USD! HOWEVER!, most amaericans would not live there, and theft would be a constant problem. Homes sell every day (Mexican-Mexican) in the city for - 20,000. USD These are not bad homes, but still by “Western Standards” most would not live there. The problem with Mazatlan and the people, as I see it, is too many Gringo Dollars too easy. Many, Many in the tourist industry, (cab drivers, waiters and tour guides), make US ., and up to .00 or more an hour! This is on top of their wages, (mainly tip income). Many make more than you do in the US and Canada, have “Fine Homes” and brand new cars. All one has to do is look, and you will see more brand new full size luxury cars and suvs, per block than any city in the US! Mazatlan is at present suffering from the “Meltdown” of the US economy, and friends there in the tourist industry told us, “it’s the worst it’s been in 30 years”. The beachfront hotels, like the “playa” are empty, yet prices remain “Sky High”. Pullmonia fares (Demanded) are the highest we have ever paid, and yet we were told many drivers won’t drive as it is too slow. In the past we have easily gotten a 20-30 Peso fare from the golden zone to the market, this year .00-8.00 US! After dinner at Plaza Merchado one evening, and a .00 US bill, we left a .00 bill American money, as a “Tip” we actually had the owner, chase us down the street and demand we take it back!!! We assumed because he thought it was not enough(?) We had never experianced so much “Greed” as in our recent visit.

]]> By: Posts about Mazatlan Real Estate as of January 10, 2009 | Mazatlan Mexico, Travel, Real Estate, Hotels, Resorts, Culture & Leisure, Tours & Activities Weblog http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-5879 Posts about Mazatlan Real Estate as of January 10, 2009 | Mazatlan Mexico, Travel, Real Estate, Hotels, Resorts, Culture & Leisure, Tours & Activities Weblog Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:23:37 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-5879 [...] real estate lxdirect girl’s embroidered jeans hatton garden diamond jewellery 1 ct emerald Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan - mexicorealestateinvestment.org 06/30/2008 Mazatlan view Jennifer is a young web developer who [...] [...] real estate lxdirect girl’s embroidered jeans hatton garden diamond jewellery 1 ct emerald Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan – mexicorealestateinvestment.org 06/30/2008 Mazatlan view Jennifer is a young web developer who [...]

]]> By: Redhead Real Estate » Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-4201 Redhead Real Estate » Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:22:20 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-4201 [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...] [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...]

]]> By: Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-4177 Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:23:06 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-4177 [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...] [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...]

]]> By: Mazatleca http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2934 Mazatleca Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:03:50 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2934 There are quite a few inaccuracies in this article, but as a newcomer who doesn't know the language Jennifer is not to be faulted completely. Some responsibility for checking accuracy should be on the person publishing. For example, a phone line costs nowhere near .00 a month as stated here. On Jennifer's blog she states that she didn't get a phone because of an outstanding charge against the house (that's a Mexico thing, but quite different than she wrote here about not having a phone because it's too expensive). We regular mexicans have phone lines. They cost 0 pesos a month or about .00US with Telmex. We get 100 free calls and additional calls after 100, the price is still very low. There is no way to buy a house for ,000.00 USD here these days (maybe more than 10 years ago, yes). That was someone spinning a tale and someone else believing it. The government sponsored homes for workers, tiny little homes, are over ,000.00 and gringos can't buy them. Construction workers are making much more money than .00 a day. So are plumbers, so are electricians. This is not current information, or more likely a gringo rumor. Cleaning ladies make about double that, in fact. I hope you allow this post to stand, since publishing inaccuracies does no favors to anyone. People move here, and then are very disappointed that things aren't as they read. Check your facts folks. Mil gracias. There are quite a few inaccuracies in this article, but as a newcomer who doesn’t know the language Jennifer is not to be faulted completely. Some responsibility for checking accuracy should be on the person publishing. For example, a phone line costs nowhere near .00 a month as stated here. On Jennifer’s blog she states that she didn’t get a phone because of an outstanding charge against the house (that’s a Mexico thing, but quite different than she wrote here about not having a phone because it’s too expensive). We regular mexicans have phone lines. They cost 0 pesos a month or about .00US with Telmex. We get 100 free calls and additional calls after 100, the price is still very low.

There is no way to buy a house for ,000.00 USD here these days (maybe more than 10 years ago, yes). That was someone spinning a tale and someone else believing it. The government sponsored homes for workers, tiny little homes, are over ,000.00 and gringos can’t buy them.

Construction workers are making much more money than .00 a day. So are plumbers, so are electricians. This is not current information, or more likely a gringo rumor. Cleaning ladies make about double that, in fact.

I hope you allow this post to stand, since publishing inaccuracies does no favors to anyone. People move here, and then are very disappointed that things aren’t as they read. Check your facts folks. Mil gracias.

]]> By: Mazatlan Real Estate: Why We Are Bullish on Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2852 Mazatlan Real Estate: Why We Are Bullish on Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:20:27 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2852 [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...] [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...]

]]> By: Moving from the Pacific Northwest to Mexico: Interview with Nancy from Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2801 Moving from the Pacific Northwest to Mexico: Interview with Nancy from Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:17:55 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2801 [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...] [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...]

]]> By: Patti http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-525 Patti Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:19:34 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-525 Thank you, your article is facinating. In your quest for a mexican residence did you research Merida? Thank you, your article is facinating.
In your quest for a mexican residence did you research Merida?

]]> By: pedro http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-6456 Bill Hart Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:18:17 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-6456 Interesting reading, as someone who has been visiting Mazatlan every year for nearly 10 years, we want to move fulltime. We would like to buy in Centro or Olas Altas. The reason I decided to write, I read the response on real estate prices and Labor. I know for a fact in a small village south of the city, you can hire a contractor AND his laborer, FOR 30 PESEOS A DAY!!! I met him, just weeks ago, AND he has equipment!!!! On the issue of real estate, we quickly found out about the 2 price system. The price the locals pay, and the price the "Gringos" pay, mainly from other Gringos, who bought the property, then "ajusted" the value based on L.A. prices. You can buy a home and lot in the poor working class areas for $4,000. USD! HOWEVER!, most amaericans would not live there, and theft would be a constant problem. Homes sell every day (Mexican-Mexican) in the city for $15- 20,000. USD These are not bad homes, but still by "Western Standards" most would not live there. The problem with Mazatlan and the people, as I see it, is too many Gringo Dollars too easy. Many, Many in the tourist industry, (cab drivers, waiters and tour guides), make US $5., $10 and up to $40.00 or more an hour! This is on top of their wages, (mainly tip income). Many make more than you do in the US and Canada, have "Fine Homes" and brand new cars. All one has to do is look, and you will see more brand new full size luxury cars and suvs, per block than any city in the US! Mazatlan is at present suffering from the "Meltdown" of the US economy, and friends there in the tourist industry told us, "it's the worst it's been in 30 years". The beachfront hotels, like the "playa" are empty, yet prices remain "Sky High". Pullmonia fares (Demanded) are the highest we have ever paid, and yet we were told many drivers won't drive as it is too slow. In the past we have easily gotten a 20-30 Peso fare from the golden zone to the market, this year $6.00-8.00 US! After dinner at Plaza Merchado one evening, and a $30.00 US bill, we left a $5.00 bill American money, as a "Tip" we actually had the owner, chase us down the street and demand we take it back!!! We assumed because he thought it was not enough(?) We had never experianced so much "Greed" as in our recent visit. Interesting reading, as someone who has been visiting Mazatlan every year for nearly 10 years, we want to move fulltime. We would like to buy in Centro or Olas Altas. The reason I decided to write, I read the response on real estate prices and Labor. I know for a fact in a small village south of the city, you can hire a contractor AND his laborer, FOR 30 PESEOS A DAY!!! I met him, just weeks ago, AND he has equipment!!!! On the issue of real estate, we quickly found out about the 2 price system. The price the locals pay, and the price the “Gringos” pay, mainly from other Gringos, who bought the property, then “ajusted” the value based on L.A. prices. You can buy a home and lot in the poor working class areas for $4,000. USD! HOWEVER!, most amaericans would not live there, and theft would be a constant problem. Homes sell every day (Mexican-Mexican) in the city for $15- 20,000. USD These are not bad homes, but still by “Western Standards” most would not live there. The problem with Mazatlan and the people, as I see it, is too many Gringo Dollars too easy. Many, Many in the tourist industry, (cab drivers, waiters and tour guides), make US $5., $10 and up to $40.00 or more an hour! This is on top of their wages, (mainly tip income). Many make more than you do in the US and Canada, have “Fine Homes” and brand new cars. All one has to do is look, and you will see more brand new full size luxury cars and suvs, per block than any city in the US! Mazatlan is at present suffering from the “Meltdown” of the US economy, and friends there in the tourist industry told us, “it’s the worst it’s been in 30 years”. The beachfront hotels, like the “playa” are empty, yet prices remain “Sky High”. Pullmonia fares (Demanded) are the highest we have ever paid, and yet we were told many drivers won’t drive as it is too slow. In the past we have easily gotten a 20-30 Peso fare from the golden zone to the market, this year $6.00-8.00 US! After dinner at Plaza Merchado one evening, and a $30.00 US bill, we left a $5.00 bill American money, as a “Tip” we actually had the owner, chase us down the street and demand we take it back!!! We assumed because he thought it was not enough(?) We had never experianced so much “Greed” as in our recent visit.

]]> Comments on: Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174 Information about living in Mexico and investing in Mexico real estate. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:49:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: pierre http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-15243 pierre Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:40:07 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-15243 Just to clear things up, I did not pay 15 thousand for my home, I paid 14 thousand 6 hundred Canadian. Also the renovations cost me 10 thousand not twenty, though I do need to spend 5 thousand more on the patio and front of the house. I am two blocks from the downtown Ley in the historical part of the city. The house is only about one thousand square feet "more than enough for one person" and I love it and Mazatlan very much. Yes there is a gringo price and a Mexican, of course i paid the Mexican, it was just a question of walking all over down town and asking anyone info on a street I liked in my awful combination of spanglish and espancaise "spanish and french". Just to clear things up, I did not pay 15 thousand for my home, I paid 14 thousand 6 hundred Canadian.
Also the renovations cost me 10 thousand not twenty, though I do need to spend 5 thousand more on the patio and front of the house.
I am two blocks from the downtown Ley in the historical part of the city. The house is only about one thousand square feet “more than enough for one person” and I love it and Mazatlan very much. Yes there is a gringo price and a Mexican, of course i paid the Mexican, it was just a question of walking all over down town and asking anyone info on a street I liked in my awful combination of spanglish and espancaise “spanish and french”.

]]> By: Bill Hart http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-6456 Bill Hart Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:18:17 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-6456 Interesting reading, as someone who has been visiting Mazatlan every year for nearly 10 years, we want to move fulltime. We would like to buy in Centro or Olas Altas. The reason I decided to write, I read the response on real estate prices and Labor. I know for a fact in a small village south of the city, you can hire a contractor AND his laborer, FOR 30 PESEOS A DAY!!! I met him, just weeks ago, AND he has equipment!!!! On the issue of real estate, we quickly found out about the 2 price system. The price the locals pay, and the price the "Gringos" pay, mainly from other Gringos, who bought the property, then "ajusted" the value based on L.A. prices. You can buy a home and lot in the poor working class areas for ,000. USD! HOWEVER!, most amaericans would not live there, and theft would be a constant problem. Homes sell every day (Mexican-Mexican) in the city for - 20,000. USD These are not bad homes, but still by "Western Standards" most would not live there. The problem with Mazatlan and the people, as I see it, is too many Gringo Dollars too easy. Many, Many in the tourist industry, (cab drivers, waiters and tour guides), make US ., and up to .00 or more an hour! This is on top of their wages, (mainly tip income). Many make more than you do in the US and Canada, have "Fine Homes" and brand new cars. All one has to do is look, and you will see more brand new full size luxury cars and suvs, per block than any city in the US! Mazatlan is at present suffering from the "Meltdown" of the US economy, and friends there in the tourist industry told us, "it's the worst it's been in 30 years". The beachfront hotels, like the "playa" are empty, yet prices remain "Sky High". Pullmonia fares (Demanded) are the highest we have ever paid, and yet we were told many drivers won't drive as it is too slow. In the past we have easily gotten a 20-30 Peso fare from the golden zone to the market, this year .00-8.00 US! After dinner at Plaza Merchado one evening, and a .00 US bill, we left a .00 bill American money, as a "Tip" we actually had the owner, chase us down the street and demand we take it back!!! We assumed because he thought it was not enough(?) We had never experianced so much "Greed" as in our recent visit. Interesting reading, as someone who has been visiting Mazatlan every year for nearly 10 years, we want to move fulltime. We would like to buy in Centro or Olas Altas. The reason I decided to write, I read the response on real estate prices and Labor. I know for a fact in a small village south of the city, you can hire a contractor AND his laborer, FOR 30 PESEOS A DAY!!! I met him, just weeks ago, AND he has equipment!!!! On the issue of real estate, we quickly found out about the 2 price system. The price the locals pay, and the price the “Gringos” pay, mainly from other Gringos, who bought the property, then “ajusted” the value based on L.A. prices. You can buy a home and lot in the poor working class areas for ,000. USD! HOWEVER!, most amaericans would not live there, and theft would be a constant problem. Homes sell every day (Mexican-Mexican) in the city for - 20,000. USD These are not bad homes, but still by “Western Standards” most would not live there. The problem with Mazatlan and the people, as I see it, is too many Gringo Dollars too easy. Many, Many in the tourist industry, (cab drivers, waiters and tour guides), make US ., and up to .00 or more an hour! This is on top of their wages, (mainly tip income). Many make more than you do in the US and Canada, have “Fine Homes” and brand new cars. All one has to do is look, and you will see more brand new full size luxury cars and suvs, per block than any city in the US! Mazatlan is at present suffering from the “Meltdown” of the US economy, and friends there in the tourist industry told us, “it’s the worst it’s been in 30 years”. The beachfront hotels, like the “playa” are empty, yet prices remain “Sky High”. Pullmonia fares (Demanded) are the highest we have ever paid, and yet we were told many drivers won’t drive as it is too slow. In the past we have easily gotten a 20-30 Peso fare from the golden zone to the market, this year .00-8.00 US! After dinner at Plaza Merchado one evening, and a .00 US bill, we left a .00 bill American money, as a “Tip” we actually had the owner, chase us down the street and demand we take it back!!! We assumed because he thought it was not enough(?) We had never experianced so much “Greed” as in our recent visit.

]]> By: Posts about Mazatlan Real Estate as of January 10, 2009 | Mazatlan Mexico, Travel, Real Estate, Hotels, Resorts, Culture & Leisure, Tours & Activities Weblog http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-5879 Posts about Mazatlan Real Estate as of January 10, 2009 | Mazatlan Mexico, Travel, Real Estate, Hotels, Resorts, Culture & Leisure, Tours & Activities Weblog Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:23:37 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-5879 [...] real estate lxdirect girl’s embroidered jeans hatton garden diamond jewellery 1 ct emerald Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan - mexicorealestateinvestment.org 06/30/2008 Mazatlan view Jennifer is a young web developer who [...] [...] real estate lxdirect girl’s embroidered jeans hatton garden diamond jewellery 1 ct emerald Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan – mexicorealestateinvestment.org 06/30/2008 Mazatlan view Jennifer is a young web developer who [...]

]]> By: Redhead Real Estate » Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-4201 Redhead Real Estate » Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:22:20 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-4201 [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...] [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...]

]]> By: Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-4177 Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:23:06 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-4177 [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...] [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...]

]]> By: Mazatleca http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2934 Mazatleca Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:03:50 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2934 There are quite a few inaccuracies in this article, but as a newcomer who doesn't know the language Jennifer is not to be faulted completely. Some responsibility for checking accuracy should be on the person publishing. For example, a phone line costs nowhere near .00 a month as stated here. On Jennifer's blog she states that she didn't get a phone because of an outstanding charge against the house (that's a Mexico thing, but quite different than she wrote here about not having a phone because it's too expensive). We regular mexicans have phone lines. They cost 0 pesos a month or about .00US with Telmex. We get 100 free calls and additional calls after 100, the price is still very low. There is no way to buy a house for ,000.00 USD here these days (maybe more than 10 years ago, yes). That was someone spinning a tale and someone else believing it. The government sponsored homes for workers, tiny little homes, are over ,000.00 and gringos can't buy them. Construction workers are making much more money than .00 a day. So are plumbers, so are electricians. This is not current information, or more likely a gringo rumor. Cleaning ladies make about double that, in fact. I hope you allow this post to stand, since publishing inaccuracies does no favors to anyone. People move here, and then are very disappointed that things aren't as they read. Check your facts folks. Mil gracias. There are quite a few inaccuracies in this article, but as a newcomer who doesn’t know the language Jennifer is not to be faulted completely. Some responsibility for checking accuracy should be on the person publishing. For example, a phone line costs nowhere near .00 a month as stated here. On Jennifer’s blog she states that she didn’t get a phone because of an outstanding charge against the house (that’s a Mexico thing, but quite different than she wrote here about not having a phone because it’s too expensive). We regular mexicans have phone lines. They cost 0 pesos a month or about .00US with Telmex. We get 100 free calls and additional calls after 100, the price is still very low.

There is no way to buy a house for ,000.00 USD here these days (maybe more than 10 years ago, yes). That was someone spinning a tale and someone else believing it. The government sponsored homes for workers, tiny little homes, are over ,000.00 and gringos can’t buy them.

Construction workers are making much more money than .00 a day. So are plumbers, so are electricians. This is not current information, or more likely a gringo rumor. Cleaning ladies make about double that, in fact.

I hope you allow this post to stand, since publishing inaccuracies does no favors to anyone. People move here, and then are very disappointed that things aren’t as they read. Check your facts folks. Mil gracias.

]]> By: Mazatlan Real Estate: Why We Are Bullish on Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2852 Mazatlan Real Estate: Why We Are Bullish on Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:20:27 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2852 [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...] [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...]

]]> By: Moving from the Pacific Northwest to Mexico: Interview with Nancy from Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2801 Moving from the Pacific Northwest to Mexico: Interview with Nancy from Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:17:55 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2801 [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...] [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...]

]]> By: Patti http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-525 Patti Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:19:34 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-525 Thank you, your article is facinating. In your quest for a mexican residence did you research Merida? Thank you, your article is facinating.
In your quest for a mexican residence did you research Merida?

]]> By: pedro http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-5879 Posts about Mazatlan Real Estate as of January 10, 2009 | Mazatlan Mexico, Travel, Real Estate, Hotels, Resorts, Culture & Leisure, Tours & Activities Weblog Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:23:37 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-5879 [...] real estate lxdirect girl’s embroidered jeans hatton garden diamond jewellery 1 ct emerald Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan - mexicorealestateinvestment.org 06/30/2008 Mazatlan view Jennifer is a young web developer who [...] [...] real estate lxdirect girl’s embroidered jeans hatton garden diamond jewellery 1 ct emerald Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan – mexicorealestateinvestment.org 06/30/2008 Mazatlan view Jennifer is a young web developer who [...]

]]> Comments on: Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174 Information about living in Mexico and investing in Mexico real estate. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:49:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: pierre http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-15243 pierre Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:40:07 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-15243 Just to clear things up, I did not pay 15 thousand for my home, I paid 14 thousand 6 hundred Canadian. Also the renovations cost me 10 thousand not twenty, though I do need to spend 5 thousand more on the patio and front of the house. I am two blocks from the downtown Ley in the historical part of the city. The house is only about one thousand square feet "more than enough for one person" and I love it and Mazatlan very much. Yes there is a gringo price and a Mexican, of course i paid the Mexican, it was just a question of walking all over down town and asking anyone info on a street I liked in my awful combination of spanglish and espancaise "spanish and french". Just to clear things up, I did not pay 15 thousand for my home, I paid 14 thousand 6 hundred Canadian.
Also the renovations cost me 10 thousand not twenty, though I do need to spend 5 thousand more on the patio and front of the house.
I am two blocks from the downtown Ley in the historical part of the city. The house is only about one thousand square feet “more than enough for one person” and I love it and Mazatlan very much. Yes there is a gringo price and a Mexican, of course i paid the Mexican, it was just a question of walking all over down town and asking anyone info on a street I liked in my awful combination of spanglish and espancaise “spanish and french”.

]]> By: Bill Hart http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-6456 Bill Hart Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:18:17 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-6456 Interesting reading, as someone who has been visiting Mazatlan every year for nearly 10 years, we want to move fulltime. We would like to buy in Centro or Olas Altas. The reason I decided to write, I read the response on real estate prices and Labor. I know for a fact in a small village south of the city, you can hire a contractor AND his laborer, FOR 30 PESEOS A DAY!!! I met him, just weeks ago, AND he has equipment!!!! On the issue of real estate, we quickly found out about the 2 price system. The price the locals pay, and the price the "Gringos" pay, mainly from other Gringos, who bought the property, then "ajusted" the value based on L.A. prices. You can buy a home and lot in the poor working class areas for ,000. USD! HOWEVER!, most amaericans would not live there, and theft would be a constant problem. Homes sell every day (Mexican-Mexican) in the city for - 20,000. USD These are not bad homes, but still by "Western Standards" most would not live there. The problem with Mazatlan and the people, as I see it, is too many Gringo Dollars too easy. Many, Many in the tourist industry, (cab drivers, waiters and tour guides), make US ., and up to .00 or more an hour! This is on top of their wages, (mainly tip income). Many make more than you do in the US and Canada, have "Fine Homes" and brand new cars. All one has to do is look, and you will see more brand new full size luxury cars and suvs, per block than any city in the US! Mazatlan is at present suffering from the "Meltdown" of the US economy, and friends there in the tourist industry told us, "it's the worst it's been in 30 years". The beachfront hotels, like the "playa" are empty, yet prices remain "Sky High". Pullmonia fares (Demanded) are the highest we have ever paid, and yet we were told many drivers won't drive as it is too slow. In the past we have easily gotten a 20-30 Peso fare from the golden zone to the market, this year .00-8.00 US! After dinner at Plaza Merchado one evening, and a .00 US bill, we left a .00 bill American money, as a "Tip" we actually had the owner, chase us down the street and demand we take it back!!! We assumed because he thought it was not enough(?) We had never experianced so much "Greed" as in our recent visit. Interesting reading, as someone who has been visiting Mazatlan every year for nearly 10 years, we want to move fulltime. We would like to buy in Centro or Olas Altas. The reason I decided to write, I read the response on real estate prices and Labor. I know for a fact in a small village south of the city, you can hire a contractor AND his laborer, FOR 30 PESEOS A DAY!!! I met him, just weeks ago, AND he has equipment!!!! On the issue of real estate, we quickly found out about the 2 price system. The price the locals pay, and the price the “Gringos” pay, mainly from other Gringos, who bought the property, then “ajusted” the value based on L.A. prices. You can buy a home and lot in the poor working class areas for ,000. USD! HOWEVER!, most amaericans would not live there, and theft would be a constant problem. Homes sell every day (Mexican-Mexican) in the city for - 20,000. USD These are not bad homes, but still by “Western Standards” most would not live there. The problem with Mazatlan and the people, as I see it, is too many Gringo Dollars too easy. Many, Many in the tourist industry, (cab drivers, waiters and tour guides), make US ., and up to .00 or more an hour! This is on top of their wages, (mainly tip income). Many make more than you do in the US and Canada, have “Fine Homes” and brand new cars. All one has to do is look, and you will see more brand new full size luxury cars and suvs, per block than any city in the US! Mazatlan is at present suffering from the “Meltdown” of the US economy, and friends there in the tourist industry told us, “it’s the worst it’s been in 30 years”. The beachfront hotels, like the “playa” are empty, yet prices remain “Sky High”. Pullmonia fares (Demanded) are the highest we have ever paid, and yet we were told many drivers won’t drive as it is too slow. In the past we have easily gotten a 20-30 Peso fare from the golden zone to the market, this year .00-8.00 US! After dinner at Plaza Merchado one evening, and a .00 US bill, we left a .00 bill American money, as a “Tip” we actually had the owner, chase us down the street and demand we take it back!!! We assumed because he thought it was not enough(?) We had never experianced so much “Greed” as in our recent visit.

]]> By: Posts about Mazatlan Real Estate as of January 10, 2009 | Mazatlan Mexico, Travel, Real Estate, Hotels, Resorts, Culture & Leisure, Tours & Activities Weblog http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-5879 Posts about Mazatlan Real Estate as of January 10, 2009 | Mazatlan Mexico, Travel, Real Estate, Hotels, Resorts, Culture & Leisure, Tours & Activities Weblog Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:23:37 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-5879 [...] real estate lxdirect girl’s embroidered jeans hatton garden diamond jewellery 1 ct emerald Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan - mexicorealestateinvestment.org 06/30/2008 Mazatlan view Jennifer is a young web developer who [...] [...] real estate lxdirect girl’s embroidered jeans hatton garden diamond jewellery 1 ct emerald Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan – mexicorealestateinvestment.org 06/30/2008 Mazatlan view Jennifer is a young web developer who [...]

]]> By: Redhead Real Estate » Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-4201 Redhead Real Estate » Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:22:20 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-4201 [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...] [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...]

]]> By: Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-4177 Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:23:06 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-4177 [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...] [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...]

]]> By: Mazatleca http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2934 Mazatleca Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:03:50 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2934 There are quite a few inaccuracies in this article, but as a newcomer who doesn't know the language Jennifer is not to be faulted completely. Some responsibility for checking accuracy should be on the person publishing. For example, a phone line costs nowhere near .00 a month as stated here. On Jennifer's blog she states that she didn't get a phone because of an outstanding charge against the house (that's a Mexico thing, but quite different than she wrote here about not having a phone because it's too expensive). We regular mexicans have phone lines. They cost 0 pesos a month or about .00US with Telmex. We get 100 free calls and additional calls after 100, the price is still very low. There is no way to buy a house for ,000.00 USD here these days (maybe more than 10 years ago, yes). That was someone spinning a tale and someone else believing it. The government sponsored homes for workers, tiny little homes, are over ,000.00 and gringos can't buy them. Construction workers are making much more money than .00 a day. So are plumbers, so are electricians. This is not current information, or more likely a gringo rumor. Cleaning ladies make about double that, in fact. I hope you allow this post to stand, since publishing inaccuracies does no favors to anyone. People move here, and then are very disappointed that things aren't as they read. Check your facts folks. Mil gracias. There are quite a few inaccuracies in this article, but as a newcomer who doesn’t know the language Jennifer is not to be faulted completely. Some responsibility for checking accuracy should be on the person publishing. For example, a phone line costs nowhere near .00 a month as stated here. On Jennifer’s blog she states that she didn’t get a phone because of an outstanding charge against the house (that’s a Mexico thing, but quite different than she wrote here about not having a phone because it’s too expensive). We regular mexicans have phone lines. They cost 0 pesos a month or about .00US with Telmex. We get 100 free calls and additional calls after 100, the price is still very low.

There is no way to buy a house for ,000.00 USD here these days (maybe more than 10 years ago, yes). That was someone spinning a tale and someone else believing it. The government sponsored homes for workers, tiny little homes, are over ,000.00 and gringos can’t buy them.

Construction workers are making much more money than .00 a day. So are plumbers, so are electricians. This is not current information, or more likely a gringo rumor. Cleaning ladies make about double that, in fact.

I hope you allow this post to stand, since publishing inaccuracies does no favors to anyone. People move here, and then are very disappointed that things aren’t as they read. Check your facts folks. Mil gracias.

]]> By: Mazatlan Real Estate: Why We Are Bullish on Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2852 Mazatlan Real Estate: Why We Are Bullish on Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:20:27 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2852 [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...] [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...]

]]> By: Moving from the Pacific Northwest to Mexico: Interview with Nancy from Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2801 Moving from the Pacific Northwest to Mexico: Interview with Nancy from Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:17:55 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2801 [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...] [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...]

]]> By: Patti http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-525 Patti Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:19:34 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-525 Thank you, your article is facinating. In your quest for a mexican residence did you research Merida? Thank you, your article is facinating.
In your quest for a mexican residence did you research Merida?

]]> By: pedro http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-4201 Redhead Real Estate » Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:22:20 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-4201 [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...] [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...]

]]> Comments on: Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174 Information about living in Mexico and investing in Mexico real estate. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:49:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: pierre http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-15243 pierre Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:40:07 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-15243 Just to clear things up, I did not pay 15 thousand for my home, I paid 14 thousand 6 hundred Canadian. Also the renovations cost me 10 thousand not twenty, though I do need to spend 5 thousand more on the patio and front of the house. I am two blocks from the downtown Ley in the historical part of the city. The house is only about one thousand square feet "more than enough for one person" and I love it and Mazatlan very much. Yes there is a gringo price and a Mexican, of course i paid the Mexican, it was just a question of walking all over down town and asking anyone info on a street I liked in my awful combination of spanglish and espancaise "spanish and french". Just to clear things up, I did not pay 15 thousand for my home, I paid 14 thousand 6 hundred Canadian.
Also the renovations cost me 10 thousand not twenty, though I do need to spend 5 thousand more on the patio and front of the house.
I am two blocks from the downtown Ley in the historical part of the city. The house is only about one thousand square feet “more than enough for one person” and I love it and Mazatlan very much. Yes there is a gringo price and a Mexican, of course i paid the Mexican, it was just a question of walking all over down town and asking anyone info on a street I liked in my awful combination of spanglish and espancaise “spanish and french”.

]]> By: Bill Hart http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-6456 Bill Hart Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:18:17 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-6456 Interesting reading, as someone who has been visiting Mazatlan every year for nearly 10 years, we want to move fulltime. We would like to buy in Centro or Olas Altas. The reason I decided to write, I read the response on real estate prices and Labor. I know for a fact in a small village south of the city, you can hire a contractor AND his laborer, FOR 30 PESEOS A DAY!!! I met him, just weeks ago, AND he has equipment!!!! On the issue of real estate, we quickly found out about the 2 price system. The price the locals pay, and the price the "Gringos" pay, mainly from other Gringos, who bought the property, then "ajusted" the value based on L.A. prices. You can buy a home and lot in the poor working class areas for ,000. USD! HOWEVER!, most amaericans would not live there, and theft would be a constant problem. Homes sell every day (Mexican-Mexican) in the city for - 20,000. USD These are not bad homes, but still by "Western Standards" most would not live there. The problem with Mazatlan and the people, as I see it, is too many Gringo Dollars too easy. Many, Many in the tourist industry, (cab drivers, waiters and tour guides), make US ., and up to .00 or more an hour! This is on top of their wages, (mainly tip income). Many make more than you do in the US and Canada, have "Fine Homes" and brand new cars. All one has to do is look, and you will see more brand new full size luxury cars and suvs, per block than any city in the US! Mazatlan is at present suffering from the "Meltdown" of the US economy, and friends there in the tourist industry told us, "it's the worst it's been in 30 years". The beachfront hotels, like the "playa" are empty, yet prices remain "Sky High". Pullmonia fares (Demanded) are the highest we have ever paid, and yet we were told many drivers won't drive as it is too slow. In the past we have easily gotten a 20-30 Peso fare from the golden zone to the market, this year .00-8.00 US! After dinner at Plaza Merchado one evening, and a .00 US bill, we left a .00 bill American money, as a "Tip" we actually had the owner, chase us down the street and demand we take it back!!! We assumed because he thought it was not enough(?) We had never experianced so much "Greed" as in our recent visit. Interesting reading, as someone who has been visiting Mazatlan every year for nearly 10 years, we want to move fulltime. We would like to buy in Centro or Olas Altas. The reason I decided to write, I read the response on real estate prices and Labor. I know for a fact in a small village south of the city, you can hire a contractor AND his laborer, FOR 30 PESEOS A DAY!!! I met him, just weeks ago, AND he has equipment!!!! On the issue of real estate, we quickly found out about the 2 price system. The price the locals pay, and the price the “Gringos” pay, mainly from other Gringos, who bought the property, then “ajusted” the value based on L.A. prices. You can buy a home and lot in the poor working class areas for ,000. USD! HOWEVER!, most amaericans would not live there, and theft would be a constant problem. Homes sell every day (Mexican-Mexican) in the city for - 20,000. USD These are not bad homes, but still by “Western Standards” most would not live there. The problem with Mazatlan and the people, as I see it, is too many Gringo Dollars too easy. Many, Many in the tourist industry, (cab drivers, waiters and tour guides), make US ., and up to .00 or more an hour! This is on top of their wages, (mainly tip income). Many make more than you do in the US and Canada, have “Fine Homes” and brand new cars. All one has to do is look, and you will see more brand new full size luxury cars and suvs, per block than any city in the US! Mazatlan is at present suffering from the “Meltdown” of the US economy, and friends there in the tourist industry told us, “it’s the worst it’s been in 30 years”. The beachfront hotels, like the “playa” are empty, yet prices remain “Sky High”. Pullmonia fares (Demanded) are the highest we have ever paid, and yet we were told many drivers won’t drive as it is too slow. In the past we have easily gotten a 20-30 Peso fare from the golden zone to the market, this year .00-8.00 US! After dinner at Plaza Merchado one evening, and a .00 US bill, we left a .00 bill American money, as a “Tip” we actually had the owner, chase us down the street and demand we take it back!!! We assumed because he thought it was not enough(?) We had never experianced so much “Greed” as in our recent visit.

]]> By: Posts about Mazatlan Real Estate as of January 10, 2009 | Mazatlan Mexico, Travel, Real Estate, Hotels, Resorts, Culture & Leisure, Tours & Activities Weblog http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-5879 Posts about Mazatlan Real Estate as of January 10, 2009 | Mazatlan Mexico, Travel, Real Estate, Hotels, Resorts, Culture & Leisure, Tours & Activities Weblog Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:23:37 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-5879 [...] real estate lxdirect girl’s embroidered jeans hatton garden diamond jewellery 1 ct emerald Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan - mexicorealestateinvestment.org 06/30/2008 Mazatlan view Jennifer is a young web developer who [...] [...] real estate lxdirect girl’s embroidered jeans hatton garden diamond jewellery 1 ct emerald Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan – mexicorealestateinvestment.org 06/30/2008 Mazatlan view Jennifer is a young web developer who [...]

]]> By: Redhead Real Estate » Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-4201 Redhead Real Estate » Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:22:20 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-4201 [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...] [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...]

]]> By: Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-4177 Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:23:06 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-4177 [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...] [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...]

]]> By: Mazatleca http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2934 Mazatleca Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:03:50 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2934 There are quite a few inaccuracies in this article, but as a newcomer who doesn't know the language Jennifer is not to be faulted completely. Some responsibility for checking accuracy should be on the person publishing. For example, a phone line costs nowhere near .00 a month as stated here. On Jennifer's blog she states that she didn't get a phone because of an outstanding charge against the house (that's a Mexico thing, but quite different than she wrote here about not having a phone because it's too expensive). We regular mexicans have phone lines. They cost 0 pesos a month or about .00US with Telmex. We get 100 free calls and additional calls after 100, the price is still very low. There is no way to buy a house for ,000.00 USD here these days (maybe more than 10 years ago, yes). That was someone spinning a tale and someone else believing it. The government sponsored homes for workers, tiny little homes, are over ,000.00 and gringos can't buy them. Construction workers are making much more money than .00 a day. So are plumbers, so are electricians. This is not current information, or more likely a gringo rumor. Cleaning ladies make about double that, in fact. I hope you allow this post to stand, since publishing inaccuracies does no favors to anyone. People move here, and then are very disappointed that things aren't as they read. Check your facts folks. Mil gracias. There are quite a few inaccuracies in this article, but as a newcomer who doesn’t know the language Jennifer is not to be faulted completely. Some responsibility for checking accuracy should be on the person publishing. For example, a phone line costs nowhere near .00 a month as stated here. On Jennifer’s blog she states that she didn’t get a phone because of an outstanding charge against the house (that’s a Mexico thing, but quite different than she wrote here about not having a phone because it’s too expensive). We regular mexicans have phone lines. They cost 0 pesos a month or about .00US with Telmex. We get 100 free calls and additional calls after 100, the price is still very low.

There is no way to buy a house for ,000.00 USD here these days (maybe more than 10 years ago, yes). That was someone spinning a tale and someone else believing it. The government sponsored homes for workers, tiny little homes, are over ,000.00 and gringos can’t buy them.

Construction workers are making much more money than .00 a day. So are plumbers, so are electricians. This is not current information, or more likely a gringo rumor. Cleaning ladies make about double that, in fact.

I hope you allow this post to stand, since publishing inaccuracies does no favors to anyone. People move here, and then are very disappointed that things aren’t as they read. Check your facts folks. Mil gracias.

]]> By: Mazatlan Real Estate: Why We Are Bullish on Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2852 Mazatlan Real Estate: Why We Are Bullish on Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:20:27 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2852 [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...] [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...]

]]> By: Moving from the Pacific Northwest to Mexico: Interview with Nancy from Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2801 Moving from the Pacific Northwest to Mexico: Interview with Nancy from Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:17:55 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2801 [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...] [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...]

]]> By: Patti http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-525 Patti Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:19:34 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-525 Thank you, your article is facinating. In your quest for a mexican residence did you research Merida? Thank you, your article is facinating.
In your quest for a mexican residence did you research Merida?

]]> By: pedro http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-4177 Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:23:06 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-4177 [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...] [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...]

]]> Comments on: Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174 Information about living in Mexico and investing in Mexico real estate. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:49:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: pierre http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-15243 pierre Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:40:07 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-15243 Just to clear things up, I did not pay 15 thousand for my home, I paid 14 thousand 6 hundred Canadian. Also the renovations cost me 10 thousand not twenty, though I do need to spend 5 thousand more on the patio and front of the house. I am two blocks from the downtown Ley in the historical part of the city. The house is only about one thousand square feet "more than enough for one person" and I love it and Mazatlan very much. Yes there is a gringo price and a Mexican, of course i paid the Mexican, it was just a question of walking all over down town and asking anyone info on a street I liked in my awful combination of spanglish and espancaise "spanish and french". Just to clear things up, I did not pay 15 thousand for my home, I paid 14 thousand 6 hundred Canadian.
Also the renovations cost me 10 thousand not twenty, though I do need to spend 5 thousand more on the patio and front of the house.
I am two blocks from the downtown Ley in the historical part of the city. The house is only about one thousand square feet “more than enough for one person” and I love it and Mazatlan very much. Yes there is a gringo price and a Mexican, of course i paid the Mexican, it was just a question of walking all over down town and asking anyone info on a street I liked in my awful combination of spanglish and espancaise “spanish and french”.

]]> By: Bill Hart http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-6456 Bill Hart Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:18:17 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-6456 Interesting reading, as someone who has been visiting Mazatlan every year for nearly 10 years, we want to move fulltime. We would like to buy in Centro or Olas Altas. The reason I decided to write, I read the response on real estate prices and Labor. I know for a fact in a small village south of the city, you can hire a contractor AND his laborer, FOR 30 PESEOS A DAY!!! I met him, just weeks ago, AND he has equipment!!!! On the issue of real estate, we quickly found out about the 2 price system. The price the locals pay, and the price the "Gringos" pay, mainly from other Gringos, who bought the property, then "ajusted" the value based on L.A. prices. You can buy a home and lot in the poor working class areas for ,000. USD! HOWEVER!, most amaericans would not live there, and theft would be a constant problem. Homes sell every day (Mexican-Mexican) in the city for - 20,000. USD These are not bad homes, but still by "Western Standards" most would not live there. The problem with Mazatlan and the people, as I see it, is too many Gringo Dollars too easy. Many, Many in the tourist industry, (cab drivers, waiters and tour guides), make US ., and up to .00 or more an hour! This is on top of their wages, (mainly tip income). Many make more than you do in the US and Canada, have "Fine Homes" and brand new cars. All one has to do is look, and you will see more brand new full size luxury cars and suvs, per block than any city in the US! Mazatlan is at present suffering from the "Meltdown" of the US economy, and friends there in the tourist industry told us, "it's the worst it's been in 30 years". The beachfront hotels, like the "playa" are empty, yet prices remain "Sky High". Pullmonia fares (Demanded) are the highest we have ever paid, and yet we were told many drivers won't drive as it is too slow. In the past we have easily gotten a 20-30 Peso fare from the golden zone to the market, this year .00-8.00 US! After dinner at Plaza Merchado one evening, and a .00 US bill, we left a .00 bill American money, as a "Tip" we actually had the owner, chase us down the street and demand we take it back!!! We assumed because he thought it was not enough(?) We had never experianced so much "Greed" as in our recent visit. Interesting reading, as someone who has been visiting Mazatlan every year for nearly 10 years, we want to move fulltime. We would like to buy in Centro or Olas Altas. The reason I decided to write, I read the response on real estate prices and Labor. I know for a fact in a small village south of the city, you can hire a contractor AND his laborer, FOR 30 PESEOS A DAY!!! I met him, just weeks ago, AND he has equipment!!!! On the issue of real estate, we quickly found out about the 2 price system. The price the locals pay, and the price the “Gringos” pay, mainly from other Gringos, who bought the property, then “ajusted” the value based on L.A. prices. You can buy a home and lot in the poor working class areas for ,000. USD! HOWEVER!, most amaericans would not live there, and theft would be a constant problem. Homes sell every day (Mexican-Mexican) in the city for - 20,000. USD These are not bad homes, but still by “Western Standards” most would not live there. The problem with Mazatlan and the people, as I see it, is too many Gringo Dollars too easy. Many, Many in the tourist industry, (cab drivers, waiters and tour guides), make US ., and up to .00 or more an hour! This is on top of their wages, (mainly tip income). Many make more than you do in the US and Canada, have “Fine Homes” and brand new cars. All one has to do is look, and you will see more brand new full size luxury cars and suvs, per block than any city in the US! Mazatlan is at present suffering from the “Meltdown” of the US economy, and friends there in the tourist industry told us, “it’s the worst it’s been in 30 years”. The beachfront hotels, like the “playa” are empty, yet prices remain “Sky High”. Pullmonia fares (Demanded) are the highest we have ever paid, and yet we were told many drivers won’t drive as it is too slow. In the past we have easily gotten a 20-30 Peso fare from the golden zone to the market, this year .00-8.00 US! After dinner at Plaza Merchado one evening, and a .00 US bill, we left a .00 bill American money, as a “Tip” we actually had the owner, chase us down the street and demand we take it back!!! We assumed because he thought it was not enough(?) We had never experianced so much “Greed” as in our recent visit.

]]> By: Posts about Mazatlan Real Estate as of January 10, 2009 | Mazatlan Mexico, Travel, Real Estate, Hotels, Resorts, Culture & Leisure, Tours & Activities Weblog http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-5879 Posts about Mazatlan Real Estate as of January 10, 2009 | Mazatlan Mexico, Travel, Real Estate, Hotels, Resorts, Culture & Leisure, Tours & Activities Weblog Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:23:37 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-5879 [...] real estate lxdirect girl’s embroidered jeans hatton garden diamond jewellery 1 ct emerald Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan - mexicorealestateinvestment.org 06/30/2008 Mazatlan view Jennifer is a young web developer who [...] [...] real estate lxdirect girl’s embroidered jeans hatton garden diamond jewellery 1 ct emerald Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan – mexicorealestateinvestment.org 06/30/2008 Mazatlan view Jennifer is a young web developer who [...]

]]> By: Redhead Real Estate » Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-4201 Redhead Real Estate » Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:22:20 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-4201 [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...] [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...]

]]> By: Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-4177 Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:23:06 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-4177 [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...] [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...]

]]> By: Mazatleca http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2934 Mazatleca Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:03:50 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2934 There are quite a few inaccuracies in this article, but as a newcomer who doesn't know the language Jennifer is not to be faulted completely. Some responsibility for checking accuracy should be on the person publishing. For example, a phone line costs nowhere near .00 a month as stated here. On Jennifer's blog she states that she didn't get a phone because of an outstanding charge against the house (that's a Mexico thing, but quite different than she wrote here about not having a phone because it's too expensive). We regular mexicans have phone lines. They cost 0 pesos a month or about .00US with Telmex. We get 100 free calls and additional calls after 100, the price is still very low. There is no way to buy a house for ,000.00 USD here these days (maybe more than 10 years ago, yes). That was someone spinning a tale and someone else believing it. The government sponsored homes for workers, tiny little homes, are over ,000.00 and gringos can't buy them. Construction workers are making much more money than .00 a day. So are plumbers, so are electricians. This is not current information, or more likely a gringo rumor. Cleaning ladies make about double that, in fact. I hope you allow this post to stand, since publishing inaccuracies does no favors to anyone. People move here, and then are very disappointed that things aren't as they read. Check your facts folks. Mil gracias. There are quite a few inaccuracies in this article, but as a newcomer who doesn’t know the language Jennifer is not to be faulted completely. Some responsibility for checking accuracy should be on the person publishing. For example, a phone line costs nowhere near .00 a month as stated here. On Jennifer’s blog she states that she didn’t get a phone because of an outstanding charge against the house (that’s a Mexico thing, but quite different than she wrote here about not having a phone because it’s too expensive). We regular mexicans have phone lines. They cost 0 pesos a month or about .00US with Telmex. We get 100 free calls and additional calls after 100, the price is still very low.

There is no way to buy a house for ,000.00 USD here these days (maybe more than 10 years ago, yes). That was someone spinning a tale and someone else believing it. The government sponsored homes for workers, tiny little homes, are over ,000.00 and gringos can’t buy them.

Construction workers are making much more money than .00 a day. So are plumbers, so are electricians. This is not current information, or more likely a gringo rumor. Cleaning ladies make about double that, in fact.

I hope you allow this post to stand, since publishing inaccuracies does no favors to anyone. People move here, and then are very disappointed that things aren’t as they read. Check your facts folks. Mil gracias.

]]> By: Mazatlan Real Estate: Why We Are Bullish on Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2852 Mazatlan Real Estate: Why We Are Bullish on Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:20:27 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2852 [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...] [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...]

]]> By: Moving from the Pacific Northwest to Mexico: Interview with Nancy from Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2801 Moving from the Pacific Northwest to Mexico: Interview with Nancy from Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:17:55 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2801 [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...] [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...]

]]> By: Patti http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-525 Patti Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:19:34 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-525 Thank you, your article is facinating. In your quest for a mexican residence did you research Merida? Thank you, your article is facinating.
In your quest for a mexican residence did you research Merida?

]]> By: pedro http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2934 Mazatleca Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:03:50 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2934 There are quite a few inaccuracies in this article, but as a newcomer who doesn't know the language Jennifer is not to be faulted completely. Some responsibility for checking accuracy should be on the person publishing. For example, a phone line costs nowhere near $50.00 a month as stated here. On Jennifer's blog she states that she didn't get a phone because of an outstanding charge against the house (that's a Mexico thing, but quite different than she wrote here about not having a phone because it's too expensive). We regular mexicans have phone lines. They cost $200 pesos a month or about $20.00US with Telmex. We get 100 free calls and additional calls after 100, the price is still very low. There is no way to buy a house for $15,000.00 USD here these days (maybe more than 10 years ago, yes). That was someone spinning a tale and someone else believing it. The government sponsored homes for workers, tiny little homes, are over $30,000.00 and gringos can't buy them. Construction workers are making much more money than $9.00 a day. So are plumbers, so are electricians. This is not current information, or more likely a gringo rumor. Cleaning ladies make about double that, in fact. I hope you allow this post to stand, since publishing inaccuracies does no favors to anyone. People move here, and then are very disappointed that things aren't as they read. Check your facts folks. Mil gracias. There are quite a few inaccuracies in this article, but as a newcomer who doesn’t know the language Jennifer is not to be faulted completely. Some responsibility for checking accuracy should be on the person publishing. For example, a phone line costs nowhere near $50.00 a month as stated here. On Jennifer’s blog she states that she didn’t get a phone because of an outstanding charge against the house (that’s a Mexico thing, but quite different than she wrote here about not having a phone because it’s too expensive). We regular mexicans have phone lines. They cost $200 pesos a month or about $20.00US with Telmex. We get 100 free calls and additional calls after 100, the price is still very low.

There is no way to buy a house for $15,000.00 USD here these days (maybe more than 10 years ago, yes). That was someone spinning a tale and someone else believing it. The government sponsored homes for workers, tiny little homes, are over $30,000.00 and gringos can’t buy them.

Construction workers are making much more money than $9.00 a day. So are plumbers, so are electricians. This is not current information, or more likely a gringo rumor. Cleaning ladies make about double that, in fact.

I hope you allow this post to stand, since publishing inaccuracies does no favors to anyone. People move here, and then are very disappointed that things aren’t as they read. Check your facts folks. Mil gracias.

]]> Comments on: Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174 Information about living in Mexico and investing in Mexico real estate. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:49:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: pierre http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-15243 pierre Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:40:07 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-15243 Just to clear things up, I did not pay 15 thousand for my home, I paid 14 thousand 6 hundred Canadian. Also the renovations cost me 10 thousand not twenty, though I do need to spend 5 thousand more on the patio and front of the house. I am two blocks from the downtown Ley in the historical part of the city. The house is only about one thousand square feet "more than enough for one person" and I love it and Mazatlan very much. Yes there is a gringo price and a Mexican, of course i paid the Mexican, it was just a question of walking all over down town and asking anyone info on a street I liked in my awful combination of spanglish and espancaise "spanish and french". Just to clear things up, I did not pay 15 thousand for my home, I paid 14 thousand 6 hundred Canadian.
Also the renovations cost me 10 thousand not twenty, though I do need to spend 5 thousand more on the patio and front of the house.
I am two blocks from the downtown Ley in the historical part of the city. The house is only about one thousand square feet “more than enough for one person” and I love it and Mazatlan very much. Yes there is a gringo price and a Mexican, of course i paid the Mexican, it was just a question of walking all over down town and asking anyone info on a street I liked in my awful combination of spanglish and espancaise “spanish and french”.

]]> By: Bill Hart http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-6456 Bill Hart Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:18:17 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-6456 Interesting reading, as someone who has been visiting Mazatlan every year for nearly 10 years, we want to move fulltime. We would like to buy in Centro or Olas Altas. The reason I decided to write, I read the response on real estate prices and Labor. I know for a fact in a small village south of the city, you can hire a contractor AND his laborer, FOR 30 PESEOS A DAY!!! I met him, just weeks ago, AND he has equipment!!!! On the issue of real estate, we quickly found out about the 2 price system. The price the locals pay, and the price the "Gringos" pay, mainly from other Gringos, who bought the property, then "ajusted" the value based on L.A. prices. You can buy a home and lot in the poor working class areas for ,000. USD! HOWEVER!, most amaericans would not live there, and theft would be a constant problem. Homes sell every day (Mexican-Mexican) in the city for - 20,000. USD These are not bad homes, but still by "Western Standards" most would not live there. The problem with Mazatlan and the people, as I see it, is too many Gringo Dollars too easy. Many, Many in the tourist industry, (cab drivers, waiters and tour guides), make US ., and up to .00 or more an hour! This is on top of their wages, (mainly tip income). Many make more than you do in the US and Canada, have "Fine Homes" and brand new cars. All one has to do is look, and you will see more brand new full size luxury cars and suvs, per block than any city in the US! Mazatlan is at present suffering from the "Meltdown" of the US economy, and friends there in the tourist industry told us, "it's the worst it's been in 30 years". The beachfront hotels, like the "playa" are empty, yet prices remain "Sky High". Pullmonia fares (Demanded) are the highest we have ever paid, and yet we were told many drivers won't drive as it is too slow. In the past we have easily gotten a 20-30 Peso fare from the golden zone to the market, this year .00-8.00 US! After dinner at Plaza Merchado one evening, and a .00 US bill, we left a .00 bill American money, as a "Tip" we actually had the owner, chase us down the street and demand we take it back!!! We assumed because he thought it was not enough(?) We had never experianced so much "Greed" as in our recent visit. Interesting reading, as someone who has been visiting Mazatlan every year for nearly 10 years, we want to move fulltime. We would like to buy in Centro or Olas Altas. The reason I decided to write, I read the response on real estate prices and Labor. I know for a fact in a small village south of the city, you can hire a contractor AND his laborer, FOR 30 PESEOS A DAY!!! I met him, just weeks ago, AND he has equipment!!!! On the issue of real estate, we quickly found out about the 2 price system. The price the locals pay, and the price the “Gringos” pay, mainly from other Gringos, who bought the property, then “ajusted” the value based on L.A. prices. You can buy a home and lot in the poor working class areas for ,000. USD! HOWEVER!, most amaericans would not live there, and theft would be a constant problem. Homes sell every day (Mexican-Mexican) in the city for - 20,000. USD These are not bad homes, but still by “Western Standards” most would not live there. The problem with Mazatlan and the people, as I see it, is too many Gringo Dollars too easy. Many, Many in the tourist industry, (cab drivers, waiters and tour guides), make US ., and up to .00 or more an hour! This is on top of their wages, (mainly tip income). Many make more than you do in the US and Canada, have “Fine Homes” and brand new cars. All one has to do is look, and you will see more brand new full size luxury cars and suvs, per block than any city in the US! Mazatlan is at present suffering from the “Meltdown” of the US economy, and friends there in the tourist industry told us, “it’s the worst it’s been in 30 years”. The beachfront hotels, like the “playa” are empty, yet prices remain “Sky High”. Pullmonia fares (Demanded) are the highest we have ever paid, and yet we were told many drivers won’t drive as it is too slow. In the past we have easily gotten a 20-30 Peso fare from the golden zone to the market, this year .00-8.00 US! After dinner at Plaza Merchado one evening, and a .00 US bill, we left a .00 bill American money, as a “Tip” we actually had the owner, chase us down the street and demand we take it back!!! We assumed because he thought it was not enough(?) We had never experianced so much “Greed” as in our recent visit.

]]> By: Posts about Mazatlan Real Estate as of January 10, 2009 | Mazatlan Mexico, Travel, Real Estate, Hotels, Resorts, Culture & Leisure, Tours & Activities Weblog http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-5879 Posts about Mazatlan Real Estate as of January 10, 2009 | Mazatlan Mexico, Travel, Real Estate, Hotels, Resorts, Culture & Leisure, Tours & Activities Weblog Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:23:37 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-5879 [...] real estate lxdirect girl’s embroidered jeans hatton garden diamond jewellery 1 ct emerald Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan - mexicorealestateinvestment.org 06/30/2008 Mazatlan view Jennifer is a young web developer who [...] [...] real estate lxdirect girl’s embroidered jeans hatton garden diamond jewellery 1 ct emerald Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan – mexicorealestateinvestment.org 06/30/2008 Mazatlan view Jennifer is a young web developer who [...]

]]> By: Redhead Real Estate » Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-4201 Redhead Real Estate » Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:22:20 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-4201 [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...] [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...]

]]> By: Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-4177 Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:23:06 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-4177 [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...] [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...]

]]> By: Mazatleca http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2934 Mazatleca Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:03:50 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2934 There are quite a few inaccuracies in this article, but as a newcomer who doesn't know the language Jennifer is not to be faulted completely. Some responsibility for checking accuracy should be on the person publishing. For example, a phone line costs nowhere near .00 a month as stated here. On Jennifer's blog she states that she didn't get a phone because of an outstanding charge against the house (that's a Mexico thing, but quite different than she wrote here about not having a phone because it's too expensive). We regular mexicans have phone lines. They cost 0 pesos a month or about .00US with Telmex. We get 100 free calls and additional calls after 100, the price is still very low. There is no way to buy a house for ,000.00 USD here these days (maybe more than 10 years ago, yes). That was someone spinning a tale and someone else believing it. The government sponsored homes for workers, tiny little homes, are over ,000.00 and gringos can't buy them. Construction workers are making much more money than .00 a day. So are plumbers, so are electricians. This is not current information, or more likely a gringo rumor. Cleaning ladies make about double that, in fact. I hope you allow this post to stand, since publishing inaccuracies does no favors to anyone. People move here, and then are very disappointed that things aren't as they read. Check your facts folks. Mil gracias. There are quite a few inaccuracies in this article, but as a newcomer who doesn’t know the language Jennifer is not to be faulted completely. Some responsibility for checking accuracy should be on the person publishing. For example, a phone line costs nowhere near .00 a month as stated here. On Jennifer’s blog she states that she didn’t get a phone because of an outstanding charge against the house (that’s a Mexico thing, but quite different than she wrote here about not having a phone because it’s too expensive). We regular mexicans have phone lines. They cost 0 pesos a month or about .00US with Telmex. We get 100 free calls and additional calls after 100, the price is still very low.

There is no way to buy a house for ,000.00 USD here these days (maybe more than 10 years ago, yes). That was someone spinning a tale and someone else believing it. The government sponsored homes for workers, tiny little homes, are over ,000.00 and gringos can’t buy them.

Construction workers are making much more money than .00 a day. So are plumbers, so are electricians. This is not current information, or more likely a gringo rumor. Cleaning ladies make about double that, in fact.

I hope you allow this post to stand, since publishing inaccuracies does no favors to anyone. People move here, and then are very disappointed that things aren’t as they read. Check your facts folks. Mil gracias.

]]> By: Mazatlan Real Estate: Why We Are Bullish on Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2852 Mazatlan Real Estate: Why We Are Bullish on Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:20:27 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2852 [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...] [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...]

]]> By: Moving from the Pacific Northwest to Mexico: Interview with Nancy from Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2801 Moving from the Pacific Northwest to Mexico: Interview with Nancy from Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:17:55 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2801 [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...] [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...]

]]> By: Patti http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-525 Patti Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:19:34 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-525 Thank you, your article is facinating. In your quest for a mexican residence did you research Merida? Thank you, your article is facinating.
In your quest for a mexican residence did you research Merida?

]]> By: pedro http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2852 Mazatlan Real Estate: Why We Are Bullish on Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:20:27 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2852 [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...] [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...]

]]> Comments on: Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174 Information about living in Mexico and investing in Mexico real estate. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:49:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: pierre http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-15243 pierre Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:40:07 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-15243 Just to clear things up, I did not pay 15 thousand for my home, I paid 14 thousand 6 hundred Canadian. Also the renovations cost me 10 thousand not twenty, though I do need to spend 5 thousand more on the patio and front of the house. I am two blocks from the downtown Ley in the historical part of the city. The house is only about one thousand square feet "more than enough for one person" and I love it and Mazatlan very much. Yes there is a gringo price and a Mexican, of course i paid the Mexican, it was just a question of walking all over down town and asking anyone info on a street I liked in my awful combination of spanglish and espancaise "spanish and french". Just to clear things up, I did not pay 15 thousand for my home, I paid 14 thousand 6 hundred Canadian.
Also the renovations cost me 10 thousand not twenty, though I do need to spend 5 thousand more on the patio and front of the house.
I am two blocks from the downtown Ley in the historical part of the city. The house is only about one thousand square feet “more than enough for one person” and I love it and Mazatlan very much. Yes there is a gringo price and a Mexican, of course i paid the Mexican, it was just a question of walking all over down town and asking anyone info on a street I liked in my awful combination of spanglish and espancaise “spanish and french”.

]]> By: Bill Hart http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-6456 Bill Hart Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:18:17 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-6456 Interesting reading, as someone who has been visiting Mazatlan every year for nearly 10 years, we want to move fulltime. We would like to buy in Centro or Olas Altas. The reason I decided to write, I read the response on real estate prices and Labor. I know for a fact in a small village south of the city, you can hire a contractor AND his laborer, FOR 30 PESEOS A DAY!!! I met him, just weeks ago, AND he has equipment!!!! On the issue of real estate, we quickly found out about the 2 price system. The price the locals pay, and the price the "Gringos" pay, mainly from other Gringos, who bought the property, then "ajusted" the value based on L.A. prices. You can buy a home and lot in the poor working class areas for ,000. USD! HOWEVER!, most amaericans would not live there, and theft would be a constant problem. Homes sell every day (Mexican-Mexican) in the city for - 20,000. USD These are not bad homes, but still by "Western Standards" most would not live there. The problem with Mazatlan and the people, as I see it, is too many Gringo Dollars too easy. Many, Many in the tourist industry, (cab drivers, waiters and tour guides), make US ., and up to .00 or more an hour! This is on top of their wages, (mainly tip income). Many make more than you do in the US and Canada, have "Fine Homes" and brand new cars. All one has to do is look, and you will see more brand new full size luxury cars and suvs, per block than any city in the US! Mazatlan is at present suffering from the "Meltdown" of the US economy, and friends there in the tourist industry told us, "it's the worst it's been in 30 years". The beachfront hotels, like the "playa" are empty, yet prices remain "Sky High". Pullmonia fares (Demanded) are the highest we have ever paid, and yet we were told many drivers won't drive as it is too slow. In the past we have easily gotten a 20-30 Peso fare from the golden zone to the market, this year .00-8.00 US! After dinner at Plaza Merchado one evening, and a .00 US bill, we left a .00 bill American money, as a "Tip" we actually had the owner, chase us down the street and demand we take it back!!! We assumed because he thought it was not enough(?) We had never experianced so much "Greed" as in our recent visit. Interesting reading, as someone who has been visiting Mazatlan every year for nearly 10 years, we want to move fulltime. We would like to buy in Centro or Olas Altas. The reason I decided to write, I read the response on real estate prices and Labor. I know for a fact in a small village south of the city, you can hire a contractor AND his laborer, FOR 30 PESEOS A DAY!!! I met him, just weeks ago, AND he has equipment!!!! On the issue of real estate, we quickly found out about the 2 price system. The price the locals pay, and the price the “Gringos” pay, mainly from other Gringos, who bought the property, then “ajusted” the value based on L.A. prices. You can buy a home and lot in the poor working class areas for ,000. USD! HOWEVER!, most amaericans would not live there, and theft would be a constant problem. Homes sell every day (Mexican-Mexican) in the city for - 20,000. USD These are not bad homes, but still by “Western Standards” most would not live there. The problem with Mazatlan and the people, as I see it, is too many Gringo Dollars too easy. Many, Many in the tourist industry, (cab drivers, waiters and tour guides), make US ., and up to .00 or more an hour! This is on top of their wages, (mainly tip income). Many make more than you do in the US and Canada, have “Fine Homes” and brand new cars. All one has to do is look, and you will see more brand new full size luxury cars and suvs, per block than any city in the US! Mazatlan is at present suffering from the “Meltdown” of the US economy, and friends there in the tourist industry told us, “it’s the worst it’s been in 30 years”. The beachfront hotels, like the “playa” are empty, yet prices remain “Sky High”. Pullmonia fares (Demanded) are the highest we have ever paid, and yet we were told many drivers won’t drive as it is too slow. In the past we have easily gotten a 20-30 Peso fare from the golden zone to the market, this year .00-8.00 US! After dinner at Plaza Merchado one evening, and a .00 US bill, we left a .00 bill American money, as a “Tip” we actually had the owner, chase us down the street and demand we take it back!!! We assumed because he thought it was not enough(?) We had never experianced so much “Greed” as in our recent visit.

]]> By: Posts about Mazatlan Real Estate as of January 10, 2009 | Mazatlan Mexico, Travel, Real Estate, Hotels, Resorts, Culture & Leisure, Tours & Activities Weblog http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-5879 Posts about Mazatlan Real Estate as of January 10, 2009 | Mazatlan Mexico, Travel, Real Estate, Hotels, Resorts, Culture & Leisure, Tours & Activities Weblog Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:23:37 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-5879 [...] real estate lxdirect girl’s embroidered jeans hatton garden diamond jewellery 1 ct emerald Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan - mexicorealestateinvestment.org 06/30/2008 Mazatlan view Jennifer is a young web developer who [...] [...] real estate lxdirect girl’s embroidered jeans hatton garden diamond jewellery 1 ct emerald Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan – mexicorealestateinvestment.org 06/30/2008 Mazatlan view Jennifer is a young web developer who [...]

]]> By: Redhead Real Estate » Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-4201 Redhead Real Estate » Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:22:20 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-4201 [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...] [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...]

]]> By: Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-4177 Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:23:06 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-4177 [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...] [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...]

]]> By: Mazatleca http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2934 Mazatleca Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:03:50 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2934 There are quite a few inaccuracies in this article, but as a newcomer who doesn't know the language Jennifer is not to be faulted completely. Some responsibility for checking accuracy should be on the person publishing. For example, a phone line costs nowhere near .00 a month as stated here. On Jennifer's blog she states that she didn't get a phone because of an outstanding charge against the house (that's a Mexico thing, but quite different than she wrote here about not having a phone because it's too expensive). We regular mexicans have phone lines. They cost 0 pesos a month or about .00US with Telmex. We get 100 free calls and additional calls after 100, the price is still very low. There is no way to buy a house for ,000.00 USD here these days (maybe more than 10 years ago, yes). That was someone spinning a tale and someone else believing it. The government sponsored homes for workers, tiny little homes, are over ,000.00 and gringos can't buy them. Construction workers are making much more money than .00 a day. So are plumbers, so are electricians. This is not current information, or more likely a gringo rumor. Cleaning ladies make about double that, in fact. I hope you allow this post to stand, since publishing inaccuracies does no favors to anyone. People move here, and then are very disappointed that things aren't as they read. Check your facts folks. Mil gracias. There are quite a few inaccuracies in this article, but as a newcomer who doesn’t know the language Jennifer is not to be faulted completely. Some responsibility for checking accuracy should be on the person publishing. For example, a phone line costs nowhere near .00 a month as stated here. On Jennifer’s blog she states that she didn’t get a phone because of an outstanding charge against the house (that’s a Mexico thing, but quite different than she wrote here about not having a phone because it’s too expensive). We regular mexicans have phone lines. They cost 0 pesos a month or about .00US with Telmex. We get 100 free calls and additional calls after 100, the price is still very low.

There is no way to buy a house for ,000.00 USD here these days (maybe more than 10 years ago, yes). That was someone spinning a tale and someone else believing it. The government sponsored homes for workers, tiny little homes, are over ,000.00 and gringos can’t buy them.

Construction workers are making much more money than .00 a day. So are plumbers, so are electricians. This is not current information, or more likely a gringo rumor. Cleaning ladies make about double that, in fact.

I hope you allow this post to stand, since publishing inaccuracies does no favors to anyone. People move here, and then are very disappointed that things aren’t as they read. Check your facts folks. Mil gracias.

]]> By: Mazatlan Real Estate: Why We Are Bullish on Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2852 Mazatlan Real Estate: Why We Are Bullish on Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:20:27 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2852 [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...] [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...]

]]> By: Moving from the Pacific Northwest to Mexico: Interview with Nancy from Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2801 Moving from the Pacific Northwest to Mexico: Interview with Nancy from Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:17:55 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2801 [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...] [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...]

]]> By: Patti http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-525 Patti Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:19:34 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-525 Thank you, your article is facinating. In your quest for a mexican residence did you research Merida? Thank you, your article is facinating.
In your quest for a mexican residence did you research Merida?

]]> By: pedro http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2801 Moving from the Pacific Northwest to Mexico: Interview with Nancy from Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:17:55 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2801 [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...] [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...]

]]> Comments on: Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174 Information about living in Mexico and investing in Mexico real estate. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:49:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: pierre http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-15243 pierre Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:40:07 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-15243 Just to clear things up, I did not pay 15 thousand for my home, I paid 14 thousand 6 hundred Canadian. Also the renovations cost me 10 thousand not twenty, though I do need to spend 5 thousand more on the patio and front of the house. I am two blocks from the downtown Ley in the historical part of the city. The house is only about one thousand square feet "more than enough for one person" and I love it and Mazatlan very much. Yes there is a gringo price and a Mexican, of course i paid the Mexican, it was just a question of walking all over down town and asking anyone info on a street I liked in my awful combination of spanglish and espancaise "spanish and french". Just to clear things up, I did not pay 15 thousand for my home, I paid 14 thousand 6 hundred Canadian.
Also the renovations cost me 10 thousand not twenty, though I do need to spend 5 thousand more on the patio and front of the house.
I am two blocks from the downtown Ley in the historical part of the city. The house is only about one thousand square feet “more than enough for one person” and I love it and Mazatlan very much. Yes there is a gringo price and a Mexican, of course i paid the Mexican, it was just a question of walking all over down town and asking anyone info on a street I liked in my awful combination of spanglish and espancaise “spanish and french”.

]]> By: Bill Hart http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-6456 Bill Hart Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:18:17 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-6456 Interesting reading, as someone who has been visiting Mazatlan every year for nearly 10 years, we want to move fulltime. We would like to buy in Centro or Olas Altas. The reason I decided to write, I read the response on real estate prices and Labor. I know for a fact in a small village south of the city, you can hire a contractor AND his laborer, FOR 30 PESEOS A DAY!!! I met him, just weeks ago, AND he has equipment!!!! On the issue of real estate, we quickly found out about the 2 price system. The price the locals pay, and the price the "Gringos" pay, mainly from other Gringos, who bought the property, then "ajusted" the value based on L.A. prices. You can buy a home and lot in the poor working class areas for ,000. USD! HOWEVER!, most amaericans would not live there, and theft would be a constant problem. Homes sell every day (Mexican-Mexican) in the city for - 20,000. USD These are not bad homes, but still by "Western Standards" most would not live there. The problem with Mazatlan and the people, as I see it, is too many Gringo Dollars too easy. Many, Many in the tourist industry, (cab drivers, waiters and tour guides), make US ., and up to .00 or more an hour! This is on top of their wages, (mainly tip income). Many make more than you do in the US and Canada, have "Fine Homes" and brand new cars. All one has to do is look, and you will see more brand new full size luxury cars and suvs, per block than any city in the US! Mazatlan is at present suffering from the "Meltdown" of the US economy, and friends there in the tourist industry told us, "it's the worst it's been in 30 years". The beachfront hotels, like the "playa" are empty, yet prices remain "Sky High". Pullmonia fares (Demanded) are the highest we have ever paid, and yet we were told many drivers won't drive as it is too slow. In the past we have easily gotten a 20-30 Peso fare from the golden zone to the market, this year .00-8.00 US! After dinner at Plaza Merchado one evening, and a .00 US bill, we left a .00 bill American money, as a "Tip" we actually had the owner, chase us down the street and demand we take it back!!! We assumed because he thought it was not enough(?) We had never experianced so much "Greed" as in our recent visit. Interesting reading, as someone who has been visiting Mazatlan every year for nearly 10 years, we want to move fulltime. We would like to buy in Centro or Olas Altas. The reason I decided to write, I read the response on real estate prices and Labor. I know for a fact in a small village south of the city, you can hire a contractor AND his laborer, FOR 30 PESEOS A DAY!!! I met him, just weeks ago, AND he has equipment!!!! On the issue of real estate, we quickly found out about the 2 price system. The price the locals pay, and the price the “Gringos” pay, mainly from other Gringos, who bought the property, then “ajusted” the value based on L.A. prices. You can buy a home and lot in the poor working class areas for ,000. USD! HOWEVER!, most amaericans would not live there, and theft would be a constant problem. Homes sell every day (Mexican-Mexican) in the city for - 20,000. USD These are not bad homes, but still by “Western Standards” most would not live there. The problem with Mazatlan and the people, as I see it, is too many Gringo Dollars too easy. Many, Many in the tourist industry, (cab drivers, waiters and tour guides), make US ., and up to .00 or more an hour! This is on top of their wages, (mainly tip income). Many make more than you do in the US and Canada, have “Fine Homes” and brand new cars. All one has to do is look, and you will see more brand new full size luxury cars and suvs, per block than any city in the US! Mazatlan is at present suffering from the “Meltdown” of the US economy, and friends there in the tourist industry told us, “it’s the worst it’s been in 30 years”. The beachfront hotels, like the “playa” are empty, yet prices remain “Sky High”. Pullmonia fares (Demanded) are the highest we have ever paid, and yet we were told many drivers won’t drive as it is too slow. In the past we have easily gotten a 20-30 Peso fare from the golden zone to the market, this year .00-8.00 US! After dinner at Plaza Merchado one evening, and a .00 US bill, we left a .00 bill American money, as a “Tip” we actually had the owner, chase us down the street and demand we take it back!!! We assumed because he thought it was not enough(?) We had never experianced so much “Greed” as in our recent visit.

]]> By: Posts about Mazatlan Real Estate as of January 10, 2009 | Mazatlan Mexico, Travel, Real Estate, Hotels, Resorts, Culture & Leisure, Tours & Activities Weblog http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-5879 Posts about Mazatlan Real Estate as of January 10, 2009 | Mazatlan Mexico, Travel, Real Estate, Hotels, Resorts, Culture & Leisure, Tours & Activities Weblog Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:23:37 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-5879 [...] real estate lxdirect girl’s embroidered jeans hatton garden diamond jewellery 1 ct emerald Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan - mexicorealestateinvestment.org 06/30/2008 Mazatlan view Jennifer is a young web developer who [...] [...] real estate lxdirect girl’s embroidered jeans hatton garden diamond jewellery 1 ct emerald Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan – mexicorealestateinvestment.org 06/30/2008 Mazatlan view Jennifer is a young web developer who [...]

]]> By: Redhead Real Estate » Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-4201 Redhead Real Estate » Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:22:20 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-4201 [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...] [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...]

]]> By: Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-4177 Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:23:06 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-4177 [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...] [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...]

]]> By: Mazatleca http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2934 Mazatleca Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:03:50 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2934 There are quite a few inaccuracies in this article, but as a newcomer who doesn't know the language Jennifer is not to be faulted completely. Some responsibility for checking accuracy should be on the person publishing. For example, a phone line costs nowhere near .00 a month as stated here. On Jennifer's blog she states that she didn't get a phone because of an outstanding charge against the house (that's a Mexico thing, but quite different than she wrote here about not having a phone because it's too expensive). We regular mexicans have phone lines. They cost 0 pesos a month or about .00US with Telmex. We get 100 free calls and additional calls after 100, the price is still very low. There is no way to buy a house for ,000.00 USD here these days (maybe more than 10 years ago, yes). That was someone spinning a tale and someone else believing it. The government sponsored homes for workers, tiny little homes, are over ,000.00 and gringos can't buy them. Construction workers are making much more money than .00 a day. So are plumbers, so are electricians. This is not current information, or more likely a gringo rumor. Cleaning ladies make about double that, in fact. I hope you allow this post to stand, since publishing inaccuracies does no favors to anyone. People move here, and then are very disappointed that things aren't as they read. Check your facts folks. Mil gracias. There are quite a few inaccuracies in this article, but as a newcomer who doesn’t know the language Jennifer is not to be faulted completely. Some responsibility for checking accuracy should be on the person publishing. For example, a phone line costs nowhere near .00 a month as stated here. On Jennifer’s blog she states that she didn’t get a phone because of an outstanding charge against the house (that’s a Mexico thing, but quite different than she wrote here about not having a phone because it’s too expensive). We regular mexicans have phone lines. They cost 0 pesos a month or about .00US with Telmex. We get 100 free calls and additional calls after 100, the price is still very low.

There is no way to buy a house for ,000.00 USD here these days (maybe more than 10 years ago, yes). That was someone spinning a tale and someone else believing it. The government sponsored homes for workers, tiny little homes, are over ,000.00 and gringos can’t buy them.

Construction workers are making much more money than .00 a day. So are plumbers, so are electricians. This is not current information, or more likely a gringo rumor. Cleaning ladies make about double that, in fact.

I hope you allow this post to stand, since publishing inaccuracies does no favors to anyone. People move here, and then are very disappointed that things aren’t as they read. Check your facts folks. Mil gracias.

]]> By: Mazatlan Real Estate: Why We Are Bullish on Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2852 Mazatlan Real Estate: Why We Are Bullish on Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:20:27 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2852 [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...] [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...]

]]> By: Moving from the Pacific Northwest to Mexico: Interview with Nancy from Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2801 Moving from the Pacific Northwest to Mexico: Interview with Nancy from Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:17:55 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2801 [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...] [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...]

]]> By: Patti http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-525 Patti Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:19:34 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-525 Thank you, your article is facinating. In your quest for a mexican residence did you research Merida? Thank you, your article is facinating.
In your quest for a mexican residence did you research Merida?

]]> By: pedro http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-525 Patti Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:19:34 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-525 Thank you, your article is facinating. In your quest for a mexican residence did you research Merida? Thank you, your article is facinating.
In your quest for a mexican residence did you research Merida?

]]> Comments on: Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174 Information about living in Mexico and investing in Mexico real estate. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:49:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: pierre http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-15243 pierre Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:40:07 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-15243 Just to clear things up, I did not pay 15 thousand for my home, I paid 14 thousand 6 hundred Canadian. Also the renovations cost me 10 thousand not twenty, though I do need to spend 5 thousand more on the patio and front of the house. I am two blocks from the downtown Ley in the historical part of the city. The house is only about one thousand square feet "more than enough for one person" and I love it and Mazatlan very much. Yes there is a gringo price and a Mexican, of course i paid the Mexican, it was just a question of walking all over down town and asking anyone info on a street I liked in my awful combination of spanglish and espancaise "spanish and french". Just to clear things up, I did not pay 15 thousand for my home, I paid 14 thousand 6 hundred Canadian.
Also the renovations cost me 10 thousand not twenty, though I do need to spend 5 thousand more on the patio and front of the house.
I am two blocks from the downtown Ley in the historical part of the city. The house is only about one thousand square feet “more than enough for one person” and I love it and Mazatlan very much. Yes there is a gringo price and a Mexican, of course i paid the Mexican, it was just a question of walking all over down town and asking anyone info on a street I liked in my awful combination of spanglish and espancaise “spanish and french”.

]]> By: Bill Hart http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-6456 Bill Hart Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:18:17 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-6456 Interesting reading, as someone who has been visiting Mazatlan every year for nearly 10 years, we want to move fulltime. We would like to buy in Centro or Olas Altas. The reason I decided to write, I read the response on real estate prices and Labor. I know for a fact in a small village south of the city, you can hire a contractor AND his laborer, FOR 30 PESEOS A DAY!!! I met him, just weeks ago, AND he has equipment!!!! On the issue of real estate, we quickly found out about the 2 price system. The price the locals pay, and the price the "Gringos" pay, mainly from other Gringos, who bought the property, then "ajusted" the value based on L.A. prices. You can buy a home and lot in the poor working class areas for ,000. USD! HOWEVER!, most amaericans would not live there, and theft would be a constant problem. Homes sell every day (Mexican-Mexican) in the city for - 20,000. USD These are not bad homes, but still by "Western Standards" most would not live there. The problem with Mazatlan and the people, as I see it, is too many Gringo Dollars too easy. Many, Many in the tourist industry, (cab drivers, waiters and tour guides), make US ., and up to .00 or more an hour! This is on top of their wages, (mainly tip income). Many make more than you do in the US and Canada, have "Fine Homes" and brand new cars. All one has to do is look, and you will see more brand new full size luxury cars and suvs, per block than any city in the US! Mazatlan is at present suffering from the "Meltdown" of the US economy, and friends there in the tourist industry told us, "it's the worst it's been in 30 years". The beachfront hotels, like the "playa" are empty, yet prices remain "Sky High". Pullmonia fares (Demanded) are the highest we have ever paid, and yet we were told many drivers won't drive as it is too slow. In the past we have easily gotten a 20-30 Peso fare from the golden zone to the market, this year .00-8.00 US! After dinner at Plaza Merchado one evening, and a .00 US bill, we left a .00 bill American money, as a "Tip" we actually had the owner, chase us down the street and demand we take it back!!! We assumed because he thought it was not enough(?) We had never experianced so much "Greed" as in our recent visit. Interesting reading, as someone who has been visiting Mazatlan every year for nearly 10 years, we want to move fulltime. We would like to buy in Centro or Olas Altas. The reason I decided to write, I read the response on real estate prices and Labor. I know for a fact in a small village south of the city, you can hire a contractor AND his laborer, FOR 30 PESEOS A DAY!!! I met him, just weeks ago, AND he has equipment!!!! On the issue of real estate, we quickly found out about the 2 price system. The price the locals pay, and the price the “Gringos” pay, mainly from other Gringos, who bought the property, then “ajusted” the value based on L.A. prices. You can buy a home and lot in the poor working class areas for ,000. USD! HOWEVER!, most amaericans would not live there, and theft would be a constant problem. Homes sell every day (Mexican-Mexican) in the city for - 20,000. USD These are not bad homes, but still by “Western Standards” most would not live there. The problem with Mazatlan and the people, as I see it, is too many Gringo Dollars too easy. Many, Many in the tourist industry, (cab drivers, waiters and tour guides), make US ., and up to .00 or more an hour! This is on top of their wages, (mainly tip income). Many make more than you do in the US and Canada, have “Fine Homes” and brand new cars. All one has to do is look, and you will see more brand new full size luxury cars and suvs, per block than any city in the US! Mazatlan is at present suffering from the “Meltdown” of the US economy, and friends there in the tourist industry told us, “it’s the worst it’s been in 30 years”. The beachfront hotels, like the “playa” are empty, yet prices remain “Sky High”. Pullmonia fares (Demanded) are the highest we have ever paid, and yet we were told many drivers won’t drive as it is too slow. In the past we have easily gotten a 20-30 Peso fare from the golden zone to the market, this year .00-8.00 US! After dinner at Plaza Merchado one evening, and a .00 US bill, we left a .00 bill American money, as a “Tip” we actually had the owner, chase us down the street and demand we take it back!!! We assumed because he thought it was not enough(?) We had never experianced so much “Greed” as in our recent visit.

]]> By: Posts about Mazatlan Real Estate as of January 10, 2009 | Mazatlan Mexico, Travel, Real Estate, Hotels, Resorts, Culture & Leisure, Tours & Activities Weblog http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-5879 Posts about Mazatlan Real Estate as of January 10, 2009 | Mazatlan Mexico, Travel, Real Estate, Hotels, Resorts, Culture & Leisure, Tours & Activities Weblog Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:23:37 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-5879 [...] real estate lxdirect girl’s embroidered jeans hatton garden diamond jewellery 1 ct emerald Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan - mexicorealestateinvestment.org 06/30/2008 Mazatlan view Jennifer is a young web developer who [...] [...] real estate lxdirect girl’s embroidered jeans hatton garden diamond jewellery 1 ct emerald Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan – mexicorealestateinvestment.org 06/30/2008 Mazatlan view Jennifer is a young web developer who [...]

]]> By: Redhead Real Estate » Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-4201 Redhead Real Estate » Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:22:20 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-4201 [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...] [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...]

]]> By: Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-4177 Shopping in Mexico: You May Be Surprised At Your Options | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:23:06 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-4177 [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...] [...] is also Dairy Queen, Subway, Burger King, McDonald’s, Dominoes, and Applebee’s” said Jennifer Swarts an expatriate living in Mazatlan. We also talked to the author of the Rivergirl blog about how [...]

]]> By: Mazatleca http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2934 Mazatleca Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:03:50 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2934 There are quite a few inaccuracies in this article, but as a newcomer who doesn't know the language Jennifer is not to be faulted completely. Some responsibility for checking accuracy should be on the person publishing. For example, a phone line costs nowhere near .00 a month as stated here. On Jennifer's blog she states that she didn't get a phone because of an outstanding charge against the house (that's a Mexico thing, but quite different than she wrote here about not having a phone because it's too expensive). We regular mexicans have phone lines. They cost 0 pesos a month or about .00US with Telmex. We get 100 free calls and additional calls after 100, the price is still very low. There is no way to buy a house for ,000.00 USD here these days (maybe more than 10 years ago, yes). That was someone spinning a tale and someone else believing it. The government sponsored homes for workers, tiny little homes, are over ,000.00 and gringos can't buy them. Construction workers are making much more money than .00 a day. So are plumbers, so are electricians. This is not current information, or more likely a gringo rumor. Cleaning ladies make about double that, in fact. I hope you allow this post to stand, since publishing inaccuracies does no favors to anyone. People move here, and then are very disappointed that things aren't as they read. Check your facts folks. Mil gracias. There are quite a few inaccuracies in this article, but as a newcomer who doesn’t know the language Jennifer is not to be faulted completely. Some responsibility for checking accuracy should be on the person publishing. For example, a phone line costs nowhere near .00 a month as stated here. On Jennifer’s blog she states that she didn’t get a phone because of an outstanding charge against the house (that’s a Mexico thing, but quite different than she wrote here about not having a phone because it’s too expensive). We regular mexicans have phone lines. They cost 0 pesos a month or about .00US with Telmex. We get 100 free calls and additional calls after 100, the price is still very low.

There is no way to buy a house for ,000.00 USD here these days (maybe more than 10 years ago, yes). That was someone spinning a tale and someone else believing it. The government sponsored homes for workers, tiny little homes, are over ,000.00 and gringos can’t buy them.

Construction workers are making much more money than .00 a day. So are plumbers, so are electricians. This is not current information, or more likely a gringo rumor. Cleaning ladies make about double that, in fact.

I hope you allow this post to stand, since publishing inaccuracies does no favors to anyone. People move here, and then are very disappointed that things aren’t as they read. Check your facts folks. Mil gracias.

]]> By: Mazatlan Real Estate: Why We Are Bullish on Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2852 Mazatlan Real Estate: Why We Are Bullish on Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:20:27 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2852 [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...] [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...]

]]> By: Moving from the Pacific Northwest to Mexico: Interview with Nancy from Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-2801 Moving from the Pacific Northwest to Mexico: Interview with Nancy from Mazatlan | Mexico Real Estate Investment | Mexico Real Estate, Retire in Mexico, Living in Mexico Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:17:55 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-2801 [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...] [...] Interview with Jennifer Swarts from Mazatlan [...]

]]> By: Patti http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-525 Patti Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:19:34 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-525 Thank you, your article is facinating. In your quest for a mexican residence did you research Merida? Thank you, your article is facinating.
In your quest for a mexican residence did you research Merida?

]]> By: pedro http://www.mexicorealestateinvestment.org/interview-with-jennifer-from-mazatlan/00174/comment-page-1#comment-115 pedro Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:36:24 +0000 http://mexicorealestateinvestment.org/?p=174#comment-115 We have lived here for 4 years and love Mazatlan. I have met Jennifer, but I don't really know her. I will say I agree with almost all she has said. I thought she covered living here very well. We have lived here for 4 years and love Mazatlan. I have met Jennifer, but I don’t really know her. I will say I agree with almost all she has said. I thought she covered living here very well.

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