@Wht Tgr
American expat in Mexico
Forum
12 posts
About me
American
Lives in San Miguel de Allende, Guanaju
Speaks English and Spanish
Registration: 05 January 2018
Activity
Negotiating purchase of house in SMA by Yorkgayle
My husband and I feel like we have found a great house to purchase for our future retirement and move from the US. We have bought and sold many houses in our 20+ years together so we have a lot of experience in the US market. Not sure if this ...
Hi, I believe that almost everything in life is negotiable but for sure it is true in the business of buying and selling real estate. In Mexico, like everywhere else in the world, a seller marks up the price hoping to settle on a middle ground ... Read More
Maintaining a long distance relationship as an expat in Mexico by Bhavna
Hello everyone, Moving to Mexico without your significant other can be quite difficult, especially since your partner is an undeniable source of support. This kind of move may require some adjustments from both parties in order to make it a ...
Hi, My partner in life (wife) and I have been married for 40 years this August ( thanks for the applause ) and in the last year and a half decided to start living our dream albeit somewhat apart. We bought a fairly new home in San Miguel de ... Read More
Moving to SMA with kids- ISO housing location recommendations. by sarajanebell
Hi all- We are moving to SMA in the summer of 2020 with 2 middle school-age kids. We would prefer to get a home in a gated community if possible. Can anyone recommend a community or give us any advice at all about where to move/look? Thanks so ...
Hi Sara, there are several communities that are gated and like all places, a lot depends on your needed criteria such as budget and distance from where ever you need to be close to. Schools? Jardin? etc... Rosewood Aldea Las Fuentes in Atascadero ... Read More
Checking out San Miguel de Allende this November by Alexa Alexander
Aloha, I am an artist agent living in Honolulu for the past 20 years. I have been to Mexico many times, mostly on the coasts and I've heard about SMA for years and been curious. I'm about to retire and will visit San Miguel this Nov. to ...
Aloha y Hola Alexa, Obviously you will soon find out for yourself if San Miguel de Allende is a good fit for you. Whether you decide to stay for a while or not, you are sure to discover new things and meet people and that of in itself should be ... Read More
Hello from Arizona by soontoretire
I am new to the forum. My husband and I live in the Phoenix area. We are considering a move to SMA and we plan to visit there soon. We were recently in Rosarito and considered beach retirement living, but there's just something about the ...
Hello soontoretire, We liked both CDR (Christie's) and Agave realtors and wound up purchasing our home through CDR Realty. They have been very professional and good overall. Our realtor is Ivonne Basurto and we highly recommend her. There ... Read More
Hello from Arizona by soontoretire
I am new to the forum. My husband and I live in the Phoenix area. We are considering a move to SMA and we plan to visit there soon. We were recently in Rosarito and considered beach retirement living, but there's just something about the ...
Hello and welcome to the expat Forum, You will not only get insight here but on many other Google searches. My wife and I use to live in San Miguel de Allende eighteen years ago and are moving back soon. Knowing that life changes things, in the ... Read More
Indian in Mexico by Pittman1
I am new to this Forum. Hi everyone. I was born in India but have spend the last 35 years in the USA and am a US citizen. I am planning retirement and has started the long process of looking into places in the world that would be good for me. I ...
Hi Pittman, I think you would fit right in with with many Mexicans "let's be honest with brown skin" :) I also think that a very large majority of the (non persons of color) Expats, that are there are of a nature that is more open to ... Read More
Elevator services in San Miguel de Allende by Wht Tgr
Hi all, I am new to the forum. Long time lurker first time poster. My wife and I are in the process of purchasing a home in SMA and we seemed to have found almost the perfect home for us save one tiny potential problem; it has stairs. We were ...
Hi all, I got the answer I was looking for. Thank you. Eleva is the name of the company located in SMA. 415 155 81111 Matt or Francisco Read More
New members of the Mexico forum, introduce yourselves here – June to December 2017 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Mexico forum? Don’t know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
Hi Angela, and congratulations on your new venture. Not sure what your budget or needs are but I would recommend you start by google searching the various real estate companies and their rental listings. Many of them also post brief descriptions of ... Read More
Elevator services in San Miguel de Allende
Hi all, I am new to the forum. Long time lurker first time poster. My wife and I are in the process of purchasing a home in SMA and we seemed to have found almost the perfect home for us save one tiny potential problem; it has stairs. We were ... Read More