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Welcome to ex-pat and the Mexican forum Mike and Alex.

PV is a good place to start looking but rent wise I understand it's a bit high. Finding a place actually requires physical looking because the people of Mexico are more face to face in their dealings. What sort of climate are you looking for?

Thanks for replying. We would be there from Oct-Mar. We don't like it real hot and we like green and trees.

October-March is pretty perfect weather in P.V.  It’s mostly green because the wet season will have just ended in October.  Sounds great.  There are any number of Puerto Vallarta rental online sites.  This is of course a popular time of year for renting in PV.  Good luck! 

Thank you for the information. I've done a little looking around but I find mostly the vacation rentals, basically short term I was hoping to find a site that locals or full-timers may look at for rentals.

I found longer term rentals such as 5-6 months you were inquiring about on this site.

That is funny. I didn't pay attention to the other pull-downs on this site. HA HA!  Thanks.

We were there for six months, and downtown PV rentals are more expensive than the outer skirts. We rented a 3BR 3 bath house with a comoon pool in a gated community called Las Ceibas (on the border of PV) for MXN 14,000/ month, in 2019. At the time, rentals around downtown PV (that we saw) were MXN20k and about, but we wanted to be around Riviera Nayarit (adjoining PV). However, transportation can be a hassle if you aren't in downtown. We got a car so that helped. Oct - Mar is a nice time, and there are events such as Art Walks, Markets that happen during that time!

Momentsing -  Thank you for the information, that is very helpful.  I think the way you did it is the way to go. However, you need to weigh the car vs not.

Hi all. I am based in Melbourne Australia the capital epicenter of lockdowns worldwide. I retired 2 years ago with the dream of travel and fun in the sun. Australians are not allowed to leave and can only leave under strict conditions hence my reason to be here. I read I will be able to obtain a Mexican Passport once I purchase real estate and my research has concluded Puerto Vallarta is the place to be. My question is how free is Puerto Vallarta in terms of covid restrictions. Are there strict masks mandates outdoors, are the police strict in enforcing any restrictions if any, has PV had any restrictions or lockdowns. Any help would be appreciated because making this move will be very difficult, long a costly but anything to escape prison island. It's sad what governments worldwide have done to us.

Hello and Welcome to PV.  My family and I have been living in PV for 8 years full time.  You need a mask when you ride the bus, enter a restaurant or any other public area.  Our gyms are open as well as all shops and restaurants that have not gone out of business.  Your temperature will be taken when you enter restaurants as well as grocery stores.  The also ask you to walk over a matt to 'sanitize' your feet.  Go figure on that one???  There is a lot of hype on the  Delta variant surge but currently do not know anyone who has covid.  We are from Southern California.  This was an easy adjustment for us in general. We have also lived in New Zealand, Bahamas and Costa Rica.  In general the Mexican's are lovely people.  This is a high tourism area and very accommodating to people who don't speak a word of Spanish.  The food is amazing.  It is VERY hot and humid in Summer.  Make sure you rent to figure out which area is right for you.  We do not live downtown, but in an area called Marina Vallarta.  It is much quieter here.  The airport is very close ...10 minutes.  Too close for me as we have horrible jet noise.  We just happen to be renting in a complex right next to the airport.  Make sure you rent a house or apartment with mini split air or you Luz- electric bill will be very high.  We had central air in the beginning and it ran about 800 US dollars a month.  Ouch!  Considerably less now that the owner installed mini splits.  Great doctors here as well as dentists.  If you have any more specific questions I will be glad to help.  The tourist police may ask you to put on a mask when walking on the boardwalk or other area, but you will certainly not be arrested or harassed.  You not feel like a prisoner here except for the heat in Summer.  Yes, It is horrific what has happened world wide.

Hi, thanks for the message I really appreciate it and very kind of you. The area I'm considering is Zona Romantica and also Mismaloya Beach as we are very much beach people. I hear you about the cost of electricity and I think you're referring to the air conditioning system what we call here split system air-conditioning. I'm actually surprised the masks are being more or less pushed in PV especially since Florida and Texas proved they dont work and are not needed. I also wanted to know if anyone can recommend a trusting real estate agent and also an immigration lawyer that speaks English and is efficient