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| A house for sale in Ajijic |
There is a learning experience nearly every day here. What we think should be a bargain is not, and then we are surprised by unexpected ones.
This house is new construction in a nice neighborhood on the edge of town. It's large and open, furnished well, and set up very well. It has a self-contained casita that has a wet bar and small kitchenette, bath, etc. It's gated, and has an avocado tree in the front yard! All for $340,000US. Make your own judgement.
From our experience, we can't afford to use our cell phones down here because Telcel rules. I mean that explicitly. Even with our family and friends who have the same local area code. Food and drink are a mixed bag. For the most part, grocery expenses are about 20% less here. Even at the farmer's market. You can get a 24 pack of Pacifico from the commercial outlet here for $192 pesos or about $15US. We filled up our gas tank for the house for $45US which they say should last 2-3 mo. We don't use the dryer much to save on electricity as we have been told that is the real expense here. No bill yet there. And everyone here seems to be obsessed with DEALS. There are coupons and ads for lunch deals in all the publications. There is also a big resale presence. I got a pair of big ticket hiking sandals (worth $70 new) for $12US last week. They were almost new. The cobblestones are brutal on shoes and I've already had one pair's sole split in a month here
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