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I sent you a PM. As per some of the suggestions. Renting is what I would do while you sort this out. If you are looking to make $$ from this investment you may be in for a rude suprise.

Please make sure your outdoor lights are covered and pointed down. We all enjoy the seeing the stars at night. The night skies in Cholla Bay are much worse today than they were 10 years ago.

+1 on that, also Rick has fresh experience on this.

Make sure the seller is paying the Capitol gains, it's like 35% of the gain, my neighbor in Cholla was surprised with a 40k cost to finalize their trust because the agent in the deal, had it structured so the sellers weren't responsible for their gains on the house. Per the sellers request. The...

Julie, when purchasing property in Mexico be sure to talk to someone besides the real estate agent to get a better understanding of the ownership process. By law non Mexicans aren't allowed to own property within 60 miles of the coastline. There are vehicles to allow this, one is a bank trust...

Block walls are fine, wrapping them with foam makes them better. If you plan on NOT being there June - Sept. all of the info below becomes much less important. Much of the heat gain comes from whatever is exposed to the sun. Roof's, sunlit walls and windows. That's where it makes sense to...

For the first 2 years with Pro Alliance I had to request earthquake coverage. The last 2 years it was included on the new policy without asking.

Priorities, Yes I have heard some horror stories from neighbors who finally had bank trusts done recently. Hope yours went smoother. I'm glad mine was completed 15 years ago, it went semi smoothly with only 1 extra cost added for the costs, for electricity, sewer and water the developer severely...

Aaah, The joys of building a house and living 400 miles away. LOL I'd love to help out but my wife won't let me spend anything on our Cholla house. The annual cost of having 2 kids in college would barely cover your stucco bill and one has a scholarship and that takes precedent.

Yeah, that yellow foam is such an eyesore. :D You will have one of the best insulated places in RP. Someday, I'm going to wrap my house's exterior block walls with 2" of foam and re-stucco it. I saw what that did to a house for preventing heat gain and was impressed. The west side of my...

Rick, I think it's a great property, especially with the extra house as a rental. The previous tenants would love to move back there. And with it being at Pinto Pt. makes it that much more special.

The property that Rick mentioned has an asking price of $249K, it's been for sale for 18 months. It is a lot of property with an excellent water view. It is about 200 feet from my place on Pinto point. I don't know what your price range is, And, NO, I'm not an agent. The thing about many houses...

Yeah, I have 3 cats and used to have a wonderful Cholla dog and they are family

Yes it is a quiet little community made up of retirees, locals, and the weekend visitors. It literally explodes on busy holidays. The only issues are having to order water (not usually an issue), traveling the wash board dirt road to get into town for almost everything, After awhile (your car...

6 cats is a problem from finding a rental unit and getting them across the border. Mexico allows 2 cats with papers at one time per person. Over 3 you need to fill out special papers. 4 is the max unless you make multiple trips. See the link below...

As far as full time residents go, In Cholla Bay the Gringo population goes from approx. 150-250 Oct-June to under 40 from late June until early October. It becomes eerily quiet as most Gringos have left for more temperate climates. You will get surges of people on the weekends during the hot...

You better get used to the thread wondering and hi-jacking, it happens on most every thread. Maybe a posting etiquette class is needed to keep the strayer's on course.;)

That's a good one. Because teenage girls don't speak our language. Yet. ;) They actually do ok, because the showers are less than 20 minutes, usually. They don't realize that I am using a 3.0 gpm pump set at 45 psi, and have 1.5gpm shower heads. They only complain about the pressure not being...

As of Saturday morning, the water line going to Cholla Bay still had water flowing to it, but it takes 3-5 hours to fill a truck vs the usual 30-45 minutes. This is from my water delivery guy. This line is from the same supply that services the condos, so it appears the condos still have water...

I am sure when we start staying in Cholla for weeks at a time in the future we will sort of get used to the humidity. Going from a 10% or less humidity level in Phx to a 60-70% level is tough for me even if it's in S Cal, where we were last week. We went to the San Diego Zoo last week and it...