Renting a place to stay instead of camping?
I read in many post that some people are now renting an apartement or condo or else instead of bringing their rig to Mexico. Is it because it cost less this way or is it just because it is easier? ...
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Kidoo wrote:
When I check to go somewhere by plane, there is a whole world that opens up. Like condos in the Carribean, Europe, Central America, etc.
The places I mention in Florida are in the Miami area with people that have bought a Park model kind of housing and they pay between 700 to 900 US a month for the lot and amenities
Expat living is not the same as RV-ing. You can rent a nice fully furnished modern house in Panama jungle for $200 a month if you pay annually, but might not like living in the middle of nowhere and climate in Central America sucks.
Rentals shorter than 3 months fall into short-term or vacation rentals. Locals who live and work in Mexico, will sing up for 6-12 months and pay $US 200/mo for one-bedroom, there is NO WAY they will pay more because they're working for $600/mo. Same with many expats, they are on a fixed income and are looking for bargains, not luxuries.
Tourists come loaded with money with the only purpose - to spend it, so rents are jacked up to the limit of what tourist wallet can bear. If you rent weekly and are in the tourist area, you will pay "tourist rate".
Beachfront properties are usually vacation-oriented, a lot of Mexicans spend weekends renting some place for a few days. Often the price in the ad would seem low, but it is per week, not per month, the ad doesn't say it, a usual trick. If it's 300 Pesos or less, it could be per day or per "semana" (weekly), see the difference? :)... or it could be in $US, they "forgot" to tell in the ad that it's not Pesos. Many landlords will go lower, if you sign for a few months.
See for yourself: http://casas.trovit.com.mx/
I know what housing in Florida you're talking about. They buy park model trailer and pay annual lease for a space. Or they buy both trailer and a share in Land Owners Association (mobile homes park), and still pay LOA fees $US 300-500/mo, this is similar to "maintenance fee" that you pay when you buy a condo. You should go and check if this is what you want. I don't care whether there are neat lawns on the main alley and a decorative pond 3ft in diameter in the middle of the park, and am not going to pay for that.
