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I have a very good friend, mexican lady in her 40's who is looking for work, full, part or temporary.  She is VERY honest, reliable and hard working.  She lives very close to the Chapala Haciendas but can also take the bus to other areas.  PM me if interested or call Ernesto her son in law from the U.S whom she lives with and is totally bilingual and he can give you more info .  Thank you

Ernesto:  331 267 9364

On 4/22/2019 at 10:57 AM, Sandrita said:

I am looking for a part-time lady to do some cooking & laundry, 4 days a week for 3 weeks only: I live in San Antonio.

Muchas gracias.

Sandrita, are you still looking for someone to help for 3 weeks?  I have a very good mexican woman friend in her 40's, hard worker.  She just finished a temp job caring for a sweet girl with a disability.  I can get you a recommendation from them if you are interested.?

Palvela:  I sent you a PM.  Many many years ago there were no permits or licenses.  A man of integrity didnt need them.  I understand today it can be important.  Our dear friend:

Jesus (Chuy) Jiminez 331 048 5343  has the utmost integrity..  Will give you and estimate and stick to it.  If you need anything different he will tell you first.  Totally built the house next to us.  Has done many many projects to finish and add on to our house.  Built our aljibe, wall, added on upstairs, tons of plumbing.  Built a huge mansion in west ajijic.  Does it all and has his license for electricity, plumbing, iron work, construction.  Everything.  Builds a house from raw land.  Family works with him.  Comes when he says he will. I recommended him to many, one lady had problems with the current one never returning.  She used Chuy and raved about his work, quickness hard work and price.  If you dont use him, I hope you find someone good.  Saludos

sent you a PM

2 hours ago, Mainecoons said:

Ray Cawthorne lives there and he is an excellent builder who has built a number of homes there.  Before signing on the lot, get in touch with him as he knows a lot about where the problem geology is.  He would be an excellent choice to build for you.

Maincoons, thank you so much for the help.  Gracias

Thanks to everyone that posted.  You have given me many things to think about and I take them seriously.  Thank you so much again

Thank you everyone so much for taking the time to give advice on this.  I really really appreciate it and will take into consideration everything that was said.

9 minutes ago, RVGRINGO said:

If the lot is not already level and with underlying rock (not fill), I would run away from it.

I can appreciate the desire for a single storey, as I am several years ahead of both of you.  

Give us a shout, if you come to visit in Texas again.

B&L

ok, yes thank you for your advice.  Yes I was wondering how you liked Texas.......hope to see you guys again !!!

3 minutes ago, RVGRINGO said:

The major concern would be for unstable ground, as it is a common problem in that subdivision.  Many lots are on rather unstable rubble and 'fill', with a tendency to shift.  We looked at a home there, that needed "a bit of TLC". It was severely cracked and tilted. We thought it time to move on to another area. We were also concerned about the prospect of being so 'car-dependent' for every little thing, and by not having the ambiance of a nearby plaza, or various 'tiendas', etc.  That is when we decided upon Chapala centro.  

You know the rest of the story:  A happy decade!

Hello RVGringo !!!  This is Barbara !!!  Yes you had a lovely home, and saludos to your wife.  We thought to sell our 2 story as we are getting older.  ALL our friends are in Chapala.  Love Chapala.  Thank you so so much for your input.  It is invaluable.  Yes one lot we looked at our builder said he would have to bring in other dirt to put on top.

yes we just talked about that yesterday.  When board members change, pass a law that is terrible....people move....housing prices drop.....maybe

44 minutes ago, Tingting said:

Oh, lord, here we go again. Check the area. Talk to the neighbors. No, the rules aren't restrictive; most are common sense. The majority of us who live here like it. This area is really hopping with a lot of construction and "gentrification." It's not a gated community, but that's never been a guarantee of protection. Use common sense and take precautions like you would anywhere. The water is supplied by the fracc's own well. We sometimes have a problem with a leak that needs to be fixed, but our water supply is pretty consistent. Willie mentioned land stability and he's absolutely correct. While some homes, like ours, were built on solid lava rock, others were built on the equivalent of shifting sands. Like anywhere, quality land in one spot doesn't guarantee the same for another. GET A HOME INSPECTION regardless of where you choose. No, it's not perfect, but it's nice to be away from the traffic and noise of Chapala and Ajijic.

ok, thank you so very much for all this information.  MANY things we like about it.  Maybe we just freaked out when we saw all the "rules".  Have talked to several that live there and they love it so that is why we looked at a lot.  Yes, we live in Riberas.  Want to get away from the traffic.  Thank you very much again.

34 minutes ago, Willie said:

Might also want to do your due diligence on soil stability, water supply/quality...most of the normal day to day living expectations....from an old realtor.

Thank you so much Willie

Were thinking of buying lot in Chapala Haciendas.  Read their phamplet on Rules for building, regulations and behavior laws.  Question:  Seems so restrictive. Maybe its just me but it seems  like i would be living back in the U.S.  Do they really enforce all those rules?  If anyone lives there, please I would welcome your input.

Like the old saying goes here.  "The cobblestone streets here have caused more damage by far than any cartel !!!"  In the states with all the shootings for no reason I have a license to carry a weapon but here i have no desire whatsoever.  The tranquil life here to me is like the 1950's in the U.S.  Yes, be wise and yes be cautious as living anywhere in the world but we love it here and would not want to live anywhere else.

so if golf carts have to have license plates but the office in Chapala doesnt issue them then where in the world do you get one????

great thanks so much for your input.  We went to telcel, several stores in fact and they said we cannot use our tmobile phone as tmobile wont allow us to put a telcel chip in it,,,,,dont know if this is true,,,,but it looks like we need to buy a telcel phone,,,,probably used.

Well, weve had tmobile 6 years now....everytime we come down we have to call tmobile and connect to telcel satallite.  It then goes off again periodically.  Many times we try to make a call it says no service available, then we try again and it works.  We cannot sent photos anymore, use to be able to....we do like tmobile but think we will switch to telcel since we are here fulltime now.

weve had tmobile for 5 years and are here fulltime.  It seems to be working better than it use to as we heard Tmobile is moving more into Mexico.  They know we live in mexico and have not cut us off yet or even mentioned it.  We are thinking of switching to Telcel though just because weve heard its great reception.

thank you RickS....i guess i ought to read the dates....lol....thank you

Hi Andi:  We have a very very large service german shepherd and now a little street dog.  Every 3 months for the past 3 years we have had to make the trip to texas.  We have never once been asked to show our papers regarding the dogs.  Not even the mexican one when entering the U.S.  But of course we could in the future.  We have stayed many times in the No Tell hotels which some are very very nice.  We pull in far enough away from the office go in and pay then pull into the garage.  Some people have even seen our dogs but have not said anything.  Yes, Mexico is a little more challanging traveling with dogs but like the above post mentioned, things are changing.

id never been stung or bit by anything until a few years ago i was stung on the finger by a wasp.  hurt like heck and remembered id read about apple cider vinegar extracting or diluting the venom.  so immediately submerged my finger in the vinegar and immediately the pain was gone !!!  Dont know if it will work for a scorpion but i have it in the fridge just in case.  Thanks for the heads up about the Cynoff.  Im getting some today.

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