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What Makes Puerto Vallarta Quaint?

jimadmin Real Estate & Investing, Retirement Living, Sights to See November 28, 2018January 7, 2019

Quaint, as defined by Webster and others, means unusual or old fashioned in a pleasing way, with a charming old fashioned quality, or oddly picturesque. Some say that Puerto Vallarta is a quaint or picturesque city due to the thousands of whitewashed villas, condos, and other buildings nestled among the Sierra Madre hillsides surrounding Banderas Bay along the Pacific Ocean coastline. Others might attribute the quaintness of Vallarta to the many nearby inlets and coves where the old fishing pangas

Don’t Drink the Water???

jimadmin Real Estate & Investing, Retirement Living, Sports & Activities September 20, 2018agent, buy, buyer, buyer's agent, buying, Puerto Vallarta, real estate

Years ago, the rule throughout Mexico was . . . don’t drink the water! This may still be true in some parts of Mexico, but not in Puerto Vallarta! A few years ago, Puerto Vallarta built several brand-new water treatment and purification systems throughout the city. Around the same time Sam´s Club and Walmart came to town. After that, all other new grocery stores had to be clean, air-conditioned, and ultra- modern in order to compete and survive. Less than

What Makes Puerto Vallarta Quaint?

jimadmin Sports & Activities April 25, 2018April 26, 2018

Quaint, as defined by Webster and others, means unusual or old fashioned in a pleasing way, with a charming old fashioned quality, or oddly picturesque. Some will say that Puerto Vallarta is a quaint or picturesque city due to the thousands of whitewashed villas, condos, and other buildings nestled among the Sierra Madre hillsides surrounding Banderas Bay along the Pacific Ocean coastline. Others might attribute the quaintness of Vallarta to the many nearby inlets and coves where the old fishing

Looking for the Best Place in the World to Retire?

jimadmin Retirement Living, Sights to See March 28, 2018April 17, 2018Featured

By Jim Scherrer During the past 26 years, International Living magazine has calculated its Annual Global Retirement Index; a resource intended to assist retirees and future retirees in evaluating and comparing the world’s most popular retirement destinations. It is based on a number of criteria, giving various weights to each, depending on its importance to retirees. Listed below are those criteria considered with their individual weighting: Cost of Living—20% Health Care—20% Special Benefits—20% Real Estate—15% Entertainment, Recreation, and Culture—10% Climate—5%

Where Exactly is Margaritaville?

jimadmin Interesting Facts March 28, 2018April 17, 2018Featured

Retirement in Puerto Vallarta–Where Exactly is Margaritaville? By: Jim Scherrer Before deciding whether or not we want to retire to Margaritaville, we must ask, where in the world is Margaritaville? Where exactly was Jimmy Buffett when he got wasted away, searchin’ for his lost shaker of salt? He was probably in Mexico because he picked up a new tattoo; a real cutie, a Mexican beauty! It must have been a pretty nice place in Mexico because even though he didn’t

Use a Buyer’s Agent When Purchasing Real Estate in Mexico

jimadmin Real Estate & Investing March 28, 2018April 17, 2018Featured

So, you’ve reached a point in your life where you think that you’ve learned a little about business, finance, contract negotiating, real estate, etc. and have at least a layman’s knowledge of law pertaining to each. Being that savvy, you might also be aware of the incredible retirement locations and values south of the border; furthermore, you might even be considering Mexico as your retirement destination. If so, you might as well forget everything you’ve learned and leave your law