Retiring to Ajijic, Lake Chapala, Mexico I have blogged about the wonderful retirement opportunity in Ajijic, Lake Chapala but I thought it is well worth blogging about again. There have been three things that lately have, to some, put a damper on travel and retirement in Mexico and I would like to address those three issues. First, there was the global economic crisis that hit in September 2008. We opened Collins Real Estate in July 2008 and have received lots of comments ab

Retiring to Ajijic, Lake Chapala, Mexico People look for different things when they are thinking about a suitable location for retirement. I think many of these requirements we might have in common. Here are a few of ours in no particular order: International Airport Access to a large city Excellent Medical Care Good Schools All denominations of Churches Good Shopping Good Restaurants A wide variety of activities and cultural events Climate Warmth of the people Good

Retirement in Ajijic, Lake Chapala, Mexico Many people in the US are having to think about delaying retirement due to the global economic crisis. One of many pluses about retiring in Mexico is that your dollar goes further and never more so than at the moment. For example you would receive 14.38 pesos for l US dollar today. You can buy a bigger house for your money here and your expenses are lower. You have no heating or air conditioning charges for instance as our climate i