Todos Santos Homes | Real estate in Baja California Sur

[@tutornotepad]

@7:30 Not having the luxury of making too much mess might make people less likely to make so much mess. I do not want to go all the way back to the stone age, but I do think we should lust for luxury less and love nature more. Thanks for the video!

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

I totally agree!

[@enriquegutierrez1902]

Thank Señor Brighton for a great put together video Scary expensive Amigo and the Battle continues. Salud y Saludos!!

[@onfdfc]

As usual, Amazing videos my friend!

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@LJ-jq8og]

Brighton: Most important thing you can do is what you are already doing ! Giving us the "down-sides." Please keep up the balanced truths as you go. LOVE IT. ❤ and thanks !

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

Thank you, I will.

[@tomcarroll640]

Thank you for mentioning the restrictions/prohibitions of building on the Dunes

[@OldSoulPammy]

Wow, what a town! Just added it to my Great Place To Visit list 😁🏝😎😎☮️❤️

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

It is beautiful. I want to do a non-real estate video to go thru all the fun shops, galleries and restaurants!

[@ralphramirez1979]

How about a dirt lot in Cerritos What price range?

[@panchotorrez8427]

Thank you ladys

[@CBRiveras]

great video!! always happy to Help!

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

Thank you! Lorena and MaryTere were great!

[@jps3b]

Thank you so much for doing these videos Brighton. Your real estate clogs are my favorite content. I’ve hit a snag in negotiations with my place in Mavila so I’m now considering all my options.

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

Sorry about your Cabo place. Hopefully it works out. Things work very slowly in Mexico. I have the Cerritos Beach video queued up for next Sunday.

[@MadeNCda]

I'm so happy for folks who are able to retire and build a new life abroad. I understand there is a need to keep housing affordable for locals, however, it seems to be a trend in North America whereby people sell and capture their equity and retire in Mex because their money goes further. Love Mexico and hope to spend 6 mos of my retirement yrs (when I get to that stage) there. Thanks for this insightful video 🤗

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

Glad to share. Todos Santos is definitely high priced and experiencing gentrification. But other Mexican towns aren't as bad. I live in El Centenario outside La Paz. The higher priced "gringo" houses are in the hills (with the views) and the locals live on the flat lands (which is much more walkable.) So it's a good co-existence. All that said - why wait to retire to move to Mexico?

[@davebaker489]

I'm always amazed (maybe just me) at how folk will move into an area where there are true water concerns. Your area La Paz ish has water. Maybe not every day But has water. I personally draw the line at trucking in water. Sure it might be the way to go for a pool but waiting for the truck to arrive just so I can have a shower would suck. However your point about septic's is valid, although given the choice of flushing Tee Pee or keep a "paper etc. waste" basket near by is Not for the faint of heart. Like you I'd rather bring the truck by a little more often then store the Tee pee until garbage day. Good piece as always Mr B. P n D

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

Thanks Dave. I think from a water perspective, I'd rather be in a place with a healthy aquifer but trucked water. I'm worried about the La Paz aquifer which is shrinking. It's possible for water pipes to be laid to further destinations - not possible to boost the aquifer. The original mission in La Paz was moved to Todos Santos because they were concerned about water - that must have been 200 years ago.

[@davebaker489]

@@AlmostRetiredinMexico No disagreement here. But as more Gringos more in there will be greater use and need for water. I believe Merida has a huge aquifer. But as more folk drink and use it, it does go down. Mexico and some US states truly need to investigate Desal plants. That's why Aruba grew. The Dutch had (at the time) commissioned the worlds largest Desal plant ,designed in Germany and built for Aruba. They still have a lot of drinkable safe water today. Now I know Mexico has been investing in Desal plants but securing financing is the troublesome part. It's truly the one thing we can not live without. At some point we need more than Margaritas and who wants warm Margaritas without ice. I think this would be a good topic for you and your videos to investigate. Just say n. P n D

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

@dave There are something like 30 private desal plants in Cabo. And at least 2 in La Paz. Maybe I can get a tour of a plant - that would make for a great video. I'm planning a video about renewable energy in La Paz. Water would be the next step (and desal requires a lot of energy - hopefully renewable.) Thanks for the info about Aruba - I just fell into a rabbit hole online...

[@davebaker489]

@@AlmostRetiredinMexico The plant in Aruba also supplies the islands electricity.

[@campingalan]

Holy smokes, Brighton.....what an awesome showcase of Todos Santos! This area would be out of our price range, but it sure is nice!! We have some land in Paradox, Colorado. Our running joke is that if someone offered us a million bucks (we payed 1/3 of that) for our current house, we'd build a cool stucco house, with courtyard and rooftop terrace. Sadly, we are not far from our current house skyrocketing to that level (I have no clue how the teachers and police officers will be able to live in our town). But......probably for the same price we could build in Paradox, we still do that in a cool desert environment on the ocean down there. Safe travels!

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

Thanks! I'm not sure how young people afford houses in the US anymore. I'd take my remote job and more straight to Mexico if I were young ;-)

[@campingalan]

@@AlmostRetiredinMexico Yes...I agree it is a pretty dismal outlook for the younger generation. I think in our plan, which would include keeping our existing house, I could foresee letting my kids rent it for a screaming deal. If they didn't want it, I could rent it for more than most folks' social security.

[@Mangold108]

so the city limit (raod sign) is where the magic ends?

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

I think the magic keeps going to the US border ;-)

[@Mangold108]

@@AlmostRetiredinMexico eheh Got it! Mexico MAGIC, USA Magic Tricks!

[@ezmealstravels9221]

Thanks 👍

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

Glad to share!

[@prime8nate]

I tried to buy there. Prices scared me off. Two agents I was working with both told me "it was very different three years ago". Secret's out, people....

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

Yeah - as I was editing the video I was amazed at the prices they were listing. For some reason when I was there with them the prices didn't seem that jaw dropping, but they are draw dropping...

[@TheCadiz28]

awwww si

[@briava8433]

What abut cartels ?

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

Not really a problem in this part of Mexico.

[@mymusicpage3172]

Nice place to visit for 3 days about once every 3-4 years.

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

Hah! I’d say about 1 day every 6 months. ;-)

[@Den-nu6pv]

Is there a hospital near by

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

There is a St. Judes Hospital in Todos Santos, but I don't know much about it. La Paz is an hour away and has the best hospitals in the state.

[@skytitleservices8305]

How do I buy do you have a realtor to talk to

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

MARY TERE SANCHEZ REAL ESTATE ADVISOR (664)5743762 [e-mail] LORENA CASTAÑON REAL ESTATE ADVISOR [phone] [e-mail]

[@peterbedford2610]

About how much would the yearly trust fee and property taxes be on a house that costs $250K USD ?

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

Our taxes around $400 and our trust is around $500 and our house cost $162,000. So maybe a little more for a $250,000 house. But these seem like pretty common numbers when I ask around. I think the tax assessments are pretty low so the range isn't that big.

[@peterbedford2610]

@@AlmostRetiredinMexico Thanks

[@ralphramirez1979]

​@@AlmostRetiredinMexico i assume that's per yr?

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

@@ralphramirez1979 Yes - $400-$500USD per year.

[@mikeboyd2204]

Thank you for your info. I one contact you send me she never responded on Facebook. Mexican paperwork’s got right back to me and we hire him to finish are residency in la paz. Cabo was backed up for 3 weeks. We will have are residency card by June 1. It’s was a very easy process in Las Vegas hope in la paz will be the same way. Some you tube videos make it harder then it is and over think it. Thanks again for your videos. When you come back to la paz hit me up we will buy you guys dinner and drinks. I would be more then happy to build your plexi glass wall if it’s not done when you get back to mexico.

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

Sorry Blanca never contacted you. She really needs a website with a contact page instead of just using her personal Facebook. But it looks like you're taken care of with Baja Paperworks. I'll definitely be hitting you up for those drinks! We are planning a glass wall. The last one was plexiglass and the sand and salt didn't treat it very well. Hopefully glass will last longer!

[@asajayunknown6290]

Nobody mentioned that Mexico real estate is usually, but not always, solo efectivo (only CASH)🤑. No financing. No mortgages. Meaning, the price is the price, no payments. Maybe it's been communicated in another video? Also, the fideicomiso for all Canadian and American citizens. It's not awful, but you don't own your property outright. It's owned via a trust and you pay the bank an annual fee. Not a huge fee, but it's an additional "tax" for non-Mexican citizens. And closing costs are far higher than is the American norm. And, apartment developments and condos are different. Apts, the developer "walks away" after three years. So, read the fine print. If the HOA is really cheap, there's generally a reason. Simply being informational. Setting expectations. I'll likely own one day in Los Cabos, but I need to round up the cash😎 Tenga un gran dia a todos

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

Thanks for sharing. Yes - mortgages are not common. But they are out there - with slightly higher interest rates (and other mortgages with much much higher interest rates too!) I need to do a video on fidecomisos!

[@alendryaldimera]

Jeez!! Turn the music down!! I can't properly hear the conversations.

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

Sorry!

[@ddolde]

I wouldn’t buy there but renting very feasible. Plenty of cash and social security

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

It’s getting expensive to buy there

[@sleddy01]

For $500K I might as well stay in the SFV. This ship has sailed.

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

The SFV even throws in LA traffic for free!

[@sleddy01]

@@AlmostRetiredinMexico But not the complexity of having taxable assets in two different countries. Also I am guessing not the marketability of LA should you want or need to lean on your asset.

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

@sleddy01 Slightly more complicated tax wise. And you won't be taking out a home equity line of credit (probably won't be doing that in the US right now either because of rates.) But it's about quality of life. What is that worth? I'm guessing many people feel their quality of life in Todos Santos is higher than folks in SFV. How much does a one-hour massage cost there? It's about $35 here. Or a gourmet meal for $25. How common is that in SFV? There is more to the equation than just money. OK, one more money thing. Property taxes. I pay about $500USD per year. I'm guessing that's less than 10% of property taxes for a similar location in LA.

[@claudiest-laurent1405]

Expensive and ridiculous price ...,for what it is I been there ....

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

I must agree. Todos Santos is very expensive. It's gorgeous and they aren't about to run out of water like many other cities in Baja California Sur. But those are prices you'd expect in the US. However, watch for my upcoming video about Cerritos Beach and Pescadero, which are just down the highway and more affordable. Not as "cute" as Todos Santos, but there's a swimmable beach!

[@tonydewit2240]

Cool video until property prices were discussed. Instant turn-off, sorry.

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

I understand. Todos Santos is a very desirable place to live and prices have gone up accordingly.

[@colincampbell1478]

Crime a big problem in T.S. FYI

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

What kind of crime? I haven't heard anything about crime there.

[@colincampbell1478]

@@AlmostRetiredinMexico home invasion robbery. Cars broken into. Town is lawless.

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

@colin Campbell. Wow - I hadn't heard any of that. And I'm not seeing it on the expat FB forums. Thanks for letting me know.

[@colincampbell1478]

Where for example yesterday a passport was stolen. That's pretty common.

[@scottward1002]

Its not a little Town….

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

About 7,000 people live there. That seems like a little town to me.

[@prime8nate]

You're right. It's a little pueblo.

[@storres1368]

🥂🥂🙏❤️❤️

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

🇲🇽😀🇲🇽

[@TheCadiz28]

who want's to go ?

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

Me! I'm currently in the states and would love to be in TS right now!

[@exploringwithbellanoche1286]

Expensive there. Might as well stay here in America 😪

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

Real estate in Todos Santos is getting expensive. But probably no comparable place in the US going for these prices. Yes, if you mean somewhere in a small town in Kansas. But I'm pretty sure the margaritas are still cheaper in Mexico.

[@tidy]

$1 to $3 million is a lot.

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

Yep - the places near downtown are pricey! Most people moving in are a little further out.

[@knerduno5942]

If Lorena would marry me, I would buy a house there ;-)

[@prime8nate]

Quicky divorce and a nice alimony settlement including the house...it could be arranged.

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

Let me see if I can arrange that ;-)

[@knerduno5942]

@@prime8nate Quicky divorce? Want to marry her, not get rid of her ;-) It is the other one who has a giant ring on her finger.

[@knerduno5942]

@@AlmostRetiredinMexico Awesome!

[@prime8nate]

@@knerduno5942 That’s the only way it’s gonna work…

[@ddolde]

Too damn expensive for me

[@ernestosiqueiros1178]

So over priced

[@AlmostRetiredinMexico]

It's all relative. I'm guessing you don't currently live in California ;-)