You Need to DO THIS Before Moving to Mexico 🇲🇽

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

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[@TheGrroovyGuru]

Big ups my man!

[@pedrorojascervantes3928]

Thanks for laying it out, neither discouraging nor encouraging people to either stay where they are or come down without first assessing what may be lost or gained by their decision. The fast, drive through, immediate gratification ( non) culture has impaired peoples ability to think things through & then acting instead of merely reacting, especially under stress !

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

Just trying to remind people to think before they actually uproot their whole lives on a whim 😅 Glad I was able to help

[@pedrorojascervantes3928]

@JoseArteagaTravels Easier said than done and you do it well! No illusions , no image/ self promotion, no ego, just stating and pointing out what ought to be elementary & self evident and hiding in plain sight. Plain language, self depricating humor allows people to take in what it is you are highlighting & applying the heart after the cold hard truths are considered. Thanks for having the courage to be a true individual, just being YOU has left an impression on many & has prompted them to begin thinking about first & last causes & to re asses exactly what it is they seek from life & then find the " "courage " to truly be themselves instead of some composite of what they think they ought to be. You're a cool cat ! 😎

[@khayeelwilson-el5370]

I can really relate to what you’re saying. I left Philly at 18y.o. And moved to L.A. on my own and most of my close friends were Mexican. Now, that I’ve recently retired I’m ready to fulfill my dream of moving to Mexico. I can speak enough Spanish to exist very well, and what I don’t know I can pick up when I get there. Hopefully we’ll meet someday because I’m looking at Merida or Mazatlan. Thank you so much for this video!

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

That is awesome! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@Ana183]

You're so right....I enjoy watching you. You're so real.

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@sharonmoseley5779]

Great video! Spot on! Thank you for saying my inner thoughts out loud

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

That's awesome! Glad it was so helpful!

[@Violett854]

Greetings I have left Oaxaca and I am in Merida Yucatan and I love it it is a lot hotter here but it is amazing I'm staying at a hotsel and I ran into a he's a Mexican and American guy and he loves you too we were talking about you and how much we love this show but you were right you all need to get your butt on over here to Merida Yucatan Mexico it is the safest place and the cheapest. And the president they have the Moreno party is doing such a great job

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

That is super awesome! Thanks for sharing and welcome to Merida! Saludos!

[@pascalfo6014]

Just the heat in the summer I arrived yesterday and let me tell you it is hot lol. The peninsula is not in winter yet ,from the under 0 celsius canada to here you won't t physically work the same way ,nice day

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

That's right! The Heat is not for everyone! Welcome to Merida!

[@pascalfo6014]

@JoseArteagaTravels it is extremely hot i respect the contruction guys of mexico wow ,I live in playa (gringo town lol) dude, but I will contact you this winter to invite you in a good restaurant when in merida, nice day

[@anniesshenanigans3815]

I spent some time in Panama in various areas.. LOVED it. I hope to go back.. but I also want to see Mexico.

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

That is awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[@hanson4035]

Jose, I am a great swimmer and I need to swim in all international waters

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

Swimming is key

[@humbertgarcia5679]

Yes...all about the quality of life...

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

That's right!

[@DeepScubaDiver]

I'm already living the american dream in Mexico. 😉

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

Amen! Same here! Viva Mexico!

[@leciaa2987]

LOVE this comment ❤. I am almost there I can't wait!

[@charleshampton3457]

como le hiciste?

[@gumerzambrano]

Thanks for the informative video Jose! Im definitely thinking of just buying a house cash in Mexico when I get older. Right now th3 neighborhood (Coyoacán) is about 900,000ish pesos for the most affordable option. Going to be visiting CDMX for a second time this year for Thanksgiving! Can't wait

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

Best of luck! Thanks for sharing! Viva Mexico!

[@christopherbranski1720]

I’m not going to lie, money was a big factor to me coming to Mexico. But I also lived here for a month each year two years in a row and knew it would be a good fit

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

I totally agree! It was for me at first as well, until I quickly discovered everything I ever wanted out of life was right here in Mexico. Thanks for sharing!

[@christopherbranski1720]

@@gustavoperez5480 I DO like the culture and the cuisine here, absolutely. But if I said that money didn’t figure into the equation, than that would be a boldfaced lie

[@KingSoon4774]

i finally made it out here to Merida and im loving it already bro! still havent found green yet but im also enjoying this transition and this airbnb is a old married couple and they are sweet and funny and loving. it made the transition easier. im not even sure what neighborhood im in but its still beautiful and peacful haha

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

That is awesome! Congratulations! Thanks for sharing!

[@sharonmoseley5779]

Wow, loved your comment. This is my goal. May I ask if you are solo or with this family.

[@KingSoon4774]

@@sharonmoseley5779 thank you! I am traveling solo 😌🙏🏽

[@DandMtravel]

Me gusta la paz qué projectan tus recorridos conduciendo tú vestía!🐂🐂🐂😅😅😅

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

Muchas Gracias! Saludos!

[@sarahthompson5518]

Hey thanks for saying how you see it. I'm have visited Mexico a few times and it is really attractive and confusing. Maybe if I follow your words I can change to a less stressed out life.

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

Glad the video was helpful! Good luck to you and all your future adventures!

[@Socrates1944]

❤Thank you, Jose, mi hermano. I love you for your simplicity and straightforwardness. I am tired of the bs going on for the past 10 years and more. My Peruvian wife does not want to move to Mexico as yet with our eleven year old daughter but I do! I am in a quandary. I want to get my permanent residency before it becomes too expensive even without her. Can I do this? Is it possible? I am a U.S. citizen also including my wife and daughter. Your advice would be helpful and appreciated. Thank you 🙏🏽❤️😮‍💨

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

No worries Residency is easier than ever these days! You can watch this video for more information on that kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnmcnauodsqbibc

[@davefarnsworth3020]

¿Que tal? I just got done listening to Dueto dos Rosa's. If you love the old traditional canciones y corridos, check out their channel. Now about jumping off of North America, I'm just waiting until I get my home sold. I was hoping to be in Tefé Brazil by now. Learning Portuguese has been fun so far. It would be super easy to head do to Mexico first. All I'd have to do is make a phone call or two, and I'd have a place to go and be among friends at their ranch. They'd be thrilled to have me there to put shoes on their horses 😂.

[@carlozalex]

Jose, I speak, read, and write spanish. I will be retiring soon. I am an American/Mexican citizen. I want to retire in Mexico but want to know where my money will go further for me. I will have 130 k for buying a home and 1000 a month pension. Is this doable ?????

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

That's awesome! Congratulations! Thats a complicated question. Think if I were to ask you the same thing about moving to the USA. All I can say is that Mexico has tons of options! It is a huge country and you will be extremely surprised once you start exploring it more. I suggest you watch this video of mine kzbin.info/www/bejne/noTEeIl8e66lq6c to find out how to look at prices all over Mexico. But ultimately it is up to you to decide what part of the country suits you best. Good luck y Viva Mexico!

[@jaliscoguanajuatotravelsan5679]

I remember those videos 👍.

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

Awesome! The good old days!

[@jimschmidt8399]

Cool dodge. What year and model? I'm rebuilding my 83 D150 with plans to drive it to Mexico.

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

Thank you! It's a 1988 Dodge RamCharger! Love my truck! Good luck on your journey!

[@jimschmidt8399]

Cool! I also have a 87 Ramcharger. Great vehicles.

[@humbertgarcia5679]

Yes.. beautiful..I love living there..

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

That is awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[@chrishack4331]

I traveled to Altamira Mexico and fell in love with Mexico And want to move there next year and serve the church I came to do missionary work can you please help me to make our move as a temporary resident?

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

That is awesome! For more information on how to become a resident please watch this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnmcnauodsqbibc

[@nynatv1951]

Well that's how I did it I just moved..period..!going on 3 years now

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

That's awesome! Congratulations! Thanks for sharing!

[@vickistirkey857]

I really enjoy your videos, they make me want to visit Merida. I like the ones where you just drive around, showing us what the neighborhoods are like. I would live there but I come from a smaller town in PA. That would be like moving to the big city! And I have vacationed for many years in Puerto Morelos, where the beach is no more than a block away, so that would be another problem for me. Keep doing you!

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

Glad you enjoy the videos so much! Saludos! Thanks for the kind words!

[@francosantoro1986]

How is Yucatan treating you? Do you drive an old rolls royce or gran marquis?

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

Love it out here! I'm driving a 1988 Dodge RamCharger

[@debyaka]

nice move, but Merida is a retirement city, not much decent work, salaries are going crazy high in Nuevo Leon or DF

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

Thanks for sharing!

[@Anglo_Mexicano]

If I can do It I'm sure you all can, I arrived as a tourist in 2016 and am now a citizen, I'm conservative, low in openess to experience and somewhat neurotic, Adapting to new environments is particularly difficult for someone of my character so you'll all have no issue.

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

That is awesome! Congratulations! Thanks for sharing!

[@Ricorocs]

I really appreciate your videos I live in San Diego and have stayed in places like Tijuana , Rosarito, Ensenada and East cape. I speak broken but understandable Spanish I think that will help me be part of the neighborhood I move to . I am planning to move to Rosarito next year I choose there because I really like the year round weather there and off the main streets it has a small community feel which I really like being Italian similar culture family , friends and food lol. I do plan on renting short term there like you were saying to see if I really making the right move. I have joined some sites with expats in Rosarito where I can ask about life there . I onced asked What is your biggest regret about moving there the #1 answer I got was that they did not do it sooner lol. I look forward to looking at your the other videos on your channel. Keep up the great work.

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

That is super awesome! Thanks for sharing and welcome aboard! Saludos Amigo! Viva Mexico!

[@RobertoAfortunado]

Hola José. I have a couple of questions if you have time to answer them. First about me, I'm retired, 59 and live on a pension of around $2000 a month. Hablo un poco de español pero no es muy bueno. I am so trying to learn more! I did notice that I could read most of the signs that you passed as you were driving because I am much better at reading and writing than speaking. I live on a houseboat with limited water and electricity, for years, and the nearest store to me is 11 miles away so I have a great understanding of being self-reliant y doing without so many things. Mi favorito thing to do is cook y eat, jajaja. I am very interested en Latin music, dancing y culture as I was born in Espana but I was too young to remember it, dual citizen. My questions are. Is it safe being unarmed there. Are the Policia really strict and in your honest opinion. Do you think someone like me would enjoy living there. I'm just considering options and doing research. Any information would be helpful y gracias. Right now I just drive everyone I know nuts speaking my limited Spanish to them all the time, but my dog is learning, lol

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

Hi there Roberto. You should watch my channel to get the answers to those questions and more. Yes it is safe to live unarmed in Mexico and the quality of life for someone like you in Mexico will be through the roof. Mexico is what the USA was 40 years ago 😎 Hope that helps start to answer your questions. Again please check out my other videos i think you will be pleasantly surprised. Welcome aboard brother!

[@RobertoAfortunado]

Gracias amigo. At this point I'm just trying to decide where I might want to go.@@JoseArteagaTravels

[@JuanMoreno-wo5yb]

Hey Jose: I am in southern Mexico now for over a year! I was up north for sometime before and for a few years so I got my feet wet. I am old and started my Spanish learning late in life but without it I don’t know how anyone can live here or say they have been in Mexico even! You got to immerse yourself somehow. Volunteer or whatever. There is an American woman here who asked me for a handout and then a man too! The man is now carrying a bucket, sponges and all for cleaning cars. He is doing like a Mexican has to, looking for a need and filling it. I taught some English but kinda just off and on. There is an older guy I found who has a great house with a patio in front so he has classes there and I would like to do something maybe like that. Well, I am where I am because other than Merida, it is really safe. One problem is it is for at least a half a year a tourist town and gringo prices are all year round and since the pandemic the prices skyrocketed. I would suggest to most everyone not to live in a tourist location only visit spend what money you want with caution and get the hell out to some smaller place that is maybe as safe. Do your homework. I guess that is all for me! Adios4now ❤

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

That is super awesome! Thank you so much for sharing your experience and advice. You are right, I often ask myself how difficult it must be for those who don't speak Spanish to live here. It's the main reason I chose to live in a Spanish speaking country to begin with when I decided to leave the USA. Thank you for sharing your insight.

[@rosakwick5329]

Jose, you are not respecting the STOPS when you are driving! It is not criticism, just be careful not to have an accident!

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

It may seem that way from the cameras perspective but yes I agree I drive a bit more aggressive than most. I will be more on the look out! Thanks for sharing!

[@rosakwick5329]

Jose, my comment was with all due respecto in order to avoid any accident, but with no bad intention. Greetings and happy holidays!@@JoseArteagaTravels

[@benzomatic9]

Tell the truth man, the horse is driving while you film.....bruh​@JoseArteagaTravels

[@TheGrroovyGuru]

Wassup J, is there any other way to prove you visited Mexico in 2022 without a stamped passport? Just found out that my passport was not stamped. That messes up my temp-residency dang!

[@davidsebastianelli1326]

If and when you filled out an FMM when you came here, they should have a record of that FMM whether they stamped your passport or not. Did you you turn in your FMM when you left? That's important too, otherwise it could look to them like you never left and where staying here illegally. Buena suerte!

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

There should be some sort of record of you coming into Mexico and leaving. I would contact Jose Novelo directly to see what can be done

[@TheGrroovyGuru]

@@JoseArteagaTravels Will do brah.

[@TheGrroovyGuru]

@@JoseArteagaTravels Just sent you an email.

[@TheGrroovyGuru]

@@davidsebastianelli1326 Yo, I just looked at my passport again AND IT WAS STAMPED! Yahoo! Apparently the passport I looked at was an older one. Good looking out David.

[@abbagus1]

As Mexican , I personally wouldn’t go to live to that neighborhood , it all depends on your budget and as you pointed out in one video , if you wanna/can live in a more up scaled neighborhood and regarding handymen here of course you can get professional handymen or constructors but as you say they will charge you as professionals . Depending on your needs and home, there are some repairs or works that simple don’t need HQ professionals , and some I wouldn’t but use only professionals . But yes in finer neighborhoods you can barely talk , mingle or ask neighbors a favor unless you know them because your kids attend to the same private school or women that formed a group at church etc etc

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

Thank you so much for sharing your insight with us! Saludos! y Viva Mexico!

[@BigJdoinBigThangz]

Finz up‼️🐬🐬🐬

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

Das Right! Superbowl baby!

[@thriv3]

Jose, do they got 5g towers and chemtrails??

[@JoseArteagaTravels]

They have Cell phone towers I haven't tested them to see if they are 4g or 5g. And no to Chemtrails

[@thriv3]

Thanks bro