Our decision to move and retire in Mexico came quickly! We had visited Mexico many times over the years and were always smitten with the culture, people and easy way of life. After 6 months of research, we booked a flight to Lake Chapala area and browsed around the real estate market. Finding just the perfect opportunity, we bought a "fixer-upper" in Chapala Haciendas in June 2010. A leap of faith and a few pesos later we were officially home owners in Mexico. As we settled into our seats on the Delta flight home, we honestly wondered "what have we just done?"...........:Let the games begin!
We took possession of our new home in early September and headed back down for the closing. This went smoothly and as we drove up to our new mexican hacienda we felt both delight and fear. The place needed so much work, where to begin! Back in Canada we had listed and sold our cottage in Muskoka - a very emotional doing - it had been our "family gathering spot" for ourselves and our 4 grown children and 3 grandkids for over 25 years........... Now, all that 's left to do in Canada is sell the house...........
We researched and hired a wonderful contractor who was in charge of getting all the reno's underway once we returned to Canada. After meeting a few of our new neighbours, they decided that we really were nuts to entertain such projects while not being there to "supervise." We put our full trust in our contractor and as the months ticked by, we were more than thrilled with the results.
So here we sit in Ontario Canada waiting for our home to sell so we can begin our new adventure in Lake Chapala Mexico. Throughout this blog we will post our experiences, and hope you will follow along with us!
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