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Originally Posted by Smiling Canadian
I'm torn...I should rep your dogs but you're a greasy wanna be mexican ****. What should I do...what should I do......
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Plus rep the dog's post then find a post where I'm being an idiot, shouldn't be too hard, and minus rep that one?
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Originally Posted by Paladin-5
you may have already answered this, but can you give us a ballpark figure of what that condo cost? the views are stunning
but besides that gg, you're living the dream
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We paid $296,000. We paid cash over 2 year period. We bought near the end of the Torre EME's construction. Now that the building is finished...
We were asked by a realtor if we wanted to sell it; he thought we could get 450,000 for it now. I don't believe that quite yet, but I'm not looking to sell it either.
(Edit as of 06/19 and better info I think the condo is worth about $340,000.)
I think there have been some minor construction concerns about the building but as I and other owners see them the administration seems to be on top of repairs. Outside lighting concerns, maintenance and cleanup, sliding glass doors aligned, drawers needing to be readjusted...so far little things not finished to 'german alignment'.
In the US you measure twice and cut once. Sometimes in Mexico I think workers cut and cut and cut until they get it close to what it should be.
What I'm talking to the administration right now about is sealing the sauna doors. they don't understand that the doors need to be sealed or they will just warp with all that heat and moisture...
Also a big concern for owners is other owners renting out to Partiers who don't care about the place... we've already put a limit on how many people owners can rent to and also increased a fee owners have to pay when they rent but some people just want an all out ban on renters...
I've never been part of a homeowner's association but we're going to get involved so we can have our voices heard at this place. btw our home owner fees per month are just $130/m. That's pretty low even for Mexico; something tells me we'll be voting to increase that to have better maintenance of the building.
I'm going to try to be honest in this thread about differences between United States and Mexico...
Remember at the moment I'm living in TJ, a dirty crowded City with great food and entertainment, but I've never wanted to live in a big city in a tiny apartment but this is temporary... when I'm in Mazatlan it's a completely different feel...