Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Morning Thoughts


I need to apologize for getting so upset yesterday on my blog. I was just too frustrated about the things that happen down here. When I first came here, six or seven years ago, (I can't remember which) rentals were much less expensive. You could find a nice place for about five hundred dollars a month. Now you need eight hundred to a thousand a month to find the same kind of rental. So when I saw that the place by the lake had gone up a hundred dollars after a rental agent took over, I was upset. That is what has risen the price of housing so much. The rental agents.

I have another friend here who is thinking of renting out her house. Her idea was to rent it for eight hundred dollars a month. The rental agent saw it and said, No you can get eleven hundred a month for it.

So it goes. Pretty soon, it will be as expensive to live here as in some parts of the States. Maybe then it will be time for me to move on to another, less expensive town in Mexico. But in the meantime, I need to forget about the price of housing here and concentrate on my own life.

I went to the spa yesterday and had a lovely time. I was the only one in the huge swimming pool. What a treat! This is the best time of the year to go to the spa. Around Christmas time, it will be very crowded.  Then I took myself out to lunch, coconut shrimp at Salvador's Restaurant. Delicious. Then I came home and read while sitting in my sunny garden. I have a good life. For NOW.  Until I am forced to move and then I too will be frantically looking for affordable housing.

I lived in Santa Cruz, California for about twenty years. I saw the same things happening in that area. The prices kept skyrocketing as people discovered what a beautiful place it was to live and eventually I had to leave the area. I could no longer afford to stay there. I hated leaving my home.

Maybe that is why I got so upset yesterday about the rental market. I remembered having to leave Santa Cruz and I could see the handwriting on the wall for me here too.  I apologize for getting so upset. I try not to write negative things on this blog. Sometimes I slip up and do just that. I am human, after all.  Humans get mad and overreact to things. My apologies.


14 comments:

  1. Hi Patricia,
    I don't think you have to apologize. I understand your frustration, and, after all...it is your blog! Honestly, I think it helps to know that everyone faces some type of challenge. And, while it is great to help others when we can, there comes a time when we need to bow out. :)
    Karen in VA

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    1. Good to hear from you Karen. Thanks for the support. P

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  2. No need to apologize Pat. You wrote about what is happening in the area which is an honest post of what you witnessed.
    P.

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    1. Thanks. I am glad you understand. It is very frustrating. P

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  3. No apology necessary. You wrote about the issue truthfully and respectfully. I understand your position and do not blame you for not getting involved with people finding rentals.

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  4. Hi Connie, Thanks for commenting. I would like to help people but things are getting very difficult around here these days. P

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  5. What makes your blog interesting is that you are a real person writing from your heart.
    Don't change a thing :-)

    Tammy

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    1. And sometimes my heart aches.... Thank you Tammy. P

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  6. I agree with everyone that you have no need to apologize.
    You continuously share your time and talents with your posts and pictures. I look forward to them and thank you!

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    1. Thank you AxixicSenorita. From your title, I am assuming that you live here so you have seen the same things happening. P

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  7. Who could possibly blame you? I think we can all relate to how you felt. Hope things stay good for you.

    JimS.
    Seattle

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    1. Hi JimS, Thanks for your support. It is sad to see this area turn into another expensive resort town like Santa Cruz. P

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  8. You have to set boundaries or you could be asked to help in more ways than possible. Boundaries are a good thing :) I am worried though that by the time I want to move there it will be too expensive for me with all the new laws now to live there, it's only possible to come as a tourist unless you are sure to meet the qualifications to stay put. $2500 a month or own I think it was like 200K property just for a temporary residenct visa! I won't meet these new sets of rules to live there in the next 4 years so my bubble has already been burst! But yes, I've been monitoring the rentals and they are rising!!!! Buying now would be the best option to staying there if I could only afford it. But I can't! So I just dream about it for now and pray that God will land me in the right place when the time comes otherwise I'll never be able to retire :(

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    1. Thank you for writing. A lot of us are being squeezed out. It is sad. P

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