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San Miguel de Allende real estate

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Thousands of Americans are trading in their blue collars for a luxurious lifestyle in San Miguel de Allende real estate. These expats were fed up with working around-the-clock, paying exorbitant health care costs, drowning in credit card debt, dropping $60 on dining out, sitting in rush hour traffic for nearly an hour and struggling to pay down a $300,000 mortgage compounded by high interest rates.

Just over the border, they found San Miguel de Allende real estate for less than $100,000, which they could pay for in cash -- although they could also choose to live in a gated golf community for $200,000 too. In the suburbs, a 900-square-foot townhouse with two bedrooms and 1.5 baths goes for $40,000. Brand new San Miguel de Allende real estate of the same size can be bought for $65,000. An elegant two bedroom, two bathroom condo with magnificent rooftop views of the city sold for $135,000. Renting San Miguel de Allende real estate starts as low as $300/month and includes all utilities and maid service. High-end rentals can cost as much as $700/month, including access to a health club, furniture, utilities, maid service and maintenance fees.

The flowers of San Miguel de Allende real estate overflowed in gardens tended by professional gardeners who charged $2/hour. Maids washed kitchen floors, made beds and straightened the house for $5/day. A cook and cleaner here charges $80/week, whereas the same would cost $80/day in America. Dinner for two costs from $11 - $20 at a high-end establishment. Property taxes range from $200 - $1,000 per year. Medication for acid reflux, hypertension or thyroid hormone replacement costs 28% of what one would pay back home for the exact same thing.

In 1948, war veterans charged to San Miguel de Allende real estate, where they could study art, rent a place for $10/month, hire servants for $8/month, buy rum for 65 cents a quart and cigarettes for 10 cents a pack. Today, new residents of San Miguel de Allende real estate say they get a week’s worth of oranges and fresh vegetables for just 80 pesos ($6) and fresh cilantro for just 20 cents. Car repairs cost a third or fourth of what US garages charge but most people just hop in a $3 taxi to get across town if need be. For able-bodied Americans, most places are within walking distance anyway.

Surrounding San Miguel de Allende real estate are cobble-stoned streets lined with stucco buildings, a pink granite 17th Century cathedral, orange and laurel trees and cafes with colonial charm. In a Mexican epicenter dating back to 1542, there are no neon signs, no pollution, no billboards, no commercial advertising and no skyscrapers. Some locals worry that the migration will increase the cost of living in the area over time, but given all the economic trouble state-side, the Americans living in San Miguel de Allende real estate seem pretty content with their choice, regardless.

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