Your house turned into a beautiful home. It was really smart to paint the floors. I had the experience of rebuilding a gutted home. Because of budget issues, I could not afford the flooring for 2000 feet that I wanted. So, because I refused to live on raw concrete for 8 months while saving for floor tile, we painted. It was beautiful and easy to clean. The big bonus was stopping the concrete dust. The dust will occur no matter what unless the concrete is sealed heavy-duty, covered, or painted. My contractor taught me to add 10 percent to my grand total for rebuilding costs, plumbing, electrical, and carpentry, and then do it again for all finish work like cabinets, counters, fixtures, flooring, and furniture. That would be my true cost. He was totally on point and has been true through multiple rebuilds and new builds ever since. Cheers to your new project!
Thank you for your kind words bikingmomma, and for sharing your experiences too! Was your rebuild in Mexico as well? Glad you found a good builder, me too, that's so valuable. Cheers to you, and to us & our continued endeavors!
No, not in Mexico. My renovation experience has all been in the USA. I am sure it holds true in Mexico to add 10 percent to the building/finishing budgets to have a true perspective of what it will really cost. I do see Mexico in my future. I have been scouting rural acreage with reno houses. I am almost there.
It seems to me if we have the money that just happens hey? It's happened with my current house. I've easily spent 3x what I did on the first one.. and it's pretty much the same size! 😆
Muchas gracias Jose, thank you for your kind words. I'm very grateful to have the opportunity to build my own house, it's been a very fulfilling experience.
Thanks Scott!! Yeah I'm honestly looking forward to the next one already so that I can put everything I learned to good use. It's not going to be bigger, but it's definitely going to be better, and easier! 😊
Beautiful build! Can you please tell us how you found the land and cost of it? I have a five year plan to retire. I plan to buy a good size lot and built ~3 units to rent out and manage on airbnb. Your projects really help me a lot. Much blessings and greetings from California 🇺🇲🇲🇽🇺🇸
Admire your tenacity. But with the current drought and soon out of control inflation taking over Mexico I would rather rent a beach front apartment for $600.00 a month. Thanks for the video and best of luck with your next up coming build.
Thanks Daniel I hear you, we've all got to do what we think will be best for us in these unprecedented times. Wishing you the best in your beachfront rental! PS I talk about the water situation here in my upcoming video (Chapter 5)
Thanks! No, the land alone cost roughly $20k. I think there are more details about that in Chapter 1 if you'd like to check it out here's the link. ua-cam.com/video/hUoIxGf9ESk/v-deo.html&ab_channel=BlueSkySanctuary
So was it for the same reasons? ;) I was aiming high (or should I say low) to try & build what I did for $20 000. Ultimately I feel that $40 000 is fair & reasonable. The end result is a good quality house, furnishings & appliances, AC ect.
I tried to offer as many recommendations as I could in each video. If you have specific questions I do offer consulting, you can email me at littlespark75@gmail.com. Wishing you the best on your build!
It's something like stucco, but it was a year ago, I can't remember the name of the product of hand now sorry! It comes as a white powder, and you mix your color in. Next time I'm at the hardware store I'll try to remember to check for ya.
Hey Nicole, I assume you're asking if I had building experience, and the answer is no. That's why I had builders. My friends and I were able to help because my builders were kind & patient enough to teach us. It's pretty simple, just really labor intensive.
Great great videos thank you so much keep them coming…. I have a quick question is this the best way to contact you because I have some in-depth questions??
What is the thing you do to increase your productivity? You showed us a notebook that was written all over but I don’t remember what you called it…it’s a productivity hack.
I'm so stoked you're asking, yes! Here's the link to the video. ua-cam.com/video/hl3GGBHsqGU/v-deo.html&ab_channel=BlueSkySanctuary Basically the chart can track anything that we want, from productivity, to quality of sleep, to what kind of mood we're in day to day. Anything at all really! For me it's a super fast way to journal with numbers so I can easily see an overview of where my time is going, so I can redirect & refocus if & when necessary. In the last minute of the video I show the chart up close so you can see how it's laid out, if you have any more questions I'm here for ya :)
Lol crazy for sure, and cold showers are the worst, I won't lie. They build discipline & resilience though, on top of all their health benefits! My cold tolerance is so much better I haven't turned my furnace on at all this winter, and it gets pretty cold here at night. ;) Thanks for the props & for tuning in!
Hello nice work with your video my name is Gus Gonzalez I currently am jumping into making a UA-cam channel I recently took over an abandoned hotel in Ejido Erendira Bajaj California and definitely want to film the process of restoration. Thanks for the motivation.
Are you building in Todos Santos? Loved watching your videos and getting ready to do my own build starting with a small casita. Then once living in the casita will try and build the main house. You are truly inspiring and one tough cookie!
I'm not qualified to speak to what the laws are here, but I can tell you that when I bought my first property here about 5 years ago I was a Cdn citizen only, no ties with Mexico at all. I've since got my temp residency, but still no Mxn citizenship, and purchased my second property about six months ago with no problem.
@@mr.g1683 I had the opportunity to get my temp residency during the pandemic. Mexico offered a bit of an exemption where we didn't need all the usual requirements to get it, so I very gratefully seized the opportunity.
@@BlueSkySanctuaryBaja Good job out of you with your timing being there. You were at the (sweet spot for the pure energy white light) getting that find value offer.
The property was 20k. The house we build was roughly 40k. It's all somewhat irrelevant now as the market has changed so drastically in just five years.
I'm not getting into that this time around. My first build I detailed cost with great detail but the reality is those details become irrelevant so quickly due to changing costs & value of currencies. Plus I have reason to keep my costs to myself this time, sorry. Glad you're enjoying the channel though.
How tropical depends on where you are of course, but short answer is yes. I'm in the Baja, and it's almost painfully tropical right now because it's summer. Very hot & humid. It's gorgeous here in the winter though!
We are moving to Arizona It's much cheaper than Mexico now and much safer. The new government is very scary now be careful things are changing in Mexico now not a good time to move there. We found everything as much or more now
Once again we differ in opinions but thank you for sharing your experience & perspective all the same. It's for the best that we don't all want to be in the same place at the same time, and that we're both doing what we believe is best for ourselves & our future.
5: 38......there is no reason to not have hot water..ever.....especially in Todos Santos. In a country where black poly pipe is EVERYWHERE, there is no reason for it. A 100' roll of 1" poly pipe holds 4 gallons of water. That roll, laid on the roof or out in the yard, will heat to well over 100f in a couple of hours. Use it directly to your shower, or accumulate it in a 50 gallon plastic barrel. Add a 12 volt pump, cost of 60- 80 dollars, run it off a car battery, and you have pressured hot water for shower and dishes. I installed a SMALL polyethylene solar water heater panel in Todos Santos for a guy, it fed an old water heater for storage. Finished at 10 AM, by noon is was steaming hot. This is at The Bentley B&B. (This was a personal favor, I was NOT employed or working, let's be clear) I did this in Idaho, with 100 ' of 1/2" poly pipe. Total cost was WAY under 100 bucks. Took 1 day to accumulate 50 gallons of 104 degree water. Ever wonder why there are millions of homes in Mexico with black water tanks on the roof??? Next time you're in La Paz, take a closer look.
I agree with you to some extent, because we made the EXACT solar water heater you described on the roof of my last house. I talk about it in one of my other videos. The drawback was that after sunset here in the winter the water goes cold within a half hour, meaning after 6pm, no hot water. Also, I don't need to go to La Paz to see tinacos, they're on all of our houses in TS as well, including mine. We have them to store water because the city water goes on & off every day. If YOU take a closer look in La Paz you'll see a lot of people actually have beige tinacos to counter the heat. My next water heater will be a propane powered on demand unit. They're less than $200US & provide you unlimited hot water.
No water heater.....what???!!!!!😱😱😱😱 I consider myself one that can handle a high threshold of pain. But I can't handle cold showers or cold baths, or well cold anything! Nope, I could not handle that, nope couldn't do it!
I can't stand cold anything either, but the research shows significant benefits, that's why I do it. Also, making yourself do simple things you don't wanna do (like cold showers) really helps build discipline both physically & mentally, it's very worthwhile!
I have a water heater but by the time it gets warm in the bathroom I'm finished showering. Besides the coldest the tap water gets is around 80F so tepid or nearly lukewarm. Summertime it's probably body temp or higher.
Hey Timothy, my house is pretty much done so you're a little late I'm sorry to say! You can however find me on FB as Veda Spark if you'd like to talk about future possibilities
Your experience is why i would never build in Mexico. Not worth the hassle, IMHO. I have a friend whose build has been delayed more than a year coupled with rising prices. Builders tell you one thing and before you know it, the price has doubled. Plus, the work is often shoddy. More power to you!
Thanks Mick, and I can easily understand why you feel that way, building in Mexico isn't for everyone! At times it's been a hassle for sure, but now I have a house & property that's fully paid for, which gives me more freedom which brings me a lot of happiness. That's what's made the whole process worth it for me. I couldn't afford to do this in Canada that's for sure. (and even if I could, I'd probably still choose Mexico 😉)
As the say goes. No pain no gain in Cali permits along at least 40.000 plus contractors mark up 40% to 50% everything that goes in your house is very fulfilling to get your hands dirty at the end the rewards are worth it at least you don't have a 4k or 5k a month mortgage congrats on you build.
I don't know what part of Mexico you built your house on but each house is built differently... Building a house in Mexico shouldnt cost you more than house here in the USA i know of houses that are built just under $20,000 $15,000 and even $10,000 -- of course land is separate.. i have a property in Tijuana 35 ft across by 65 ft and will build a house.
Thanks for weighing in & sharing your experience, but I can't wrap my head around your numbers. Are you not paying for labor? Even if I take your highest number $20 000, and pay out 2 workers at $20/hour each, (which is way less than the average builder gets up north) that's $400/day, and in 50 days that's your entire budget gone, and you haven't paid for any materials. My $40 000 paid for labor, materials AND furnishing the home, incl windows doors appliances ect, that's how it came to be $40k.
@@BlueSkySanctuaryBaja i understand where you are coming from but one thing is that first you overpaid for your furniture...i can't calculate that it would cost you 15,000 for furniture it should've costed you no more than 5k-7k or in my opinion even less.. and for labor you over paid... Remember you are in Mexico and not in the USA... I know good workers need to be paid more but your paying them as if where in USA. I have family that work in Mexico and only earn a fraction of what you paid them... $7 a day and thus who work in building houses.. Mexican construction workers average pay is 71 peso per hour or 568 pesos a day.. but obviously since it's building a house and to give encouragement to the workers you need to pay a bit more. -- and not the $20 and hour. Your house should've really costed you 16k-25k dollars.. this is separate from the land
@@Ichigo_Tensa I think without watching all my videos you're not quite catching the whole picture here. It wasn't just furniture that cost $15, like I said it was windows, doors, 3 appliances, and I'll add to that, toilet, sinks, beds & bed frames, and an AC unit. And I didn't pay $20/hour, I was referring to your $20k house in the US, and trying to understand how you could do that, when I assume the minimum you'd pay up there would be $20/hour for labor. Here I'm not interested in having people work for me for $7/day. Ethically, for me, it's not gonna happen. I paid the workers an average of 4500 pesos per week, roughly $225/week, and I have no regrets.
@@Ichigo_Tensa please, with all due respect, read my reply thoroughly before replying, or I'm really just repeating myself & we're miscommunicating & wasting time. thank you.
@@BlueSkySanctuaryBaja i know what you are saying but people do spend 10k..15k and 20k + on houses..my dad did his 2 story house in Colima Mexico close to Manzanillo with a single car garage for 22,000 dollars... Anyone can build a home it all depends on your budget.. if a person wants to invest alot of money on furniture or whatever then its up to that person... But regardless I'm super happy for your accomplishment 🙂
Haaaa yeah shoot I really wish I hadn't said it so vaguely in the video because it totally sounds that way doesn't it!! I know you were joking, but I'm going to explain what happened anyway. 2 weeks before Christmas I told the foreman I had one more week of wages for the team. He interpret that as 'what I'm paying you now is my final week.' and so they took Christmas Vacation early lol. Things getting lost in translation here I think is a convenient excuse for people do to what they want at times, and bottom line I think the crew wanted to be done for the holiday season, so off they went! 😆 Mexico has definitely taught me to go with the flow, that's for sure!
Enjoyed this video a lot. Inspiring and will follow! I just moved to a rock climbing area outside of Monterrey.. beautiful desert mountains but crowed and polluted, ejidro and I’m already spending hours of my day taking care of hungry mistreated animals/babies and trying to convince spay/neuter. 😫. I came here because i made Mexican friends climbing and am renting a house from them but i really hope to find a small piece of property where it’s cooler near the mountains. ❤️✌🏼⛰️🇲🇽
Huge help! My wife and myself have the same plan to build on cozumel. Thank you so much
That's awesome, happy to hear it, cheers!
Your house turned into a beautiful home. It was really smart to paint the floors. I had the experience of rebuilding a gutted home. Because of budget issues, I could not afford the flooring for 2000 feet that I wanted. So, because I refused to live on raw concrete for 8 months while saving for floor tile, we painted. It was beautiful and easy to clean. The big bonus was stopping the concrete dust. The dust will occur no matter what unless the concrete is sealed heavy-duty, covered, or painted. My contractor taught me to add 10 percent to my grand total for rebuilding costs, plumbing, electrical, and carpentry, and then do it again for all finish work like cabinets, counters, fixtures, flooring, and furniture. That would be my true cost. He was totally on point and has been true through multiple rebuilds and new builds ever since. Cheers to your new project!
Thank you for your kind words bikingmomma, and for sharing your experiences too! Was your rebuild in Mexico as well? Glad you found a good builder, me too, that's so valuable. Cheers to you, and to us & our continued endeavors!
No, not in Mexico. My renovation experience has all been in the USA. I am sure it holds true in Mexico to add 10 percent to the building/finishing budgets to have a true perspective of what it will really cost. I do see Mexico in my future. I have been scouting rural acreage with reno houses. I am almost there.
Best of luck with your future endevours, you know where to find me if you have any questions :) @@bikingmomma524
40 thousand incredible 🤩🥰🥰
That’s an awesome price, I paid almost 1600 per month to rent a very small 1 bedroom in San Diego
It's hard to get ahead when rent's that high hey? I was paying $900 before I left BC
I live in la puente ca im paying 3,500 for my mortgage..thats ridiculous! Im selling moving to mexico the hell with this!
Admire the hard work, i also built a house in Mexico (Michoacan) 100k turned into 300K 😢. No turning back once started
It seems to me if we have the money that just happens hey? It's happened with my current house. I've easily spent 3x what I did on the first one.. and it's pretty much the same size! 😆
"Working with Cement it is Really Hard"......that's a T-shirt right there👍
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Nice video, getting ready to start mine in Mexico this summer.
Glad you liked the video, wishing you all the best on your build!
BUT THAT HOUSE IS GOING TO BE YOU PERFECT HOME..MADE BY YOU HANDS..GOD BLESS YOU....NICE JOB
Muchas gracias Jose, thank you for your kind words. I'm very grateful to have the opportunity to build my own house, it's been a very fulfilling experience.
I loved this video. Thanks for breaking down the costs.
You're welcome! I'm glad you're enjoying the content!
By the way, good job.
I hope I can convince my cousin, a skilled DYI to come with me. Hoping to out of the US very soon.
Thanks! Best of luck.
Neat! Congrats on the house - a major accomplishment! I'm sure the next one will be a bit smoother now that you have experience!
Thanks Scott!! Yeah I'm honestly looking forward to the next one already so that I can put everything I learned to good use. It's not going to be bigger, but it's definitely going to be better, and easier! 😊
Beautiful build! Can you please tell us how you found the land and cost of it? I have a five year plan to retire. I plan to buy a good size lot and built ~3 units to rent out and manage on airbnb. Your projects really help me a lot. Much blessings and greetings from California 🇺🇲🇲🇽🇺🇸
Thank you! I put a link to my video that covers that the first time you asked, go have a look, cheers!
Admire your tenacity. But with the current drought and soon out of control inflation taking over Mexico I would rather rent a beach front apartment for $600.00 a month. Thanks for the video and best of luck with your next up coming build.
Thanks Daniel I hear you, we've all got to do what we think will be best for us in these unprecedented times. Wishing you the best in your beachfront rental! PS I talk about the water situation here in my upcoming video (Chapter 5)
I live in Ensenada and have similar experiences. Great video.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! How do you like Ensenada? I've been quietly looking for where I might go from here in the future.
Awesome videos!
Thanks so much Soulshine, I'm glad you're enjoying them!
Great job! Did the $20k include the price of land?
Thanks
Thanks! No, the land alone cost roughly $20k. I think there are more details about that in Chapter 1 if you'd like to check it out here's the link. ua-cam.com/video/hUoIxGf9ESk/v-deo.html&ab_channel=BlueSkySanctuary
All I saw was the title and I was like, "Yeah, I can relate!" I'm watching now to see if it's for the same reasons.
So was it for the same reasons? ;) I was aiming high (or should I say low) to try & build what I did for $20 000. Ultimately I feel that $40 000 is fair & reasonable. The end result is a good quality house, furnishings & appliances, AC ect.
@@BlueSkySanctuaryBaja Mine was all inflation...I had JUST started right before prices started to soar.
Thank you SO MUCH FOR SHARING 💞💞💞🙌🙌🙌. I want to build in Ensenada on a lot near the beach as a single woman expat😉
Right on, wishing you the best in your venture, thank you for watching! 🙌🌵🌞👌💕
Would like any recommendations if any?? Purchased property in Rosarito and need help building!! Tia
I tried to offer as many recommendations as I could in each video. If you have specific questions I do offer consulting, you can email me at littlespark75@gmail.com. Wishing you the best on your build!
I am looking to maybe buy something in. Is southern baja. Is there a way I can talk to you later when I will. Ready
Thanks for tuning in. You can always reach me right here through the comments, through the channel.
can you let me know what the wall finish is over the cinder block , is it just colored stucco?
It's something like stucco, but it was a year ago, I can't remember the name of the product of hand now sorry! It comes as a white powder, and you mix your color in. Next time I'm at the hardware store I'll try to remember to check for ya.
Looks good !!
Thanks man, it's getting there!
Wow. Did you have any bullring with any contracting experience.
Hey Nicole, I assume you're asking if I had building experience, and the answer is no. That's why I had builders. My friends and I were able to help because my builders were kind & patient enough to teach us. It's pretty simple, just really labor intensive.
Great great videos thank you so much keep them coming…. I have a quick question is this the best way to contact you because I have some in-depth questions??
The comment section right here is the best place to ask me questions really. Every video I make I invite viewers to do exactly that, so ask away!
@@BlueSkySanctuaryBaja OK great thank you
What is the thing you do to increase your productivity? You showed us a notebook that was written all over but I don’t remember what you called it…it’s a productivity hack.
I'm so stoked you're asking, yes! Here's the link to the video. ua-cam.com/video/hl3GGBHsqGU/v-deo.html&ab_channel=BlueSkySanctuary Basically the chart can track anything that we want, from productivity, to quality of sleep, to what kind of mood we're in day to day. Anything at all really! For me it's a super fast way to journal with numbers so I can easily see an overview of where my time is going, so I can redirect & refocus if & when necessary. In the last minute of the video I show the chart up close so you can see how it's laid out, if you have any more questions I'm here for ya :)
this lady is crazy..cold showers...super kudos on this house project tho...💯💯💯
Lol crazy for sure, and cold showers are the worst, I won't lie. They build discipline & resilience though, on top of all their health benefits! My cold tolerance is so much better I haven't turned my furnace on at all this winter, and it gets pretty cold here at night. ;) Thanks for the props & for tuning in!
Cold showers are incredible good for your health and strengthen the immune system-a controlled stressor.. i take them by choice! 😂
@@soulshine8531 Yes!! They strengthen our discipline & ability to cope too hey!
Excelente
Gracias
Hello nice work with your video my name is Gus Gonzalez I currently am jumping into making a UA-cam channel I recently took over an abandoned hotel in Ejido Erendira Bajaj California and definitely want to film the process of restoration. Thanks for the motivation.
Mucho gusto Gus, thanks for the kind words. Sounds like an awesome project you have on your hands, I wish you the best with it!
Will you show us the completed house?
Absolutely! It's in Chapter 5 which will be online this week :)
Are you building in Todos Santos? Loved watching your videos and getting ready to do my own build starting with a small casita. Then once living in the casita will try and build the main house. You are truly inspiring and one tough cookie!
Hola Artista yes I am, and thanks for the kind words! Wishing you the best with your build, how's it going so far?
How can one reach out to you. Regarding questions. ?
You can ask questions right here.
i like yuo and the video
I am sure you have covered this but where in mexico is this?
Hey Kyle, I'm in the south end of the Baja :)
What is the law their to be able to own land /home their for a person that is from the U.S. but not a citizen of Mexico?
I'm not qualified to speak to what the laws are here, but I can tell you that when I bought my first property here about 5 years ago I was a Cdn citizen only, no ties with Mexico at all. I've since got my temp residency, but still no Mxn citizenship, and purchased my second property about six months ago with no problem.
@@BlueSkySanctuaryBaja from the time you bought your first property. How long was it till you had apply for temp residency?
@@mr.g1683 I had the opportunity to get my temp residency during the pandemic. Mexico offered a bit of an exemption where we didn't need all the usual requirements to get it, so I very gratefully seized the opportunity.
@@BlueSkySanctuaryBaja Good job out of you with your timing being there. You were at the (sweet spot for the pure energy white light) getting that find value offer.
@@mr.g1683 Thank you 🙏
What part or city in Baja are you?
Southern Baja, an hour north of Cabo.
Cost per square meter?
They do have so electric small heater that are affordable
Thank you, I know that's true, but I've made a homemade solar water heater, with irrigation line on the roof, it's working well!
whats different in 20k property and then 40k house... not making sense can you explain
The property was 20k. The house we build was roughly 40k. It's all somewhat irrelevant now as the market has changed so drastically in just five years.
@@BlueSkySanctuaryBaja When did you buy the land?
@@christopherpalmer4243 I bought this property in 2017
What was cost per sqm?
I'm not getting into that this time around. My first build I detailed cost with great detail but the reality is those details become irrelevant so quickly due to changing costs & value of currencies. Plus I have reason to keep my costs to myself this time, sorry. Glad you're enjoying the channel though.
is weather their tropical?
How tropical depends on where you are of course, but short answer is yes. I'm in the Baja, and it's almost painfully tropical right now because it's summer. Very hot & humid. It's gorgeous here in the winter though!
I am a good handy man. Have electrical. And plumbing. Audio. Skills
We are moving to Arizona
It's much cheaper than Mexico now and much safer. The new government is very scary now be careful things are changing in Mexico now not a good time to move there. We found everything as much or more now
Once again we differ in opinions but thank you for sharing your experience & perspective all the same. It's for the best that we don't all want to be in the same place at the same time, and that we're both doing what we believe is best for ourselves & our future.
5: 38......there is no reason to not have hot water..ever.....especially in Todos Santos. In a country where black poly pipe is EVERYWHERE, there is no reason for it. A 100' roll of 1" poly pipe holds 4 gallons of water. That roll, laid on the roof or out in the yard, will heat to well over 100f in a couple of hours. Use it directly to your shower, or accumulate it in a 50 gallon plastic barrel. Add a 12 volt pump, cost of 60- 80 dollars, run it off a car battery, and you have pressured hot water for shower and dishes.
I installed a SMALL polyethylene solar water heater panel in Todos Santos for a guy, it fed an old water heater for storage. Finished at 10 AM, by noon is was steaming hot. This is at The Bentley B&B. (This was a personal favor, I was NOT employed or working, let's be clear)
I did this in Idaho, with 100 ' of 1/2" poly pipe. Total cost was WAY under 100 bucks. Took 1 day to accumulate 50 gallons of 104 degree water.
Ever wonder why there are millions of homes in Mexico with black water tanks on the roof??? Next time you're in La Paz, take a closer look.
I agree with you to some extent, because we made the EXACT solar water heater you described on the roof of my last house. I talk about it in one of my other videos. The drawback was that after sunset here in the winter the water goes cold within a half hour, meaning after 6pm, no hot water.
Also, I don't need to go to La Paz to see tinacos, they're on all of our houses in TS as well, including mine. We have them to store water because the city water goes on & off every day. If YOU take a closer look in La Paz you'll see a lot of people actually have beige tinacos to counter the heat.
My next water heater will be a propane powered on demand unit. They're less than $200US & provide you unlimited hot water.
@@BlueSkySanctuaryBaja It's pointless.
How much did you sell your house for?
Fair of you to ask but I'd rather not say. Despite all that I share publically there are some things I'd like to keep private, sorry. 😎
No water heater.....what???!!!!!😱😱😱😱 I consider myself one that can handle a high threshold of pain. But I can't handle cold showers or cold baths, or well cold anything! Nope, I could not handle that, nope couldn't do it!
I can't stand cold anything either, but the research shows significant benefits, that's why I do it. Also, making yourself do simple things you don't wanna do (like cold showers) really helps build discipline both physically & mentally, it's very worthwhile!
I have a water heater but by the time it gets warm in the bathroom I'm finished showering. Besides the coldest the tap water gets is around 80F so tepid or nearly lukewarm. Summertime it's probably body temp or higher.
@@mosslimbayter277 yeah those on demand water heaters take a minute don't they.. you can definitely get by without a heater here, esp in the summer!
Let me know if you’d entertain a month for a work/stay
Hey Timothy, my house is pretty much done so you're a little late I'm sorry to say! You can however find me on FB as Veda Spark if you'd like to talk about future possibilities
Your experience is why i would never build in Mexico. Not worth the hassle, IMHO. I have a friend whose build has been delayed more than a year coupled with rising prices. Builders tell you one thing and before you know it, the price has doubled. Plus, the work is often shoddy. More power to you!
Thanks Mick, and I can easily understand why you feel that way, building in Mexico isn't for everyone! At times it's been a hassle for sure, but now I have a house & property that's fully paid for, which gives me more freedom which brings me a lot of happiness. That's what's made the whole process worth it for me. I couldn't afford to do this in Canada that's for sure. (and even if I could, I'd probably still choose Mexico 😉)
Every single thing you say can and does occur in the US.
@@gernblanston358 and I'm thinking it's far more frustrating when it happens up north because you're paying I'm guessing 2 - 5x the amount for it!
As the say goes. No pain no gain in Cali permits along at least 40.000 plus contractors mark up 40% to 50% everything that goes in your house is very fulfilling to get your hands dirty at the end the rewards are worth it at least you don't have a 4k or 5k a month mortgage congrats on you build.
I don't know what part of Mexico you built your house on but each house is built differently... Building a house in Mexico shouldnt cost you more than house here in the USA i know of houses that are built just under $20,000 $15,000 and even $10,000 -- of course land is separate.. i have a property in Tijuana 35 ft across by 65 ft and will build a house.
Thanks for weighing in & sharing your experience, but I can't wrap my head around your numbers. Are you not paying for labor? Even if I take your highest number $20 000, and pay out 2 workers at $20/hour each, (which is way less than the average builder gets up north) that's $400/day, and in 50 days that's your entire budget gone, and you haven't paid for any materials. My $40 000 paid for labor, materials AND furnishing the home, incl windows doors appliances ect, that's how it came to be $40k.
@@BlueSkySanctuaryBaja i understand where you are coming from but one thing is that first you overpaid for your furniture...i can't calculate that it would cost you 15,000 for furniture it should've costed you no more than 5k-7k or in my opinion even less.. and for labor you over paid... Remember you are in Mexico and not in the USA... I know good workers need to be paid more but your paying them as if where in USA. I have family that work in Mexico and only earn a fraction of what you paid them... $7 a day and thus who work in building houses.. Mexican construction workers average pay is 71 peso per hour or 568 pesos a day.. but obviously since it's building a house and to give encouragement to the workers you need to pay a bit more. -- and not the $20 and hour. Your house should've really costed you 16k-25k dollars.. this is separate from the land
@@Ichigo_Tensa I think without watching all my videos you're not quite catching the whole picture here. It wasn't just furniture that cost $15, like I said it was windows, doors, 3 appliances, and I'll add to that, toilet, sinks, beds & bed frames, and an AC unit. And I didn't pay $20/hour, I was referring to your $20k house in the US, and trying to understand how you could do that, when I assume the minimum you'd pay up there would be $20/hour for labor. Here I'm not interested in having people work for me for $7/day. Ethically, for me, it's not gonna happen. I paid the workers an average of 4500 pesos per week, roughly $225/week, and I have no regrets.
@@Ichigo_Tensa please, with all due respect, read my reply thoroughly before replying, or I'm really just repeating myself & we're miscommunicating & wasting time. thank you.
@@BlueSkySanctuaryBaja i know what you are saying but people do spend 10k..15k and 20k + on houses..my dad did his 2 story house in Colima Mexico close to Manzanillo with a single car garage for 22,000 dollars... Anyone can build a home it all depends on your budget.. if a person wants to invest alot of money on furniture or whatever then its up to that person... But regardless I'm super happy for your accomplishment 🙂
“ we lost our workers due to some financial miscommunication”
Sounds like somebody didn’t get paid!!! 😂😂😂
Jk!!!
Haaaa yeah shoot I really wish I hadn't said it so vaguely in the video because it totally sounds that way doesn't it!! I know you were joking, but I'm going to explain what happened anyway.
2 weeks before Christmas I told the foreman I had one more week of wages for the team. He interpret that as 'what I'm paying you now is my final week.' and so they took Christmas Vacation early lol. Things getting lost in translation here I think is a convenient excuse for people do to what they want at times, and bottom line I think the crew wanted to be done for the holiday season, so off they went! 😆 Mexico has definitely taught me to go with the flow, that's for sure!
A corn chip and a taco will get you a long way.
Lol totally!
Enjoyed this video a lot. Inspiring and will follow! I just moved to a rock climbing area outside of Monterrey.. beautiful desert mountains but crowed and polluted, ejidro and I’m already spending hours of my day taking care of hungry mistreated animals/babies and trying to convince spay/neuter. 😫. I came here because i made Mexican friends climbing and am renting a house from them but i really hope to find a small piece of property where it’s cooler near the mountains. ❤️✌🏼⛰️🇲🇽
Wishing you the best on your journey Soulshine, thanks for sharing! 🫶
5:38 BONER REDUCER
Cold showers increase blood flow, so maybe not! 😆