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The cost to rent an apartment in Mexico varies depending on where you are going to rent – oceanfront, countryside, etc. One of our employees is renting an apartment. She lives on the fourth floor and the apartment is located at Playa de Tijuana. Her rent is US $650 a month. It is a three-bedroom apartment with two and a half bathrooms. The building has an elevator service so she doesn’t have to go on the stairs. She has a little ocean view from her apartment. Playa Tijuana is...

The cost to rent an apartment in Mexico varies depending on where you are going to rent – oceanfront, countryside, etc. One of our employees is renting an apartment. She lives on the fourth floor and the apartment is located at Playa de Tijuana. Her rent is US $650 a month. It is a three-bedroom apartment with two and a half bathrooms. The building has an elevator service so she doesn’t have to go on the stairs. She has a little ocean view from her apartment. Playa Tijuana is a little nice area in Tijuana.
 
Rosarito and Ensenada are also great places but if you want to live in Tijuana, Playa Tijuana is definitely a great place. Relevant to safety, you just have to be cautious as you would anywhere in the US or in Canada.

 

(Playa Tijuana, Mexico, pictured. )

Right now Azuero is an Area that is developing Ecoturism. One example is the Guazán Proyect in Las Minas. Beautiful views and its a Finca with more than 90 hectares of land in the mountain. Waterfalls, rock climbing and other activities.

Right now Azuero is an Area that is developing Ecoturism. One example is the Guazán Proyect in Las Minas. Beautiful views and its a Finca with more than 90 hectares of land in the mountain. Waterfalls, rock climbing and other activities.

The cost to rent a home in Portugal depends on several things such as the size of the property, whether it is furnished or not, whether it has a pool or not, and whether it is with a garage or without. It is really relative.
 
As an example, in Cascais, a two-bedroom, furnished apartment without a pool would cost around €1,200 (US $1,300 or £865). The same apartment but unfurnished would be about €800 (US $870 or £587). If it has a pool and a garage, it would...

The cost to rent a home in Portugal depends on several things such as the size of the property, whether it is furnished or not, whether it has a pool or not, and whether it is with a garage or without. It is really relative.
 
As an example, in Cascais, a two-bedroom, furnished apartment without a pool would cost around €1,200 (US $1,300 or £865). The same apartment but unfurnished would be about €800 (US $870 or £587). If it has a pool and a garage, it would go up to about €2,000 (US 2,180 or £1,450). You pay for the utilities separately. The rental contract would be for one year.
 
The further away from Lisbon you go, the cheaper everything gets. Cascais and Estoril are the most expensive towns in Lisbon. It is even more expensive in Cascais than in the Algarve.  Cascais and Estoril are the Beverly Hills or the Park Lane of Lisbon. Estoril is where the ex-kings live, such as the previous king of Spain, and most of the previous kings of Europe.

 

(The coast of Estoril, Portugal, pictured.)

If you become a non-resident then no you do not have to file taxes.  Becoming a non-resident is a matter of selling all property and closing all personal accounts.  You can leave your RRSP's in Canada but no other ties to the country can remain.  Once you become a non-resident then you do not need to file yearly taxes.  If you are not a non-resident then you will need to file your taxes every year.  

If you become a non-resident then no you do not have to file taxes.  Becoming a non-resident is a matter of selling all property and closing all personal accounts.  You can leave your RRSP's in Canada but no other ties to the country can remain.  Once you become a non-resident then you do not need to file yearly taxes.  If you are not a non-resident then you will need to file your taxes every year.