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I don’t recommend constructing your own home in Chapala or Ajijic because most of the time, you will find that the materials that you would bring for your house are not the same as the materials that you would usually get in other parts of Mexico. There is no diversity in construction materials here in Chapala and Ajijic so you are very limited. If you buy a house from a developer, you will get more value for your money because they construct many houses here so they have the...

I don’t recommend constructing your own home in Chapala or Ajijic because most of the time, you will find that the materials that you would bring for your house are not the same as the materials that you would usually get in other parts of Mexico. There is no diversity in construction materials here in Chapala and Ajijic so you are very limited. If you buy a house from a developer, you will get more value for your money because they construct many houses here so they have the materials for them.

 

Another option is to buy a house that is already constructed and then modify it to your preference. The third option is to buy a lot but there are not a many available lots with good prices here. I don’t see a lot of people come and construct their own house here. I don’t see people construct a house of their dreams but they could already find the house of their dreams already constructed. 

 

The houses here in Chapala and Ajijic are very well constructed but you should always have an inspector check the house to be sure. When you’re in Chapala and Ajijic, you really get to know “who is who” very quickly. There are real estate companies that are known by most people because they are very honest and you could trust them when they say that a certain house is not good for you. Even if they are selling that house, they would tell you if they have another one that better suits you. Relevant to construction, I haven’t heard anybody complain about a house falling down or a house that needs repairs unless if you buy a very cheap house that could mean that there is some fixing that needs to be done.

 

When I lived in London, I was in a boarding school and it was just an old construction. We had a terrible heating system. I was dying there because of the cold weather. I didn’t really like England. In Italy, we had the same problem because it was cold and the heating system used water like the old times. It was coming from a central heating system but it was water and not air so I felt cold again. I was thinking, “Oh my god, I need a warm place.” Then I went to Canada. Don’t ask me how I was able to survive Canada at -52 degrees in Edmonton. For some reason, I didn’t feel cold in Canada because they have central heating everywhere. When you go to church, it’s heated. You can go to the malls, and it’s heated. You can visit your friend and their house is heated. Your car has heating, too, so the only time you’ll feel cold in Canada is when you walk from house to your car or from your car to someplace else. If I compare all these three places to Ajijic, Ajijic is paradise. You won’t ever feel cold ever again in Ajijic. It is of course cooler in the winter but all you have to do is wear a sweater and you’re “good to go.” As a Mexican, I easily get cold compared to other people. People who come from Canada wear shorts in January when it’s coldest here and they are okay.

 

(Home with a pool near the village of Ajijic, Mexico, pictured.)