Hi! My husband and I are in the process of buying a small, established restaurant and "motel" in Mexico. I found your forum in a guide to running a B/B. I wish I would have logged on 3 years ago!
We have been planning a move/change like this for 3 years. We have spent every summer looking for places that worked for our family, our tastes and our budget. Finally, last summer, we found one with possibilities.
I am the one who has been gun ho on this idea, my husband has needed to be pushed along. It surprises people that my husband, the Mexican National, is less excited than I.
The big reasons we decided to take this path is to be our own bosses, control more of our day, have the potential to expand and earn more (we are both in public education situations- we take what they give), cheaper cost of living, and for me, give my children a better life- immerse in their fathers culture and language. Plus, take a leap of faith and live a real life adventure, take the good and the bad.
We have talked and planned ad naseum about this change. Many things are covered, but I am under no illusion that there will be trials and tribulations. We have tried to minimize as many as possible. The others, just part of the "ride"- easier for me to say than my husband.
And why am I here? To learn from you, and I have already! I hope to take your wisdom and apply it to our own, unique situation. We won't be a b/b, maybe a "guesthouse". Our guests will be there for days or maybe weeks, we will have apartments that have working kitchens and space. And we are yards from the beach- so a place to rest and relax, and discover the history and culture the area affords.
If you have any questions- ask away. I don't want to share the location, as the place isn't ours just yet. Until we have the keys... But in the mean time...I will enjoy my last days until "boots on the ground".
We have been planning a move/change like this for 3 years. We have spent every summer looking for places that worked for our family, our tastes and our budget. Finally, last summer, we found one with possibilities.
I am the one who has been gun ho on this idea, my husband has needed to be pushed along. It surprises people that my husband, the Mexican National, is less excited than I.
The big reasons we decided to take this path is to be our own bosses, control more of our day, have the potential to expand and earn more (we are both in public education situations- we take what they give), cheaper cost of living, and for me, give my children a better life- immerse in their fathers culture and language. Plus, take a leap of faith and live a real life adventure, take the good and the bad.
We have talked and planned ad naseum about this change. Many things are covered, but I am under no illusion that there will be trials and tribulations. We have tried to minimize as many as possible. The others, just part of the "ride"- easier for me to say than my husband.
And why am I here? To learn from you, and I have already! I hope to take your wisdom and apply it to our own, unique situation. We won't be a b/b, maybe a "guesthouse". Our guests will be there for days or maybe weeks, we will have apartments that have working kitchens and space. And we are yards from the beach- so a place to rest and relax, and discover the history and culture the area affords.
If you have any questions- ask away. I don't want to share the location, as the place isn't ours just yet. Until we have the keys... But in the mean time...I will enjoy my last days until "boots on the ground".
