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[BajaGringo]

Did FDT help you?

[AcapulcoGringo]

I Officially live in Tijuana now!! :

Yes with the Help of FDT, i found a place in Centro (Ocampo and 11th area) I rented it Yesterday!! ($260 USD a month) it includes EVERYTHING but electricity.. it is Partially furnished with stove , fridge , boiler, bed, etc.... In a small 14 unit (Melrose place like) complex...

Its a small apartment, but its ok.. I feel safe there, and its ok... I will little by little fix it up ... BUT it all happemned faster than I thought!!

Thanks for everyones Help!!

I am working on a blog to help people in my situation (moving here on a budget).. so I can be of a help to others, and make it easier for them...

Thanks again!! And I will stick around!!

Tony

[governor]

Welcome to shithole we call TJ. You should head down to coahuilla and have yourself a welcome beer.

I Officially live in Tijuana now!! :

Yes with the Help of FDT, i found a place in Centro (Ocampo and 11th area) I rented it Yesterday!! ($260 USD a month) it includes EVERYTHING but electricity.. it is Partially furnished with stove , fridge , boiler, bed, etc.... In a small 14 unit (Melrose place like) complex...

Its a small apartment, but its ok.. I feel safe there, and its ok... I will little by little fix it up ... BUT it all happemned faster than I thought!!

Thanks for everyones Help!!

I am working on a blog to help people in my situation (moving here on a budget).. so I can be of a help to others, and make it easier for them...

Thanks again!! And I will stick around!!

Tony

[Aztec Eagle]

Welcome to shithole we call TJ. You should head down to coahuilla and have yourself a welcome beer.

Whit all due respect GOVERNOR i find your comment offensive and rude and out of place...

I'm a 4th generation Tijuanense and proud Baja Californian and its comments like yours that i hate,it seems to me you have no idea were you live and the kind and friendly people that also live in this city,maybe is on the Coahuila area were you deserve to stay.


Acapulco...Im glad to hear you found a place,Good luck and welcome to the city and remember if you need anything in the future let know-

OH AND TO FERNANDO..i receive your Email, and yes ill be glad to help you out to look for a place.


GOD BLESS.

[governor]

Come on my friend, the city is a shithole. This says nothing of the friendly people who live here. That is why I live here. But come on, look around the next time you go out.

Maybe you have nothing to compare TJ to. Have you been to San Diego? Even other parts of Mexico. The only other place in Mex that I went to that was not a tourist/resort area was Monterrey and the city was very beautiful. I also went to Culiacan and while not as bad a TJ its not that nice. Acapulco and Cancun are nice because they are resort cities.

But come on, Tijuana, WAAACALLAAA.

Whit all due respect GOVERNOR i find your comment offensive and rude and out of place...

I'm a 4th generation Tijuanense and proud Baja Californian and its comments like yours that i hate,it seems to me you have no idea were you live and the kind and friendly people that also live in this city,maybe is on the Coahuila area were you deserve to stay.


Acapulco...Im glad to hear you found a place,Good luck and welcome to the city and remember if you need anything in the future let know-

OH AND TO FERNANDO..i receive your Email, and yes ill be glad to help you out to look for a place.


GOD BLESS.

[Scooby]

Felicidades. That didn't seem to take very long. One can't get more centrally located than what you've found.

You are walking distance to just about everything -- the border, centro, Zona Rio, supermarkets, Mercado Hidalgo,
clubs, restaurants, taco joints/stands galore, cafes, coffe shops, auto repair shops, taxis, buses,
Col. Cacho, Blvd. Agua Caliente, Cablemas, Telnor, etc, etc.

It's a good location to get your bearings. Eventually you can learn the other areas to see if they might suit your style better.

[galvezis]

Great to hear and read!!! Good luck here in Tj...by the way, it may not be a bad idea for you to hit the Cauhilla and have a few beers...

[AcapulcoGringo]

Felicidades. That didn't seem to take very long. One can't get more centrally located than what you've found.

You are walking distance to just about everything -- the border, centro, Zona Rio, supermarkets, Mercado Hidalgo,
clubs, restaurants, taco joints/stands galore, cafes, coffe shops, auto repair shops, taxis, buses,
Col. Cacho, Blvd. Agua Caliente, Cablemas, Telnor, etc, etc.

It's a good location to get your bearings. Eventually you can learn the other areas to see if they might suit your style better.

My thoughts exactly!!! I have to stay 3 months in order to get my deposit back.... BUT I will have another place lined up by then.. Its a stepping stone!! I was real lucky to run across it!!!

I will write more later... I am at an internet cafe.. Cablemas is taking forever although they came today to make sure there was a #10 at my complex.. because they didnt have record of it.. so Maybe tommorw I will have intenet.. we'll see!!!

Tony

[AcapulcoGringo]

Felicidades. That didn't seem to take very long. One can't get more centrally located than what you've found.

You are walking distance to just about everything -- the border, centro, Zona Rio, supermarkets, Mercado Hidalgo,
clubs, restaurants, taco joints/stands galore, cafes, coffe shops, auto repair shops, taxis, buses,
Col. Cacho, Blvd. Agua Caliente, Cablemas, Telnor, etc, etc.

It's a good location to get your bearings. Eventually you can learn the other areas to see if they might suit your style better.

My thoughts exactly!!! I have to stay 3 months in order to get my deposit back.... BUT I will have another place lined up by then.. Its a stepping stone!! I was real lucky to run across it!!!

I will write more later... I am at an internet cafe.. Cablemas is taking forever although they came today to make sure there was a #10 at my complex.. because they didnt have record of it.. so Maybe tommorw I will have intenet.. we'll see!!!

Tony

[pinchecabrona]

I am new to this community but can only speak from my recent experience. I am renting an apartment in Cacho for 700 a month.
It took me a couple of days in and out of a hot sticky taxi cab to find it. I found a place in Cacho for 400 a month but it wasn't big enough for me. Not the greatest apt but in a nice well taken care of building with a very sweet owner who used to live in the States. Her name was Josephine...and I will try to dig up her number for you if you want.

I called Century 21 and they were useless. They are probably most interested in the commissions on house rentals.
The other thing is that I had a hard time finding 1 bedroom apartments and ended up with a 2 bedroom...maybe it was the area I was looking in.
I am sure there is cheaper than 400 a month, I just don't know where. For me, security is an issue which is why I chose Cacho.
Craigslist seems like a rip off. I think the best way is really just to drive around.

My knowledge of TJ is limited thus far, but I know that Coahuila in Zona Norte has cheap hotels (among other things-winkwink). As long as you don't walk around there and take a taxi straight in and straight out of there, you'll be fine.

[AcapulcoGringo]

Well, Maybe I put it the wrong way.. I found a place that I will be at AT LEAST 3 months, and maybe longer... I am happy here for now.. its clean , safe, good neighbors, small complex etc.. I am perfectly ok.. I will not be looking for a while.. especially in zona Norte.. I have no reason Nor need to be there, or look for an apartment.. The place I live Is a regular Apartment, for Perm stay... Its just a little small for my tatste..

Thanks for the response

[AcapulcoGringo]

Oh and also, right up the street from me, on a hill overlooking the city in Zona Rio is a safe area, a brand new Luxury 2 bedroom apartment with huge balcony etc, built owned and managed by a gringo .. is $500 a month... I wanted it BUT too much for my budget (although I can afford it I didt want to) He had a ouple 1 bedrooms for 350 BUT they were rented... Very Nice places!!!

[La Jefa]

Oh and also, right up the street from me, on a hill overlooking the city in Zona Rio is a safe area, a brand new Luxury 2 bedroom apartment with huge balcony etc, built owned and managed by a gringo .. is $500 a month...    I wanted it BUT too much for my budget (although I can afford it I didt want to)  He had a ouple 1 bedrooms for 350 BUT they were rented...   Very Nice places!!!

Maybe this is a stupid question, but the photo before that appeared was that really you!!.  I thought it was you last week when I was Tijuana, I saw a guy on one of the avenidas crossing.  The guy looked like you, but he had a piercing in the upper part of one of his ears.  On that day he was wearing a white shirt with khaki green trousers, and lime green sandals.  Was that you, or maybe I confused you with some one else.  Just want to know!!  Al rato

[AcapulcoGringo]

Maybe this is a stupid question, but the photo before that appeared was that really you!!. I thought it was you last week when I was Tijuana, I saw a guy on one of the avenidas crossing. The guy looked like you, but he had a piercing in the upper part of one of his ears. On that day he was wearing a white shirt with khaki green trousers, and lime green sandals. Was that you, or maybe I confused you with some one else. Just want to know!! Al rato

Small world! BUT how ever did you remember me in SUCH detail???

T

[AcapulcoGringo]

Green PUMA flip flops.. Diamond stud in upper left ear.. BUT I dont think it as a white shirt.. I only have 2 and they are put up...

T

[La Jefa]

Green PUMA flip flops..  Diamond stud in upper left ear..    BUT I dont think it as a white shirt.. I only have 2 and they are put up...

T

I don't know I just have this thing for remembering people, numbers.  They stay in my mind all the time.  Well, even though, we didn't
see each other, it was a pleasure to see your backside.   It was a funny moment, because I had just turned on the avenida, when you were going to
cross, I told my husband there goes the Acapulco Gringo.  He gave me this look, who in the hell are you talking about?  I gave him the low down on our tijuana blog community.  He asked me the same thing, how do you know?  I told him he looks familiar, and I have a feeling it is him.

Al rato, I really need to get to work

[AcapulcoGringo]

I don't know I just have this thing for remembering people, numbers. They stay in my mind all the time. Well, even though, we didn't
see each other, it was a pleasure to see your backside. It was a funny moment, because I had just turned on the avenida, when you were going to
cross, I told my husband there goes the Acapulco Gringo. He gave me this look, who in the hell are you talking about? I gave him the low down on our tijuana blog community. He asked me the same thing, how do you know? I told him he looks familiar, and I have a feeling it is him.

Al rato, I really need to get to work

Thats too funny! Good thing Im not in hideing, I must be very recognizble and/or rememberable.....lol

Nice to have you look at my back side... it was a pleasure!!!!

Tony