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Originally Posted by apostropheman
In a barrio I was visiting I saw many houses for sale. Most were smaller, probably 2 or maybe 3 small bedroom, some with a carport. They all had a concrete roof, not tin, and the gringo price given to me was about 300,000 pesos.
These were houses down muddy, dirt roads not on the main road. It wouldn't be where I would choose to live. Properties on the main road main command a much higher price, as they should.
When I asked about building my own the price was a bit higher as the price of land was not included. Also I suspect that they anticipated that a gringo would want to plan things differently, and that gringos often want more, and more expensive, stuff than the bare basics seen in most barrio houses. In my limited experience anyway.
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interesting point you bring up! the roads werent dirt as per say in this campo but they arent the greatest. i will give you that. i did do some research while there and agree with you that homes or properties in a nicer area i.e. Yaguate where there are more roads, streets, stores do cost more. homes there are running in the $50k area i believe....im not too sure. i will be back there in the summer and am looking to see where would be a nice place to get a home. then again properties in these small towns dont come with a nice sized piece of land like the campos!
