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No crap shoot. Just check before you go at either of the 2 options and you will know your rate https://www.mastercard.com/global/en/personal/get-support/convert-currency.html https://usa.visa.com/support/consumer/travel-support/exchange-rate-calculator.html

You'll need a constancia to receive a factura for any reimbursement or receipt, such as for medical expenses, reimbursement from insurance companies, to open or update banking information, to open a line of credit, for a utility. In addition to CFE, Telmex wanted a copy, as did BBVA, Multiva, auto and medical insurance providers.

I remember when I first moved here in 2010 a friend sent a Christmas card to us via the mail. She sent it from Newport RI on Dec 1 and it arrived in our mailbox March 15. So I guess if I have to say anything here, it did arrive.

Wow now that is what I call adventurous, relying on the MX mail to be delivered in a timely manner for your tax preparation.

All banks do not change their rate from the previous day to the current day at the same time. Some take longer to do that. That is why if you go early, there is a chance you get the rate from the previous day. From experience, noon and later seems to be the best time for us.

Hola Airchamby, Starlink 🚀 is only worth it if ACTUAL LIVE stats like this will please you at home.... 128 Mbps download; 7.6 Mbps upload, 45 ms Latency and no downtime greater than 3 secs in the past 12 hrs and that's on 7 devices. We live east of Vista del Lago and we had no options other than TelMex and Telcel which failed ☹️ horribly. Buena suerte!

I was told by a banker that the only safe way to use a debit card was to have a separate account at your bank that you transfer to from your main account daily but ONLY enough funds to cover what you plan to spend that day. Thus, if robbed or lost, that amount of money would be all you will lose. Too much trouble for me, just use a rewards CC, then you also get cash back, etc. No cash back with debit cards.

I don't believe that to be true from personal experience.

With respect SunFan there are only certain locations where decent water can be found...and Riberas is not one of them period. Sometimes luck trumps science. Time and time again pumps burn out due to a lack of maintenance ......again I don't think "maintenance or competent" is a word in the Mexican SIMAPA or CFE playbook' Water is a scarce commodity at Lakeside and we all need to use it carefully...unless you have "gray" water, watering lawns is not a good idea. Maybe down the subterranean bowels of Chapala City Hall, there is a master plan for Water Conservation!!!

Be very careful with this one Their website is not secure and is a discount website provider tinyurl A good chance your information could be stolen and your money lost

Sunnyvmex, Artsnob and Shag, maybe others*this post and others) ,have recommended Ernesto 331 267 9364. Perhaps you could contact him and quit waiting on "David" who you can't contact.

I don't think OP is talking about that (which has been widely covered on this board). I think the question is exchange rate which would between user and their bank once the ATM offer is declined.

When we first arrived ('98) there was very little development in Riberas. We were told water table was too high, and in times when the lake levels were even "normal" it would cause problems for houses etc. because water table was then too close to the visible ground level. And so very few people ever wanted to build or live there. (In fairness, it was also considered too sparsely built, with too much vacant scrubby land between, so a quick and scary "get-in-do-the-deed-get-out" for bad guys made a lot of people choose to avoid that risk.) Move forward even a decade..... lake way down and way up and levelling out again BUT more and more demand for housing and a lot of other choices were already reaching capacity. Result? Lots of houses were built with little to no thought about how things would be as density got worse...... and when unsuitable land for nature's reasons gets even more stressed as houses houses are added................. And it's not just lower Riberas. Friends a block above the carretera have had years of black water problems in front of their and many others' homes.

They're not in the business of telling you the truth! That's why you should question present tenants ( if possible),surrounding neighbours, or even hire and independent inspector to "give you the goods". IF they deny access for said person, well.............that should tell you all you need to know.

Also remember that saying "20/20 hindsight" and due diligence (which is what the OP is trying to do). This thread from the past may help... Septic tank questions ( arghhh ! ) - Ajijic/Chapala/Guadalajara - Chapala.com Webboard How many people actually check the systems of the house that they plan on renting or buying? Or do they just ooh and ah at the decor and the garden or the size of different areas or the view? The best prevention is education. A properly sealed from above septic system here is similar to turning a glass over (the tank) and submerging it in water (the ground and it's fluctuating water table)... the water will not rise inside the tank.

I appreciate your honesty. Living here for a mere 7 years, I have learned that property owners, and those in real estate, either gloss over the glaring problems with the infrastructure here or lie outright. Once one discovers the truth, it is often too late.

I think you only need a Constancia to purchase a car as they give you a factura. If factura not needed no need Constancia.