Canopydesigner

I did not say that snowbirds would qualify on their SS alone. Most people who have a paid for home and SS in the US also have a nestegg for retiring. Even still there is no requirements for 180 day FMM and many people go back to the states and return over and over, while establishing the monetary requirements.

I think that when many of the snowbirds have relatives move in because "the house is paid for and grandma and grandpa would love to have us live with them". You will have many a snow bird decide to come full time until the economy NOB returns to normal and the kids , grandkids etc can get their own place again. I know that I am moving on Jun 3rd. to Ajijic and I have a place in Chapala rented that is perfect for isolation if I have to do that for a few weeks. But it has been my plan to move to Ajijic since last Sept. My mom's house is paid for and since I am turning the care of my mom ( 88+) over to my sisters after 12 years of me doing it all alone, the chatter about who can't pay their rent and would love to move in here for free has already started. Funny, nieces and nephews who said our 1960 ranch style 3 bed 1 bath was too small and not nice enough are finding that the brand new cars and the new mini mansion are hard to keep up with no job. Suddenly they are willing to "slum it" if they can live here for free and mom goes to live at my sisters. I think that situations like this are going to push more retirees to take their SS check and live in Lakeside.