Catemaco for sale

Live it up!

2 bedroom casita on the lake - 20,000 US bucks.

http://catemaco.olx.com.mx/se-vende-una-casa-en-cerca-del-lago-de-catemaco-en-la-comunidad-de-maxacapan-iid-174794576

Catemaco business for sale

The local gringo haven is for sale. Please hurry up and take the owner out of his misery before the price goes up again.

For 2 million bucks you get 2 gorgeous acres on  330 feet of the Catemaco river, studded with pimienta and bougainvillae trees, 7 rental casitas and apartments plus lots of spaces to park trailers, all enclosed by huge walls.

The rental units are usually fully rented to non-Mexicans, and the compound is the only functional campground and RV park within 100 miles north or south, making it almost an obligatory stop for anyone traveling the torturous Los Tuxtlas highways.

The facility also includes a huge restaurant setup, 2 luscious pools, restrooms and laundry facilities. With the addition of a few more rental units this could be a real money maker.

See the link in:

 Catemaco Diario - clasificados

House for sale in Catemaco, Veracruz

700,000 pesos

for 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, plus a cabaña and great views and climate

For Sale: Free Internet Satellite System in Mexico

I would like to clean my roof off a Starband two way internet satellite system that worked fine for 3 years in Catemaco until I disconnected it because I received a direct phone line with internet access in 2008.

The system consists of a 120cm dish, transmitter/receiver, modem, and an I-link hub to connect more stations. At the time of use, the system used Mexsat 5. The cost was around 60 US per month.
The system has a certified Mexican importation bill.

I wil not warrant that anything works, nor ship the system anywhere. Pick it up, if you care.

Catemaco hotel for sale

Chicken Charley was one of the gringo princes of Catemaco. He arrived at a relatively young age, married a local señorita, raised kids and involved himself in dozens of businesses in Catemaco, ranging from chicken farming to card board recycling.

He recently died, leaving unfinished his last venture of the construction of a massive concrete miscarriage on the Malecon across from the Catemaco lake.

The term prince comes into play here, because the building needed considerable political finesse to bypass the regulations affecting common people such as federal zone, height requirement and parking facilities.

So now, the proposed 6 story hotel, stands at an unfinished 4 stories and graces its corner on Catemaco's busiest tourist street with unsightly construction debris.

The surviving owners, which at one point were alleged to include a local Catemaco mayor are now offering the property for sale.

Got 25 million pesos to spare?

Catemaco Rentals

Catemaco.info and its forerunners have been around since 2003, but it is only in the last year that I have seen a strong upsurge in inquiries about living in beautiful downtown Catemaco. Of course I conceitedly attribute that to a greatly expanded tourism section in the info pages.

When I first arrived in 2001, I almost left because I could not find a comfortable place to rent. Since then, dozens of new apartments have been built. Many older units are also available. Unfurnished apartments range from 1200 to 1800 Pesos and do not include appliances.

A few dozen unfurnished houses are also available, usually in poor conditions, and renting between 2 and 5000 Pesos to primarily Mexicans. There are a handful of houses that are usually occupied by gringos on their first venture here and include two bungalows in the hills with great views plus 2 modern houses on the Malecon , ranging from 3500 to 6000 pesos. In addition there is a trailer park that has converted 6 or 7 furnished one bedrooms starting at 400 Dollars.

There is no real estate market or advertising medium for rentals or even sales. "For Rent by Owner" via word of mouth is the local mantra. Most rentals are month to month, although some will demand the customary deposits plus a Guarantor.

I've put together an overview of what living or retiring in Catemaco entails, so I can just send a link to this page to the next person that does not read the fine print of "We do not handle rentals, because they pay no commissions" on the real estate email pages.

Living or Retiring in Catemaco

a survival guide

For sale 8000 sf Lot on Laguna Catemaco shore

Located 4 minutes south of beautiful downtown Catemaco, Veracruz. 60 feet of  private waterfront, on a hilly incline with spectacular views.

US $ 55,000. 

Please contact catemacotere@gmail.com.