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lagrimas85

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Stuart, when we talked last week, you mentioned someday you would like a small casita in Puerto Lobo's. This is the style cabana now really popular in Northern California, Oregon and Washington (people are paying lot's of money for these). This is also the style cabana Jerry is working on. With a decent sized palapa in front of this with a bar-b-que grill and a couple of burners you wouldn't need a kitchen inside the cabana. Also under the palapa an enclosed bathroom. You could probably build the cabana, yourself for under $7000.00 dollars and if there are still the lots we talked about for under $4000.00 that would be a pretty cheap beach house.Flat_Sheets1_lrg.jpgFor what its worth I really like this look. I used to think they were ugly, but the style has been featured in Sunset Magazine. I hope you build one someday. Also check out www.moderncabana.com just dont buy here way to much money. P.S. they dont need to be metal outside, you could put redwood or fir or anything you like on it.
 
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jerry

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Stewart...Puerto Lobos is 35 minutes from Santo Tomas...gated,beautiful,electric, power,drinkable water and I'm your neighbor! I'm putting together a plan to build a modernist cabin camp (6 or them) and a mexican casita (a bit bigger) figure 50k in the back 80k on the water,,,
 
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lagrimas85

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Jerry, also if its like you thought you were going to set it up-- no bank trust or notary fee's with a U.S. LLC
 
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Stuart

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Interesting! Very minimal for sure. Probably okay for a day or two stay, but any longer than that and it would start to feel like a jail cell! The palapa area outdoors would be a big part of the living area for most of the year.
 
rockyptjoe

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Have you considered the steel shipping containers (8x20 or 8x40) as a start for the shell of the structure? Some are even available in 10 Ft. wide.

Used ones in good condition are going for $2-3K USD.
 
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They have problems,,,,
The main problem is there is no standard design for the containers. The ISO standard is a performance spec for the manufacturers. It gives loads in Kilo Newtons that the container has to carry. That works well if you are going to make a house from containers that you don't modify. What happens when you take off the skin to open the container up? The lateral bracing disappears, as does a significant amount of it's ability to carry a vertical load. So, if you put a bunch of the containers together, how do you know they will carry the wind load, or the live and dead loads imposed?
rockyptjoe said:
Have you considered the steel shipping containers (8x20 or 8x40) as a start for the shell of the structure? Some are even available in 10 Ft. wide.

Used ones in good condition are going for $2-3K USD.
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lagrimas85

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JimMcG said:
Are you saying that a buyer doesn't need a fidecomiso/trust if the property is bought under a US LLC?
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No, what I am saying is the property he is talking about has or will have a fidicomiso in place with the LLC as the trustee and will sell shares of the LLC to his customers to avoid future Mexican closings and subdivision of the land. The Mexican government has been looking at this for a while because there are no mexican capital gains taxes paid since it is the sale of a portion of a LLC in the U.S.
 
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jerry said:
They have problems,,,,
The main problem is there is no standard design for the containers. The ISO standard is a performance spec for the manufacturers. It gives loads in Kilo Newtons that the container has to carry. That works well if you are going to make a house from containers that you don't modify. What happens when you take off the skin to open the container up? The lateral bracing disappears, as does a significant amount of it's ability to carry a vertical load. So, if you put a bunch of the containers together, how do you know they will carry the wind load, or the live and dead loads imposed?
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Jerry....it appears that they are being used throughtout the world as housing....


Here's a link to just one site devoted to shipping container homes........
http://www.containerhome.info/
Some interesting videos on this site....but love the "disclaimer" for liability purposes....
 
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lagrimas85 said:
No, what I am saying is the property he is talking about has or will have a fidicomiso in place with the LLC as the trustee and will sell shares of the LLC to his customers to avoid future Mexican closings and subdivision of the land. The Mexican government has been looking at this for a while because there are no mexican capital gains taxes paid since it is the sale of a portion of a LLC in the U.S.
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......and the LLC still retains title, thereby not triggering a sale and consequent capital gains.
 
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Terry C

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I would run as fast as you can away from a US LLC owning Mexican property. A lot of people do it. It will bite you someday IMO
 
Stuart

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Well, unless the economy turns around a bit, about the only thing I'll be able to afford is a sleeping bag and a beach umbrella! Hey, home is wherever I put my fishing pole.
 
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lagrimas85

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I can build you a desal unit if you need one, in africa they build a fairly large shallow box, line it with plastic, fill it it brackish or salt water, put a plastic sheet over the box with one end pointed a bit downhill and as the water tries to evaporate it hits the sheet and turns back into water and runs into a bucket. More than one way to make fresh water.
 
jerry

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jerry

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Joe i love those things too but try putting them in a subdivision...people would kill me The last one (copper colored is really cool
 
rockyptjoe

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jerry said:
Joe i love those things too but try putting them in a subdivision...people would kill me The last one (copper colored is really cool
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Probably true Jerry....but for a little fishing casita...would be perfect....you could close it up and not worry too much that things inside would walk away!!! What more do you need....a bed, frig, microwave, a toilet, and a small airconditioner
 
jerry

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were focusing on a 700 sq ft. casita style(local materials..local labor built... before etc...) the smaller prefab places with the Modern/minimalist stuff will be .off in the corner so it doesn't wreck the existing look of Santo Tomas
 
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