Desert casita in Alamos, Sonora

Alamos, Sonora is a 7 hour drive from Tucson. If I lived even remotely close to Tucson I'd leave for a trip tomorrow morning.

It's a small town with a small but established expat population. It's probably an unrelenting baked inferno pie crust of a place for 5 months out of the year. 

One bedroom, one bath, and 600 sq feet. This casita is already meeting the cute and neat criteria. 

Maybe this fireplace means it gets cool? Cool at night? Or maybe people in Alamos feel like 60 degrees is fireplace-worthy weather. Either way, I love it.

Compact kitchen with real wood cabinets. Not the typical open shelves or particle board.

Exposed beams, archway. This would be a $75K casita in Santa Fe. 

Manicured yard with great trees

Does it look like a desert inferno? No, it looks shady and pleasant! 

Bedroom with more great beams. No bathroom pic. It's probably fine, right? Hole in the floor? 

At $25,000US this place seems like a perfect little getaway. The flier says it's been listed since 2012. How is this possible? Details aqui: http://alamosrealty.com./detail.php?fatherID=34&TypeID=44&ListingID=314

Small town simplicity in Sinanche, Yucatan

This little feller is 2 bedrooms, 1 bath on a big lot on the small town of Sinanche. A little plain on the outside. But imagine a crisp white paint job with potted pencil cactus on the front porch. Or a bougainvillea climbing that left side. 

Inside leaves a little more to be desired. But flash photography can make even the most inviting home look like a crime scene. I can see the talavera tile on the inside of the archway with a row on the wall side, too. Maybe a super light stain on the concrete. 

Bare bones kitchen, but not unusual for the area. Pick up some pre-fab kitchen cabinets in Merida, tile the backsplash (not that I see a sink but surely it's in there somewhere). Barstools on the side of the counter. 

Here's the the Google Streetview. (Bless you, poor driver who had to circumnavigate the Yucatan for my benefit). You are really committed to moving once you spray paint SE VENDE on your fence. Look at the little window overhangs. and the big, deep, cleared yard. It's not easy to clear land in the Yucatan. 

All in all, not a bad spot for 400K pesos. That's around $27,000US. You'll need that pesky fideicomiso as this is still within the 60Km federal zone from the coast. Deets here: http://www.casayucatanrealestate.com/Detalle_Propiedad.php?id=1262

It's becoming a bit of an obssesion

I love to comb real estate sites for houses that are under $75K.  Mexico is a great source. But I look at Colorado and its neighboring states, too. Most are complete dumps. Some have tremendous potential. All have kept my interest enough to catalog them here.

"Outdoor kitchen" sounds so tropical