- This next home I'm gonna show you is in the south part
of the city in the beautiful neighborhood of Vista Real.
I love this neighborhood because it's pretty expansive
and there's a lot of trails for hiking
and they've preserved a lot of the nature around here,
so without wasting any time, let's head inside.
Coming in the front door to your left here
is this beautiful living room area.
I love the owner's style.
They actually built this house themselves
about four or five years ago
and they have been the only ones living
in here the whole time
and then on the right side of the front door,
you have the guest bathroom,
so this place is going to be three bedrooms,
three-and-a-half bathrooms,
so this is your one half bath
and then every bedroom
in here has a full bathroom of its own.
Coming down a few steps here into the dining room area.
This peninsula kitchen, it's sort of like an island.
It has a kitchen island feel to it,
but I like this kitchen set up.
There's lots of storage space,
but if you have any overflowing or any extra stuff,
well, then you can put it there
and then you come to the kitchen area
and this could be your maid's room
or in this case, they have it set up as the laundry room
and then this door right here goes out to the backyard,
which can also connect to the service entrance.
I love how much natural light comes in here.
It's really pretty and it just feels good
to be in this home and now let's head into the backyard.
So coming out here, you have a screen,
but I also really like this feature
because they have these big, glass doors
and they all slide all the way over there.
If you want all this space to be totally free
and have all that breeze coming in and out, you can do that.
So you can have a big, open area
with lots of air flowing in and out if you want it
and right here you have a totally shaded area
with a ceiling fan and then there's a covered area over here
that's partial sun, partial shade,
kinda nice to have that as well,
so fully-shaded, partial shade
and then you step right out here
and you're in total sun
except for the shade from the trees right here.
Also included with this house is this fancy grill.
I don't think I've ever seen one like this sold in Mexico,
so I'm pretty sure that's imported
and then here you have a door
that connects to the laundry room
and then over here is another entrance to the house.
So that's more or less the downstairs.
Let's head upstairs.
The three bedrooms in this home are all upstairs.
One thing I really like about this
is there's a lot of natural light coming in.
For example, right up here on the stairs,
there's a slit of natural light.
I really like that.
But, we come up the stairs and you have one bedroom,
a second bedroom and a third bedroom.
So let's head in here first.
They have this set up as an office right now
and as you can see, there's tons of natural light out here.
So in this room that they have set up as an office,
there is a ton of closet space.
So this just right here would be your normal full closet
in a lot of homes,
but then you have all of this space
and shelving to hang clothes, so that's really nice as well
and then connected to the closet is a bathroom in there
with sink, shower and toilet.
Now let's go into the second bedroom.
This one they have set up as a TV room currently.
This one has a balcony,
which you have lots of trees.
So if you're like me and you like nature,
well then, having all these trees around is really nice
and this is actually a protected area out here,
so these trees cannot be cut down.
There's nothing going to be built out here,
so that's really nice, as well.
When it comes to buying a home,
I always have this concern in the back of my mind like,
oh what kind of construction is going to happen?
What could happen with the neighboring lots
and things like that,
but knowing that nothing's going to happen
and there's no empty lots around,
you know that no more construction
is going to happen nearby.
Actually, I can't say that
because this house
has the possibility of building a third level
to it if you wanted.
A couple of the neighboring homes have that same thing,
but speaking of the rooftop
there's actually solar panels up there,
so their electric bills here
are like 150 pesos
every two months.
They're nothing.
And then in the second bedroom here,
you have this closet.
Not as big of a closet as that first one,
but I really like the bathroom in here.
Again, you have the natural light coming in there
from above the sink.
A nice looking shower as well.
So now let's head on into the third bedroom here.
Walking in here to the right, you have your closet
and then a sink, shower and toilet in there
and coming in here,
they have it set up with a queen-size bed.
This room has a door that goes out to this balcony,
so you have that connection there.
There's actually two of the bedrooms
that connect to the same balcony
and then out here you have a view
of all the trees out there, providing lots of shade as well.
Every time I do a home tour here in Queretaro,
I get lots of comments of people saying,
"No air conditioning, no pool,
no way I could live there."
Well, not all of Mexico is hot.
Queretaro is at over 6,000 feet of elevation,
which given its latitude and its elevation,
that means it has great temperatures year round
and most homes in Queretaro,
you honestly don't need air conditioning
and you definitely don't need a pool.
Just a little fan
will be enough to keep you comfortable
during those hottest times of year.
Right next to the house here,
you have this trail that goes down to this pond.
Right at the end of the street here,
there's some great hiking trails as well.
In fact, the owner of the house was telling me
that he burns like 4,000 calories a day
just hiking the trails around here
and he sees deer around and, in fact,
this is the path of the Monarch butterfly migration,
so starting right around this time of year
you have the Monarchs coming through
and they'll fill up entire trees.
Just steps away from their house here is this pond
and you have this little dock out here
with this gazebo-style thing and table and chairs,
but I wanted to hang out here for a moment,
give you my thoughts on the pros and cons of this house
and then tell you all the important information
about cost, HOA fee and things like that.
So first of all, let me start off with the cons
and that is if you're looking for something
that's walking distance to stuff,
this is not the home for you.
You definitely need to have a car living here
and it's probably, I don't know exactly,
but maybe a 10- or 15-minute drive
from the house to the nearest grocery store,
so it's not super close to stuff.
However, at the same time
that location could be a con,
it could also be a pro for some other people
because the location gives you
this beautiful nature setting
with all these hiking trails around
and lots of trees and parks and shade
and things like that, so personally,
I really appreciate that and yes,
it's nice to be close to stuff,
but at the same time I really like that nature aspect.
Another big pro is the safety.
Queretaro is generally regarded
as one of the safest cities in the country,
but then this part of the city that Vista Real
is located in is one of the safer parts of the city,
so that's really nice, as well.
I'm going to give you the stats of this home
and right after that I'm gonna show you another home here
in Queretaro, so you can see what various budgets
can get you here in the city.
I feel like in Vista Real, you get a lot for your money.
There's a lot of homes throughout the city
where you're paying a monthly HOA fee
and you don't really get much,
but here you get tons of beautiful landscape grounds,
high security,
lots of places to walk and enjoy the nature.
There's a dog park.
There's all sorts of stuff like that,
so I think that's super nice to have
and you're not paying an arm and a leg
for your monthly maintenance fee.
The monthly HOA fee,
what they call mantenimiento here
is about 1,400 pesos
per month if you pay upfront annually.
Paying upfront annually gets you a 20% discount,
so for about 70 U.S. dollars a month,
I feel like you get a lot for your money here in Vista Real.
I also like the size of the house.
It's about 3,000 square feet,
three bedroom, three-and-a-half bathroom,
so it's big enough to have enough space
and that you and your partner
can have your own space,
your own office or something like that
or if you have a small family, it's big enough for that,
but it's not so big that it's like, "Oh my gosh,
this is so overwhelming to try to keep clean."
So I like the size of the house as well.
So Vista Real is a pretty high-end neighborhood
and generally to get a home here,
you're looking at spending at least $400,000
probably or around there,
but this home is about the lowest price point
that you can get into Vista Real
and this home is selling for 4,950,000 pesos.
If you're interested in it,
I'll put a email to the realtor on the screen here
and you can send them an email
and tell them you're interested in Casa Monarcha.
Immediately after this, in this video,
I'm going to show you another home
on the other end of the city,
so if you're interested in seeing what another budget
might get you here in Queretaro, stick around.
Today we're in Queretaro, Mexico
and I'm showing you a colonial-style home
in the neighborhood of Jurica,
which is located on the north end of the city.
So let's go inside.
Coming in through the front gate here,
you have this gorgeous front yard.
I love the color of this house.
It has a very colonial, Mexico-style feeling to it,
so I really love that.
I would personally furnish this home different,
but I feel like I could really make it my own.
Alright, now let's go inside.
Coming in the front door here,
you look up and you're met with this gorgeous chandelier
and then you have a boveda brick ceiling letting
in natural light up there, as well.
Turning to the right here,
you have your first complete bathroom.
Next to the bathroom here, you have one of the studios.
I really like that you have this beautiful view
out to the yard here,
so I could totally see me setting this up
as my office, having this view
because that's something that would make me happy,
looking out at that all day.
So this could be set up as a bedroom,
however it doesn't have a closet.
If you had guests staying here,
maybe you set it up as an Airbnb,
they can come in this door
so they never have to enter the front door
and they can stay in here
and then we come outside of the studio
into one of the three bedrooms in this home.
So you have your closet here, the bed,
but then another beautiful view
out to the backyard this time,
so both the front yard and backyard of this home
are really pretty and I absolutely love that feature.
This home has three bedrooms plus two studios,
which could sort of be turned into a bedroom if you wanted,
plus a maid's quarters with a full bedroom and bathroom
and then in addition to the maid's quarters bathroom,
you also have three complete bathrooms.
Next to the bedroom here
is the living room and dining room area,
so you walk straight in through the front door
and you're met with this beautiful window
overlooking the backyard,
these lovely wooden ceilings.
I really like that.
And then a nice fireplace here, as well.
So, something about Queretaro
is you don't really need air conditioning.
However, in the winter is like December, January,
it can get kind of cold, so having a fireplace
is actually a pretty nice thing to have here.
I like the architect's use of arches in here,
so connecting to the kitchen here, you have an arch there
and then coming in here,
you have an archway going into the pantry there.
As you're cooking, using the stove here,
you're looking out to this pretty yellow wall
with all these plants growing on
and I really like that, as well,
and then connected to the kitchen here
is going to be where the maid's quarters is
and, as well, the laundry area.
So here's your washer and dryer.
I don't need to show you too much in there,
but it's a basic, complete bedroom and a complete bathroom.
So now walking outside of the kitchen
through the dining room area
into one of my favorite parts of the place.
I have another little table set up in here,
but I feel like you could do a lot of things with this area.
I could see this being your entertaining area.
These doors slide open.
They also have sliding screen doors
to keep any mosquitoes out.
Although the mosquitoes aren't terrible in the city,
it is nice to have those screen doors
and now coming into one of my favorite parts of the place,
the backyard.
You have the beautiful views of the yellow house here.
I really love this color and there's so many trees
and shade back here and colorful flowers.
Right here is a brick grilling area,
so you can have your cookouts
and then over here you have a place
for either your dog or maybe your guests who misbehave,
whichever you prefer.
But I really love the backyard
with these gorgeous trees and flowers
and the looks of this colonial-style home from the backyard.
I think it's really pretty
and then coming from the backyard,
there's this walkway that leads up to the garage area
and the front car, as well as the maids quarters.
Queretaro is known as one of the safest cities
in the country and this neighborhood of Jurica
is a safe neighborhood within a safe city,
so I really like this neighborhood.
There's a ton of huge homes around here,
lots of places to walk your dog,
lots of big, beautiful mature trees
and it's close to the biggest mall and the nicest mall
in the city, as well as the best grocery store in the city,
City Market.
I love that place.
Alright, now let's go upstairs.
I really like the use of brick here.
You have the light coming in
from this window as you're coming up here
and then at the top of the stairs,
you have some more arches,
which I really like, as well.
We walk to our left through this archway
into another one of the studios.
Again, you have the wood ceilings up here.
I don't think I would use this as my office.
I'm not sure what I would use it as
because it doesn't really have any windows.
I mean it has one,
but it's not like
the super pretty views you have downstairs
and then walking out here, we walk through another archway
that leads us right where the boveda ceiling is here
with the light coming in from the top
and now let's head into the first real bedroom upstairs.
So in this one,
you have this gorgeous Spanish boveda ceiling,
which I really love
and on each corner up here they have lights,
which makes it super pretty at night, as well.
You have views to the backyard
and to the neighbor's yellow house, as well.
And then we walk through this archway here
into the closet of this bedroom.
There's lots of closet space in this particular bedroom
and then over here, through another arch,
is another complete bathroom.
Now coming out of this bedroom, we go to the left here
and this bathroom is detached from the bedrooms in here,
but you have a sink, a toilet and a shower
and then into the last bedroom of the home,
they have it set up with a king-size bed,
big closet on that side
and then nice views out to the backyard there.
Something interesting about this home
that I've never seen in a home in Mexico
is it has a handicap elevator,
so if you have trouble going upstairs,
no problem, so you just use this.
I came across the street here to this park,
where they actually have a volleyball net set up,
which I was honestly super surprised to see,
but there's lots of shade out here.
I could see myself taking Laska out here
every day to walk around.
As for the pros, I really love the neighborhood.
It's a very safe neighborhood.
It's a really nice place to be.
It's close to Antea mall,
which is the best place to shop in the city.
It's close to City Market,
which is the best grocery store in the city,
so all of those things I really love.
I also really love the looks of the home,
the colonial style with all the arches
and the brick work in there.
I really appreciate all that.
Along with the boveda ceilings,
the Spanish boveda ceilings
that you have right inside the entryway
and in what's probably going to be
the master bedroom upstairs.
So for me, the biggest cons of this place,
number one are the cobblestone roads driving in here.
For like the last quarter mile coming in here,
it's a really bumpy road, so I didn't like that.
And number two is actually one
that doesn't really matter,
but it's the way it's furnished,
but since the furniture isn't included
that doesn't really make a difference.
However, walking through there, doing that tour,
I felt like I was in my grandmother's house,
but I was trying my best to use my imagination
and picturing it empty
and when I did that, I felt like it was a place
that I could really make my own
and that I really liked a lot of the design features of.
This home is 3,100 square feet.
It has that nice front yard, nice backyard.
Officially, it's three bedrooms and three bathrooms,
but unofficially, if you count the maid's quarters
and the extra rooms, it's six rooms,
four bathrooms and it is priced
at 6,750,000 pesos.
If you liked this video, watch this one next.
It's a home tour I did of my personal home
that I've been living in