It's easy to fall in love with the idea of living here. But online research won't answer the question that matters most. Will you have a life here? Will you have friends?
It's easy to be lonely in paradise.
Stay in one of my homes, or wherever you like. Either way I'll plan your trip so you experience San Miguel like a local, not a tourist.
Learn more →Live Before You Decide. Two to four weeks living the real life, not the vacation version, so you get a real answer.
Learn more →Jorge and I handle the practical side, and the harder part, which is finding your people.
Learn more →"Audrey and Jorge accomplished in four weeks what would have taken us four years."
Carol & Marvin · Boca Raton, Florida Read their story →Finally, with my youngest son grown, I came for two weeks. Within days I knew two weeks wasn't enough. So I posted a photo of myself holding two challahs and asked whether anyone had a house I could rent where I could host Friday night dinners for 12 people.
I wasn't looking for a house. I was looking for a table.
The perfect person answered. A dinnerware designer, of all things. I stayed six weeks that summer, and in the fall I came back for good.
Two weeks in the spring. Six weeks in the summer. Forever in the fall.
What surprised me most wasn't the visas or the neighborhoods. It was building a life. Even after 35 years of helping other people build communities, it was hard for me.
I got lucky. I arrived with a network that opened doors before I even got here. Community leaders took me under their wing, introduced me to people, showed me how San Miguel really works, and helped me find my place here.
Most people do not arrive with that kind of network.
That's why I created Casa Avra.
Before San Miguel, I was a wealth advisor at Bernstein Private Wealth Management and a founding partner of a global venture capital platform. I spent 20 years helping people make large decisions with money carefully. That's still the job. The stakes just look different now.
Jorge Catalán came here from Mexico City 24 years ago and started this city's health and wellness movement. He founded NaturaSMA, San Miguel's first organic grocery store, and co-founded Mercado Sano. He's one of the most respected businesspeople in town.
When you need a doctor, he finds the right one, schedules it, comes with you, translates in the room, and delivers your prescription to your home.
I help you find your people. Jorge helps you live well.
"Every appointment was scheduled. Every follow-up happened. Every detail was handled."Jim & Ilene · Portland, Oregon
"Casa Avra wasn't just where I stayed. It became part of my healing."
With Audrey upstairs, I felt looked after. Morning coffee on the roof with the mountain and historic city views was transcendent. I left rested, inspired, and grateful I found Casa Avra.
Marcus Freed · London, EnglandAn independent review of San Miguel and Casa Avra. Not sponsored.
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I'm not licensed, I don't list homes, and I don't sell them.
I don't need you to move here. I do care that you make the right decision, and sometimes that's no.
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