seeking a dwelling the lowlands

[DonJuane]

GTO is quite manageable if you can indeed find a place in the lowlands but (showstopper) not so much in the age of the corona virus. I hope it's only temporary but considering that most must depend heavily on public transportation to get us to the store and back with our typical arm-fulls of bags in this city (and even if we own a car since it's usually parked far away), we need to consider some outside the box thinking I believe and especially now. During these times one really needs their own vehicle and a way to stay at least temporarily in the outskirts with very nearby parking or in a city outside of GTO where they can park nearby and thus run to the market in the car without having to take a lot of public transportation. With June 1 causing everyone including taxi drivers to drop their masks like hot potatoes, the landscape certainly takes different turns and presents different obstacles and almost on a daily basis.

Since it's now a renters market, you might also consider trying to find a 3-6 month lease in San Miguel de Allende or another city where there is the ability to drive or walk to markets with acceptable amounts of supplies "in tote". This of course assumes you found that car you were looking for. Still it's easier to walk long distances in SMdA if need-be with an incentive of a lot more "gringoized" markets if you long for the organic and gourmet "scene". If you didn't end up finding a car when you were last looking, you might then consider some of the more economical rentals "outside the loop" of SMdA, e.g. just behind the La Comer at the end of the Ancha.

It's during times like these that we do a lot of soul searching about where we really want to live. GTO has a great view if your are lucky enough to have a spot around the punch bowl but it also has some other considerations as I am sure you are seeing now. While I can't stand the pretentiousness and flaunting by the significant amount of people that live in San Miguel de Allende with all the bonnets, Panama hats, as well as those strolling and prancing people with designer dogs and with the general belief that restaurant patrons are dying to adore those dogs under all our feet, still the food and grocery scene there is pretty attractive and maybe even enough to make all the other obnoxious stuff palatable. Of course the restaurants are great there but one might as well stay in the US if they are going to eat at a "high on the hog" level like that. A San Miguelite and his money soon part, seems the adage.

Much to consider and more than would fit in this forum, unfortunately. Best of luck to you.