looking for plumber/carpenter/tiler/electrician

[The Duck]

I have been here close to 20 years and agree with Don's statement. "...Regarding "Gringo prices," I've lived here fourteen years and have never been charged such prices on any kind of work on my home. However, if you approach home contractors with the attitude that they might try to rip you off, they well might."

If your attitude is Us/Them then you are bound to get 'them-ed' regardless the price. Get a good start on life here in Mexico and give up using/thinking 'Gringo' It is a crap way of viewing yourself or the new world around you.

There was a person here a few years ago who if one thought about it a bit was actually a bit of a racist/supremicist. She had nothing but trouble in her micro-managing of the 'help' who would never complete a job as they quit for lack of being dignified in thier labors.

You need to adapt rather than impose your [forgive me the term] "Gringo" values on local population of your new found home.