Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - You woke up today and thought, 'enough is enough! Let's retire to Puerto Vallarta.' Or maybe you've been planning this since your first job at Sears-Roebuck. Either way, moving to Mexico requires some serious research and we want to make sure you're making the right choice.

Here are 8 things you might want to consider before you retire to Puerto Vallarta.

1. Sun - Despite what people may tell you the sun doesn't shine every day. Sometimes, usually in the summer months, there are a few hours where clouds come in and create spectacular sunsets. Or the skies part and rainstorms, complete with thunder and lightning, entertain you with a symphony of lights, leaving everything green and fresh.

2. Affordability - The pesos in your pocket can get heavy. Enjoying excellent restaurants, buying fresh produce and seafood, along with a housekeeper who cooks and cleans in your ocean view condo can cost as little as $1500 a month. With all the money you could be saving you'll have no excuse not to buy your grand kids flights to come visit.

3. Ocean - The constant lulling of the waves will only help to relax you whether you're lying on a beach recliner, watching from your balcony or dipping your toes off the back of a catamaran. You can't escape the diamond like twinkle of the sun off the waves, nor the daily sunsets that will invade your space each evening. Often you will have to stop what you are doing to take it in - maybe even be compelled to photograph it, again.

4. Culture - Puerto Vallarta is a working city with a population of about 300,000 Mexicans. Here you will be faced with near daily events, festivals and holidays, music on the streets, fireworks, art shows, cultural and culinary events, and more as the Mexicans and Expats who live here go about their daily lives.

5. Choice - If making decisions is hard for you, Puerto Vallarta might not be a good fit. Life in Puerto Vallarta is full of choices. You will constantly be debating what restaurant to go to tonight, what live entertainment act to book tickets to, what beach to visit. Even in the markets you will be faced with daily choices - pineapple or papaya or both! So many choices. Check out Vallarta Tickets for a nearly complete list of events going on around Banderas Bay.

6. New friends and experiences - New friends can be so much work. Always wanting to meet for dinner or drinks, looking to join you on a boat trip to watch the whales, or inviting you to another fundraiser for a worthwhile charity. They can take up your whole day if you let them. The International Friendship Club is not only a the place to make new friends but also to learn Spanish, help with charitable causes, enjoy movie nights, seminars on travel, food, culture, and much more.

7. Nature - Nestled on the shores of the Bay of Banderas, you will be accosted by nature as this is one of the most diverse places on the planet. (Mexico ranks 5th for most diversity on the planet) You will encounter 300+ native Orchid species, hundreds of migratory birds, butterflies and more. Get that camera ready again and visit the Vallarta Botanical Gardens for some up close and personal contact with the native (species).

8. Sense of accomplishment & pride - Moving to Puerto Vallarta will make you want to shout it from the red clay tile roof tops, or at least across Facebook. Your sense of accomplishment will give way to pride as you share your knowledge with the newbies who are as mistaken as you to ever consider moving to Puerto Vallarta. Join such Facebook groups as Puerto Vallarta: Everything you want or need to know and On the Road in Mexico to learn more about fellow expats making the move.

If you are tired of researching how to retire to Puerto Vallarta, perhaps Mexi-Go! can help. Looking for a terribly wonderful place to lay your sun hat? Mexi-Go! has some great properties in Vallarta and can help you find a rental in the meantime.