Two things:

1. Loved your headline, “How to Freelance for a Private Detective or a Mental Patient”. It really got my attention. And yes, after reading the entire post, I realized that when I was working, that I worked with a number of ‘mental patients’. Thanks for the humorous insight.

2. Your comment, “My detective was trying to set up a power company in Mexico. I have no idea what that was all about, but I never heard from him again”, caught me off guard.

You see, I live in Mexico, Lake Chapala area actually and I can’t speak for other areas but the power can be unpredictable. So your detective er… ‘mental patient’ building a power plant makes sense to me a consumer of Mexican electricity but to most gringos up North it wouldn’t.

Eight short years ago, when the dotcom bubble was bursting in and around us in Silicon Valley, California, my wife and I decided to do something different. We packed up and moved to Mexico.

Livin’ la Vida Dulce (the Sweet Life) on Mexico’s Largest Lake, Lake Chapala.

Moooie Bien Amigo….
Joel
Casa Preciosa, Ajijic, Mexico

Get the money in advance.

Best. Advice. Ever.

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