We plan to sell most everything we have

[fierywoman]

1. I lived in Mexico (Mexico City) for 4 years and LA for 13.

Mexico is a glorious country, and Mexican people are the salt of the earth and very hard working.
Do you speak Spanish? If not, you'll want to learn.
(If you don't have tons of money, LA is pretty expensive.)
Mexico wasn't formed politically the way the USA was, so don't expect them to hold the same truths that we hold to be self-evident... When you get the gist of "Solo hay UNA conquista--" you'll start to understand living in Mexico.
Que vayan bien.