Thanks for the info RVGringo. I was concerned about the timing of the FM3 renewal also. We would plan to be in Mexico from about November thru June, so it seems like we'd be better off applying for it in Mexico (around February or so), so we for sure would be in Mexico again when renewal time came up.

Also, I can't seem to find that RV park you're referring to on any of the Mexico RV'ing websites. I'll keep looking though. At one time I remember reading about an RV park being built at Lake Chapala for folks who want to leave their RVs in Mexico full-time, and fly home occassionally. I believe you could either buy or lease a lot there. I've since deleted that website from my "favorites" because they didn't update it and there wasn't really any useful info on it. Do you know anything about that place, or is that the one you're referring to?