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Check with all the local realtors, but also just walk around the neighborhoods that you like and ask (in Spanish) the little tienda owners if they know of anything for sale in the area. Some of the best deals are found this way. Most of the houses for sale will NOT have signs posted - it's strictly word of mouth.

When you find a house you are interested in, find out the following information: Where is the trash dumpster (Is it a workout just to take the trash out?), where is the closest tienda for milk, bread, eggs (Think 9 PM and you need milk for cereal at breakfast - where ya gonna go?), is there a phone line already installed, is there city water or cistern, is there parking available for your car, is there a bus stop close by if you don't keep your car?

Check out flyers at Cafe Dada - sometimes there are houses for sale or rent in English here also, plus it's a good place to ask around for info from the local gringos that frequent this establishment.

Also, look up, way up. For some reason that is where you will sometimes see a "for sale sign", if there is one, hanging from the top floor of the house or balcony.

Check out signs in tiendas for "Se Vende" or "En Vende" houses for sale. For example, there is a bulletin board in cafe "Pinguis" (at the point of Plaza Union Jardin with an orange awning that says "Cafe") that has ads for rentals and sales posted. Some of these postings are in English, however, most will necessitate a Spanish speaker to be able to call on the phone to see the houses and find out prices.

Since this city is built with neighbor upon neighbor, you will soon find that there are noises all around. If it's not pealing church bells, it's barking dogs, neighbors playing their stereos at max output, automobile traffic, braying burros, schoolyards at recess, or impromtu concerts by wannabe musicians/singers. So when you get ready to choose a place to live, check it out at different times of the day and night. You may find those church bells you thought were so quaint are really quite disarming; or maybe you didn't notice that primary school two doors down until they had recess 2 days a week in front of your door and didn't pick up their trash; or what you though was just a vacant building was slated to be opened as a nightclub right under your balcony! So take care and choose wisely because you will have some form of noise with which to contend.