The Memo

Disclaimer: the following is not necessarily what some sellers of Costa Rica real estate want to hear. It was sometime in 2008 when the world changed.  Our globalized economy demonstrated,...

Costa Rica Real Estate Chit Chat

A free flow of some of the latest goings on in Costa Rica's southern pacific zone and the business of real estate there. There appears to be a licensing requirement...

New Theory Explains Why We Find Costa Rica So Darn Pleasant

When we visit Costa Rica, we have running in our heads the latest tapes of what is going on in the above 6 areas. All of this information does not...

Education In Rural Costa Rica, Part 1

Ben and I often receive school-related questions from potential clients. So, here’s a quick synopsis of public and private education in our region of Costa Rica. Public school is free...

Guys In The Zone Talk Show – Episode 6

In addition to this new video format, we share new information on Costa Rica real estate, including-- a recap of 2009, recent activity in the southern Pacific zone of Costa...

Water In Costa Rica, Part Two

One of the most popular questions for potential property owners is, “What is the water situation for this property?” Most of these new investors come from North America and Europe,...

The Most Precious Real Estate

[Given] the fact that I spend almost everyday at the beaches in and around Uvita, I wanted to highlight some of the most precious real estate in Costa Rica— Parque...

A New-ish Strategy on Investing/Developing

Costa Rica - 1999: The year that I arrived here with my family. There just weren't that many Gringos, or foreigners of any flavor really, in Costa Rica's southern pacific...

Learn Spanish: It’s Really Really Really Hard

How'z that for an attention grabbing title? Highly appealing thought, verdad? As you'll see in this article, it is used as a strong contrast and a realistic shift from all...

Houses In Our Future

For those with construction experience and a desire to build houses in a foreign country, this where there may be money to be made. The crystal ball formula is-- buy...