Costa Rica Real Estate & Expat Blog
An article by a transplanted expat to Playa Naranjo: “How I came to live on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica is a story about early retirement, tight budgets and lots of planning.” I take some liberties in responding to comments made in this Wall Street Journal article.
When we foreigners first hear about the amazingly high tax rate on cars, we are shocked and wonder at how can that be? This is lunacy! There must be some way around it.
First off: there is no way around it, and as for the lunacy part, perhaps. But there is a rather twisted sort of logic that I’ll go into later that may help to explain this.
What kind of car to own? Observations and suggestions.
I just received some questions from a connection that I made in the Social Media site LinkedIn. I am reprinting these here due to the increase in these types of questions lately. I’m sure that these questions, and their answers, will be of help to a number of our readers. Location In The Zone: We … Read more
Visiting Family: It is one of the truly enjoyable aspects of living in a foreign land. You have to leave the United States to be able to visit the United States. There is an obvious pleasure quotient to visiting family. However, I suspect that my case is a bit unusual. Here is what I get … Read more
I was excited to find the Poll functionality on LinkedIn a couple of weeks ago. The question I came up with “What is the top reason to buy land in Costa Rica’s southern Pacific zone?” seemed like a good jumping off point for this regular feature on the blog. Although the sample size was small, … Read more
“Houses that produce rental income” has become an increasingly popular Costa Rica real estate strategy in The Zone. In this video, The Guys explain WHY this investment strategy is smart and how it can be achieved in a fertile rental market. We moved out of the office and shot the video “on location” at such … Read more
When the dream of living in Costa Rica is achieved, can it get tainted by boredom? Can one actually get their fill of sunsets, hammocks and beaches?
August begins a new Guys In The Zone tradition, the poll question. As some of you know, we have been increasingly active with the social marketing and networking lately. LinkedIn, in particular, has inspired many new connections and ideas. The Poll will be a regular addition to our Talk Show and articles, and who knows? … Read more
This is our mid-year review of real estate in the Southern Pacific Zone of Costa Rica. With tourism numbers up 11% in Central America, Ben and Rod discuss how this trend points to a brighter future for The Zone. Costa Rica Real Estate – Talk Show 13 by GuysInTheZone