Costa Rica Real Estate & Expat Blog
This article can serve as a stand-alone read, but if you’d like to read the preceding, sequential articles in this series, please click for: Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. The scope of these articles starts roughly in the 1970’s up to the present. The idea here is that we are living in, working … Read more
After venturing through the early days of real estate in Costa Rica, this is to say, the beginnings of what led up to the current market conditions in parts 1 & 2, we now embark on the boom before the crash. Let’s say that a couple acquires their home by the usual means; scraping for … Read more
In Part 1 we considered the early foreign investors in real estate here in Costa Rica’s southern Pacific zone. The idea being that in so doing, we’ll have have a better understanding of the real estate market here. We continue now with Bob (early visionary investor) as he proceeds to segregate and sell his large … Read more
I’d say that about 1/10th of my time spent with people looking to buy property in Costa Rica’s Southern Pacific zone is spent in the actual buying/selling of property. The other 9/10ths is a mix of conversations regarding what’s involved with living here, as well as discussing the business of real estate in Costa Rica. … Read more
Well, near as I can tell, we’ve all made the mistake. “We” being the various real estate agents around the Dominical area. The mistake being… well, it is oftentimes made in response to the inevitable question: “why do you think that real estate is a good investment here in Dominical, or Costa Rica, or the … Read more
There are a number of options for what type of land a person, couple, or family might like to buy with respect to Costa Rica real estate. In the case of myself and my family, we wanted to be immersed in the culture and language of Costa Rica. So we made our land choice accordingly. … Read more
The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Study links half of bankruptcies to illness: “‘Unless you’re Bill Gates, you’re just one serious illness away from bankruptcy,’ said Dr. David Himmelstein, the study’s lead author and an associate professor of medicine. I get asked by nearly everyone that I talk to in our office, ‘who is buying … Read more
There are two approaches to Dominical, well three actually if you count the approach from the south as though your trip originated in Panama. But most come in from the north, from San Jose. Coming down the coast is a lovely drive until you get just past Quepos where the road turns into what we … Read more
The following was a quote from an article on an AOL page that is no longer active. “Living in Costa Rica” Web page: “Do I need a realtor? Some of the nightmares that have happened, (and the government is taking steps to correct), are disputes over property titles and squatters. A previous owner has up … Read more