Estimated Reading Time: 8 minutes Do you need to organize your kitchen because it’s cramped and lacks a pantry? Are you getting older and having a hard time getting on your belly to find something you need in your kitchen? Then it’s time for you to explore these 11 clever ways to organize your kitchen.…
Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes When you rent in Costa Rica, you always have to make a security deposit. Do you want to learn more about the security deposit? This article focuses exclusively on security deposits for long-term renting. Information about short-term and vacation rentals is not included here. Among the various aspects of the…
Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes Does the property you are purchasing have a water easement? When you buy a property in Costa Rica, you will want to verify if the property has access to water and if the water is legally connected. Do you know why? In many countries, the water connection on a property…
Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes Foreign buyers often assume we have lockboxes in Costa Rican real estate. Well, we don’t! Potential buyers assume real estate agents can make a showing appointment on the spur of the moment. Unfortunately, it takes more than just finding space on the realtor’s agenda. We don’t have lockboxes in Costa…
Estimated Reading Time: 7 Minutes How many times do you purchase a property in a lifetime? Not very often, right? You want to do it correctly, especially when you’re not used to real estate transactions in Costa Rica. Of course, you don’t know which real estate contingencies you should consider when offering on a property…
Estimated Reading Time: 6 Minutes Due to the significant restrictions, it is essential to learn as much as possible about Costa Rica’s beachfront property before purchasing it. To begin, find an attorney who specializes in maritime law and zoning. Most attorneys probably know as much about maritime zoning and beachfront property as a realtor in…
Estimated reading time: 11 Minutes I’m sure you already know that, like everywhere else, there are advantages and disadvantages to living in Costa Rica. My lifestyle differs totally from my neighbor’s, so what can be an advantage for my neighbor is probably not for me. My neighbor thinks the world turns around him, and we…
Estimated Reading Time: 4 Minutes Obtain residency in Costa Rica through your real estate purchase. You can buy a property anywhere in Costa Rica, live in it, and use the purchase as an investment to apply for your Costa Rica residency. In January of 2011, the government published the proposed regulation to the Immigration law,…
Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes It is not always easy to stay happy in Costa Rica, and for anyone from a different culture, moving to paradise can be a little hard at times. Moving to another country can be exciting but also challenging. After over 45 years of “almost” complete happiness, I still live in…
Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes To FSBO or not to FSBO in Costa Rica: that is the question. Well, we’ll get to that. First, what is FSBO (pronounced fizz-bow)? FSBO stands for For Sale By Owner Costa Rica, which is precisely what it sounds like: a property owner trying to sell their property in Costa…