Have you ever heard of Esterillos? Probably you have not. I’d like to extend an open invitation to all to come and visit us in Esterillos, the hidden gem of the Central Pacific.
Quite often, we get a request from a realtor in another country to list a property on our MLS. Just last week, a realtor from Carson City emailed me “I am a listing agent in Nevada (USA) who is working with a seller in Costa Rica. The seller would like me to list the property on…
Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes Are you in your 50’s and feel you can conquer the world? Of course, you don’t smoke, and you run the hood at least twice a week. You love your burgers but don’t exaggerate your eating habits either. Are you thinking about your retirement home yet? Maybe you saved up…
One of the primary attractions of Costa Rica is its stunning nature and wildlife, attracting both tourists as well as people search for real estate. Do you need to go to a national park to see a sloth? Their search for wildlife invariably leads them away from the cities, to the national parks, the jungles and…
For sure, once you move to Costa Rica, family, friends, friends of friends, and friends of the family will think you’re a new vacation destination. Don’t worry; it happened to all of us. For many, if you can afford it, the solution is to purchase a Costa Rica home for sale with a guest house. The…
You must have felt so great about your move to Costa Rica and retiring from your stressful job. Now you can start living your life. Often, you don’t realize that the stress has formed part of your life for so long; because you’ve learned how to live with chronic health conditions. Now that you have…
The resale of your house could be a huge problem when you plan custom building a house in Costa Rica. I see it happen over and over again. When I list a house for sale in Costa Rica, the seller often tells me that he or she put way more into the house. The general…
If you don’t want to get involved in beach concession issues, I recommend you look at ocean view estates that are away from the beach a bit and is fully titled. You probably didn’t know that a lot of beachfront property in Costa Rica is in the ZMT and not titled. Our beautiful country has the…
Estimated Reading Time: 8 Minutes It’s difficult not to get lost in Costa Rica. Particularly when you are not familiar with the way we give directions here. Few countries in the world use such directions. Instead, in most countries, giving an address involves a street name and a house number. Well, not in Costa Rica!…
Sex sells, we all know that. But did you know that luxury homes in Costa Rica sell well? Over 20 years ago, one of our first luxury home buyers was a porn king, kind of. This client, who we will call Larry to make it easy, was making lots of money selling porn online. The…