Buying property in Costa Rica can be as difficult or as easy as you want to make it. What makes the difference between heartache and satisfaction in the property-buying process? Some good ideas I can come up with some interesting ideas for buying property: Invest in income producing property or commercial property such as Vacation Rental, bed and breakfast or a…
“You never get a Second Chance at a First Impression”. Cliché right? Let’s connect the phrase to home security. The phrase provokes thoughts of personal image and interaction, perhaps a critical Job interview or dating experience. Now apply this to a “Huge Life Altering Experience” such as relocation to a foreign country. And try “Surrounding yourself…
Condominium Altos del Golf, a Parque Valle del Sol community. Welcome to Condominium Altos del Golf, the newest Santa Ana golf community located within the Parque Valle del Sol gated community. Santa Ana real estate Developer Habitasul has created a 14-acre development within Parque Valle del Sol. This condominium within Parque Valle del Sol consists of 45 lots…
Does living in a Lifestyle Golf Community attract you? Parque Valle del Sol is a 342-acre lifestyle and golf community in Santa Ana. This community offers the ultimate lifestyle for those who are looking for a lifestyle. Here you can buy a Costa Rica luxury home in a top location in the most beautiful surroundings you will…
Looking for first-time home buyer tips? Here are a few first-time home buyer tips, distilled from my 13 years of experience as a real estate broker in Costa Rica. I have been a Costa Rica real estate broker in Dominical and the South Pacific coast for many years. I have seen thousands of people come…
Not all medical adventures are life or death options. But of course, those are the ones that you hear about and they get your attention. On March 20 – 2012 Ardon Schambers wrote a great blog about Costa Rica Dental services. For most future expats, the medical side of their future life in Costa Rica…
Is Costa Rica on your bucket list for retirement? Time Is Passing, So, Get it Done! What am I talking about? Your bucket list for retirement! Preparing for the next stage in your life, that’s what! Younger people know the steps that are required if they are going to make something of their life; study, go…
This property was SOLD at the Foreclosure auction. Long finished Real Estate Foreclosure Auction of Escazu home by mortgage broker on the 14th of June 2012. This auction has taken place at 1600 hours in the Stewart Title building in Escazu. Have you been waiting for your chance to purchase an Escazu home at a bargain…
Ever heard about East Side San Jose? Admit it. When you think of the general San José area of Costa Rica, you mostly either think of “Gringo Gulch”. This is the downtown San José area around the Del Rey, etc. Or you think of the areas West of San José (Escazú, Santa Ana, etc.). If…
I’d like to give hail to Heredia, the city I love so much. I own a house in Heredia and I enjoy living here tremendously. I’d like to take the opportunity to tell you all how happy I am and why. Development-wise, Escazu, and Santa Ana have already had their day in the sun. Such…
The Multiplaza Escazu shopping mall is now even more accessible than ever, did you know that? Highway 27 makes Multiplaza Escazu easy to reach from anywhere in the Central Valley. It makes shopping in Costa Rica so much easier to Escazu and Santa Ana residents. The Multiplaza Escazu shopping mall can compete with any shopping mall in the…
Movies in the jungle. The setting is incredible: beautiful beaches, great surfing and swimming, ocean views and sunsets you only see in movies. You have arrived in Dominical in the South Pacific of Costa Rica. Welcome to Dominical. Among the very many things to do in Dominical, on Friday nights, between December and April, it’s time for…
What happened to Sonesta One Jaco? As a buyer of a condo in Sonesta One Jaco, I received an email from the Developer, Joshua ten Brink of Riverside Developers during Easter Week 2010. In his email, he was saying that he is suing the bank who lent them the money to build the project of…
Promises of high yield profits when investing in Costa Rica can be a trap if you don’t do your homework. During the Costa Rica real estate boom there were suddenly lots of people doing the development of real estate projects. And they had absolutely no experience in real estate development. Those real estate developments were mostly in…
Supply & demand always affects the housing market, wherever in the world. As you all know, Costa Rica real estate is very connected with Florida real estate. Both are retirement markets and people look to move to warmer destinations as the weather keeps changing with more rain and colder. The Florida real estate market got…
As you might know, Escazu is often called the Beverly Hills of Costa Rica. And of course, Escazu has a Costa Rica country club. This is because you will find the best of Costa Rica real estate available in Escazu. For the best of Escazu real estate for sale, like when you are planning to…