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How to stop yourself from buying property in the middle of nowhere

Estimated Reading Time: 7 Minutes Did you buy property in the middle of nowhere and now you hate the place? Don’t hang yourself, walk away! How can you stop yourself from buying a property in hell, though it looks like paradise? Buying Costa Rica property in the middle of nowhere is easy, selling it again…

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The #1 Ultimate Guide to Buying Property in Costa Rica

Estimated Reading Time: 4 Minutes It’s funny how I found The Ultimate Guide to Buying Property in Costa Rica online but it’s not really a guide to anything. They advertised it on every Facebook group they could find. I read the whole article, but… It’s just another stupid article by a newspaper that didn’t even…

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Do you need title insurance when buying property in Costa Rica?

The very first time I had any idea what title insurance was all about was in 2002. In Costa Rica, title insurance was not customary. Only INS, the local insurance company, could sell insurance, by monopoly regulations. Not until 2008, President Oscar Arias signed a new law that opened up the insurance market in Costa…

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Costa Rica property ownership for couples and what is prudent

Estimated Reading Time: 6 Minutes A reader asks how what the options are to have property ownership for couples. Thanks to our readership for suggesting a great topic that is so important when you are buying property in Costa Rica as a couple. How can you divide the ownership between couples and what is prudent…

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How to sell your Costa Rica property when you live out of the country?

If you are looking to sell your Costa Rica property, how does the process work when you live out of the country? The American European Real Estate Group has 25 affiliate offices from coast to coast. We get emails from sellers of Costa Rica real estate who live elsewhere almost every day. Occasionally we receive…

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Should a property showing be scheduled when it rains?

Should you schedule a property showing when it rains? During the green season (or the rainy season, depending on how you want to call it) it rains most afternoons. Another realtor calls and wants to make an appointment for a property showing of a listing in the afternoon. The reason is that the client can’t make it…

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