Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes The property management business is a lucrative industry with huge growth potential. But it’s also one of the most difficult industries in which to succeed. Especially in a tropical country like Costa Rica, where nothing is done right away. To be a successful property manager, you have to be skilled…
Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes Nothing is more important for absent real estate investors than having high-quality property management. Unfortunately, some property managers prefer to catch a good wave before taking care of your business and their own. Often, they don’t strive for perfection and don’t worry much about your return on investment. It is…
Estimated Reading Time: 10 Minutes Be creative, start looking for an investment with potential and opportunity, and not for a 12% return on an investment property in Costa Rica. Most investors looking to purchase a property in Costa Rica look for immediate Return Of Investment (ROI). Preferably of at least 12%. Well, there is a…
Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes Soon, landlords will have to give tenants a rent invoice for rent paid. It seems that the good times that rental income will go unseen by the Costa Rican tax authorities are over. Resolution DGT-R-012-2018 obliges landlords to give an electronic rent invoice for each rent paid by the tenant…
Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes Owning a beachfront vacation home can be sublime; the fresh air and lapping waves are a luxurious treat, to be sure. Despite all of the perks of ocean living, however, there is a challenge: salty, coastal air can be harsh on your belongings. If you lament over how to repair the…
Estimated Reading Time: 6 Minutes Do you own a vacation rental? Have you thought about giving power of attorney to your property manager? When you invest in a vacation rental or any other rental property in Costa Rica, and you hire a local property manager to care of your investment, there are a few things…
When you own a Costa Rican vacation rental, you will want to find the best way to rent and promote it. When you purchase a Costa Rican vacation home, which you might be able to do by using your retirement fund, you might not only decide to enjoy the home during your vacations but also…
Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes You have already bought your vacation rental property in Costa Rica, hopefully through one of our affiliate partners in the American European Real Estate Group. You have hired a property manager. Now you need to find a way of marketing your Vacation Rental as well as possible. So you can…
If you’re considering buying a perfect investment property in the South Pacific, you’ve found a great option. Before plunking down your hard-earned money to buy a property, however, it is important to make sure you are well informed about the local real estate market about what to expect when buying a property in the South Pacific.…
Do you own a vacation home but don’t have a Costa Rica vacation rental property manager? If you want a good ROI on your investment, you need one. Once you have bought a Costa Rica vacation home from any of our American European affiliate partners and you want to turn this vacation home into a…
Do you hate to pay taxes too? Better to pay the least taxes possible, especially on your investments? How about not paying any taxes in the US at all? How can you invest tax free in a Costa Rica vacation home? Looking for a luxury vacation home or a beach condo instead of renting on…
Our agents sell a lot of investment property in Costa Rica to absentee owners and it is often a problem what to do with the rental income. Many investors use their retirement funds to purchase a home for future retirement. Often, our agents or property managers take care of keeping the home rented, short-term or…
Do you need to send money to Costa Rica? Is it easy to wire money to someone else to make payments? We started doing property management for quite a few clients who bought a property through our office many years ago. Those homes are not rentals but used by their owners whenever they come to…