Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes When buying a long-term rental investment property, you want to keep a tenant a tenant longer than normal. What’s normal? How can you keep a well-paying tenant way past that 1st year? A rental agreement between an angry tenant and an unhappy landlord will not have a long shelf life.…
Estimated Reading Time: 4 Minutes When moving to Costa Rica, and without being here, apartment hunting is not so easy. Finding the right apartment can be a bit challenging at a distance. Especially if you have never been to Costa Rica before, you probably don’t even know where to start. Not knowing your options and…
Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes A tenant-landlord relationship can be exceedingly difficult, even if the landlord-tenant law is clear to both parties. Disputes are quite common and unfortunately, in Costa Rica, it is costly for either party to take the other to court. I always keep interesting articles on my computer, this one was written…
Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes Costa Rica is home to several schools and an excellent place to study abroad. The country also features a wide variety of properties to rent as a student. Moving to another place can last for several weeks, so you may need EssayHub help to manage your first assignments while you’re searching and evaluating…
Estimated Reading Time: 3 Minutes Don’t you also hate to look at a property online and find out it was already rented property? On our website, there is no need to look at the rented property once you know how to use the system. When you go apartment hunting, you don’t want to find out…
Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes If you’re starting your due diligence on where to buy vacation rental property in Costa Rica, you have arrived at the right place. When you buy a vacation home for yourself, for your use, you will be looking for a product that you and your family are interested in having.…
Do you want to try renting a house as a tourist in Costa Rica? It’s often hard to figure out what’s legal and what not when renting a house as a tourist. There are so many wrong ideas about it. Nathan wasn’t sure about a lot of things, so he decided to email me: Hello,…
A frequently asked question from clients is if the utility costs are included in rentals. It’s a great question because the utility costs can increase significantly. So the utility costs can cut into your budget tremendously. The correct answer to this question is that sometimes it is, and sometimes it is not. The inclusion of…
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…
Is renting or buying better is a Costa Rica Real Estate FAQ that you can grow old discussing. The answer to the question if renting or buying is better is not the same for everyone. This depends on a large number of circumstances and options that differ from person to person. It depends on your…
Before renting a home, there are quite a few details you should cover. Not only are the agreed upon price and the lease agreement important. There are a few other things to look at before you can move in. There might be damages or not well-functioning plumbing and electrical systems that you do not notice…
Do you own and have you been trying to rent an outdated home in Costa Rica and it’s been empty for a long time? Does your income depend on being able to rent an outdated home? You are probably in trouble then, because you can’t find a tenant. That home/investment property has generated during 40…
“Can I rent to own in Costa Rica” is a question we get quite often. Some potential buyers, who have never lived in Costa Rica, first want to try first before they purchase. Moving to a new country is quite a step. Buying a home outright, before you even know if you can adjust to…
Rent in Escazu can be a daunting task. Something that sounds so simple on the surface can be a very difficult decision, especially if you don’t know your options. So I decided to write a small tutorial to rent in Escazu. A few weeks ago, I received a phone call from José, a Costa Rican…
When you are new to Costa Rica, and you need to rent office space, you probably won’t know where to get started. Just like everyone else, you will need a great location, good presentation without being flashy, at a reasonable lease price. Let me introduce you to Torre Mercedes, on Paseo Colon. Torre Mercedes is…
“I am sorry that I’m late, I got stuck in a traffic jam” is a lame excuse in Costa Rica. Renting a house in Cariari is a much better idea. We all know how bad traffic can be in certain areas of the Central Valley. While getting stuck in traffic is now pretty customary, no…