When you purchase a property from a Costa Rica real estate developer, do you think you’d need to find out more about the developer’s record and building history? I bet you don’t.
Did you know that the winter weather in Costa Rica is extraordinary? Looking for a sun-drenched getaway this winter? With stunning beaches, natural wonders and the best winter weather on the north side of the equator, Costa Rica might just serve as your personal paradise. Wikipedia explains “Because Costa Rica is located between 8 and…
Home sellers often have a misconception about what realtors do to earn a real estate commission. Let me clear that misconception up, so sellers understand what they really pay real estate commission for. Last week, The Tico Times published my article titled “8 reasons why your property in Costa Rica has not sold in 7 years”.…
When you visit the famous beaches of Guanacaste from the Central Valley, you have to drive through the outskirts of the city of Liberia. Fly into Liberia International airport, and you will see Guanacaste real estate everywhere. Then, you will be driving through Guardia and Comunidad and not get to Liberia, unless you really want to.…
El Sandal gated community and their magical vacation beach homes are well worth a visit in person. Would you like to own a magical vacation beach home near one of the nicest beaches of the North Pacific in Costa Rica – Tamarindo beach, Guanacaste but you don’t want to pay prime property prices? Don’t we…
Do you have any idea who might be hiding behind all those Costa Rica real estate websites you find all over Google? Don’t you want to know what your realtor in Costa Rica looks like? Have you ever asked yourself Who is Who? Don’t you want to know who you’re dealing with? Why don’t real estate…
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…
“I am looking for a villa to rent in Costa Rica, please send me some info on this beautiful place, thanks”. Daily, we receive emails from clients that start like that. To start with, most of those who write us have never been to Costa Rica. They don’t know that Costa Rica is not a…
Residents of Cariari and Belen are seeing an unusual movement from investors to purchase homes to rent. New residential opportunities are generated due to commercial growth in the Free Trade Zone business and tenants love to live in a secure community such as Cariari with wide streets and upscale homes. No other area in Costa Rica is…
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…
Is it possible to find any new homes in a Santa Ana Resort Community? Most real estate agencies offering properties in Costa Rica for sale do not keep up with the availability of the properties advertised on their website. You will find that many new homes for sale and for rent on those websites are…
When you purchase or rent Costa Rica real estate, you might inherit Costa Rica utilities such as a water and power meter from someone who isn’t even alive anymore. Costa Ricans, when they purchase a property, they will leave the utility services like power and water in the former owner’s name (or several owners ago). The power…
In November of 2006, our Costa Rica real estate office sold a large rural property in the middle of nowhere. This property is geographically located in the district of Mora, which belongs to the municipality of Ciudad Colon. I’m talking about the new Río Grande Hydroelectric plant at future Lake Chucás. Location wise, the property…
What was the reason Barry Ashworth of Coronado Realty, Kjersten van Horn of Tucan Realty and I started the American European Real Estate Group Costa Rica in 1996? We wanted to have an organization with agents who know where the Costa Rica real estate bones were buried. That was the only way we could help our…
Smart people always search for bargain real estate in Costa Rica when looking to make an extraordinary real estate investment. No matter how good the economy of a country is or if real estate is in a seller’s market or not, there is always an owner who is in the need of selling a property…
The advantage of searching for a Costa Rica luxury home online is that you can endlessly click on photo slideshows and see what each home has to offer. If you can’t afford a luxury home, dreaming is fun, so read on! Not always do listing agents in Costa Rica realize how important it is for a home…