I thought to make it easy for the surfers and create the Costa Rica Surf Real estate Guide. Costa Rica attracts surfers from all over the world because it is a surfers’ paradise. If surfing has been your hobby all your life, age doesn’t matter. When you are looking to purchase a beach home in…
A few days ago I received an email asking for legal consultation with a well-known Costa Rica real estate lawyer who has written some guest blogs for us. Because we have over 350 blogs about Costa Rica real estate and many other topics on our website, I get a lot of emails with requests. Some…
Few countries as small as Costa Rica can offer you so many options of views. For amazing Costa Rica real estate views, you have arrived at the right place. The American European Real Estate Group’s affiliates have listings of properties for sale, from coast to coast, with the most incredible Costa Rica real estate views.…
Hacienda Atenas Estates is a luxurious gated community located 1 ½ miles or 2 kilometers from the center of Atenas. Here you will find the Hacienda Atenas real estate for sale and for rent that you are looking for. Each building lot is a minimum of 7000m2 or 1.75-acre property. The size provides privacy and nature between…
Are you buying a new house or a condo from a real estate developer in Costa Rica? Don’t you know how binding the builder’s promise is? You are probably purchasing a particular property from a real estate developer or builder for the specific finishes. This can be: a beautiful swimming pool, the clubhouse, a beautiful…
Are you going to make an offer on Costa Rica property? Have you hired a professional real estate agent to assist you in your property purchase? I hope you did. I have told you before that taxi-drivers, bartenders and pole dancers also sell property in Costa Rica. Can they offer you a well-structured purchase of…
Haven’t we all seen House Hunters International on TV? Mark Venegas is a top producer of American European Real estate Group‘s affiliate in Tamarindo in Guanacaste, ABC Real Estate. In August 2014, Mark showed buyer Nancy Carter in August 2014, in an episode of “A New Home on a New Beach” by House Hunters International 3…
Estimated Reading Time: 4 Minutes The landlord is now responsible for making sure the tenant is in the country legally. I don’t know how the Costa Rican government will be able to make this hard, but here it goes! A new article of the immigration law in Costa Rica obliges hotels, bed & breakfast and…
Property fraud is a crime committed in almost every country in the world and each country has its own solutions to the problem if property owners cooperate and worry enough about their property to do something about it. Some years ago, in 2008, I started Property Guard, a service to check your property in the…
Did you know that real estate developers and home builders in Costa Rica are never happy with home inspections? They will tell you: why do you want to waste your money on a home inspection! Don’t worry, we will fix anything that doesn’t function. Your request for a home inspection from the developer or builder…
Living in Costa Rica on your tourist visa? The Costa Rican government has been working hard. Between Costa Rica Immigration Services and the CCSS, the Costa Rican government has been trying to control the flow of illegal Nicaraguans into the country because so many of them work illegally. Many employers who hire them don’t register…
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…
Do you have any idea where to start to find the perfect Costa Rica retirement location? Every day, I get emails from future retirees who are thinking of retiring in Costa Rica and don’t know how to start their due diligence. Retiring in Costa Rica is not something you just do, but where to start?…
The next boom is on. Costa Rica tourism and Costa Rica real estate are ready to be in the mind of millions. Thanks to the Costarican national soccer selection, the world is talking about Costa Rica. The first time that happened was in 1987 when President Oscar Arias Sanchez won the Nobel Peace Prize for…
The size of Costa Rica real estate for sale can be a real problem. By law, the size of the property in the National Registry and the size shown on the survey map has to be exactly the same. If you hire the wrong person to sell your property or to represent you as a…
Estimated Reading Time: 6 Minutes It is now June, and the Costa Rica rainy season, or green season as we call it nowadays for marketing reasons, has started. As usual in Costa Rica, we have had a beautiful summertime. Because the weather is beautiful most of the time in Costa Rica, many do not realize…