We receive a verbal offer in Costa Rica real estate quite often. Is a verbal offer acceptable and legal or not? An offer is not binding in Costa Rica unless it’s a written purchase – sale agreement, signed by both buyer and seller and accompanied with an earnest money deposit. A verbal offer is normally…
Estimated Reading Time: 7 Minutes Is a fitness center important to you when buying property in Costa Rica? Buying a home with a fitness center or being close to one might be a great decision, or you might not care. On our MLS, we give you an easy option to look for a home with…
Don’t you want to find out first what the most exclusive neighborhoods in Escazu are before you buy a house? When you hear people talk about living in Escazu, you might get the wrong idea about what was once a small town on the west side of San Jose. Don’t you also want to know where…
How many times do you purchase a property in a lifetime? Not very often, right? You wouldn’t know which real estate contingencies you should consider when making your offer. Unless you are a Costa Rica real estate investor. Even when you have bought and sold real estate in other countries, you’ll find that everything functions…
What amount of time does it take to sell my luxury home in Costa Rica, is usually the first question a seller asks. Of course, once you have decided to list your luxury home for sale, you would like to move on. And, as soon as you can! There are quite a few factors that…
Do you have a carport that always looks messy? Wouldn’t you feel a lot better if you could organize your carport and not have your neighbors give you angry looks all the time? But, you don’t know where to put your chunches anymore? Don’t worry, before the end of the day, you will be ready to start…
Often, I received a request from a buyer for a farm or ranch property in Costa Rica, but the buyer doesn’t know exactly in which area to purchase. Often, the buyer does not specify what kind of farm or ranch he is looking for.
Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes Do 800 sq.ft. condos exist in Costa Rica? Condos are getting smaller and smaller and more residential developers are building 800 square feet condos in Costa Rica. Some people have asked me why anyone in his right mind would live in an 800 square feet condo in Costa Rica. For…
Quite often, we get a request from a realtor in another country to list a property on our MLS. Just last week, a realtor from Carson City emailed me “I am a listing agent in Nevada (USA) who is working with a seller in Costa Rica. The seller would like me to list the property on…
For sure, once you move to Costa Rica, family, friends, friends of friends, and friends of the family will think you’re a new vacation destination. Don’t worry; it happened to all of us. For many, if you can afford it, the solution is to purchase a Costa Rica home for sale with a guest house. The…
The resale of your house could be a huge problem when you plan custom building a house in Costa Rica. I see it happen over and over again. When I list a house for sale in Costa Rica, the seller often tells me that he or she put way more into the house. The general…
If you don’t want to get involved in beach concession issues, I recommend you look at ocean view estates that are away from the beach a bit and is fully titled. You probably didn’t know that a lot of beachfront property in Costa Rica is in the ZMT and not titled. Our beautiful country has the…
Sex sells, we all know that. But did you know that luxury homes in Costa Rica sell well? Over 20 years ago, one of our first luxury home buyers was a porn king, kind of. This client, who we will call Larry to make it easy, was making lots of money selling porn online. The…
Should you bother to touch-up your home before putting it on the market? What can you do that will help sell your home in Costa Rica? Let me dodge that question for now and ask you: Would you buy a home in Costa Rica that looks like a disaster? Of course, you wouldn’t. Just like…
Our Santa Teresa real estate agent, Tino Gnauck, to show Santa Teresa land for sale, goes extreme on his own vehicle. Tino drives an ATV. In some countries, the realtors who specialize in luxury property drive a Lamborghini, a Viper or a Maserati. Real estate agents in Costa Rica generally drive a 4 x 4…
With a small budget, it is possible to turn the tiny Costa Rican townhouse backyard into an oasis. Not every property buyer in Costa Rica has the necessary budget to purchase a home with a large backyard. Due to the high cost of land in the urban areas of Costa Rica, real estate developers build…