Estimated Reading Time: 6 Minutes Have you achieved the desired level in life to start thinking about buying or building a pied-à-terre in Costa Rica? I can give you many good reasons first to visit our beautiful country. More and more future ex-pats are attracted to moving to Costa Rica for business or retirement purposes. But…
Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes Does having smoking neighbors bother you with increasing awareness about respiratory illnesses and other health problems? Whether it’s cigarette smoke, general tobacco, or marijuana smoke, the smell from a next-door neighbor can be distasteful. Since 2012, we have had an anti-smoking law in Costa Rica. This law prohibits smoking in…
Estimated Reading Time: 6 Minutes When you purchase a property in Costa Rica, and your savings are in a different currency than US dollars, you will need the assistance of currency brokers. Transferring money to Costa Rica for your property purchase is not cheap, the reason for this article. While property in Costa Rica is…
Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes Digital marketing has completely changed our business. For example, when I started in real estate 35 years ago, the only option for marketing properties for sale was in the newspapers. The Tico Times was the only newspaper for English-language clients in those days. So every English-speaking person in Costa Rica…
Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes Many homeowners do not realize that they have roof damage during the rainy season. That’s when the roof suffers most and needs repair. How do you know? A roof is an essential part of your house that protects you from several elements. As a matter of fact, the roof is…
Don’t you want to know how much property tax to pay before buying property in Costa Rica? Learn now how much, when, and where to pay Costa Rica property tax, as well as other taxes. After you purchase a property in Costa Rica, you have to pay several property-related taxes: Property Transfer Tax When you…
Estimated Reading Time: 10 Minutes Did you miss some of the most read Costa Rica real estate blogs 2021? Now is your chance to recover the good stuff. If you’d like to, you can also check the top 10 from 2020. In 2021, we published a total of 56 blogs this year, on many subjects.…
Estimated Reading Time: 7 Minutes Ask any ex-pat in Costa Rica which are the best beach towns to live in Costa Rica, and they’ll all have a different opinion. Why is that? Because they’re all looking for different lifestyles, amenities, things to do, and the services they need, it’s great we’re all so different. That’s…
Estimated Reading Time: 3 Minutes Depending on which country you come from, there is a good chance that real estate measures differently here than it does where you live! I am now talking about how we measure everything in Costa Rica, which is by using the metric system. We advertise construction sizes in square meters…
Estimated Reading Time: 4 Minutes Our very dear affiliate in Tamarindo, “Jogi” Juergen Gerner appeared as a Featured Top Agent 2021. Jogi, who has been an affiliate since the American European Real Estate Network was founded in 1999. Top Agent Magazine features the best real estate agents and industry partners throughout the world. This US…
Estimated Reading Time: 4 Minutes Buying Atenas residential property is one of the best decisions you can make. It allows you to build wealth and is a safe place to keep your money, whether the property’s value drops after some time or goes up. Imagine that Atenas residential property was selling well in the dip…
Estimated Reading Time: 6 Minutes As a foreign buyer, you should know a few important facts about Costa Rica Real Estate. Many foreign buyers assume that real estate here functions the same as it does in their home country. Wrong! Although Costa Rica offers an incredible variety of places to retire or make your home,…
Estimated reading time: 6 Minutes Getting rid of that tie and formal dress and becoming a realtor® in Costa Rica is a dream that many have. But, don’t worry; it happens to a lot of first-time visitors. Probably, you already are a licensed realtor® back home, so you think the step is easy to make.…
Estimated Reading Time: 8 Minutes If you’re thinking of buying Costa Rican property, you might want to choose the ones that make sense to your lifestyle. This tropical country is suited for those who wish to have a simple life or a laidback lifestyle and escape the fast-paced hustle of a first-world country. Aside from…
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, buying a farm or a beachside property can be a point of discussion amongst family members. Some prefer the quiet of a farm, and the idea of growing your own. Others might prefer the sound of the waves and just being a beach bum. Here…