Esterillos – Visit the Hidden Gem of the Central Pacific
Have you ever heard of Esterillos? Probably you have not. I’d like to extend an open invitation to all to come and visit us in Esterillos, the hidden gem of the Central Pacific.
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Living Costa Rica
a Costa Rica real estate blog
Why hire a listing agent in Carson City to sell your property in Costa Rica?
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…
Should your retirement home in Costa Rica be senior friendly?
Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes Are you in your 50’s and feel you can conquer the world? Of course, you don’t smoke, and you run the hood at least twice a week. You love your burgers but don’t exaggerate your eating habits either. Are you thinking about your retirement home yet? Maybe you saved up…
A sloth on the San Jose University campus? – That is crazy!
One of the primary attractions of Costa Rica is its stunning nature and wildlife, attracting both tourists as well as people search for real estate. Do you need to go to a national park to see a sloth? Their search for wildlife invariably leads them away from the cities, to the national parks, the jungles and…
Costa Rica home for sale with a guest house in the Central Valley
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…
Living in Costa Rica and suffering from chronic or acute health conditions?
You must have felt so great about your move to Costa Rica and retiring from your stressful job. Now you can start living your life. Often, you don’t realize that the stress has formed part of your life for so long; because you’ve learned how to live with chronic health conditions. Now that you have…
Think resale before custom building a house in Costa Rica
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…
Extraordinary Ocean view estates in Costa Rica for sale over $1M
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…
8 Rules on how not to get lost in Costa Rica
Estimated Reading Time: 8 Minutes It’s difficult not to get lost in Costa Rica. Particularly when you are not familiar with the way we give directions here. Few countries in the world use such directions. Instead, in most countries, giving an address involves a street name and a house number. Well, not in Costa Rica!…
Sex sells and so do luxury homes in Costa Rica
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…
9 Touch ups that will help sell your home in Costa Rica
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…
Looking for Santa Teresa land for sale in a Lamborghini or an ATV?
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…
Condominio Valle Escondido – a Santa Ana master planned community
Visionary Jason McNair and his wife Lucrecia Montoya felt that when they purchased a property, it could be turned into a beautiful gated community. What was just a farm, consisted of just a hillside and some grazing area. Today, it has a name: Condominio Valle Escondido in Santa Ana, A resident of Condominio Valle Escondido…
9 Ways to turn a tiny Costa Rican townhouse backyard into an oasis
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…
7 Deal breakers when buying property in Costa Rica
Buying property in Costa Rica is probably one of the largest investments you will make in your life. There are always deal breakers hiding in the trees, let us help you find them. If you don’t speak Spanish, buying a property in Costa Rica is really hard. And if you depend on your own knowledge of…
Looking for expat housing in Costa Rica?
Every company’s staff needs expat housing in Costa Rica and that’s where we come in. Our MLS has the largest online inventory of homes for sale, commercial property for sale as well as commercial, industrial and residential rentals. An amazing amount of international corporations have moved to Costa Rica in the last 10 years and they’re…