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5 Tips to Buy the Right Retirement Home Abroad in 2021     

Estimated Reading Time: 4 Minutes Thousands start looking for a retirement home abroad many years in advance.  After all, retirement means arriving at the age when you no longer must worry about going to work or running a business. Some can afford to retire early; others will try to keep working as long as they…

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How To Understand The Real Estate Market: A Piece Of Advice

Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes To lay a robust background for your real estate journey, getting to know the real estate market thoroughly is indispensable. Having in-depth knowledge of the Costa Rican real estate market can be a daunting task at first. However, it will help you avoid impulsive decisions due to the lack of…

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4 Apartment Hunting Tips to Help You Find the Perfect Place for You

Estimated Reading Time: 4 Minutes When moving to Costa Rica, and without being here, apartment hunting is not so easy. Finding the right apartment can be a bit challenging at a distance. Especially if you have never been to Costa Rica before, you probably don’t even know where to start. Not knowing your options and…

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A Funny Letter from Landlord to a Tenant

Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes A tenant-landlord relationship can be exceedingly difficult, even if the landlord-tenant law is clear to both parties. Disputes are quite common and unfortunately, in Costa Rica, it is costly for either party to take the other to court. I always keep interesting articles on my computer, this one was written…

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How Can Finding the Right Talent Accelerate Company Growth?

Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes Bringing the right talent into your team can significantly impact your Costa Rican company’s performance, especially if your business is people-dependent. Many businesses are moving away from systems that are highly dependent on the capabilities of their employees. Nonetheless, there are still processes and transactions that can only be consistently…

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5 Things to Know Before You Enter University in Costa Rica

Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes Are you planning to enter University in Costa Rica? Do you want to gather as much information as possible before you travel? Costa Rica is a beautiful country and offers some great options to enter university. My own brother-in-law, who is from the Canary Islands, did medical school in Madrid…

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How to buy foreclosed property in Costa Rica?

Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes Did you know that real estate agents seldom list foreclosed property in Costa Rica? Unusual, isn’t it? Real estate licensing is not mandatory. This is the reason banks do not use real estate professionals to sell a bank-owned property. Only in a buyer’s market, some banks ask realtors to register.…

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