Buying Costa Rica real estate: “I have to say that I’m shocked at how ridiculously expensive many of the places listed online are. BTW, I live in San Francisco, CA. so I know what ridiculously expensive is. It seems as though many people are selling properties at these inflated prices because people are willing to pay for it. My question: If I came down and talked directly with sellers, cash in hand, would I be very successful haggling down the price or are people mostly getting what they’re asking? I would like a secluded, peaceful place to spend half the year and I love the jungle and ocean the Dominical area offers. Nonetheless, for the prices people are asking there I could get a gorgeous home with a pool and acreage not far outside of the Palm Springs area here in CA. (no ocean or jungle though”