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Let’s Talk Value in Costa Rica Real Estate

Let’s Talk Value in Costa Rica Real Estate

“How much is my property worth?” Right from the Guys in the Trenches. Here is how we evaluate property, and where we/I think property values are going.

Retire Early to Costa Rica – Comments on a WSJ Article

Retire Early to Costa Rica – Comments on a WSJ Article

An article by a transplanted expat to Playa Naranjo: "How I came to live on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica is a story about early retirement, tight budgets and lots of planning." I take some liberties in responding to comments made in this Wall Street Journal article.

The Start of the Costa Rica Real Estate Season 2012

The Start of the Costa Rica Real Estate Season 2012

The global economic crisis seems to have inured to our benefit. People are saying “I’ve had it” with wherever they may live (lots of Europeans in the mix, as well as Canadians and US’ians) and making the move to Costa Rica.

Cars in Costa Rica

Cars in Costa Rica

When we foreigners first hear about the amazingly high tax rate on cars, we are shocked and wonder at how can that be? This is lunacy! There must be some way around it. First off: there is no way around it, and as for the lunacy part, perhaps. But there is a rather twisted sort of logic that I’ll go into later that may help to explain this. What kind of car to own? Observations and suggestions.

Talk Show 16 – Construction

Talk Show 16 – Construction

Even though we call it Talk Show 15, this is indeed the 16th Episode of the Guys In The Zone Talk Show. This episode delves into the topic of construction in Costa Rica. Ben, the founder of Guys In The Zone, interviews Matt Callero of Mango Construction (mangoconstruction.com). Matt offers some answers to the popular [...]

Why Canadians LOVE Costa Rica!

A few years ago, when I moved down to Costa Rica full time, I realized there are a lot of Canadians visiting (102,471 in 2009*) and living the area. One of the main reason Canadians (virtually all nationalities for that matter) visit, buy land, and in some cases, relocate to Costa Rica is

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Posted in Culture, How to buy, Info & How To's, Relocation, Taxes3 Comments

Guys In The Zone Talk Show Episode 9

Video Talk Show – Costa Rica real estate during rainy season is normally a little slow. Add to this a global economic recession and we’ve got what sounds like a recipe for a down time. Not so. The Guys discuss the current market, and a little more.
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Tour Costa Rica, Buy Southern Zone

Costa Rica is attractive as a vacation spot, for retirement and investment, especially in this “buyer’s market.” In particular, the Southern Pacific Zone (and I’m talking about the area south from Quepos to Palmar) has a number a factors that set it apart from the rest of Costa Rica…

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Posted in Culture, How to buy, Land For Sale, Relocation2 Comments

About Crime in Dominical Costa Rica I

I was invited to speak at the monthly CAP meeting in Dominical. My experience as a survivor of a violent crime in Costa Rica has created a slight demand on my time for public speaking about the experience. So much of what I’ve been through has caused me to re-think my place here on [...]

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Posted in Crime, Info & How To's, News4 Comments

Education In Rural Costa Rica, Part 2

The increase in private universities is a good sign for the future of the Costa Rica, but what about options for the parents of younger kids? Let me share a quick story about Escuela Verde, a new private grade school that

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Posted in Relocation2 Comments

Talk Show Episode 8

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Episode 8 was a bit delayed by Ben’s well-publicized mishap. Rod goes it alone (and does a darn fine job of things I might add.) Rod gets us up to speed on Ben’s recovery, the current [...]

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Rainy Season In Southern Costa Rica

Climate is a significant factor for most buyers when determining where to buy their piece of Costa Rica real estate. In fact, one of the most popular questions Ben and I field is “How many months per year does it rain?” The quick answer is around…

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Guys In The Zone Talk Show – Episode 7

A short video where we share our thoughts on the current Costa Rica real estate market and the rainy season (our favorite time of the year).

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Posted in How to buy, How to Sell, Land For Sale, Processes, State of the Market, Talk Show6 Comments

The Memo

Disclaimer: the following is not necessarily what some sellers of Costa Rica real estate want to hear.
It was sometime in 2008 when the world changed.  Our globalized economy demonstrated, for the first time, the extent to which we (all us humans) are interconnected.  When one falls, we all lose our balance.
Some of [...]

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Posted in How to Sell, News, State of the Market6 Comments

Costa Rica Real Estate Chit Chat

A free flow of some of the latest goings on in Costa Rica’s southern pacific zone and the business of real estate there. There appears to be a licensing requirement coming for Costa Rica’s realtors. Also, a full bodied MLS is in the works (finally) for Costa Rica. It appears that the legal provision of a trust is, at present, not available in Costa Rica. And finally, about reading Spanish language websites in English.

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Posted in Info & How To's, MLS, News8 Comments

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