Owning a beachfront vacation home can be sublime; the fresh air and lapping waves are a luxurious treat, to be sure. Despite all of the perks of ocean living, however, there is a challenge: salty, coastal air can be harsh on your belongings. If you lament over how to repair the rusty patio furniture or eliminate […]
Should the common areas of condominiums and gated communities be inspected? This story about an Escazu condo home inspection is a perfect example so you can learn the answer to this question. In Costa Rica, real estate developers build more and more condos and homes in gated communities. You probably will want to know how this […]
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 […]
Do the home improvements you would like to make to your home make sense? You bought your house in Costa Rica 10 years ago, time for a change. Living in the same house, day after day, can get boring, especially if you are retired and spend full time in it. I know you’re busy with […]
Did you know that the standards in Costa Rican construction are probably different from the ones you are used to? Successful construction of housing in Costa Rica depends on the efforts of hundreds of tradesmen and thousands of building materials all assembled at the right time in the right places. Likewise, the quality of the […]
Costa Rica has earned a worldwide reputation for being environmentally conscious. If you own an older house in Costa Rica, you can start investing in green updates now that will live up to that reputation and pay off when you want to sell. These updates will also help you be a good steward of the […]
In Costa Rica real estate, it is customary to buy a home for sale “as is”, but should you negotiate this or not? It is easy to include a home inspection contingency into your offer, which is not always easy to fulfill. Can you make the necessary repairs shown in the home inspection report before […]
Planning on searching for home sites in Heredia? Wait a sec, you might not want to. Starting August 2015, there are water restrictions on some home sites in Heredia. We all need water to be able to live and global warming has changed the ground rules. The water supply in some areas of Costa Rica […]
Are you buying a new house or a condo from a real estate developer in Costa Rica and asking yourself how binding the builder’s promise is? You are probably purchasing a particular property from a real estate developer or builder for the specific finishes like the beautiful swimming pool, the clubhouse, the beautiful hardwood kitchen […]
Green real estate or eco real estate, what is the difference? Does green real estate exist in Costa Rica? Costa Rica is considered part of a biodiversity hotspot. INBio, the National Biodiversity Institute of Costa Rica states that about 4.5% of the world’s biodiversity can be found in Costa Rica. Costa Rica is home to […]
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