Climate change and becoming Carbon Neutral is #1 on the agenda of some. For others, some of the largest nations, it’s not important. Costa Rica is in a financial crisis and the cost of living is more expensive than ever before. But Carlos Alvarado is trying hard to put the country on the map again. […]
Often, sellers do not know how to calculate investment property asking price when they want to sell the property. Or they calculate it totally wrong and the property takes years to sell. A savvy investor will only buy a property with a great return on the investment, right? Just this week, we received the request […]
I’d like you to take advantage of the additional ROI you can receive when you buy an investment property before August. “How is that?” you might ask. Well, it has everything to do with the new capital gains tax that the Costa Rican government will start charging as of August 1st, 2019. You can read […]
It’s pretty easy to make the wrong investments in a country that you know well. It’s much easier to make the wrong investments in a country that you don’t know. One that has a different culture and where people speak a different language than you do. I’ve been there, done that. Believe me. A few […]
Income producing properties in Costa Rica are always attractive to foreign investors. We do have quite a different market than most would expect. So it’s important to be well informed before making the big step. Savvy real estate investors know perfectly well what type of income producing properties are worth looking at and what questions […]
Did you know that the mortgage rate in Costa Rica is outrageous? I pay 9.5% interest rate on my mortgage in U.S. dollars! Politicians have been debating, due to the elections 2018, about economic solutions for the last few months. Because the government needs money. Don’t we all? Now that Carlos Alvarado of PAC was […]
Many businesses and investment property in Costa Rica have a double accounting system. One is for the tax authorities and another for the business owner. Naturally, there is a significant difference between the official records and the reality. Investors who find an interesting investment property online, first send an email to the listing agent. That […]
Are you in for a profitable investment adventure? You have to take a shot at blockbuster investments in Santa Teresa real estate. This is located in the Nicoya Peninsula of Costa Rica. I’m inviting you to visit and see with your own eyes. That’s the only way you can start off on the right foot and find […]
When you own a Costa Rican vacation rental, you will want to find the best way to rent and to promote it. When you purchase a Costa Rican vacation home, which you might be able to do by using your retirement fund, you might not only decide to just enjoy the home during your own […]
Residents of Cariari and Belen are seeing an unusual movement from investors to purchase homes to rent. New residential opportunities are generated due to commercial growth in the Free Trade Zone business and tenants love to live in a secure community such as Cariari with wide streets and upscale homes. No other area in Costa Rica is […]