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 […]
Did you know it is time to invest in Central America? Investors looking for property investments with excellent potential have begun to branch outward. Many of them are turning their attention to invest in Central America. The region, comprised of Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, and Honduras, is home to approximately 40 […]
Will foreign industries leave the country? Just before the Costa Rica elections 2014, the rumor of INTEL leaving the country to move operations to Asia has hit the newspapers. Will other foreign industries follow? Opinions are all over the news. These opinions are not real estate related. As an expert on Costa Rica real estate, I […]
The worst thing that can happen to you when moving to another country is giving your money to a thief. I write blogs about Costa Rica real estate and investing in Costa Rica all the time. But I have never written one that explains about making an investment in Costa Rica giving your money to a […]
The reason that I titled this blog with the question if realtors should hold earnest money out of the country? That is because the answer is a double NO. The first NO is that earnest money on a Costa Rica real estate transaction should never go to the realtor. The second NO is that if […]
Our agents sell a lot of investment property in Costa Rica to absentee owners and it is often a problem what to do with the rental income. Many investors use their retirement funds to purchase a home for future retirement. Often, our agents or property managers take care of keeping the home rented, short-term or […]
Get informed about free trade zone locations before you rent or purchase a warehouse or office space in Costa Rica. In this article, you will find the advantages and disadvantages of being in a Free Trade Zone aka Zona Franca in Costa Rica. First, there are questions you should ask yourself. Are you an importer […]