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Preparing for Retirement beyond Financial Needs

Have you seen the ad where someone posts on a wall the age a person should start saving for retirement and then the age when he or she actually started putting money away? Recently I learned that if a person starts preparing for retirement at the age of 18 and only saves money until age […]

by Guest Blogger
10 April, 2017
Costa Rica Retirement

Magical vacation beach homes in Tamarindo beach El Sandal gated community

El Sandal gated community and their magical vacation beach homes are well worth a visit in person. Would you like to own a magical vacation beach home near one of the nicest beaches of the North Pacific in Costa Rica – Tamarindo beach, Guanacaste but you don’t want to pay prime property prices? Don’t we […]

by Ivo Henfling
26 October, 2015
Costa Rica Real Estate Topics

Invest tax free in a Costa Rican vacation home

Invest tax free in a Costa Rica vacation home with retirement funds

Do you hate to pay taxes too? Better to pay the least taxes possible, especially on your investments? How about not paying any taxes in the US at all? How can you invest tax free in a Costa Rica vacation home? Looking for a luxury vacation home or a beach condo instead of renting on […]

by Ivo Henfling
13 July, 2015
Costa Rica Real Estate Topics, Retirement Funds

Costa Rica real estate owned by your self-directed IRA needs appraisal?

Thousands of U.S. citizens used their self-directed IRA to purchase Costa Rica real estate during the last real estate boom, from 2004 – 2007. Are you one of them? Did you know the administrator or custodian of those funds is required by the IRS to receive an updated fair market value at least once a […]

by Ivo Henfling
30 September, 2013
Costa Rica Investment, Costa Rica Real Estate Topics, Retirement Funds

Costa del Sol – The Perfect Jaco Beach Community

Who wouldn’t like to live in Costa del Sol? Costa del Sol = The Perfect Jaco Beach Community. Take a tour of Costa Rica beach properties anywhere in the country. You will notice that it is nearly impossible to find any single family homes in a gated community on or near the beach. My name […]

by David Karr
1 December, 2012
Costa Rica Beach Information, Costa Rica Communities, Costa Rica Investment, Costa Rica Real Estate Topics

Is It Immoral To Make Money This Easily in Costa Rica real estate?

Do you want to make money? Buy Costa Rica real estate with your IRA or 401K portfolio and even in your Canadian Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP). You have your money in the wrong place! Think of your retirement now. You can make money in Costa Rica real estate. Make between 6 – 8% return on your investment (ROI) and […]