Costa Rica Rentals – New two bedroom home for only US$250 per month
Young American bachelor living like a king on less than US$1,000 per month.
During lunch, George a young American friend of mine, was telling me about the new home he has just rented in Moravia, San José, Costa Rica.
George is a young entrepreneur in his early forties who has been visiting Costa Rica on business for a few years but only moved here to live full-time about eighteen months ago. He has been dating a gorgeous Tica and wanted to find a better home for her and her young daughter in an area that was convenient for work.
George was driving around San José with another ‘gringo’ when they noticed a man putting a ‘For Rent’ sign (Spanish = Se alquila) on two brand new homes…
And some people think Costa Rica is expensive?
George is far from fluent is Spanish but he made himself understood when he asked the owner how much he wanted to rent the homes for… The owner replied that he wanted to rent them for US$350 per month and George asked if they would get a discount if they rented both homes right now…
Bottom line? They rented two, brand new, two bedroom, one and a half bathroom homes in a fairly good area of San José for US$250 per month each.
Brand new two bedroom home rented for US$250 per month
You see George is one smart cookie, he has taken his time and become familar with some of the local areas and then drove around asking questions… Because you KNOW that there is not an English speaking real estate agent alive in Costa Rica that will show you US$250 per month rentals, right? That commission payment he would earn (equal to one month’s rent) won’t cover his monthly gasoline bill!
George knows how to live well and manages it without spending silly money… As a single man, he has a full time maid who works from 7am-5pm. She cleans the house and does the ironing, she pays his bills, does all the shopping and she cooks him three meals per day and for this he pays her $250 per month.
To put this into perspective for you, if you hired a maid at the US minimum wage of US$5.15 per hour and she worked as many hours for you as George’s maid, you would need to pay her more than four times as much = US$1,112.40 each month… Instead of US$250
So for renting a brand new two bedroom home, groceries (about US$240 per month) and full time maid that does practically everything for him, he pays a grand total of US$740 per month!
Everyone has their own specific ‘luxuries’ in life that they prefer to have but this should give you single guys a better idea about what’s possible.
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Andrew Makarik
to@welovecostarica.comAndrew Makarik is the main editor of WeLoveCostaRica, a fan of this sunny country. He is also a loving husband and a has a lovely daughter. By being a devoted family man and the biggest Costa Rica fan, he wants to make more people feel at home there. WeLoveCostaRica unites people and helps them find new home or a new travel destination. This website is a friendly community where everyone can find not only information, but also new friends and travel pals. Andrew is also passionate about IT and programming, so he himself maintains a friendly atmosphere in this cozy environment of WeLoveCostaRica.com.
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I would like to find in affordable house for rent at 250 a month