Visiting Costa Rica in June – need advice.

[Ccanada1]

[quote=”schlabra”]After reading everything on CR, My wife and I are planning an exploratory/retirement trip in June(1 month long). Just a few questions.

1. Are George Lundquist’s tours worth the time/money?

2. Is the caribbean side worth a visit?

3. Any members on this board rent apartments or have B&B’s?

We are 2 “almost” retired educators ages 52, 51 looking for any info., help, hints etc… on CR from residents.

Thanks,
Steve and Tracey Schlabra
Fairfield, Texas

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[Ccanada1]

My wife and I took George’s tour in August 2011. To both of us it was wonderful and worth the cost plus more. I am here full time. My wife will join me next week and also be here full time. We found an amazing rental on Craigslist Costa Rica that we could not pass up. That is the reason I am already here.
Look for blogs that don’t have an agenda and follow them. Three that I recommend are:

Boomersoffshore.com
Retireforlessincostarica.com
Travelcostaricanow.com

Continue your due diligence…It will pay off…….

[fionabbb]

[quote=”sweikert925″] and they have no particular axes to grind.[/quote]

What does that mean?

[VictoriaLST]

[quote=”Imxploring”][quote=”VictoriaLST”]The Carib coast is, I am told, lovely. Also hot, humid and full of bugs. The Pacific coast is also hot, humid and buggy.

If you are thinking of retirement in CR, make sure you spend several days (or a week) in the Lake Arenal area. Temperatures 68-85 year round. No worries about air conditioning like there is on the coast where electricity can run you $500 a month. Water is cheap. There is a large and growing expat community and good medical care. This is becoming the best location for a new life in CR.[/quote]

Don’t let the secret out…. I’ll never be able to get a table at Moya’s on Friday night![/quote]

And what if Gingerbread gets overcrowded!! YIKES! Ok, forget I mentioned Lake Arenal.

[elindermuller]

[quote=”Doug Ward”]Whatever you do do NOT come here with the thought of buying. I agree with the renting. Many say one year. I say permanently.[/quote]

Can you tell us why you would rather rent ?

I have been renting for the last 9 years and am tired of it, tired of throwing money into the throat of a landlord, tired of living in places I hate because I can´t afford to rent a nice U.S. standard home and I don´t like Tico Style. I am remodeling a home right now and am expecting to move in to my own place again soon.

As long as someone is not sure if they want to stay permanently or not, renting is o.k. but for permanent, I very much prefer to live in a home that is designed and built to my taste and needs, otherwise it just does not feel home.

From what we experience, many of those who regret having bought a place are mostly folks who did it with the expectation to resell and multiply their money in a couple of years (though they will never admit it). Unfortunately, those “golden years” have long been gone…….

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