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Well future tarnished tourist trap is about right. See it while you can. I mean I was just there and everything was for sale at non competitive prices. personally the last two years on the coast I believe to be only a prelude to the much deeper declines in property values…
Way too much inventory and Costa Rica no matter what International Living says has been tarnished by eroding social values and crime not to mention the absurd amount of unfinished projects scaring the coast line… and the never ending cost of living rising while the women here become more americanized daily. I would trade every dime of eroding equity to return to how it was…
But what do I know…
“I am also sure that the property investment also took into account the fact that Costa Rica’s 3rd international airport is earmarked for opening in 2014.”
Written by Daveed. This demonstrates what you wrote to be “incredible honesty.” Not honesty but incredible honesty.
as in in·cred·i·ble ( n-kr d -b l). adj. 1. So implausible as to elicit disbelief.
That sounds to me like an awfully high standard of honesty, like unbelievable honesty. As in so honest its unbelievable that it could be anything other than what he says it is.
Believe it! – from what I gather so far…
3rd international airport, just like Liberia (implied).
Now is implying that a regional airport that may service a couple of destinations in Panama and maybe Nicaragua is an International Airport – as in Liberia! And will do to real estate values what a real international airport that accepts direct flights from the US among other nations. I say dishonest and said nonfactual info used to promote real estate sales is what I and I think many others may consider unethical…
Its a low ethical bar here in the land of the blind (Costa Rica) where the one eyed man is king!
As Anderson Cooper says “just keeping em honest.”
Maybe they should join the NAR, who I am sure would not condone such exaggerations…
“I just don’t think the accuracy is all there.”
Accuracy / smaccuracy!
(To which were you refering, the realtor thread or the airport thread???)
Tomato / Tomaato; Realtor / Reeltor; Sales agent / Sales agente; cow pasture / run way!
What’s the difference. We are only investing six figures or so! No biggie…
Scott,
Con todo respeto, change happens one person at a time. That excuse about convincing everybody else to do it before you do is frankly quite well you fill in the blank, and by the way beneath you.
American European no longer uses Realtor in their advertising to refer to sales agents.
If you do work with Realtors than why don’t you promote that. Tell us who are the members of the NAR and what sets them apart and why if we have the option we should chose a licensed Realtor.
Scott if everybody picked their noses in public, would you too pick your nose. Of course not. Do what is right not what is easy, especially when correcting a mistake like this one is so simple..
Also siting other people errors is no justification to continue yours in my opinion. Its an excuse but not a valid reason.
And yes there are many competent sales agents… and I am sure your associates are among them, but no matter their competency if they are not licensed Realtors they are not Realtors. That fact does NOT make them incompetent. It does reveal that they have not sworn to abide by the NAR ethical behavior. Nothing more and nothing less as well as being licensed in the US to practice real estate sales. That is no small thing for someone selling real estate here. That means they have actually studied real estate practice and passed an exam and are in good standing with their licensing.
You have to have studied, passed an exam, be licensed and be up to date with continuing education to be a realtor. Its no small thing.
So why would you minimize that work by referring to unlicensed sales agents as Realtors even if the vast majority of sales agents in Costa Rica are unlicensed. And before you retort I stipulate that licensing is no guarantee of honesty or hard work but it does demonstrate an advanced level of study and understanding.
Its really a matter of authenticity and integrity… and I see you as authentic and integral in your work, so why not be consistent.
“Realtor?” As in belonging to the National Association of Realtors? I like this site and respect its owner but geez Scott when will you finally stop referring to Sales Agents as “”Realtors? They are not Realtors. There are very few licensed Realtors in Costa Rica.
Realtors have a code of ethics that holds them responsible to ethical behavior in real estate sales any and every where, around the world. If they screw you, you can complain to the NAR and they will lose their affiliation with the NAR.
Scott you must know this. Then why the continuing error on your part? Just curious…
Thanks Scott I did check out your recommendation. I was wondering if anyone had first hand experience with surgeons or centers… I will forward the link to my friend. Thanks again I really appreciate your website and your dedication to Costa Rica.
Hey – don’t be swayed by the opions stated as facts on the internet. My never to be humble opinion is buy books about Costa Rica.
Besides Scott’s books there are Living Abroad in Costa Rica by Erin Van Rean which is perhaps the easiest read about CR while still being useful. The best book about actually visting living and buying here has been featured on this web site: Phil Baker’s Costa Rica Now.
Both these books give an acurate picture and also capture some of the ambiance of the country. Baker’s book does not color Costa Rica as a one size fits all country. That is what I think makes it ring true. He also lives and works here as Scott does.
Good luck. I love it here although its not like back home that is for sure. If you can crack the learning curve you will do just fine.
Please try to do as the locals do rather than being the good little rule follower we are indoctrinated to be in the US. This can be a really free country if you can shed your US indoctrination.
I think those that are having problems are most likely those who have a pattern of leaving the country repeatedly every 90 days or less.
Contrary to what i wrote earlier, someone who fits that profile called me today and said they gave him 30 days only at the Nica border crossing.
It appears as if people may be better off staying for a year than showing a pattern of repeated entries every 90 days or less. The computer is probably set to expose such behavior.
Its Costa Rica! What happens today may not happen tomorrow…. its one big inconsistency. So spin the wheel. Where she stops nobody knows!
Spot on David.
I don’t agree at all with Danny boy.
It has nothing to to with controlling the appetite for drugs.
The world from shamans to vagrants has always been a drug culture.
Anything that alters/impairs your preception consciouness is a drug.
Some have been made illegal.
Its not about controlling illegal drug and the appetitie for them. That appetite has / does / amd will always exist.
All drugs should be legaal.
Did prohibition work?
Dah?
Like Marvy said and I have said – there is too much money in the military industrial complex to change the status quo.
That is you good little followers building your goverment so it supports the Military Industrial complex that maintains the status quo so it can keep making the rich mega rich!
The Bill O types that want to stamp out any rekinlinding of a spark of civil disobedience do so to maintain the great US goverment that squanders YOUR money like a large version of the Costa Rican goverment – which it is!
So all you good little followers that demonstrate your indocternation and fear of the US goverment exemplify your indoctrination by following the rules here too. Maybe the CR goverment can grow up to be jusy like its US counterpart?
Wouldn’t that be nice.
All you have to do is be complicent by your silence and rule following. easy no?
Look go to Nicragua. Have lunch and reenter Costa Rica. When I used to have to do this I did it all the time.
The 72 hour thing is a customs rule not an immigration rule.
To qualify for a customes exemption of $500 or $600 dollars you hve to stay out of the country for 72 hours.
There hs been a lot of discussion about this and this is Costa Rica so even the immigration officals do not want to take responsibility for something that might actually claify the law.
So you have to go to attorneys who all give different answers! hhahahaha! Bienvenidos a paradisio !!!
Look there are two camps. The Tico way and the good little gringo follower way.
Tico way is you do what you want and if yo are caught you ask forgivness.
The Gringo way, Stress and worry about all the little rules and follw then very cafefully and never do anything to upset the big bad goverment…
Ticos actually most Ticoa dislike this very much because it grows government. However Gringos seem to like to grow goverment. Beats the crap out of me whythey are here – hey they have the hugest goverment in the world there so why not see if they can add to the Guieness book of world records by swelling it with more money to be feliced!
The Ticos know what goverment is all about – Centralized federal goverment is a rip off!!! yes they do a little good but its just a big pot of money with the politicos seeing who can steal it first while giving a little back. Nothing more.
So chose who you will be. Some one who follows the Tico social mores? or the social mores from your country.
In Costa Rica most Ticos feel its better to ask forgivness than ask permision.
Also the alarmist that play by the rules want you to play by the rules and be just as bothered as they were you take that we got less than 90 day heresay crap with a grain of salt.
I just took my friend to paseo canoas panama border and he went to CR imigration paid like 2 dollars to get a stamp. went to Panama immigration and got an enterance stamp. came back to cr immigrationn after he ate lunch and shopped for an hour or so and got an enterance stamp. No restriction on the stamp and he had not been out of the country in TWO years.
He abandoned his job. You don’t owe him anything but xmas bonus PRORATED.
No severance pay (previsio I think).
Tell him to get lost!
If you give him something you will become an easy mark and this stuff will happen to you again when people here that you are either soft or stupid or uninformed or scared.
Nada zero zip!
What arrogance to just walk away from your work. I’d give him a swift kick in the ass is what I would give him…
He abandoned his job. You don’t owe him anything but xmas bonus PRORATED.
No severance pay (previsio I think).
Tell him to get lost!
If you give him something you will become an easy mark and this stuff will happen to you again when people here that you are either soft or stupid or uninformed or scared.
Nada zero zip!
What arrogance to just walk away from your work. I’d give him a swift kick in the ass is what I would give him…
I resonate with your stance 100%
However the word tolerate may have a different meanings to you then me.
To keep living here without serious stress you have to tolerate the status quo.
yes its different but I have accepted much of the status quo.
Its the reality we live, yes it can and will change, but to argue that things are not as they are is to lose the argument only 100% of the time.
No I do not perpetuate the ignorance, but I tolerate it.
No other way,.
Also you have to accept things before you can identify a strategy, adjust yourself to adapt to your challenge. Denial is terminal / Acceptance is crucial.
Condoning and accepting are two different things.
Besos
To answer the question “where is Costa Rica headed” in regards to safety from organized crime.
If the government get heavily in bed with the US and tries to fight the cartels then we are in serious trouble, the expats well leave, as the assassination become blatant. The poor Costa Ricans will suffer like the Mexicans, as they cannot leave.
Do you realize how close we are to Colombia?
They have to make a deal with the drug lords and get some payoff that will enrich the politicos. And ironically keep the citizenry safe.
The Mexico model has failed miserably.
45,000 dead since what 2006?
Prohibition of drugs is obviously serving someone besides the drug producers and salesmen.
Prohibition of Alcohol did not work.
Drugs are available so what is the difference if they are prohibited or not?
Both ways, legal or illegal, they are available.
There is a military industrial complex that make huge sums of money providing support for war and the military.
The industrial military complex has a counterpart it’s called medical law enforcement complex. Somehow in some way there is big money being made in support of the illegality of certain drugs.
I know no one on this forum ever gives a straight answer to one of my questions but;
What would change if drugs were legalized?
My perceptive is the same thing would happen when alcohol was legalized after prohibition.
The black market went away. Jobs with taxpaying employees were created. Sales tax and income taxes were collected from now legal enterprises.
It stupid not to legalize drugs but obviously it’s not stupid to some of the people in the powers that be to keep drugs illegal.
The US is the problem and the money spent fighting the drug war is making the ultra corrupt US politicians and lobbyist rich.
Mexicans are being slaughtered and decapitated and it will happen here too if the politicians do not play ball and do what they do best – speak out of both sides of their mouths.
