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I have been following that story and yes! If the stories are accuarate, it certainly appears that he was railroaded.
See more at
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comHmm! Just for the record, I have no idea who costa13 is but thank you for helping me to promote the ‘Tico-Talk and Save Phone’ card which can slash your telephone costs in half when you are using it to make telephone calls from Costa Rica.
You can see at
And yes! You can use this from any telephone…
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comTake a look at Barry Wilson’s article at and contact him – he should know.
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comYou can see the story at
It syast that: “Lilly research shows that 10.7 million, or up to 17 per cent, of US dogs suffer from separation anxiety,” said Steve Connell, Lilly’s manager of consumer services for companion animal health.
“Separation anxiety” means the dog is left alone, right? So now your dog will be alone and stoned which is much better, right???? Why bother getting a dog?
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comThis is assuming that our couple dreaming of a Costa Rica B&B actually has experience in successfully managing a B&B.
Questions for you minuit:
1. What sort of legal residency would you recommend to them? What residency status in Costa Rica would you think would be best?
2. Or are you suggesting that they live and work here illegally?
3. How exactly do they stay in the country and work in their own business legally?And as an example “if” they could buy a B&B with only a 10% down payment and the owner (who would have to be out of his mind to finance this purchase anyway) could finance the rest, lets’ say they were incredibly lucky to pay only half of what they have = $25,000 which means that they are buying a “B&B” which might cost approximately US$225,000 after deducting their various legal costs and other expenses.
4. Please explain how they would “improve the property” with the remaining $25K
5. Do you think they would also be able to pay their mortgage with the ramaining $25K?
6. How much do you think those monthly payments would be over 25 years? Maybe around $1,800 per month?
7. Would they be able to pay all their advertising costs also with this remaining $25K to try and bring in paying guests?
8. Are you suggesting that US$25K would be enough to do all of that?
9. And how many guest rooms do you think a B&B that cost $225K would have? 1, 2, 3 maybe four? One of which they would have to live in, right?
10. What kind of occupancy rate do you think they would have?
11. What price do you think they could rent out those three rooms for?It’s good to dream but unfortunately – and I am sorry to say it quite like this but – sometimes reality really does smack you in the face.
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comPS. It would appear from that getting residency to live in Indonesia is actually far more restrictive and complicated than Costa Rica so you have some serious homework to do …
As usual with ICE (the power company) – it’s not a simple matter to explain. The blackouts appear to be from 8-11am in some areas then 11am-2pm in other areas.
This is NOT good for ICE and NOT good for Costa Rica but I’m sure the CAFTA supporters are rolling on the floor laughing in delight at us right now.
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comThere are plenty of opportunities in Costa Rica for people – and NOT just for people with BIG money – but sorry to be blunt that at your age, there is nothing that I know of that would allow you to start a B&B (or any other business in Costa Rica) and get legal residency here for $50K.
If someone was to ask what legal “opportunities” would be available for two Costa Ricans trying to start a business in the US with $50K – the answer would be the same.
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comThere is no “good book” because just like many countries the legal requirements are constantly changing.
Please get yourself a good Costa Rican attorney who specializes in this and listen to him/her and not rely on ANY Discussion Forum information.
We all try to help as best we can but most of us have been here for while and what we went through is NOT what you will have to go through becaue the requirements have changed.
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comJust as a matter of interest, how do these work? Do you have to hang a tube out of the window or something?
Is there a brand that you prefer?
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comGood advice from David – thank you
There are some things that you really need to hire a professional for rather than try to base your decisions on the information you get in any Discussion Forum.
We will always try to help you as best as we can (thank you David) but immigration is NOT the simplest of things and you would be best consulting with a qualified Costa Rican attorney who is involved with this on a daily basis.
I had a very long meeting with a lady attorney and her assistant last week who has focused on this for many years and after doing a little more checking, we hope to recommend her soon.
The problem we have on the site is after we recommend someone they normally get so much new business that after a short while they’re too busy to help anybody else and we have to stop recommending them and find someone new… This has happened more times than I can remember.
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comYes thank you Steve5153 – we recommend Jere on this site at and at but Jere is travelling in the USA at the moment and is obviously unavailable to do home inspections in Costa Rica for a while.
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comWhat’s a lawyer got to do with home inspections?
Kathleen is asking for a home inspector because Jere McKinney is in the USA. She is not asking for a lawyer.
You will not be permitted to solicit legal business in this forum. We recommend people that we know personally and trust implicitly and I don’t believe that you fall into that category yet.
The forum states that “Remember that ‘commercial posts’ where someone is obviously trying to promote or sell something, are not allowed and will be deleted by one of our Moderators.”
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comCan’t think of any location between those two points at all. In fact, the more I think about it, there are hardly any shops of any kind between those points.
Would strongly encourage you to make the trip into San Jose where you’ll find a better selection and probably better prices or, take the back route from the airport via Belen to Santa Ana and visit the ferreterias there or ConstruPlaza off the highway that goes from Santa Ana to Escazu/San Jose.
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comHaving water only a couple of days per week certainly means not having enough water for your swimming pool no matter how small and that really does ruin the dreamy image we have of sitting there enjoying your infinity pool when there’s no water – “No hay agua!”
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.com
