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It would be wonderful if you would perhaps share your story with us? Perhaps in an article?
What you were looking for? What you found?
Unless you are independently wealthy, can we assume that you are somehow making a living here?
Let me know if you would like to contribute an article, I would love to hear your story and many of our readers would too….
Scott – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comMany of the bridges have been there for some time, it’s the road that is still missing… As far as I know they have NOT yet started on that road.
If anybody has information or preferably photographs of the new “super highway” that “the Costa Rican government is building” (Paragon’s words, not mine) then please email them to me as we would would all love to see them.
Even when the new road does eventually get built, I’m not sure if we can call it a “super highway” since most of the bridges are two lanes only and one of the main concerns I hear from engineers is that by the time the road gets built the bridges may well be irreparably corroded.
Time will tell.
Scott
Did you see the article entitled ‘Costa Rica Real Estate Horror Story”?
Common sense is NOT so common.
Scott
You “have to” help us write an article about this experience PLEASE!
And I LOVE the Turrialba area, it’s just gorgeous up there and the first place where I spotted the quetzal (a bird)
Scott
A Canadian friend of mine has just past all the exams and is about to be a fully-fledged Costa Rican attorney and I will ask him to comment if he has the time.
You do have to study Costa Rican law and pass the Costa Rican bar exams which will take years AND of course it’s all in Spanish.
Only after that, would you be allowed to practise law and although nowhere compares to the number of attorneys in the USA, there are MANY attorneys here.
Scott – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comTo a big extent, it will depend on your field and the level of specialization
It’s my understanding that non-Costa Rican medical professionals that wish to work in Costa Rica MUST work for the state system for a year before being allowed to get involved in private practise.
But you’ll get a different answer from many people.
There are some things where you just need to be here to be able to dig up the correct information.
Are there any foreign Doctors on this board? Help!
Scott
This first posted in the wrong place… Scott inserting it here…
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Artesania en Bambu Hildago is located on the autopista just outside of Naranjo. Prices and craftsmanship are great. They deliver for large orders. Phone: 451-5304.
I think that’s a great idea and if you can think of any way that I might be able to help you, please let me know.
Scott – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comPS. Do you have an references that could confirm that you are indeed a “gentleman”? 🙂 Only kidding …
As you will know for the articles on this site and contrary to what some people will tell you, there is no MLS (Multiple Listing System) in Costa Rica so trying to find comparable values is sometime very difficult.
Ticos do NOT have the same thoughts and feelings towards “time and money” than we (most North Americans and Western Europeans) do and if he wants $60m2 and everything else around him is selling for 50% less – he doesn’t care what the maket says or “demands” – That’s the price he wants and he won’t take less even if he heas to wait for years.
When I first moved here, for one year (most rental agreements are for three years) I agreed to rent an enormous luxurious apartment in Escazu for $1,700 per month…
There were a couple of items that I asked them to fix before I moved in which they promised to fix but never did… After about eleven months, I streesed that if they fixed these small items which I am not kidding would have taken less than $100 to fix – I would renew but they did not.
That apartment remained empty for twelve months before they rented again – The lost $1,7800 X 12 = US$20,400 plus any marketing expenses that they had in renting it out again.
But, when I bumped into the owner again, she GLOATED that she had rented it out for $2,200 per month for six months.
I pointed out that she had also lost over $20,000 BUT THAT DID NOT COMPUTE. All she cared about was now! NOW she was makiing $2,200 per month and she didn’t even think about the fact that this was only for six months …
That apartment is again vacant as I write this …
Most Ticos think of “time and money” in a different way than we do …
Yeah! But Terry
Don’t let your wife see this because the first gentleman was posting about “middle aged singles” and obviously – you are not single 🙂
Scott
I honestly don’t know if an offence from 13 years ago would still come up on a police report which would be required by the Costa Rican immigration authorities.
You might be better trying to verify this with your local Police Department, if that does come up in the Police report your chances of getting residency will NOT be good.
If it does NOT come up, I would have thought that your chances of getting legal residency would be as good as anybody else’s
Having said that – PLEASE REMEMBER THAT I AM NOT A COSTA RICAN IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY!
Scott
For the most part, you will find lower priced real estate on the EAST side of San José in areas like Tres Rios (Three Rivers) in comparison with Escazú which is on the WEST side of the capital.
Having said that, even though Escazú is very close to San José, I think that Tres Rios is a little more like ‘city-living’ than Escazú and for many people, that would not be as ‘peaceful’ as they might like a “retirement spot” to be.
Finally, I would suggest that two weeks is NOT long enough to establish that it’s a suitable area for you to retire and certainly NOT long enough to enable you to make a sensible buying decision.
I would encourage you to spend at least a couple of months in one area before you even think about buying and then, move to another area!
There are many gorgeous areas in Costa Rica and I find that every where I travel I catch myself thinking… “Hmmm! Might be nice to live here for a while…”
Take your time, explore, learn a little Spanish and accept the way things are done here and before you know it, the good deals will start coming to you, you won’t need to find them and… Having taken your time and done your homework, you will be wiser, more knowledgeable and able to determine what’s a good deal and what’s not.
Scott
You need to speak with an immigration attorney, I am not qaulified to give you the specifics on this and although I know dozens of Costa Rican attorneys, they do not have the time to help us with the forum.
As far as I know, the fact that you own property here is a minor consideration in getting your residency unless that property is a hotel or other type of business which legally employs lots of Costa Ricams.
Scott
