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Boy—-the more I read all these LOONEY post the more I realize what a bunch of Psycho’s on Steroids are out there.
Not going to waste my time with such nonsense. I’m much more of an optimist and don’t dwell or lose sleep on crazy conspiracy theories and worrying myself to death about those [b]EVIL EVIL[/b] plutocrats and capitalists.
I can see the [b]LOONS[/b] are out in force for this thread….
Been [b]SUCKING[/b] it up with Harry Belafonte I see…..
You might want to Google La Mansion in Manuel Antonio. I’ve stayed at Hotel Parador on several occasions which is right next to La Mansion and I know the area well. La Mansion appears to be much more “romantic” and might be a good fit. A number of celebrities (including I believe Elizabeth Taylor) have stayed there. If you Google it when the homepage opens up there is a link to “weddings”. Perhaps that might be of interest to you.
[quote=”marthausztan”][quote=”bogino”][quote=”aguirrewar”][b]ever heard of EL REY???[/b][/quote]
Elvis Presley?[/quote]
Its is Del Rey, a hotel in San Jose that is known for american men to stay there and have the services of prostitutes[/quote]I know.
Everybody knows.
I make it a habit that after every session on my PC I go to “tools” and I delete all “history”..”Cache” and “cookies”.
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Do you understand what is happening? Do you understand the comprehensive nature of the world collapse that has begun and what it will lead to ultimately? There is no coin in the air on this matter. There is no way a world wide collapse will NOT happen. The only thing you should be considering right now is whether or not you will be safer in a pastoral, peaceful country like Costa Rica with a comfortable climate or whether you would prefer to be at the violent vortex of a crumbling empire filled with starving citizens armed to the teeth and facing a brutal winter with no fuel oil.[/quote]Hey Sprite–You seem so [b]Petrified[/b] about [b]The End of Days[/b] that I found a link I think you will enjoy and give you comfort:
[quote=”Scott”] The Brits (I’m British) eat tons of Indian food and the quality of the Indian food here is “OK” but they always downplay the spices Scott[/quote]
But…Scott….are the [b]SAMOSAS[/b] at least good? I have [b]YET[/b] to find samosas as good as the ones I used to eat in East and Central Africa.:cry:
When you say the rents here “are really high” what specifically do you mean. For example–in the Atenas/Grecia area–what are you seeing for a 3 bedroom2 bath house built to American standards house rent for? $800? $1000? $1500? I’m just curious? Thx.
I bet 10 different persons could respond to the question and you could get 10 entirely different responses. I think the only way to answer your question is to come down and try it out for 6 months or however long it takes until your comfortable with your decision. Personally I could easily live in a number of the nicer neighborhoods of San Jose and I think you’ll find mostly what you’re seeking but really there is no substitute for experiencing it for yourself. Good Luck.
Hope you’re right. Last December I landed at the airstrip in Puerto Jimenez on a Nature Air flight and the beauty of what a saw flying in and during my stay on the Osa is something that I won’t ever forget and I hope remains intact.
[quote=”Scott”]We’ve already provided you with plenty of helpful information in this thread but you don’t want to listen:
You might have missed 2BNCR’s succinct comment:
“Mortgages are next to impossible to get if you are not a resident.”
Could it be more clear?
Comparing Grupo Casa Canada with ScotiaBank, Banco Popular, Banco Nacional, Banco de Costa Rica is like comparing your neighbourhood pawnshop with Citibank.
I don’t know if you can speak Spanish but you have made it crystal clear that you are NOT a legal resident and that you very little money to put down…
So, that means it will be even harder for you than “next to impossible”
Sorry man! Sometime you just can’t have what you want!
Having said that, our Realtor in Santa Ana helps our clients get mortgages every, single month (three in August at Banco Nacional) but the bulk of her business is NOT Gringos.
Her Spanish speaking customers have good money to put down as a deposit, they earn good money and for the most part they are legal residents of Costa Rica.
And I can tell you for a fact that Banco Nacional has NO interest in speaking with you so why on earth would I want to waste their time, my time and yours by giving you their information?
Lastly PLEASE listen to Bogino who wisely advises:
“I strongly support the idea of renting for 6 months…a year…or however long it takes to reach your comfort level that CR and/or the Central Valley is the place for you.”
The photo attached is of the line of people waiting to talk to Banco Nacional about mortgages at the ExpoCasa 2011 at about 10.15am – It opened at 10am.[/quote]
Well said. My sense is this Newbie poster gets off on being confrontational.
