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Nosara like most of the North Pacific coast of CR, has not scape from the “property boom”, actually althought I have not been in the area for several years, but when I did for work, I can tell you is beatiful place. Off course it has been dicover a long time ago, so the land prices are not cheap. To start with part of Nosara is a National reserve, so there is not actually beach front property (pretty much the 200 meters from high tide line, the property right after that is been gone for a while), I am not saying that you can fine a parcel, but I can guarantee you if you do will cost a good penny to get your hands on it. From there you can try to find ocean view, and further ocean smell!!. I suggest that you visit some of the recognize real estate franchises listing via Internet, to get and idea of prices. If you want to contact them it is up to you, but some people have not have good luck on their dealings in the past.
Also Nosara is a great place to eat, you will find very fine dinning, even better than in the central Valley many times. Again it is a “foreign community” so do not expect cheap prices.
Last but not least, until Samara, you will probably manage to get in a fairly smooth road, from there on I hope you will be driving a SUV or some sort, or a croosover, as per you might have to cross rivers. Not to mention that I hope you don`t suffer from your kidneys as per it is (or it was anyway) a bumpy ride.
Other than that, any sacrifice to get there, it is worth it, it is a beatiful place. I hope you do fine a nicve parcel, and as last advise, DO NOT purchase anything until consulting with a reputable attorney.
This residency issue has several ways to look at it. Firts of all if we are talking about Resident “Pensionado”, or Resident “Rentista”, in both cases you cannot get a “free condition” status, meaning that you can work here in Costa Rica and received a “salary”. When you applied for any of this two residencies, one of the requirements is a sworn statement promising to complied with the CR laws, and not to work in anything that will represent a “salary”. Off course this needs to be explain further on the sense that anybody with any of this two Inmmigrations status cannot work for “anybody”, but it does not mean that it can form it`s own Company (or Corporation), and as an owner work on it. So this person will not received a salary, nor will need to complied with all the regulations establish by the CR Labor Code, but it can definetly received “dividends and gains”, from that bussiness. So long story short any of the “Pensionado” status will not allowed who ever enjoys this condition to work for a salary, but there is no impediment to start it`s own company and work on it as the owner.
The rest of residencies contemplated in the law, some of them will authorize the person to have a “free Condition, or in spanish LIBRE DE CONDICION”, but this are very specific cases like:
1- Married a Costa Rican citizen.-
2- Have a previous “residency status” for 5 years, that will alloed the change to Free Condition.-I will not get into the whole spec of posibilities because it will depend on the specifics of each case. But I thought is was important to clarified this issue.
If your spanish is O.K. try cheking http://www.info.ccss.sa.cr. Good luck.-
Have you try skybox!, they deliver right to your door, there is a “process” to register involved, but ones you have done that, it is pretty much a smooth ride. I have been using it for many years and I am happy with their service. See info at http://www.skybox.net.
Pretty much that, years ago there were various “benefits”, but because of “abusing those”, they got eliminated (2003, so not having to leave every 90 days, is the biggest and pretty much only benefit.-
Photocopies in Costa Rica, by themself, are not 100 acceptable. Been a country were “laws and regulations” are daily “bread”, I sugget to get them certified by a CR notary. This should “validate” such photocopies and will provide who ever request those some additional comfort (althouht a certified copy is prove that is a true copy of the original, and should be accepted by everybody, the fact is that some entities like banks will not accept those). Almost every lawyer in CR is a Notary, and if you present your original passport, they should be able to certified the copies at a low cost.
You also might consider consulting via internet some of the “listings” of reputable real estate companies, like Century 21 or Remax. That might help you narrow your research, or at least pinpoint some specific locations, althought Costa Rica is a small country, you might get overwelm by it`s diversity and beauty.
