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I did not watch the show. But i knew a professional photographer in the tamarindo area who took scenery pictures at or by the beach, and then sold them at her home.
Check the costa rica consulate website nearest to you and read the requirements about pets. Then talk to your vet about it. I just moved with my dog and it was a bit stressful.
First. Your vet must be APHIS certified. This is someone who can fill out the USDA certification letter. Then. Costa Rica has a weird requirement that the vaccinations and deworming must be done exactly 10 days before departure. My vet did not catch this and i had to get an exemption from SENASA.
The Costa Rica version of the USDA 6 days before departure. I was only able to this because i am fully fluent in Spanish. Overnight the letter to the USDA with overnight return envelope and contact them immediately if the envelope does not arrive soon. They only respond via e mail. Good luck
Congratulations and best of luck. My wife and i just moved to brasilito as well after planning the move for several years. Welovecostarica has been invaluable to us as well. The members and their input have been great. Thank you
A good friend of mine used an attorney from san jose for the closing here near tamarindo. I helped her with translation throughout the process since i am fluent. This attorney is very good and detailed oriented.
I personally had a bad experience with an attorney accross from auto mercado. But the name is not mentioned on this threadI don’t know the house or the person. But, My wife and I stayed at the Samara Palm lodge for several days a few months ago. I think they have a 1-2 bedroom apartment with kitchen. Not sure. If you don’t mind staying at a B&B, this could be it. This place is cozy, beatiful, clean, friendly and safe. And Lothar is incredible (Bridgite was away) When we go back we will definitely stay there again.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g309247-d1626437-Reviews-Samara_Palm_Lodge-Playa_Samara_Province_of_Guanacaste.htmlWe used Javier at Residency in Costa Rica while still living in the US. Our experience with them was great. They are extremely knowledgeable, professional, polite, and helpful, while making everything simple, easy and stress free. They may be expensive, but for us was well worth it.
We did not research ARCR. Let me know if you have any questions.I don’t know the answer to the question. However, my wife and I just got our residences in CR. we worked with the folks at Costa Rica Residency. I have to say, they are great, knowledgeable, and very professional. I am sure they will know the answer to the question.
I thought the article below would be of interest.
Hoax press release targets G.E. tax controversy
By Brett Michael Dykes brett Michael Dykes
Wed Apr 13, 1:55 pm ET.A strong wave of populist outrage greeted last month’s news that G.E.–in addition to paying no income tax on $5.1 billion in U.S. profits–received a $3.2 billion tax refund from the government. Given the country’s sour fiscal condition, the company’s big refund sparked a fresh round of calls to end large-scale tax breaks for corporations–and for the rich more broadly–as the best way to shrink the deficit.
Enter the Yes Men–a group of anticorporate pranksters known for carrying off convincing parodies of corporate speech and pro-business spin that often receive broad media pickup. The group mocked up a G.E. press release that purported to return the company’s IRS refund back to the U.S. Treasury in order to assist the ailing jobs economy.
The fake release included the G.E. logo and a link to a slick website that looked very much like the company’s official one. The Associated Press fell for it, as did USA Today (the paper promptly removed its story, and then ran a piece pointing out how the AP had fallen for the prank).
“The AP did not follow its own standards in this case for verifying the authenticity of a news release,” AP Business Editor Hal Ritter said in a story explaining the gaffe.
Below is an excerpt from the fake press release:
GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt has informed the Obama administration that the company will be gifting its entire 2010 tax refund, worth $3.2 Billion, to the US Treasury on April 18, Tax Day, and will furthermore adopt a host of new policies that secure its position as a leader in corporate social responsibility.
“We want the public to know that we’ve heard them, and that we know many Americans are going through tough times,” said GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt. “GE will therefore give our 2010 tax refund back to the public and allow the public to decide how to spend it.”
Immelt acknowledged no wrongdoing. “All seven of our foreign tax havens are entirely legal,” Immelt noted. “But Americans have made it clear that they deplore laws that enable tax avoidance. While we owe it to our shareholders to use every legal loophole to maximize returns — we also owe something to the American people. We didn’t write the laws that let us legally avoid paying taxes. Congress did. But we benefit from those laws, and now we’d like to share those benefits. We are proud to be giving something back to America, and we are proud to set an example for all industry to follow.”
And just to complete the giddy circuit, the Yes Men–which teamed with another advocacy group known as US Uncut on the prank–sent out its own post-hoax PR statement, underlining the bigger political point.
“This action showed us how the world could work,” US Uncut spokesman Carl Gibson said in the statement on the Yes Men’s actual website. “For a brief moment people believed that the biggest corporate tax dodger had a change of heart and actually did the right thing. But the only way anything like this is really going to happen is if we change the laws that allow corporate tax avoidance in the first place.”
G.E. has long operated an in-house accounting department that’s legendary for taking maximal advantage of US tax laws and loopholes. More than 970 employees staff the company’s tax division–among them a clutch of onetime IRS agents and former government officials. As one tax specialist noted as word spread of G.E.’s 2010 refund, the company prospers via “fierce lobbying for tax breaks and innovative accounting that enables it to concentrate its profits offshore.”
I am also concerned with security in CR. For those of you living there for a while, anywhere. How bad is it? Is it getting worse? What is the mid to long term trend? Can one leave the house alone for one or two-day trips? More security tips? Thank you,
Bogino. I agree with personal responsibility. I also believe banks and corporations should be held responsible for their actions, hence, corporate responsibility. Banks and corporations must be held at much higher standards than consumers. Because, banks and corporations are much more sophisticated and have many more resources and armies or experts, attorneys, lobbyists, etc.
Are there any statistics on how many deadbeats are walking away from their mortgages compared to how many honest hard working people, who the banks irresponsibly gave them a mortgage they could not afford?
I read in FL over 40% of homeowners owe more than what their house is worth. Is it possible that almost half the FL residents are deadbeats?Thanks to all of you for the responses.
Scott. Thanks for response and many statistics, which are pretty accurate and accepted even by the main media. I haven’t watched “Inside Job” yet. I will watch it soon.David. I agree with you. That was the whole point. People around here in Fairfield County (suppossedly one of the richest in the country) don’t feel like going out to spend money, restaurants are half empty on Friday nights, the mall half empty, real estate pages still 2 pages long, it used to be 10-15 pages long, etc.
Lotus. I agree. It is nearly impossible for many people to make ends meet around here.
Sprite. Agree. But, even the corporate media lets tidbits of good information every once in a while.I hope the public is paying attention.
All the advise above is great. You may want to include talking and/or visiting expats who have bought small businesses in CR. There are plenty of B&Bs mentioned or recommended on this site. By the way, short of living in CR, this site will provide you with the best information about CR you can find anywhere. Search, search, and search this site.
Has anyone seen the documentary “Collapse”,which is basically an interview with Michael C. Ruppert. I thought it had very interesting points of view. Thoughts? Opinions? Arguments? Thank you,
Dave. Thoughtful and objective response. I will say, moving to CR while counting on a job to make ends meet is most likely not a good idea. Kids on top of that, I would not do it. One can only move to CR with enough money to cover monthly expenses for a long time. If jobs are being considered to add to the nest egg, that is a different story. As others pointed out, we can’t compete with Costa Ricans for jobs. However, there may be academic jobs at international master level schools in CR. Check INCAE in Alajuela and CATIE in Turrialba.
On my recent trip I met several Dutch families raising their kids in CR for many years. A few of the kids have been born in CR. They are very happy to have provided this opportunity to their kids.
