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Thank you very much Scott! I’ll be sure to check these out when I am there… Any ideas on good places to buy outdoor lounge furniture?
Actually that really wasn’t our concern. Our main irritation was just the closing. We were waiting for different things specific to our home before closing and sometimes it seemed like people were dragging their feet. We were there in April too and they were really getting on with the development in general. It was around the same time that we officially got the Property Managers Allamo start taking care of things. They are certainly good to deal with.
We purchased a home at Costa del Sol (we completed early May 08). We accomplished this with the help of Oceanside Realty and Lisle whom you have already dealt with. Lisle is very very straight forward and hands down is one of the best people to speak to about this project as I believe he owns a few lots/homes at Costa Del Sol. What I’ve learned so far having dealt with real estate in Costa Rica is eveything seems to take time and there doesn’t seem to be a great urgency. Patience is not something I have been blessed with so it was a challenge waiting for everything to be in place BEFORE we committed all that money. We are very pleased with the development. We are very pleased with Allamo Homes who manage the development as well as our home there. We love the location of Costa del Sol and we are equally pleased with the quality in construction. Mauricio has been very quick to respond to all of our queries as we went through the purchasing process and we are still in touch with him as we are with Felix from Allamo who is excellent! We probably had the same questions as you have and I think you are doing the right thing by asking around. All the folks we met at the development during one of our stays, really enjoy being there. Yes, there have been hiccups along the way I’m told. Yes, building has been delayed I suppose. However, we have been in the picture since early December and each time we visited the property we found considerable progress being made. Immediately after the recent hurricane in the area, we were in contact with Felix at Allamo homes AND Mauricio who both gave us updates on our property and the Development at large. Their information seemed to be very upfront and honest. Whether its Good news, bad news or indifferent news; I found Mauricio to be a good and accessible guy. The project in my opinion is a good one compared to many others we looked into in the surrounding areas; but as with all real estate purchases – get a good lawyer! We found a great lawyer from San Jose who made sure we got good title (free and clear) and we are happy with our new home. Feel free to contact me for a more in depth account of my personal experience with Costa Del Sol.
Hi Scott, can this map be purchased in Costa Rica? If so where? My husband will be there in a couple of days so it would be great if he can get a good map while he is there.
Hi Scott, as you can surely appreciate, this is a huge deal for us. So, to limit ourselves to one source or even a few we don’t think is very wise. We want to go into this with our eyes wide open. I find this site very useful and I have recommended it to people. But for us, the more information we can get the better. No harm in that.
Cheers,
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Poppell, this is very useful information. We need to consider what we really want in terms of investment versus a retirement home. We love the Bejuco (Esterillos) area and will hope to find something in that area. How often do you check on your home there? What is the infrastructure like there – especially in terms of water. We keep hearing that water can sometimes be an issue.
