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International laws, Frontier Air is 100% correct making you buy the round trip. If you don’t have the residency, you are still considered to be a tourist.
Frontier Air has to sell you a roundtrip but you are not obligated to use the return flight.
Try to get professional legal advice, more information few lines lower:
https://www.welovecostarica.com/members/forum/openthread.cfm?forum=1&ThreadID=2813
Maybe start with contacting the lawyer mentioned in this message.Quote: “Anybody out there got some success stories of how people started something and made some money?”
We don’t want to talk or write about that, we don’t pay taxes, work illegal etc.
“Any brilliant ideas?”: Yes…….. write a book…… start a website about real estate and life in Costa Rica….. 😉
Grumpy like Clint Eastwood in his movie “Gran Torino”…… 😉
Like the enemy is everywhere.@2BNCR: he’ll need more shoes to put all that commission-money in 😉
Quote: “up to date condo comparison report available from Becky Clower, our Recommended Realtor in Guanacaste. Becky has spent weeks tryingt to get the information up to date”
But only available upon special request: “I am serious about buying a home in your area and would love to see you Guanacaste Condo Price Comparison Report 2009 Becky so please call me on PLEASE INSERT YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER HERE”
I am not interested in buying, so don’t call me, and let’s keep this “secret” report out of this discussion……..
Quote: “Not one!” Not one ? Yes, at least one: El Cortijo’s lowest price is now $ 289K and negotiable (!) (according to spreadsheet $ 299K).
We can’t audit the rest, because discussion is not open and info not available.
Scott may not do the sales but his partner (most recommended realtor for the Central Valley) does all the work. So optimism is very important to seduce buyers…..
Quote “…..report available from Becky Clower, our Recommended Realtor in Guanacaste…..”: She was on the homepage.
Where is this article now ?
We are in –what we call- the “real(istic) estate business” and we don’t concentrate on one type of client (we don’t have VIP-members). I will avoid commercial promoting here on your site, Scott, no problem.
Using 14 well selected projects to make a statement is not our style. And having a discussion about a yes or a no is impossible if one is keeping information for himself.
More important for us is the overall situation in this country.
We see a lot of projects not starting because there are no buyers. Maybe that’s more significant for the current situation. Banks don’t provide loans, high interest-rates etc. etc..Maybe some developers didn’t lower their prices, but for our clients is more important to know what will happen with the current prices in the near future. We see a buyers-market, and for buyers it will be much better if they have more patience and can wait at least 6 more months. Prices will go down !
What we will not see in the next 2-3 years is that prices will go up as before. We advice our clients to wait…… or go for the “fire-sales”. Costa Rica is not the “emerging real estate market” anymore where prices double or triple every few years.
And….. maybe prices didn’t go down…… but what about 10% inflation…… and the (weak) position of the dollar worldwide….
We agree that some regions and some categories of houses/condo/apartments suffer less at this moment. We are not negative: we keep on smiling…… You too, Scott ?
Btw: – the spreadsheets says 0 at Avalon Country Club
– El Cortijo’s lowest price is $ 289K and negotiable (!).I think it shows that some developers/constructors are getting desperate and try to get any dollar that’s on the market….. Financial crisis, you remember ?
“does that mean that you and your husband and your other children will gain Costa Rican residency”: YES all of you if the baby is/was born here ! Ask your lawyer to do the paperwork.
Probably Scott’s lady is not a Tica or maybe she has plenty of money not to worry about or pay attention to the exchange-rate.
Knowing Ticos they are always thinking, checking and counting with this exchange-rate.
A friend of mine is living in Alajuela, please don’t use the type of windows they use overthere:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKzZEWKKywYquote: “My thoughts are that developers will either lower their prices or walk away”: here in San Rafael de Alajuela we can see that a developer is preparing to walk away. The problems became too big….. finishing with the last construction-materials and then: goodbye !
