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Thank you for the feedback, and being a credible source of information…
I just came accross your “Help-U-Sell Your Home in Costa Rica” URL. Do you accept listings for property – land with no structure? I have power/water and paved driveway to the “deck.”
Best regards,
TomThanks for providing that web-stie. Looks like a good resource for inforamtion. The house pics will help give us some design ideas.
Yes, my lots are where you describe. My particular lots actaully make up a small mountian point, and are a combined 7700 sq meters. Our current plan is to build on the ‘upper’ lot and do nothing with the lower (2600 meter lot) for a while. Unfortunately, my wife and I have not been back down there since we have our daughter 27 months ago; it’s time to make our way back. Spending a month down there sounds like a great way to relax, and probably get some house-work done too. We’re going down there in May. With three of us, traveling from San Diego, it gets pretty expensive just to get there. The days to spending $800 bucks total for 2 weeks of surfing with the boys are long gone…
Another question: about how much should I expect to pay someone to run day-to-day rental operation activities? I think the guys in my area alreay have or are starting a rental pool. I may be able to take advantage to that. I inagine there is a point of diminishing returns for the whole rental thing.
Hello Beth,
I guess we are pretty close to neighbors. From your description, I’m picturing your place as just South of, of one of the houses on stilts right accross the street from the beach. Of course, it wasn’t too long ago when just the pig farm was all there was down that road. Heck – I hear the road is paved now! Sometimes I wonder how much progress is too much…
So if you head back to the main road, make a right and go up the road about 200 meters you see the bus stop and school sign. My lots are another 150 years up that road on the mountain side. I have a great ocean and mountain view, but not nice beach front like you have.
Anyway, thanks again for the information. Its all going in my ‘things to remember’ file…
Tom
Thanks so much for the information. I’ll have to look into the water situiation. I think I’ve got a direct feed from a water tank at the top of our hill. Of couse, the tank could go dry…
Do you have a pool at your place? Would you recommend for or against a pool? We’d like one for when we will visit, but it seems like the maintanance might outweigh the benefit.
Where abouts are you guys located in Playa Hermosa?
Thanks Again,
TomHello Beth – thanks for writing.
Our property is just past the bus stop that’s up the road from the Backyard Hotel (Charlie’s and John’s area). You know – just past where the main road start to leave the beach from South Playa Hermosa. I bought two lots there about 3 years ago, and we figure construction prices are going up pretty fast so we might as well get started. Charlie put roads and drains in for me and ran power and water, so we’re ready to get some plans drawn up.
My main concern at the moment is the rip-offs. Have you had any trouble at your place? I have to think that would be a constant battle after spending $100K for a house…
Rentals in Jaco? I look at it this way. People who dont know any better might stay in Jaco the first time, but I would think as one gets the area wired, your gonna want to rent in the country.
