Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes Quite often, buyers of real estate in Costa Rica assume they can freely use a realtor’s time without giving anything in return. Real estate agents don’t work for free, but they’ll do a lot more for you when you show you’re a serious, non-abusive buyer. My blogs are supposed to…
<h4″>Estimated Reading Time: 6 Minutes Located just minutes from downtown Atenas, Residencial Roca Verde has built a reputation as one of the most desirable residential communities in Costa Rica’s Central Valley. For retirees, remote workers, investors, and full-time residents alike, Roca Verde offers a rare combination of privacy, convenience, security, views, and value that is…
Estimated Reading Time: 4 Minutes If you live in Seattle, WA, and you have a household mold problem, you can just call a specialist to eradicate it. If you live in Costa Rica and you have a household mold problem, you’re in trouble. The reason is that there are no household mold specialists in Costa Rica.…
Estimated Reading Time: 9 Minutos Depending on where you want to live in the Central Valley of Costa Rica, traffic jams and infrastructure might very well be a problem for you. Of course, there are still plenty of easy-going places to live, depending on the services you need. In the Central Valley, road maintenance and infrastructure…
Estimated Reading Time: 8 Minutes I published this blog about a severe water problem during the dry season in Atenas in June 2017, and I decided to rewrite it entirely. The reason was that the town of Atenas had water problems that began in 2014 and worsened in 2017. The town’s water is supplied by…
Estimated Reading Time: 4 Minutes Beware of the brush fire during the dry season! If you own property in Costa Rica, especially in the warmer areas of the country, you should pay attention to the windy months of December, January, and part of February. A brush fire is easily started and can pose a danger…
Estimated Reading Time: 4 Minutes “Are you serious? You mean the homicide was right here? And you want me to live here?” This could be the reproach from a serious buyer who is shopping for a house with his realtor in Costa Rica. This is not from a suspense novel, written by a client. During…
Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes Escazu Condo Towers offer a fresh take on Urban Living, so have a look at a different lifestyle for your retirement in Costa Rica. We have relocated thousands of retirees from other countries, and now condo towers offer a fresh take on retirement living in Costa Rica. During the ’70s…
Estimated Reading Time: 6 Minutes Our Atenas agent, Marian Veltman, received a complaint, “The mangoes are keeping me awake”. This complaint was from a client who had signed an agreement on an Atenas rental home. Strange, I thought, I never have any heartburn when I eat mangoes. I get it from pineapple but not from…
Estimated Reading Time: 4 Minutes The nice weather allows us to use the rancho in Costa Rica for all our fiestas. At any time of the day or night. And not to mention, the siestas. Is that what a rancho in Costa Rica is good for? Find out now. In Mexico and most parts of…